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CLARION M10 SERIES GLOSSARY
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IEEE 802.x: The set of Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers standards
for the definition of Local Area Network protocols.
LAN - Local Area Network: A data communications system which
interconnects computer systems at various different sites within a few square
kilometers, or less, in order to share resources and communicate with each other.
MAU - Medium Access Unit: A concentrator that allows multiple network nodes
to access a Local Area Network (LAN) through a single device.
MAC - Media Access Control: The lower datalink sublayer defined in IEEE
standards for each particular medium.
Mbps - Megabits per second
NICs - Network Interface Cards: A device that joins a cable to a computer. It is
usually installed inside the computer with an access port for plugging in a network
cable.
Node: Any device that is connected to a network.
PC - Personal Computer
RF - Radio Frequency: The frequency at which electromagnetic energy may be
made to radiate coherently.
TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol: The suite of
transport and application layer protocols that operate over the Internet Protocol.
Throughput – A way of measuring the speed at which a system or link can
accept, handle and output information. The amount of data that a communications
channel can carry, usually in bits per second.