Cabletron Systems 100BASE-FX, Cabling Manual

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Glossary-3
Channel to Crosstalk
Channel
A portion of a backplane bus which is specifically partitioned off for the
transmission of one type of network data.
Chassis
See Modular Chassis.
Client
A workstation or node which obtains services from a server device
located on the network.
Client-Server
A computing model which is based on the use of dedicated devices
(servers) for the performance of specific computational or networking
tasks. These servers are accessed by several clients, workstations which
cannot perform those functions to the same extent or with the same
efficiency as the servers.
Coaxial
An Ethernet media type which consists of a core of electrically conductive
material surrounded by several layers of insulation and shielding.
Community Name
An identification which allows a specific level of access to the network
device. Similar to a password, a Community Name acts to restrict access
to control capabilities and network statistics.
Concentrator
A network device which allows multiple network ports in one location to
share one physical interface to the network.
Congestion
An estimation or measure of the utilization of a network, typically
expressed as a percentage of theoretical maximum utilization of the
network.
Connectivity
The physical connection of cabling or other media to network devices.
The coupling of media to the network.
Console
See Terminal.
Crossover
A length of multi-stranded cable in which the transmit wire(s) of one end
is/are crossed over within the cable to connect to the receive wire(s) of
the other end. Crossovers are used to connect devices to like devices,
ensuring that transmit and receive connections are properly made.
Crosstalk
A corruption of the electrical signal transmitted through a Shielded or
Unshielded Twisted Pair cable. Crosstalk refers to signals on one strand
or set of strands affecting signals on another strand or set of strands.