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Ethernet
- (IEEE 802.3) -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet 10Base-T - A more common type of Ethernet Local Area Networking (LAN) cabling. It specifies 10 Mbps (baseband) can be carried over twisted pair. 100Base-T - (a.k.a. Fast Ethernet ) - A more common type of Ethernet Local Area Networking (LAN) cabling. It specifies 100 Mbps (baseband) can be carried over twisted pair. 1000Base-T - (Gigabit Ethernet, GigE) - A more common type of Ethernet Local Area Networking (LAN) cabling. It specifies 1000 Mbps (baseband) can be carried over twisted pair. Media
Access Control (MAC, Media
Access Controller) - Controls
the way
multiple devices are accessed, both by the computer controlling them
and outside devices. (1) The
lower sub layer of the data link layer in
the open system interconnection (OSI) model. MAC is responsible for
scheduling, gaining access, as well as transmitting and receiving data
on the
network media. (2) A generic
term for the way in which workstations
gain access to transmission media.
802.3ah (Ethernet in the First Mile) Ethernet Phone - A phone that will plug directly into an Ethernet network. |
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