Cabletron Systems SmartSTACK ELS100-8TXUF2, Installation And User Manual

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APPENDIX C.ACRONYMS AND
ABBREVIATIONS
Term Definition
10Base-T 10Mbps twisted-pair Ethernet
100Base-TX 100Mbps twisted-pair Fast Ethernet
100Base-FX 100Mbps fiber optic Fast Ethernet
ANSI American National Standards Institute
ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
CAT5 Category 5
CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
LAN Local Area Network
MAC Media Access Control
LED Light Emitting Diode
MDI Media Device Interface
MDI-X Media Device Interface-crossover cable wiring
RFC Request for Comment
UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair
end-switch A switch that terminates a branch. Also known
as a leaf switch.
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