Node to Protocol
Node
NVRAM
Octet
OSI Model
Packet
Passive
Phantom Current
Plenum
Port
Port Assignment
Protocol
Any single end station on a network capable of receiving, processing, and transmitting packets.
A numerical value made up of eight binary places (bits). Octets can represent decimal numbers from zero (0000 0000) to 255 (1111 1111).
Open Standards Interconnect. A model of the way in which network communications should proceed from the user process to the physical media and back.
Performed without requiring the operation of the network technology. Most commonly used in reference to local management operations.
A discrete collection of bits that form a block of information. Packets are similar to frames. Packets are typically generated at the Network Layer (Layer 3) of the OSI Model, and are encapsulated in frames before being transmitted onto a network media.
Not utilizing
A weak voltage passed by Token Ring end nodes to the MAU to open the relay for that port.
A cabling term which indicates a cable with insulating material that is considered safe to use in
A physical connector which is used as an interface to cabling with modular or pinned connectors. Ports are associated with Interfaces.
The association, through software management, of specific ports on a network device to specific channels of a backplane. This assignment is done on an individual port basis.
A set of rules governing the flow of information within a communications infrastructure. Protocols control operations such as frame format, timing, and error correction. See also Architecture.
