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LOSSARY
10GBASE-LR
IEEE 802.3ae specification for 10 Gigabit Ethernet over two strands of 9/125
micron core single-mode fiber cable.
10GBASE-SR
IEEE 802.3ae specification for 10 Gigabit Ethernet over two strands of 62.5/125
micron core multimode fiber cable.
10 G
IGABIT
E
THERNET
A 10 Gbps network communication system based on Ethernet.
A
UTO
-N
EGOTIATION
Signalling method allowing each node to select its optimum operational mode
(e.g., speed and duplex mode) based on the capabilities of the node to which it
is connected.
B
ANDWIDTH
The difference between the highest and lowest frequencies available for network
signals. Also synonymous with wire speed, the actual speed of the data
transmission along the cable.
C
OLLISION
D
OMAIN
Single CSMA/CD LAN segment.
CSMA/CD
CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detect) is the communication
method employed by Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet.
E
ND
S
TATION
A workstation, server, or other device that does not forward traffic.