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GLOSSARY
Glossary
10BASE-2: IEEE standard for a type of Ethernet over coaxial cable.
Also called “Thin Ethernet.”
10BASE-5: IEEE standard for a type of Ethernet over coaxial cable.
10BASE-T: IEEE standard for a type of Ethernet.
25-9 pin adaptor: an adaptor that changes a 25-pin connector to 9 pins or
a 9-pin connector to 25 pins.
ASCII terminal: a terminal using the American Standard Code for
Information Interchange.
AUI: Autonomous Unit Interface or Attachment Unit Interface.
BRI: Basic Rate Interface. Provides two 64 kbps B channels
and one 16 kbps D channel.
BRI port: S/T interface.
bridge: a device that physically connects two networks together.
DB9-25: a type of communications cable.
dynamic routing: routing by Novell RIP.
Ethernet network: a local area network used for connecting computers,
printers, workstations, terminals, etc., within the same
building.
Filter: an operating parameter that when set will block the
transfer techniques to avoid raising an ISDN line except
when needed.
Good-link light: a light, or LED, on a hub indicating if the connection
through the hub is proper.
HUB: the central connection point for some Ethernet.