GLOSSARY
IEEE 802.3ae
Defines the physical layer specifications for 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
IEEE 802.3u
Defines CSMA/CD access method and physical layer specifications for
IEEE 802.3z
Defines CSMA/CD access method and physical layer specifications for 1000BASE Gigabit Ethernet. (Now incorporated in IEEE
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 computers and support devices.
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.
MIB
An acronym for Management Information Base. It is a set of database objects that contains information about the device.
Modal Bandwidth
Bandwidth for multimode fiber is referred to as modal bandwidth because it varies with the modal field (or core diameter) of the fiber. Modal