7000 Series L3 Managed Switch Reference Manual for Software v2.0
C-2 Glossary
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.