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Transceiver
Transceiver
is short transmitter/receiver. This device connects computers to a network
See also MAU
.
Top Broadcasters
Top three workstations broadcasting across a network.
Top Talkers
Top Talkers measures the top three workstations causing network activity on the segment
for the selected minute.
Twisted-Pair cable
Cable in which two wires are wrapped (or twisted) around each other between 2 and 12
times per foot of length. Most twisted-pair cabling contains either 4 or 25 pairs of wires.
Unshielded Twisted-Pair (UTP) cable is a common type of twisted-pair cable that does
not have a shield wrapped around the wires.
UDP
User Datagram Protocol (UDP) is the connectionless transport protocol used by SNMP
(Simple Network Management Protocol).
UTP
Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) cabling has an insulation material similar to that used in
phone cabling, but it has no extra shielding to protect it from noise. It contains at least
two conductors containing 6 twists per inch to minimize the effects of electromagnetic
radiation (EMI).
WINS
Windows Internet Naming Service or WINS is a Windows NT Server identification
method of associating a computer’s host name with its address.
Wire closet
An area in a building in which punch-down blocks are centralized; a central termination
area for network or telephone cabling.
