3Com 3C319 manual Full-duplex, Hexadecimal, IBM mode, Ieee, Input/Output I/O

2GLOSSARY

EISA

Extended Industry Standard Architecture.

Full-duplex

A mode of operation in which a token ring station can simultaneously transmit and receive independent data streams. Dedicated transmissions occur between the station and switch; token passing no longer occurs.

Hexadecimal

A number system with a base of sixteen. In hexadecimal, the first ten digits are 0–9 and the last six digits are A–F. This number system is identified in this guide by a number or character followed by “h.”

IBM mode

A mode of operation for 3Com TokenLink Velocity ISA NICs with configuration options restricted to the same options provided by IBM 16/4 Token Ring Adapters. Either 3Com or IBM drivers can be used when the NIC is configured in IBM mode.

IEEE 802.5

The standard for the token ring access method and physical layer specifications developed by a subcommittee of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802 committee.

Input/Output (I/O)

The method, medium, or device (such as a keyboard, monitor, floppy disk, hard disk, NIC, or printer) used to transfer data to a PC or from the PC back to a device or a network.

ISA

Industry Standard Architecture.

LAN

Local area network. A communications network within a limited physical area such as a building that provides high-speed data transmission. The basic components of a LAN are the boards that plug into each PC to connect it to the network, cabling, server hardware, and software for network control.