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Glossary-2 © 2003 Foundry Networks, Inc. February 2003
Bandwidth
The difference between the highest and lowest frequencies
available for network signals. Also synonymous with wire speed,
the actual speed of the data transmission along the cable.
Collision
A condition in which packets transmitted over the cable interfere
with each other. Their interference makes both signals
unintelligible.
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.
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.