Overview
This webpage provides a detailed overview of key networking concepts essential for understanding and working in cloud computing environments. Below is a list of the most important terms and concepts, along with brief descriptions.
Key Networking Concepts
- IP Addressing: Unique identifiers assigned to devices in a network, crucial for communication.
- DNS (Domain Name System): Resolves domain names to IP addresses.
- Subnets and CIDR: Logical subdivision of an IP network; CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing) defines IP ranges.
- Virtual Private Network (VPN): Provides secure remote access to cloud resources.
- Load Balancing: Distributes traffic across multiple servers to ensure availability and performance.
- Firewalls: Security systems that control traffic based on predefined rules.
- Network Address Translation (NAT): Maps private IPs to public IPs for external communication.
- Latency: Time taken for data to travel from source to destination.
- Bandwidth: Maximum amount of data transmitted over a network in a given time.
- Cloud Network Models: Public, Private, and Hybrid cloud network configurations.
- Content Delivery Network (CDN): Distributes content to users with low latency by caching it in edge locations.
- VPC (Virtual Private Cloud): Isolated network within a cloud provider's infrastructure.
- SDN (Software-Defined Networking): Centralized network management through software-based configurations.
- Network Security Groups (NSGs): Act as virtual firewalls to filter inbound and outbound traffic.
- Peering: Connecting two VPCs for resource sharing.
- Protocols: Common ones include HTTP/HTTPS, TCP/IP, and UDP for communication.