User`s manual

Glossary
The following are definitions for technical terms and acronyms used in the data communications industry and in
this manual. Simply click on the initial of the word or term you are looking for.
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10Base-T
Networking standard for twisted-pair cabling capable of carrying data at 10Mbps;
also called Twisted Pair Ethernet
100Base-T
Networking standard for twisted-pair cabling capable of carrying data at
100Mbps; also called Fast Ethernet
100Base-TX
Networking standard for two pairs of high-quality twisted-pair wires carrying data
at 100Mbps
10Base-F
Networking standard for fiber-optic cabling capable of carrying data at 10Mbps
100Base-FX
Networking standard for fiber-optic cabling capable of carrying data at 100Mbps
100Base-X
Networking standard for carrying data at 100Mbps
1000Base-SX
Networking standard for carrying data at 1000Mbps over short haul multimode
fiber-optic cabling
Adapter (network)
Expansion card that enables a computer to attach to a network
Address
A set of characters that identifies an individual network node
Address Resolution
The process of discovering a device's address
Address Table
The database maintained by the Switch of all addresses it has learned and the
Switch ports through which these addresses can be reached; used by the Switch
to make packet forwarding and filtering decisions
Agent
Network management software running inside the Switch.
Alarm
The report of a network event; also called a trap
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