Glossary - Asus GigaX User Manual

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Glossary

10BASE-T
100BASE-T
1000BASE-T
binary
bit
bps
CoS
GigaX Series L3 Managed Switch User Guide
A designation for the type of wiring used by Ethernet networks
with a data rate of 10 Mbps. Also known as Category 3 (CAT 3)
wiring. See also data rate, Ethernet.
A designation for the type of wiring used by Ethernet networks
with a data rate of 100 Mbps. Also known as Category 5 (CAT 5)
wiring. See also data rate, Ethernet.
A designation for the type of wiring used by Ethernet networks
with a data rate of 1000 Mbps.
The "base two" system of numbers, that uses only two digits, 0
and 1, to represent all numbers. In binary, the number 1 is written
as 1, 2 as 10, 3 as 11, 4 as 100, etc. Although expressed as
decimal numbers for convenience, IP addresses in actual use
are binary numbers; e.g., the IP address 209.191.4.240 is
11010001.10111111.00000100.11110000 in binary. See also bit,
IP address, network mask.
Short for "binary digit," a bit is a number that can have two values,
0 or 1. See also binary.
bits per second
Class of Service. Defined in 802.1Q, the value range is from 0 to
7.
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