networking 1. (VC) A connection or a path through an
ATM network. The word "
virtual" indicates that the connection
network.
[Fred Halsall, "Data Communications, Computer Networks and
Open Systems", 1996, Addison Wesley].
2. A communications link that appears to be a direct
connection between sender and receiver, although physically
the link can be routed through a more circuitous path, running
A virtual connection can provide full-time connection among
many sites, including those configured for
SNA/
SDLCprotocol. A virtual connection can handle any transmission
protocol and is supported worldwide. It can provide high
applications, peer-to-peer connectivity, client-server
computing, and other distributed processing applications.
(2001-10-26)