Cabletron Systems 100 Switch, Symbol, Synchronous transmission, Translating bridge, Translation

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Glossary

switch

An intelligent, protocol independent device used to connect similar or dissimilar LANs.

symbol

The smallest signaling element used by the MAC sublayer. Each symbol corresponds to a specific sequence of code bits to be transmitted by the physical layer.

synchronous transmission

A transmission technique in which an uninterrupted block of data is transmitted, using no redundant information such as stop and start bits to identify the beginning and end of a unit of data.

TCP/IP (transmission control protocol/Internet protocol) Internetworking protocols sometimes referred to as the Internet suite of protocols.

topology

The arrangement of devices and cable paths that make up a network.

translating bridge

A bridge that can pass data between LANs that use different protocols.

translation

Modification of data packets from one type of network so they can be used on a different type of network (e.g., Ethernet to FDDI translation).

trap

Alarm; notification of an event that has occurred on a network. Some alarms require intervention or action by the network administrator; some are merely informational.

UDP (user datagram protocol)

A TCP/IP protocol for the connectionless transport layer.

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