| GLOSSARY |
Glossary |
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IEEE standard for a type of Ethernet over coaxial cable. | |
| Also called “Thin Ethernet.” |
IEEE standard for a type of Ethernet over coaxial cable. | |
| IEEE standard for a type of Ethernet. |
an adaptor that changes a | |
| a |
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. |
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. |
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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