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BASE-T, Terminal Server, Terminator, Thickwire, Thinwire, Throughput, Token, Token Ring, Topology

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Glossary of Terms 10BASE-T: Ethernet running on unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable. Note that 10BASE-T is a point-to-point network media, with one end of the cable typically going to a repeater/hub and the other to the network device. Terminal Server: A concentrator that facilitates communication between hosts and terminals. Terminator: Used on both ends of a standard Ethernet or Thinwire Ethernet segment, this special connector provides the 50 ohm termination resistance needed for the cable. TFTP: Trivial File Transfer Protocol. On computers that run the TCP/IP networking software, TFTP is used to quickly send files across the network with fewer security features than FTP. Thickwire: Half-inch diameter coax cable. Thinwire: Thin coaxial cable similar to that used for television/video hookups. Throughput: The amount of data transmitted between two points in a given amount of time, e.g., 10 Mbps. Token: The character sequence or frame, passed in sequence from node to node, to indicate that the node controlling it has the right to transmit for a given amount of time. Token Ring: Developed by IBM, this 4 or 16 Mbps network uses a ring topology and a token-passing access method. Topology: The arrangement of the nodes and connecting hardware that comprises the network. Types include ring, bus, star and tree. Transceiver: The actual device that interfaces between the network and the local node. The term generally refers to any connector, such as a MAU, that actively converts signals between the network and the local node. 11-16 DSTni-XPress DR User Guide

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Glossary of Terms
10BASE-T:
Ethernet running on unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable. Note that 10BASE-T is a point-to-point
network media, with one end of the cable typically going to a repeater/hub and the other to the network
device.
Terminal Server:
A concentrator that facilitates communication between hosts and terminals.
Terminator:
Used on both ends of a standard Ethernet or Thinwire Ethernet segment, this special connector
provides the 50 ohm termination resistance needed for the cable.
TFTP:
Trivial File Transfer Protocol. On computers that run the TCP/IP networking software, TFTP is used to
quickly send files across the network with fewer security features than FTP.
Thickwire:
Half-inch diameter coax cable.
Thinwire:
Thin coaxial cable similar to that used for television/video hookups.
Throughput:
The amount of data transmitted between two points in a given amount of time, e.g., 10 Mbps.
Token:
The character sequence or frame, passed in sequence from node to node, to indicate that the node
controlling it has the right to transmit for a given amount of time.
Token Ring:
Developed by IBM, this 4 or 16 Mbps network uses a ring topology and a token-passing access
method.
Topology:
The arrangement of the nodes and connecting hardware that comprises the network. Types include
ring, bus, star and tree.
Transceiver:
The actual device that interfaces between the network and the local node. The term generally refers to
any connector, such as a MAU, that actively converts signals between the network and the local node.
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