An object that exchanges information with other protocol entities in a network via Protocol Data Units (PDUs) in accordance with an established protocol. A key attribute of a protocol entity is its state. State transitions occur in a given protocol entity in accordance with the established protocol as the result of: (a) PDUs received from other protocol entities, and (b) occurrence of an external event (e.g., expiration of a time-out counter.) See also: Protocol Data Unit. [DIS]
Yinto etshintshiselana ngolwazi kunye nezinye izinto ezikhoyo zemithetho yokuziphatha kwinethwekhi ehamba ngamaqela ogcino-lwazi lwemithetho yokuziphatha (PDU) ehambiselana nemithetho yokuziphatha esunguliweyo. Okona kubalelwa kuphambili kwento ekhoyo yemithetho yokuziphatha yimeko yako. Udluliselo lwemeko lwenzeka ngokuhambiselana nokusungulwa kwemithetho yokuziphatha ngenxa (a)ye-PDU efunyenwe kwezinye izinto ezikhoyo zemithetho yokuziphatha, kunye (b) nokwenzeka kweziganeko zangaphandle (umz. ukuphela kokubalelwa kwexesha). Jonga: Iqela logcino-lwazi lwemithetho yokuziphatha. [DIS]