
Fast EtherHub 3500 System User’s Guide
Collision
A condition in which two packets transmitted over a medium interfere with each other. Their interference makes both signals unintelligible. The transmitting devices have to halt transmission for a random period of time before trying to send data again. Note that collisions do not occur on full- duplex connections.
Configuration
The way to set up a computer, server, or local area network.
Connection
A logical binding between two or more users of an interconnection service.
Daisy-Chain Port
An MDI
Ethernet
A network communication system developed and standardized by DEC, Intel, and Xerox, using baseband transmission, CSMA/CD access, logical bus topology, and coaxial cable. The successor IEEE 802.3 standard provides for integration into the OSI model and extends the physical layer and media with repeaters and implementations that operate on fiber optics, broadband, and
Fast Ethernet
100 Mbps network communication system based on Ethernet and the CSMA/CD access method.
Fast EtherHub 3500 System
Accton’s Fast Ethernet enhancement and management products. Each component in the system carries a
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
An application protocol used for transferring files to network devices.
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