3Com SUPERSTACK 3 WEBCACHE 3000 User Manual page 341

3Com Network
Supervisor
3Com Web Scheduler
10BASE-T
100BASE-TX
auto-negotiation
bandwidth
baud
cache
cache hit
cache miss
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LOSSARY
The 3Com umbrella management system used to manage all of 3Com's
networking solutions.
A Web browser plug-in that allows permitted users to schedule content
preloads without administrator access to the Webcache.
The IEEE specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over Category 3, 4 or 5
twisted pair cable.
The IEEE specification for 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet over Category 5
twisted-pair cable.
A feature on twisted pair ports that allows them to advertise their
capabilities for speed, duplex and flow control. When connected to a
port that also supports auto-negotiation, the link can automatically
configure itself to the optimum setup.
The information capacity, measured in bits per second, that a channel
can transmit. The bandwidth of Ethernet is 10 Mbps and the
bandwidth of Fast Ethernet is 100 Mbps.
The signalling rate of a line, that is, the number of transitions (voltage
or frequency changes) made per second. Also known as line speed.
Stores copies of frequently accessed objects close to users and serves
them to users when requested.
An object in the cache that can be served directly to the client
machine.
An object that is not in the cache or that is in the cache but no longer
valid. In both cases, the Webcache must get the object from the origin
server.