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APPENDIX C.ACRONYMS AND    
ABBREVIATIONS
Term
Definition
10Base-T
10Mbps twisted-pair Ethernet
100Base-TX
100Mbps twisted-pair Fast Ethernet
100Base-FX
100Mbps fiber optic Fast Ethernet
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
ASIC
Application Specific Integrated Circuit
CAT5
Category 5
CSMA/CD
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
LAN
Local Area Network
MAC
Media Access Control
LED
Light Emitting Diode
MDI
Media Device Interface
MDI-X
Media Device Interface-crossover cable wiring
RFC
Request for Comment
UTP
Unshielded Twisted Pair
end-switch
A switch that terminates a branch. Also known 
as a leaf switch.
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