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LOSSARY
10GBASE-LR
IEEE 802.3ae specification for 10 Gigabit Ethernet over two strands of 9/125
micron core single-mode fiber cable.
10GBASE-SR
IEEE 802.3ae specification for 10 Gigabit Ethernet over two strands of 62.5/125
micron core multimode fiber cable.
10 GIGABIT ETHERNET
A 10 Gbps network communica tion system based on Ethernet.
AUTO-NEGOTIATION
Signalling method allowing each node to select its optimum operational mode
(e.g., speed and duplex mode) based on the capabilities of the node to which it
is connected.
BANDWIDTH
The difference between the highest and lowest frequencies available for network
signals. Also synonymous with
wire
speed
, the actual speed of the data
transmission along the cab le.
COLLISION DOMAIN
Single CSMA/CD LAN segment.
CSMA/CD
CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detect) is the co mmunication
method employed by Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, an d Gi gabi t E thernet.
END STATION
A workstation, server, or other device that does not forward traffic.
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