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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