control plane

noun

The part of a network that handling network topology and signalling, as opposed to the parts carying user traffic.

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Meanings

nouncontrol plane (plural control planes)

plural control planes

  1. computingThe part of a network that handling network topology and signalling, as opposed to the parts carying user traffic.
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APA

control plane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/control%20plane

MLA

“control plane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/control%20plane. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “control plane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/control%20plane.

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