method and physical layer specifications.
IEEE 802.3ab
Defines CSMA/CD access method and physical layer specifications for
IEEE 802.3u
Defines CSMA/CD access method and physical layer specifications for
IEEE 802.3x
Defines Ethernet frame start/stop requests and timers used for flow control on
IEEE 802.3z
Defines CSMA/CD access method and physical layer specifications for 1000BASE Gigabit Ethernet.
LAN Segment
Separate LAN or collision domain.
LED
Light emitting diode used for monitoring a device or network condition. Local Area Network (LAN)
A group of interconnected computer and support devices.
Modal Bandwidth
Bandwidth for multimode fiber is referred to as modal bandwidth because it varies with the modal field (or core diameter) of the fiber. Modal bandwidth is specified in units of MHz per km, which indicates the amount of bandwidth supported by the fiber for a one km distance.
Media Access Control (MAC)
A portion of the networking protocol that governs access to the transmission medium, facilitating the exchange of data between network nodes.
MIB
An acronym for Management Information Base. It is a set of database objects that contains information about the device.
Network Diameter
Wire distance between two end stations in the same collision domain.
RJ-45 Connector
A connector for
Switched Ports
Ports that are on separate collision domains or LAN segments.
TIA
Telecommunications Industry Association
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Protocol suite that includes TCP as the primary transport protocol, and IP as the network layer protocol.
UTP
Unshielded
A Virtual LAN is a collection of network nodes that share the same collision domain regardless of their physical location or connection point in the network. A
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