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LOSSARY
Glossary-5
Local Area Network (LAN)
A group of interconnected computer and support devi ces.
Media Access Control (MAC)
A portion of the networking protocol that governs access to the
transmission medium, facilitating the exc hange of data between
network nodes.
MIB
An acronym for Management Information Base. It is a set of
database objects that contains information about the device.
MII
Media Independent Interface, the standard interface for Fast
Ethernet—similar to the AUI interface for trad itional Ethernet.
Network Diameter
Wire distance between two end stations in the same collision
domain.
RJ-45 Connector
A connector for twisted-pair wiring.
Redundant Power Supply (RPS)
A backup power supply that automatically takes over in case the
primary power supply should fail.
Remote Monitoring (RMON)
RMON provides comprehensive network monitoring capabilities. It
eliminates the polling required in standard SNMP, and can set
alarms on a variety of traffic conditions, including specific errors
types.