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Fast EtherHub 3500 System User’s Guide

MIB (Management Information Base)

An acronym for Management Information Base. It is a set of database objects that contains information about the device.

MII (Media Independent Interface)

IEEE’s specifications for a multi-media interface that supports 100BASE-TX, 100BASE-T4, 100BASE-FX or 10BASE-T.

Multi-Segment Architecture

Type of architecture that enhances traffic management and network bandwidth utilization by segregating network traffic.

Network Management Station

The computer used to run SNMP management software (e.g., AccView/Open). It is used by the network manager to monitor the network.

Out-of-Band

A way of communicating with a network device from outside the standard network channels.

RJ-45 Connector

Most common terminator for twisted-pair wiring.

SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol)

Internet protocol used to transfer IP datagrams over serial lines.

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)

The application protocol offering network management services in the Internet suit of protocols.

Star Topology

Physical connections for RJ-45 ports are limited to a star configuration (i.e., similar to a hub and spoke arrangement). This topology also requires that only one path exists between any two nodes, and that data transmitted by any node is concurrently available to all other nodes within the same local network (i.e., immediate collision domain).

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