Dual-Speed Stackable Hub Web-based Management User’s Guide
Glossary
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B
Bandwidth
The range of frequencies available across a com-
munications channel; in one sense, the
ize” of
the communications channel.
BOOTP
The BOOTstrap Protocol, a method network de-
vices can use to obtain TCP/IP configuration
information from a central location on startup.
Bridge
A LAN device used to connect two different
LANs so that packets can be transmitted from one
to the other. A bridge works on a low level, and
does not take higher-level protocols into consid-
eration. In this document and the hub
management software, switching modules are
most often referred to as bridges.
C
Cascading
The practice of connecting identical or similar
LAN devices such as hubs together directly so
that they function as one device. A collection of
cascaded devices is often called a stack.
Category 3, 4, 5
Communication cabling standards referring to the
quality of the transmission medium and whether
or not the cable includes transmission leakage
shielding.
Collision
Simultaneous data transmission on a network me-
dium, resulting in a garbled (and unreadable)
transmission. See
SMA/CD.”
Collision Domain
A section of a network isolated from other sec-
tions by a switch, bridge, or hub that detects and
resolves collisions locally so that there is less im-
pact on the entire network.
