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| An Ethernet LAN rule that stands for 5 segments, 4 repeaters, and 3 segments with nodes allowed in a single collision domain |
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| Technique used in gigabit Ethernet to extend the minimum length of an Ethernet Frame |
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| A portion of a network where two or more stations transmitting at the same time will interfere with each other. |
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| Cyclic redundancy check. An error detection scheme able to detect bit errors in streams of bits of varying length |
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| Carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance. An IEEE 802.11 Standard access method for wireless Ethernet |
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| Carrier sense multiple access with collision Detection. An IEEE 802.3 Standard access method used to share bandwidth among a maximum of 1024 stations. Two or more stations transmitting at a time will cause a collision , forcing random waiting periods before retransmission is attempted |
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| This is the term used for 100-Mbps Ethernet |
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| Beginning with fast Ethernet, fast link pulses are used to perform auto negotiation on a hardware link(such as a UTP cable) |
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| Fiber optic inter repeater link . the original specification for Ethernet communication over fiber. |
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| Technique used in Gigabit Ethernet to send multiple frames in a small window of time |
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| This is the term used for 1000-Mbps Ethernet |
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| A deliberate gap of 96 bit times between successive Ethernet frames |
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| An out-of-control station transmitting garbage |
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| A 32 bit sequence generated when a collision is detected, to guarantee all stations are notified of the collision |
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| Media access control address. A 48 bit physical associated with every network interface. An example MAC address 00-C0-F0-27-64-E2 |
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| The time required to transmit 512 bits of data |
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