Glossary
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Collision Domain
Single CSMA/CD LAN segment.
CSMA/CD
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detect is the communication method
employed by Ethernet and Fast Ethernet.
Customer Premises Equipment (CPE)
Terminating equipment, such as terminals, phones, routers and routers, supplied by
the service provider, installed at customer sites, and connected to the service
provider’s network.
End Station
A workstation, server, or other device that does not act as a network interconnection.
Ethernet
A network communication system developed and standardized by DEC, Intel, and
Xerox, using baseband transmission, CSMA/CD access, logical bus topology, and
coaxial cable. The successor IEEE 802.3 standard provides for integration into the
OSI model and extends the physical layer and media with repeaters and
implementations that operate on fiber, thin coax and twisted-pair cable.
Fast Ethernet
A 100 Mbps network communication system based on Ethernet and the CSMA/CD
access method.
Fast Ethernet Switch
Device that provides a full 100 Mbps bandwidth (or either 10 or 100 Mbps bandwidth
with Auto-Negotiation) to each port (LAN segment).
FTTH
Fibre To The Home: a network where optical fibre runs from a service provider’s
switch to the subscriber's premises or home.
Full Duplex
Transmission method that allows switch and network card to transmit and receive
concurrently, effectively doubling the bandwidth of that link.
Gigabit Ethernet
A 1000 Mbps network communication system based on Ethernet and the CSMA/CD
access method.
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