SMC Networks SMC7003USB Ieee 802.3u, Internet Service Provider ISP, Local Area Network LAN, Rfc

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GLOSSARY

IEEE 802.3u

Defines CSMA/CD access method and physical layer specifications for 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet.

Internet Service Provider (ISP)

A company that provides access to the Internet. This may be your local telephone company, or a dedicated Internet service company.

Local Area Network (LAN)

A group of interconnected computer and support devices.

LED

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

Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)

Aprotocol that provides router-to-router and host-to-network connections over both synchronous and asynchronous circuits. PPP is the successor to SLIP.

Quality of Service (QoS)

A network protocol used to specify a guaranteed throughput level. This protocol is often used by ATM providers to guarantee their customers a minimum end-to-end latency.

RFC 1483

An open standard that describes two encapsulation methods for carrying network interconnect traffic over ATM, specifically LLC/SNAP and VC multiplexing.

RFC 2364

An open standard that describes how to use ATM for framing PPP encapsulated packets.

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