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Ch. 3 Key Terms

Network Fundamentals / Ch. 3 - Fundamentals of LANs

TermDefinition
1000BASE-T A name for the IEEE Gigabit Ethernet standard that uses four-pair copper cabling, a speed of 1000 Mbps (1 Gbps), and a maximum cable length of 100 meters.
100BASE-TX A name for the IEEE Fast Ethernet standard that uses two-pair copper cabling, a speed of 100 Mbps, and a maximum cable length of 100 meters.
10BASE-T The 10-Mbps baseband Ethernet specification using two pairs of twisted-pair cabling (Categories 3, 4, or 5): One pair transmits data and the other receives data. 10BASE-T has a distance limit of approximately 100 m (328 feet) per segment.
crossover cable An Ethernet cable that swaps the pair used for transmission on one device to a pair used for receiving on the device on the opposite end of the cable. This cable swaps the pair at pins 1,2 to pins 3,6 on each end of the cable,
CSMA/CD A media-access mechanism in which devices ready to transmit data first check the channel for a carrier. If no carrier is sensed, a device can transmit. If a collision occurs, all devices wait a random length of time before retransmitting.
full duplex Generically, any communication in which two communicating devices can concurrently send and receive data. In Ethernet LANs, the allowance for both devices to send and receive at the same time, allowed when both devices disable their CSMA/CD logic.
half duplex Generically, any communication in which only one device at a time can send data. In Ethernet LANs, the normal result of the CSMA/CD algorithm that enforces the rule that only one device should send at any point in time.
hub A LAN device that provides a centralized connection point for LAN cabling, repeating any received electrical signal out all other ports, thereby creating a logical bus. Considered to be Layer 1 devices; do not interpret frames.
pinout The documentation and implementation of which wires inside a cable connect to each pin position in any connector.
protocol type field A field in a LAN header that identifies the type of header that follows the LAN header. Includes the DIX Ethernet Type field, the IEEE 802.2 DSAP field, and the SNAP protocol Type field.
shared Ethernet An Ethernet that uses a hub, or even the original coaxial cabling, which results in the devices having to take turns sending data, sharing the available bandwidth.
straight-through cable In Ethernet, a cable that connects the wire on pin 1 on one end of the cable to pin 1 on the other end of the cable, pin 2 on one end to pin 2 on the other end, and so on.
switch A network device that filters, forwards, and floods Ethernet frames based on the destination address of each frame.
switched Ethernet An Ethernet that uses a switch, and particularly not a hub, so that the devices connected to one switch port do not have to contend to use the bandwidth available on another port. Contrasts with the term shared Ethernet.
twisted pair Transmission medium consisting of two insulated wires, with the wires twisted around each other in a spiral. An electrical circuit flows over the wire pair, with the current in opposite directions on each wire, reducing interference between the two wires.
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