Express Ethernet Switch
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Networking standard for | |
Networking standard for two pairs of high | |
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negotiation | device. |
Category 5 | Networking standard certifying that a copper wire cable can carry data at up to 100 Mbps. |
collision | Concurrent Ethernet transmissions from two or more devices on the same segment. |
Ethernet | Networking standard for transmitting data at 10 Mbps. |
Fast Ethernet | Networking standard for transmitting data at 100 Mbps. |
Cable made of thin glass threads that carry data in the form of light pulses. | |
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A communications technique that allows | |
| segment. |
A communications technique in which one device on a segment transmits while the other receives, then the process | |
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IEEE 802 | Set of Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers standards for defining methods of access and control on |
| LANs. |
LAN | Local area network. A network where computers are connected in close proxim ity, such as in the same building or |
| office park. A system of LANs connected at a distance is called a wide |
MAC address | Media access control address. A hardware address that uniquely identifies each node of a network. |
Mbps | Millions of bits per second. |
segment | Section of a network bounded by bridges, routers, hubs, or switches. Dividing an Ethernet into multiple segments is |
| a common way to increase bandwidth on a LAN. |
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store | Switching feature where the port receives the entire incoming frame and stores it in the buffers while checking for |
forward | runts and error frames before forwarding it to the destination port. |
switch | Device that filters and forwards packets between LAN segments. |
UTP | Unshielded twisted pair; cabling with wires that are twisted around each other. The individual wires are not |
| insulated. |
wire speed | The ability to handle the fastest rate of traffic that a generator can deliver without dropping packets. On a 100 Mbps |
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