Appendix C
Glossary and Acronyms
8P8C 8 position 8 conductor
Module connector commonly used to terminate twisted pair.
ANSI American National Standards Institute
An organization which proposes and establishes standards for international communications.
asynchronous
Not synchronized; not timed to an outside clock source. Transmission is controlled by start bits at the beginning and stop bits at the end of each character. Asynchronous communications are often found in internet access and remote office applications.
attenuation
The dissipation of a transmitted signal’s power as it travels over a wire.
bandwidth
The capacity to carry traffic. Higher bandwidth indicates the ability to transfer more data in a given time period.
bit
The smallest element of information in a digital system. A bit can be either a zero or a one.
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