3Com 3CBLSF26H manual Dhcp, Ieee, Ietf, Isp

Item		Description
		One of five grades of Twisted Pair (TP) cabling defined by the
Category 6 Cables		EIA/TIA-568-B standard. Category 6 can be used in Ethernet
		(10BASE-T), Fast Ethernet (100BASE-TX) and Gigabit Ethernet
		(1000BASE-T) networks, and can transmit data at speeds of up to 1000
		Mbps.
Client		The term used to describe the desktop PC that is connected to your
		network.
DHCP		Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. This protocol automatically
		assigns an IP address for every computer on your network
		A LAN specification developed jointly by Xerox, Intel and Digital
Ethernet		Equipment Corporation. Ethernet networks use CSMA/CD to transmit
		packets at a rate of 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps over a variety of cables.
Fast Ethernet	An Ethernet system that is designed to operate at 100 Mbps.
Gigabit Ethernet	An Ethernet system that is designed to operate at 1000 Mbps.
Full Duplex		A system that allows packets to be transmitted and received at the same
		time and, in effect, doubles the potential throughput of a link.
		A system that allows packets to be transmitted and received, but not at
Half Duplex		the same time. Half duplex is not supported for 1000 Mbps. Contrast
		with full duplex.
		Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. This American
IEEE		organization was founded in 1963 and sets standards for computers and
		communications.
IEEE 802.1D		Specifies a general method for the operation of MAC bridges, including
		the Spanning Tree Protocol.
		VLAN Tagging - Defines Ethernet frame tags which carry VLAN
IEEE 802.1Q		information. It allows switches to assign end stations to different virtual
		LANs, and defines a standard way for VLANs to communicate across
		switched networks.
IEEE 802.3ad		A standard that defines link aggregation. 802.3ad is now incorporated
		into the relevant sections of the IEEE Std. 802.3-2002.
		Internet Engineering Task Force. An organization responsible for
IETF		providing engineering solutions for TCP/IP networks. In the network
		management area, this group is responsible for the development of the
		SNMP protocol.
		Internet Protocol. IP is a layer 3 network protocol that is the standard for
		sending data through a network. IP is part of the TCP/IP set of protocols
IP		that describe the routing of packets to addressed devices. An IP address
		consists of 32 bits divided into two or three fields: a network number and
		a host number or a network number, a subnet number, and a host
		number.
		Internet Protocol Address. A unique identifier for a device attached to a
IP Address		network using TCP/IP. The address is written as four octets separated
		with periods (full-stops), and is made up of a network section, an
		optional subnet section and a host section.
		Internet Service Provider. An ISP is a business that provides
ISP		connectivity to the Internet for individuals and other businesses or
		organizations.

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