
	jam


	Home > Networking Definitions - Jam

SearchNetworking.com Definitions (Powered by WhatIs.com)

EMAIL THIS

LOOK UP TECH TERMS		Powered by:

Browse tech terms alphabetically:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #

jam

Digg This!

StumbleUpon

Del.icio.us

- In an Ethernet network, a jam is a signal from one device to all other devices that a collision has occurred. Specifically, the device was trying to send a frame while another device was also trying to put a frame on the line). The jam signal results in additional collisions in any other frames in process of being put on the line and warns non-transmitting devices to wait. Effectively, a jam provides a way to force all devices to restart any bids to get control of the line.

LAST UPDATED:

07 Aug 2006

Read more about jam:

-	Charles Spurgeon's Ethernet Web Site is a good resource.
-	This conceptual overview of Ethernet discusses bandwidth, baseband vs. broadband, and other concepts leading to CSMA/CD.
-	The IEEE 802.3 standard is available by direct order from the IEEE .

Do you have something to add to this definition? Let us know.
Send your comments to techterms@whatis.com

Digg This!

StumbleUpon

Del.icio.us

RELATED CONTENT

	Networking data visualization not just for pointy-headed bosses Dipping your feet in networking data visualization doesn't take expensive software: just Excel and a little help from your friends.
	What network security threat does a QM FSM error pose in IPsec VPNs? Learn how to solve a QM FSM error when working on a LAN-to-LAN VPN from a network security expert.
	Juniper updates Network and Security Manager to manage full portfolio With an update of its Network and Security Manager, Juniper offers a more comprehensive management suite.

RELATED GLOSSARY TERMS

Terms from Whatis.com − the technology online dictionary

10-high-day busy period (SearchNetworking.com)

ACK (SearchNetworking.com)

Networking & jam Solutions
jam Solutions for Business Success

SEARCH

TechTarget provides enterprise IT professionals with the information they need to perform their jobs - from developing strategy, to making cost-effective IT purchase decisions and managing their organizations' IT projects - with its network of technology-specific Web sites, events and magazines.


TechTarget Corporate Web Site \| Media Kits \| Reprints \| Site Map All Rights Reserved, Copyright 2000 - 2008, TechTarget \| Read our Privacy Policy