Packet

Unit of information packaged in a

 

predetermined structure for

 

communications using Ethernet

 

protocols.

 

 

PCI

Peripheral Component Interconnect Industry Standard Bus

 

 

RJ-45

The 8-conductor version of an RJ-

 

11 (telephone, but wider).

 

 

Router

Component which receives and

 

transmits and forwards packets to

 

their destinations via the shortest

 

route possible.

 

 

Switch

Hardware that routes packets

 

across a network.

 

 

UTP

Unshielded twisted pair

 

 

Table 13: Glossary of Terms

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