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GLOSSARY

IEEE 802.3ae

Defines the physical layer specifications for 10 Gigabit Ethernet.

IEEE 802.3u

Defines CSMA/CD access method and physical layer specifications for 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet. (Now incorporated in IEEE 802.3-2002.)

IEEE 802.3x

Defines Ethernet frame start and stop requests and timers used for flow control on full-duplex links. (Now incorporated in IEEE 802.3-2002.)

IEEE 802.3z

Defines CSMA/CD access method and physical layer specifications for 1000BASE Gigabit Ethernet. (Now incorporated in IEEE 802.3-2002.)

LAN Segment

Separate LAN or collision domain.

Layer 2

Data Link layer in the ISO 7-Layer Data Communications Protocol. This is related directly to the hardware interface for network devices and passes on traffic based on MAC addresses.

LED

Light emitting diode used for monitoring a device or network condition.

Link Segment

Length of twisted-pair or fiber cable joining a pair of repeaters or a repeater and a PC.

Local Area Network (LAN)

A group of interconnected computers and support devices.

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