CITYLIGHT 10/100 ETHERNET TRANSCEIVER CARD
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APPENDIX B - GLOSSARY OF TERMS
CATEGORY 5
HIGH-SPECIFICATION CABLE FOR USE WITH DATA RATES UP TO
100 Mbps OVER 100 M DEFINED BY EIA/TIA 568.
DCE
DATA COMMUNICATING EQUIPMENT. IN SERIAL (RS -232)
COMMUNICATION THIS IS THE DEVICE THAT CONNECTS TO A DTE (E.G. A
MODEM).
DTE
DATA TERMINATING EQUIPMENT. IN SERIAL (RS-232) COMMUNICATION
THIS IS THE DEVICE WHICH IS EITHER THE SOURCE OR SINK FOR DATA ON
THE LINK (E.G. A TERMINAL OR COMPUTER).
ETHERNET
A LAN DEFINED BY THE IEEE 802.3 COMMITTEE CAPABLE OF OPERATING
AT 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps OR 1000 Mbps DATA RATES.
LAN
LOCAL AREA NETWORK.
LED
LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE.
PSU
POWER-SUPPLY UNIT.
RJ 45
EIGHT-PIN MODULAR JACK CONNECTOR.
SNMP
SIMPLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL.
UTP
UNSHIELDED TWISTED PAIR (CABLE TYPE).
