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Store-and-Forward
Switching feature where the receiving port receives the entire incoming packet
and stores it in the buffers before forwarding it to the destination port; unlike
cut-through switching, this method checks for runts and error packets and
forwards only the good packets to the destination
Switch
Device that filters and forwards packets between LAN segments
Switch Motherboard
Main board inside a switch where the switching circuitry is located
Switching Fabric
A term used to specify the maximum bandwidth of a switch at the backplane
Subnet Addressing
A method that a manager can use to span multiple physical networks using a
single IP network address. Local routers and intelligent switches use extensions
of the IP network address to identify and route traffic to local, physical segments
.
Subnet Mask
A number that a manager enters to tell the Switch how to filter incoming packets.
For example, a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0 for a network ID of 192.3.0.0 tells the
Switch to only accept traffic destined for IP addresses that begin with 192.3. All
other packets are dropped.
TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Time-to-Live
A parameter set by an administrator declaring the maximum number of hops a
packet should take to reach its destination; the time-to-live field in a packet is
decremented by 1 each time it travels through a router
Topology
The physical layout of a network
Trap
See Alarm
Unicast
A packet destined for only one address
Uplink
A connection from a lower to higher device; a hub to a switch, a switch to a
router, a router to a server.
UTP
Unshielded twisted pair; cabling with wires that are twisted around each other;
the individual wires are uninsulated
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