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IEEE 802.3U
Defines CSMA/CD access method and physical layer specifications for 100BASE-
TX Fast Ethernet. (Now incorporated in IEEE 802.3-2008.)
IEEE 802.3X
Defines Ethernet frame start/stop requests and timers used for flow control on
full-duplex links. (Now incorporated in IEEE 802.3-2008.)
IEEE 802.3Z
Defines CSMA/CD access method and physical layer specifications for 1000BASE
Gigabit Ethernet. (Now incorporated in IEEE 802.3-2008.)
LAN SEGMENT
Separate LAN or collision domain.
LED
Light emitting diode used for monitoring a device or network condition.
LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN)
A group of interconnected computer and support devices.
MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL (MAC)
A portion of the networking protocol that governs access to the transmission
medium, facilitating the exchange of data between network nodes.
MIB
An acronym for Management Information Base. It is a set of database objects
that contains information about the device.
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