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Glossary

100BASE-TX

IEEE’s specifications for 100 Mbit/s Ethernet using twisted-pair cable (100W 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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