Cabletron Systems EMM-E6 Ethernet manual Fddi, Fnb

FDDI to Host

FDDI	Fiber Distributed Data Interface. A high-speed networking
	architecture. FDDI requires that stations only transmit
	data when they have been given permission by the
	operation of the network, and dictates that stations will
	receive information at pre-determined intervals. See also
	Token.
Fiber optics	Net work m e d i a made of thin fila m en t s o f gl a s s
	surrounded by a plastic cladding. Fiber optics transmit and
	receive information in the form of pulses of light. See
	multimode and single mode.
File	A collection of related data.
Fileserver	A network server device which stores and maintains data
	files for the use and modification of users on the network.
Firmware	The software instructions which allow a network device to
	function. See also Image file.
Flash EEPROM	See EEPROM.
FNB	Flexible Network Bus. A Cabletron backplane design
	which enables an FNB-configured chassis to support
	multiple network architectures simultaneously.
Frame	A group of bits that form a discrete block of information.
	Frames contain network control information. The size and
	composition of a frame is determined by the network
	protocol being used.
Gateway	A router.
Heartbeat	See SQE.
Hexadecimal	A base 16 numerical system. Digits in hexadecimal run
	from 0 to 9 and continue from A to F, where F is
	equivalent to the decimal number 16.
Host	A device which acts as the source or destination of data on
	the network.

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