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Glossary
ZIP
Zone Information Protocol: A session-layer protocol used by AppleTalk
to map network numbers to zone names. NBP uses ZIP in the determina-
tion of networks containing nodes that belong to a zone. See also: ZIP
storm and zone.
ZIP storm
A broadcast storm occurring when a router running AppleTalk
reproduces or transmits a route for which there is no corresponding zone
name at the time of execution. The route is then forwarded by other routers
downstream, thus causing a ZIP storm. See also: broadcast storm and ZIP.
zone
A logical grouping of network devices in AppleTalk. See also: ZIP.
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