Ringdale ISDN user manual Glossary

	GLOSSARY
Glossary
10BASE-2:	IEEE standard for a type of Ethernet over coaxial cable.
	Also called “Thin Ethernet.”
10BASE-5:	IEEE standard for a type of Ethernet over coaxial cable.
10BASE-T:	IEEE standard for a type of Ethernet.
25-9 pin adaptor:	an adaptor that changes a 25-pin connector to 9 pins or
	a 9-pin connector to 25 pins.
ASCII terminal:	a terminal using the American Standard Code for
	Information Interchange.
AUI:	Autonomous Unit Interface or Attachment Unit Interface.
BRI:	Basic Rate Interface. Provides two 64 kbps B channels
	and one 16 kbps D channel.
BRI port:	S/T interface.
bridge:	a device that physically connects two networks together.
DB9-25:	a type of communications cable.
dynamic routing:	routing by Novell RIP.
Ethernet network:	a local area network used for connecting computers,
	printers, workstations, terminals, etc., within the same
	building.
Filter:	an operating parameter that when set will block the
	transfer techniques to avoid raising an ISDN line except
	when needed.
Good-link light:	a light, or LED, on a hub indicating if the connection
	through the hub is proper.
HUB:	the central connection point for some Ethernet.

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