Black Box SCAN-LAN VI, Manual

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SCAN-LAN VI
Barrel Connector — Connector that joins two sections of a coax cable.
Baseband — A frequency band that uses the complete bandwidth of a cable
down to zero frequency for the transmission of a single channel of data.
Basic Link — As defined by EIA/TIA TSB-67, the horizontal wiring link
from the work-area telecommunications outlet (wallplate) to the
horizontal cross-connect. Includes equipment cords at each end for
connection to test instrumentation.
BER (Bit Error Rate) — The ratio of received bits in error to the total
received bits.
Binary — A signaling method that uses two states, either zero or one.
Bit — Binary digit, the smallest unit of data.
Bits per Second (bps) — A measurement of the speed of data transmission.
Block — A connection system for cross-connecting twisted-pair
telecommunication cable. Also called punchdown block. Common types
include AT&T 110 and 66 blocks.
BNC — Bayonet Neil Concelman connector, the connector used for
coaxial cable in a Thin Ethernet network.
Bridge — Attachment device that forwards packets from one LAN segment
to another based upon destination MAC address.
Broadband — A wide-bandwidth signaling method that allows a cable to
carry several different kinds of transmissions simultaneously such as voice,
video, and data on one cable.
Bus — A configuration in which nodes on a network are interconnected
and communicate.
Byte — Eight data bits.
Cable — A medium that is used to interconnect two or more devices for
communication.
Capacitance — The ability to store an electrical charge between two
surfaces, measured in farads.