Internetwork Packet eXchange


Internetwork Packet eXchange

(networking)(IPX) A network layer protocol initiallydeveloped at XEROX Corporation and made popular by Novell, Inc. as the basic protocol in its Novell NetWare file server operating system.

A router with IPX routing can interconnect Local Area Networks so that Netware clients and servers cancommunicate.

The SPX transport layer protocol runs on top of IPX.