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| A device that connects and pases packets between two network segments that use the same communications protocol. Operate in layer 2 of the OSI model...It use the MAC address to filter traffic from going all over the network. |
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| A technology in which a bridge connects two or more LAN segments. |
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| A data packet that is sent to all nodes on a network. Broadcasts are identified by a bradcast address. |
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| A special address that is reserved for sending a message to all stations. Generally, a broadcast address is a MAC destination address of all 1s. |
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| The set of all devices that will receive broadcast frames originating from any device within the set. Routers typically bound broadcast domains because routers do not forward broadcast frames. |
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| An undersirable network event in which many broadcasts are sent simultaneoulsy across all network segments. A broadcast storm uses substantial network bandwidth and, typically, causes network time-outs. |
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| A linear LAN architecture in which transmissions from network stations propagate the length of the medium and are received by all other stations. |
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| In Ethernet,the result of two nodes transmitting simultaneoulsy. The frames from each device collide and are damaged when they meet on the physical medium. |
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| Carrier sense multiple access collision detect- A media-access mechanism where in devices that are ready to transmit data first check the channel for a carrier. If no-->TX; if yes-->NO TX. |
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| A rough diagram indicatiing where cable runs are located and the numbers of rooms they led to. |
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| A packet-switching approach that streams data through a switch so that the leading edge of a packet exits the switch at the output port before the pacekt finishes entering the input port. AKA on-the-fly packet switching. |
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| A server that supports all the suers on a network by offering services such as email or DNS. |
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| A baseband LAN specification that was invented by Xerox Corporation and developed jointly by Xerox, Intel, and DEC. |
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| Any of a number of 100-Mbps Ethernet specifications. Fast Ethernet offers a speed increase 10 times that of the 10 BASE-T Ethernet specification, while preserving such qualities as frame format, MAC mechanism, and MTU. |
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| Fast-forwarding switching |
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| Switching that offers the lowest level of latency by immediately forawrding a packet after receiving the destination address. |
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| Any of a number of 1000-Mbps Ehternet specifications. Gigabit Ethernet offers a pseed increase 10 times that of the Fast Ethernet specification. |
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| An IEEE LAN protocol that specifies an implementation of the physical laeyer and the MAC sublayer of the data link layer. |
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| Institude of Electrical and Electronics Engineers- A professional organization whose activities include the development of communications and network standards. |
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| Local-Area-Network - A high-speed, low-error data network that covers a relatively small geographic area. |
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| A high speed switch that forawards packets between data-link segments. Most LAN switches forward traffic based on MAC addresses. Often caterogize by approach methods. |
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| The delay between the time that a device requests access to a network and the time that it is granted permission to transmit. |
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| Media Access Control- A standardize data link layer address that is required for every port or device that connects to a LAN. |
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| The division of a network into smaller segments, usually witht he intention of increasing aggregate bandwidth to network devices. |
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| layer 3 of the OSI model- this layer provides connectivity and path selection between two end systems. |
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| Bridge protocol that uses the spanning-tree algorithm...work around loop..and let router talk to each other to fix the looping problem. |
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