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 An IEEE standard for using IEEE 802.3 

 

protocol at 10 Mbps over thin Ethernet cable.

 

 

An IEEE standard for using IEEE 802.3 

 

protocol at 10 Mbps over thick Ethernet cable.

 

 

 An IEEE standard for using IEEE 802.3 

 

protocol at 10 Mbps over unshielded twisted-pair 

 

cable (the 

 

 stands for twisted pair).

 

 

 An IEEE standard for using the new IEEE 

 

802.12 protocol at 100 Mbps over unshielded 

 

twisted-pair cable of type 5 or type 3.

 

 

A proprietary standard for using IEEE 802.3 

 

protocol at 100 Mbps over unshielded twisted-pair 

 

cable. IEEE standards approval pending.

 

 

 An IEEE standard for the physical layer that 

 

specifies a CSMA/CD protocol. This is the standard 

 

protocol used for Ethernet. Refer to 

 

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 The unique code assigned to each device or 

 

workstation connected to the LAN.

 

 

 The process of removing an address from the 

 

unit’s filtering database after the device has not 

 

transmitted for a given period of time.

 

 

 American National Standards Institute.

 

 

 Layer seven, the uppermost part 

 

of the OSI network layer model. This layer contains 

 

the user and application programs.

 

 

 American Standard Code for Information 

 

Interchange, a standard that defines the values that 

 

are used for letters, numbers, and symbols.

 

 

 The progressive degradation of a 

 

signal as it travels through a cable.

 

 

 Attachment user interface, the interface 

 

between the unit and the data terminal equipment, 

 

usually in the form of a connecting cable.

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