GLOSSARY

LAN Segment

Separate LAN or collision domain.

LED

Light emitting diode used for monitoring a device or network condition.

Local Area Network (LAN)

A group of interconnected computer and support devices.

Main Distribution Frame (MDF)

The termination equipment where outside telephone lines connect to a building or site

Media Access Control (MAC)

A portion of the networking protocol that governs access to the transmission medium, facilitating the exchange of data between network nodes.

MTU

A building that contains more than a single tenant, such as an apartment block, office complex, or hotel.

Management Information Base (MIB)

Aset of database objects that contains information about the device.

Network Diameter

Wire distance between two end stations in the same collision domain.

Private Branch Exchange (PBX)

A telephone exchange local to a particular organization who use, rather than provide, telephone services.

POTS

Plain Old Telephone Service.

RJ-45 Connector

A connector for twisted-pair wiring.

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