beaconing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiːkənɪŋ/

Verb

beaconing

1. present participle of beacon (The emitting of signals from a beacon).

Noun

beaconing (plural beaconings)

1. gerund of beacon
   1. (computing, telecommunications) A continuous signaling of error conditions on a LAN, or small packets on a wireless LAN (WLAN).
   2. (computing, telecommunications) In a token ring network, the process of isolating a fault domain with signals, so that recovery actions can take place.

See also

• LAN
• token ring

References

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Anagrams

• bacogenin