End system

In networking jargon, a computer connected to a computer network is sometimes referred to as an end system or end station. These are labeled end systems because they sit at the edge of the network. The end user always interacts with the end systems. End systems are the devices that provide information or services.[1][2]

End systems that are connected to the Internet are also referred to as Internet hosts; this is because they host (run) Internet applications such as a web browser or an email retrieval program. The Internet's end systems include some computers with which the end user does not interact. These include mail servers and web servers. With the emergence of the Internet of things, household items (such as toasters and refrigerators) as well as portable, handheld computers and digital cameras are all being connected to the Internet as end systems.

End systems are usually connected to each other using switching devices known as routers rather than using a single communication link. The path that transmitted information takes from the sending end system, through a series of communications links and routers, to the receiving end system is known as a route or path through the network.[3]

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References
  1. Gorry Fairhurst (2001-01-10). "End Systems". Archived from the original on 2012-11-27. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  2. Slone, J.P. (1999). Local Area Network Handbook (Sixth ed.). Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780849398384. LCCN 99035521.
  3. Kurose, J.F. and Ross, K.W. (2010). "Chapter 1". Computer Networking: A Top-down Approach. Addison-Wesley. ISBN 978-0-13-607967-5.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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