
User Manual for the NETGEAR 7300 Series Layer 3 Managed Switch Software
ASBR
See “Autonomous System Boundary Router” on page 3.
Autonomous System Boundary Router
ABR located between an OSPF autonomous system and a
A feature that allows
Auto Uplink
Auto UplinkTM technology (also called MDI/MDIX) eliminates the need to worry about crossover vs.
AVL tree
Binary tree having the property that for any node in the tree, the difference in height between the left and right subtrees of that node is no more than 1.
B
BPDU
See “Bridge Protocol Data Unit” on page 4.
Backbone
The part of a network used as a primary path for transporting traffic between network segments.
Bandwidth
The information capacity, measured in bits per second, that a channel could transmit. Bandwidth examples include 10 Mbps for Ethernet, 100 Mbps for Fast Ethernet, and 1000 Mbps (I Gbps) for Gigabit Ethernet.
Baud
The signaling rate of a line, that is, the number of transitions (voltage or frequency changes) made per second. Also known as line speed.
BootP
See “Bootstrap Protocol” on page 4.
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