Glossary
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Terms
10Base-T
10 Mbit/s Ethernet specification using two pairs of twisted cabling.
10Base-T is a part of the IEEE 802.3 specification.
Appletalk
Series of communications protocols by Apple Computer.
ATM access network
An access network where traffic from the subscribers is multiplexed
and forwarded using ATM technology.
bridge
A device that connects two or more physical networks and forwards
packets between them. Bridges can usually be made to filter packets,
that is, to forward only certain traffic.
broadcast
A packet delivery system where a copy of a given packet is given to all
hosts attached to the network.
command line interface
Character-based man-machine interface where a command line
ending with <CR> character is used to configure a device. The device
interprets the command and returns a character-based response.
Config command hierarchy
A hierarchy of nodes which contain the configurable parameters of
M10. It is used to configure M10 through the command line interface.
See Root command hierarchy.