Fluke Network Tester Destination Address, EIA568, Encapsulation, Ethernet, EtherTalk, Frame

Appendices C

Destination Address

The address of the station receiving a frame.

DNS

Domain Name Services provides a mechanism that allows users to remember logical machine names rather than IP addresses. DNS provides mapping between a machine name (e.g., www.fluke.com) and its IP address (e.g., xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx).

EIA568

Electronic Industries Association Commercial Building Telecommunications Wiring Standard. Specifies maximum cable lengths, installation practices, and performance specifications for generic building wiring.

Encapsulation

Encapsulation is the method of placing one protocol into another protocol’s format. For example, in a Novell Ethernet environment there are four different methods to encapsulate IPX in Ethernet/802.3 frames: 802.3 raw, 802.2, Ethernet II, and SNAP.

Ethernet

Ethernet is a 10 Mbps topology that runs over thick coax, thin coax, twisted-pair, and fiber-optic cabling systems.

EtherTalk

EtherTalk is the AppleTalk network protocol running over the Ethernet network transport.

Fast Ethernet

Industry standard terminology for 100Base-T. Industry groups do not agree on using the term to refer to 100VG- AnyLAN; some call 100VG-AnyLAN a Fast Ethernet technology while others do not.

FCS (Frame Check Sequence)

A field transmitted in LAN frames that encodes error checking information.

Frame

A frame is a unit of data transmission divided into groups of bits. The header and a check sequence form the frame.

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