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Glossary of Terms
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Address space
A linear array of locations that a thread can access. Simple processors have only one, and these
are referred to as `linear' addressing.
native to DHCP that allows hosts to automatically obtain an IP address in smaller
y not have a DHCP server. A range of IP addresses (from 169.254.0.1 to
ices. The range of AutoIP
addresses is not to be used over the Internet.
to
nnect
nation and matching of transmission speed.
Bandwidth on Demand:
ote access device to initiate a second connection to a particular site to increase
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which will trigger the secondary connection. Multilink PPP is an emerging
his feature to be interoperable, but right now the only way to ensure correct
n both end from the same vendor.
processors
AutoIP
AutoIP is an alter
networks that ma
169.254.255.254) has been explicitly reserved for AutoIP-enabled dev
Auto-Negotiate:
Clause 28 of the IEEE 802.3u standard specifies a MAC sublayer for the identification of the speed
and duplex mode of connection being supported by a device. Support of this feature is optional for
individual vendors.
Auto-sense:
Ability of a 10/100 Ethernet device to interpret the speed or duplex mode of the attached device and
adjust to that rate. Official term is Auto-Negotiation in Clause 28 of the IEEE 802.3u standard.
AUI:
Attachment Unit Interface. A 15-pin shielded, twisted pair Ethernet cable used (optionally) to co
between network devices and a MAU.
Autobaud:
Automatic determi
Backbone:
The main cable in a network.
Feature that allows a rem
the amount of data transferred to that site to increase the desired threshold. The network manage
configuring the remote access server will specify a number of bits or a percentage of connection
bandwidth threshold
standard to allow t
operation is to use devices o
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