Glossary
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Collision Domain
Single CSMA/CD LAN segment.
Customer Premises Equipment (CPE)
Terminating equipment, such as terminals, phones, routers and routers, supplied by
the phone company, installed at customer sites, and connected to the phone
company network.
CSMA/CD
CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detect) is the communication
method employed by Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet.
End Station
A workstation, server, or other device that does not forward traffic.
Ethernet
A network communication system developed an d standardized by DEC, Intel, and
Xerox, using baseband transmission, CSMA/CD access, logica l bus topology, and
coaxial cable. The successor IEEE 802.3 standard provides for integration into t he
OSI model and extends the physical layer a nd media with repeaters and
implementations that operate on fiber, thin coax and twisted-pair cable.
Fast Ethernet
A 100 Mbps network communication system based on Ethernet and the CSMA /CD
access method.
Fiber to the Home (FTTH)
A network where an optical fiber runs from the service provider to the subscriber's
premises or home.
Gigabit Ethernet
A 1000 Mbps network communication system based on Etherne t and the CSMA/CD
access method.
Full Duplex
Transmission method that allows two network devices to transmit and receive
concurrently, effectively doubling the bandwidth of that link.
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
IEEE 802.3
Defines carrier sense multiple access with collision detection (CSMA/CD) access
method and physical layer specifications.