7000 Series L3 Managed Switch Reference Manual for Software v2.0

multiple authentication methods, such as token cards, Kerberos, one-time passwords, certificates, and public key authentication. For details on EAP specifically, refer to IETF's RFC 2284.

10BASE-T

The IEEE specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over Category 3, 4, or 5 twisted-pair cable.

100BASE-FX

The IEEE specification for 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet over fiber-optic cable.

100BASE-TX

The IEEE specification for 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet over Category 5 twisted-pair cable.

1000BASE-SX

The IEEE specification for 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet over fiber-optic cable.

1000BASE-T

The IEEE specification for 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet over Category 5 twisted-pair cable. gain access.

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ABR

See “Area Border Router” on page 3.

Access Control List

An ACL is a database that an Operating System uses to track each user’s access rights to system objects (such as file directories and/or files).

ACL

See “Access Control List” on page 2.

Address Resolution Protocol

An Internet Protocol that dynamically maps Internet addresses to physical (hardware) addresses on a LAN.

Advanced Network Device Layer/Software

Term for the Device Driver level.

Aging

When an entry for a node is added to the lookup table of a switch, it is given a timestamp. Each time a packet is received from a node, the timestamp is updated. The switch has a user-configurable timer that erases the entry after a certain length of time with no activity from that node.

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Glossary

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