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BOOTP
Bridge
Broadcast
Cascading
Category 3, 4, 5
Collision
Collision Domain
Community Name
136
See also NDS.
The BOOTstrap Protocol, a method network
devices can use to obtain TCP/IP configuration
information from a central location on startup.
A LAN device used to connect two different LANs
so that packets can be transmitted from one to
the other. A bridge works on a low level, and
does
not
take
consideration.
A switching hub is a type of
bridge.
A network transmission intended for all of the
stations on a network.
The practice of connecting identical or similar
LAN devices such as hubs together directly so
that they function as one device. A collection of
cascaded devices is often called a stack.
Communication cabling standards referring to the
quality of the transmission medium and whether
or not the cable includes transmission leakage
shielding.
Simultaneous data transmission on a network
medium, resulting in a garbled (and unreadable)
transmission. See CSMA/CD.
A section of a network isolated from other
sections by a switch, bridge, or hub that detects
and resolves collisions locally so that there is less
impact on the entire network.
A part of an SNMP request, used as a
rudimentary form of password. An SNMP agent
may grant different levels of access to requests
with different community names.
higher-level
protocols
PLANET ISDN Router
into
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