Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a network management protocol that provides a framework that allows the allocation of internet protocol (IP) addresses.

The downlink is a term used in radio communications and satellite communications to denote the link from the network to the end user or from the satellite to the earth.

A digital twin is a computer program that takes real-world data about a physical object or system as inputs and produces predications or simulations of how that physical object or system will be affected by those inputs.