on-the-wire是什麼意思

Question

請問on-the-wire是什麼意思


原文如下(某篇網路技術文件)
The EAP multiplexing model is illustrated in Figure 1 below. Note that there is no requirement that an implementation conform to this model, as long as the on-the-wire behavior is consistent with it.

Answer 1

on-the-wire 即「線上」的意思，這裡的線指的是網路線。