7. Glossary
10Base-T
It is an Ethernet standard for Local Area Network (LAN).
AAL
ATM Adaptation Layer that defines the rules governing segmentation and reassembly of data into cells. Different AAL types are suited to different traffic classes.
ADSL
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line, as its name showing, is an asymmetrical data transmission technology with high traffic rate downstream and low traffic rate upstream. ADSL technology satisfies the bandwidth requirement of applications, which demand “asymmetric” traffic, such as web surfing, file download and
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode is a layer 2 protocol supporting
bps
Bits per second, a standard measurement of digital transmission speeds.
Bridge
A device that connects two or more physical networks and forwards packets between them. Bridges can usually be made to filter packets, that is, to forward only certain traffic. Related devices are: repeaters which simply forward electrical signals from one cable to the other and
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