Glossary
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TELCO CONNECTOR
— A 50-pin receptacle that plugs into the front of the
hub, enabling cables from external devices to connect to the hub.
THICK ETHERNET
—See 10BASE5
THIN ETHERNET
—See 10BASE2
TRUNK CABLE
—The coaxial cable used to distribute signals over long
distances throughout a cable system.
UNMANAGED MODULE
— A repeater that behaves as a “dumb” repeater in a
department concentrator chassis (i.e., without a Master). It performs simple
repeating tasks like packet retiming and regeneration, but is not managed.
UNSHIELDED TWISTED PAIR (UTP)
—A cable used in 10BASE-T wiring
that consists of at least two twisted pairs of 22 to 26 AWG wire. The pairs should
have at least 3 twists per foot and have an impedance of 100
Ω
. Level 3, Level 4 and
Level 5 UTP cables fit these criteria.