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LOSSARY
ETHERNET
A network communication system developed and standar di zed by DEC, Intel,
and Xerox, using baseband transmission, CSMA/CD a ccess, logical bus topology,
and coaxial cable. The successor IEEE 802.3 standard provides for integration
into the OSI model and extends t he physi cal l ayer and medi a wi th repea ters and
implementations that operate on fiber, thin coax and twisted-pair c a ble.
FAST ETHERNET
A 100 Mbps network communication system based on Ethernet and the CSMA/
CD access method.
FULL-DUPLEX
Transmission method that allows two network devices to transmit and receiv e
concurrently, effectively doubling the bandwidth of th at link.
GIGABIT ETHERNET
A 1000 Mbps network communication system based on Et hernet and the CSMA/
CD access method.
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
IEEE 802.3
Defines carrier sense multiple access with c ollision detection (CSMA/CD) access
method and physical layer specifications.
IEEE 802.3AB
Defines CSMA/CD access method and physical lay er specifications for
1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet. (Now incorporated in IEEE 802.3-2005.)
IEEE 802.3AE
Defines the physical layer specifications for 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
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