User`s manual

BPDU
Bridge Protocol Data Units. Packets issued by switches to communicate
information for the Spanning Tree Protocol
Bridge
A switch operating with Layer 2 information only; a MAC-layer device that
connects two network segments together
Broadcast
Message forwarded to all devices on a network
Bursty
A term used to describe periods of high traffic flow
Bus
Connector or set of connectors that serve as the interconnection between related
devices; common bus types in personal computers include Industry-Standard
Architecture (ISA), Extended Industry-Standard Architecture (EISA), and
Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
Bus-Type Stack
Stack arrangement where the individual components are connected along a
single shared cable
Category 5
Networking standard certifying that a copper wire cable can carry data at up to
100Mbps
Client/Server
Distributed computing model where desktop "clients" can access and share
information resources from multiple "servers"
Collapsed Backbone
LAN architecture in which the subnetwork interconnection is concentrated within
a switching hub or router
Collision
Concurrent Ethernet transmissions from two or more devices on the same
segment
Community Name
Another name for password used inSNMP
Concentrator
Device used in a LAN to combine transmissions from a cluster of nodes; often
called a hub
Console Program
A menu-driven management software interface built into the Switch used to
change system and port settings, configure spanning tree and access RMON
statistics
CRC
Cyclical Redundancy Check; a procedure used to check for errors in data
transmission
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