Appendix B - Glossary Of Terms - Black Box CityLIGHT LCL533A Manual

APPENDIX B - GLOSSARY OF TERMS

CATEGORY 5
DCE
DTE
ETHERNET
LAN
LED
PSU
RJ 45
SNMP
UTP
HIGH-SPECIFICATION CABLE FOR USE WITH DATA RATES UP TO
100 Mbps OVER 100 M DEFINED BY EIA/TIA 568.
DATA COMMUNICATING EQUIPMENT. IN SERIAL (RS -232)
COMMUNICATION THIS IS THE DEVICE THAT CONNECTS TO A DTE (E.G. A
MODEM).
DATA TERMINATING EQUIPMENT. IN SERIAL (RS-232) COMMUNICATION
THIS IS THE DEVICE WHICH IS EITHER THE SOURCE OR SINK FOR DATA ON
THE LINK (E.G. A TERMINAL OR COMPUTER).
A LAN DEFINED BY THE IEEE 802.3 COMMITTEE CAPABLE OF OPERATING
AT 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps OR 1000 Mbps DATA RATES.
LOCAL AREA NETWORK.
LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE.
POWER-SUPPLY UNIT.
EIGHT-PIN MODULAR JACK CONNECTOR.
SIMPLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL.
UNSHIELDED TWISTED PAIR (CABLE TYPE).
CITYLIGHT 10/100 ETHERNET TRANSCEIVER CARD
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