TipRanks analytics exhibit AAPL as a Strong Buy. Based on 35 analysts polled by TipRanks in the last 3 months, 28 rate a Buy on Apple stock while 7 maintain a Hold. The 12-month average price target stands at $140.45, marking a nearly 8% upside from where the stock is currently trading.
The Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) IEEE 802.1W standard is available to address the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) convergence time gap issue. Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) enables STP Root Ports and STP Designated Ports to change from the blocking to forwarding port state in a few seconds.
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) is a network protocol used in the implementation of Virtual Private Networks (VPN) .PTP works on a client server model. PPTP VPN clients are included by default in Microsoft Windows and also available for both Linux and Mac OS X. Newer VPN technologies like OpenVPN, L2TP and IPsec may offer better network security support, but PPTP remains a popular network protocol especially on Windows computers.