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Internet/Print Server User's Guide
B
Bandwidth
C
Category 3, 4, 5
Collision
Collision Domain
CSMA/CD
D
DHCP
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The range of frequencies available across a
communications channel; in one sense, the
"size" or "speed" of the communications
channel.
Communication cabling standards referring
to the quality of the transmission medium
and whether or not the cable includes
transmission shielding.
Simultaneous data transmission on a net-
work 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 de-
tects and resolves collisions locally so that
there is less impact on the entire network.
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Colli-
sion Detection; a network communications
protocol in which each transmission source
(i.e., station, server, switch, etc.) monitors
the main data channel for traffic before and
during transmission, postponing transmis-
sion when the data channel is in use.
Dynamic
Host
DHCP is a protocol that allows IP addresses
to be dynamically assigned as computers are
turned on.
Configuration
Protocol.
Glossary
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