Attenuation to
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. |
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 an SNMP manageable |
| device to determine whether it should start up using its existing firmware |
| or boot up from a network server specifically configured for the purpose. |
Bridge
BRIM
Broadcast
Buffered Uplink
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.
Bridge/Router Interface Module. BRIMs are added to
A type of network transmission; a broadcast transmission is one which is sent to every station on the network, regardless of location, identification, or address.
A type of Fast Ethernet connection that provides retiming and regeneration of signals. In effect, the buffered uplink provides the distance characteristics of a bridged connection without performing actual segmentation.
Client
Client-Server
A workstation or node which obtains services from a server device located on the network.
A computing model which is based on the use of dedicated devices
(servers) for the performance of specific computational or networking tasks. These servers are accessed by several clients, workstations which cannot perform those functions to the same extent or with the same efficiency as the servers.
