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| A series of LAN standards defined by the IEEE, originally invented by Xerox Corporation and developed jointly by Xerox, Intel, and Digital Equipment Corporation. |
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| A term referring to an Ethernet data link header and trailer, plus the data encapsulated between the header and trailer. |
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| A generic term for the opening of the side of any Ethernet node, typically in an Ethernet NIC or LAN switch, into which an Ethernet cable can be connected. |
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| A generic term for any physical link between two Ethernet nodes, no matter what type of cabling is used. |
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| A 48-bit (6-byte) binary number, usually written as a 12-digit hexadecimal number, used to identify Ethernet nodes in an Ethernet network. Ethernet frame headers list a destination and source address field, used by the Ethernet devices to deliver Ethernet frames to the correct destination. |
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