Port (interface)
Port related to
- Computers - Hardware refers to an external interface , to which one more devices with a cable (for example, parallel port , serial port or USB can connect port) or can slide into one plug-in cards (eg PCI port).
- Computer - Hardware denotes an internal interface which is addressed by the I / O bus (I / O = Input / Output) through the so-called port address. Additional cards (ISDN, serial interface, LAN) can be addressed by the driver via a port. Example port 0x300.
- Computer networks is a connection socket on network components (for example switches , routers , hubs , bridges , patch panels ) to connect them to one another or to connect end devices to them.
- Telecommunications is an interface of a telephone system for connecting devices, for example, from port , S 0 interface , U p0 interface , U pn interface .
The term port is not to be confused with that of the port in network protocols. See also port (protocol) .