Attenuation to BRIM
Attenuation Loss of signal power (measured in decibels) due to transmission through a cable. Attenuation is dependent on the type, manufacture and installation quality of cabling, and is expressed in units of loss per length, most often dB/m.
AUI | Attachment Unit Interface. A cabling type used in Ethernet |
| networks, designed to connect network stations and |
| devices to transceivers. |
Backbone | A portion of a network which provides the interconnection |
| of a number of separate, smaller networks. |
Backplane | The portion of a modular chassis to which all modules |
| are connected. Typically the backplane provide power and |
| management functions to each module, and is used to |
| provide networking connections, via buses, to all modules |
| in the modular chassis. |
Bit | Binary Digit. A bit is the smallest unit of information, |
| consisting of a single binary number. A bit is represented |
| by a numerical value of 1 or 0. |
BOOTP | Bootstrap Protocol. Checks MIB variables of a SNMP |
| manageable device to determine to determine wether it |
| should start up using its existing firmware or boot up from |
| a network server specifically configured for the purpose. |
Branch Group | A collection of MIBs related by common function. These |
| MIBs are collected into families called branches. See also |
| Leaf Object, MIB Tree. |
Bridge | Bridges are network devices which connect two or more |
| separate network segments while allowing traffic to be |
| passed between the separate networks when necessary. |
| Bridges read in packets and decide to either retransmit |
| them or block them based on the destination to which the |
| packets are addressed. |
BRIM | Bridge/Router Interface Module. BRIMs are added to |
| B R I M - c a p a b l e C a b l e t r o n e q u i p m e n t t o p r ov i d e |
| connections to external networks through an integrated |
| bridge or router. |
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