OneTouch Series II Users Manual
802.2
This IEEE standard specifies Logical Link Control (LLC), which defines services for the transmission of data between two stations at the
802.3
Often called Ethernet, this IEEE standard governs the Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) networks. Typical cabling standards are
Access Method
The set of rules by which the network determines what node has access to the network. The two most popular access methods are Collision Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection (Ethernet) and token passing (Token Ring and ARCNET).
Anomaly
An impedance discontinuity causing an undesired signal reflection on a transmission cable.
AppleTalk
The set of protocols that define Apple Computer’s networking specification.
ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)
A member of the TCP/IP protocol suite, ARP is the method by which a station’s MAC address is determined given a station’s IP (Internet Protocol) address.
Attenuation
A reduction in the strength of a signal; the opposite of gain.
Bandwidth
Bandwidth is the rate at which data can be transmitted over a channel, measured in bits per second. For example, Ethernet has a 10 Mbps bandwidth and FDDI has a 100 Mbps bandwidth. Actual throughput is almost always less than the theoretical maximum.
BPS
Bits per second. A measure of speed or raw data rate. Often combined with metric prefixes as in kbps (for thousands of bits per second) or Mbps (for millions of bits per second).
Bridge
A device that links two or more networks that use the same OSI Data Link protocol. A bridge evaluates source and destination addresses to pass only frames that have a destination on the connecting network.
