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Glossary
100BASE-TX
IEEE's specifications for 100 Mbit/s Ethernet using twisted-pair cable (100
STP or
UTP . The maximum length of cable for a hub to end-node connection is 100 meters.
Cascade Port
An MDI RJ-45 port used to cascade compatible devices in a cascade configuration using
straight-through twisted-pair cable. To cascade two devices, either run a connection
from the cascade port on one device to an MDI-X port on the other device, or cascade
the two devices by running crossover cable between similar port types on both devices.
Collision
A condition in which two packets transmitted over a medium interfere with each other.
Their interference makes both unintelligible.
Configuration
The way to set up a computer, server, or local area network.
Connection
A logical binding between two or more users of an interconnection service.
Ethernet
A network communication system developed and standardized by DEC, Intel, and
Xerox, using baseband transmission, CSMA/CD access and logical bus topology, and
coaxial cable. The successor IEEE 802.3 standard provides for integration into the OSI
model and extends the physical layer and media with repeaters and implementations that
operate on fiber optics, broadband, and twisted-pair.
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