User guide

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G-6
Writer: Chris Seiter Project: Glossary Comments: 185813-002/707085-001
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RJ-45
A connector used for 10Base-T wiring (unshielded twisted-pair
Ethernet).
router
A device used to connect two or more networks at the Network layer of
the ISO-OSI reference model. The router must understand the
communication protocols being used because it uses information
provided by the protocols in each packet to determine how to route the
packets.
segmentation
Segmentation is the process of dividing a network into multiple
collision domains.
stack
A stack is a group of interconnected repeaters.
10Base-T
IEEE 802.3 standard for twisted-pair Ethernet. 10 Mb/s over baseband
using unshielded, twisted-pair cable.
Telco
A 25-pair polarized connector that is used to consolidate multiple voice
or data lines.