Station
A computer or other addressable device on a network, including PCs, terminals, probes, routers, and mainframes. A station must have an IP address.
STM-1 (Synchronous Transfer Mode)
Information being transported or switched in regular and fixed patterns with respect to a frame pattern reference (or some other reference).
STP (Shielded Twisted Pair)
LAN cable that is both twisted, in pairs, and shielded. Pair twisting and shielding reduces crosstalk to a greater degree than UTP cable, especially at high transmission rates.
STS (Synchronous Transport Signal)
The electrical signal rate defined by SONET. See also
Subnet Mask
Identifies the subnet field of a network address and is a
SVC (Switched Virtual Circuit)
A virtual circuit which is dynamically created and torn down when no longer active.
Switch
A network element (NE) that reroutes incoming cells into an outgoing cell stream based on each cell’s VPI and VCI.
Synchronous
Signals that are sourced from the same timing reference and hence are identical in frequency.
TC
Transmission Convergence Sublayer
TE
Terminal Equipment.
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