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LOSSARY
Glossary-4IEEE 802.3u
Defines CSMA/CD access method and physical layer specifications
for 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet.
IEEE 802.3x
Defines Ethernet frame start/stop requests and timers used for
flow control on full-duplex links.
IEEE 802.3z
Defines CSMA/CD access method and physical layer specifications
for 1000BASE Gigabit Ethernet.
LAN Segment
Separate LAN or collision domain.
LED
Light emitting diode used for monitoring a device or network
condition.
Link Segment
Length of twisted-pair or fiber cable joining a pair of repeaters or a
repeater and a PC.
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.