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10BASE-T
27 Dec 2000
WORD - 10BASE-T, one of several physical media specified in the IEEE 802.3 standard for Ethernet local area networks (LANs), is ordinary telephone twisted pair wire. 10BASE-T supports Ethernet's 10 Mbps transmission speed. In ...
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vampire tap
28 Oct 2003
WORD - A vampire tap is a connection to a coaxial cable in which a hole is drilled through the outer shield of the cable so that a clamp can be connected to the inner conductor of the cable. A vampire tap is used to connect each ...
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coaxial cable (illustrated)
04 Oct 2000
WORD - Coaxial cable is the kind of copper cable used by cable TV companies between the community antenna and user homes and businesses. Coaxial cable is sometimes used by telephone companies from their central office to the ...
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EtherExpress
05 Sep 2000
WORD - EtherExpress is a technology from Intel that is used in network server adapters (devices that attach the server to the network cable) for Ethernet-based local area networks (LANs). The EtherExpress adapter has a built-in ...
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slot time
04 Sep 2000
WORD - In Ethernet and its Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detect (CSMA/CD) approach to managing which device can use the communication link next, slot time is the amount of time a device waits after a collision before ...
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AUI
21 Jul 2001
WORD - The AUI (attachment unit interface) is the 15-pin physical connector interface between a computer's network interface card (NIC) and an Ethernet cable. On 10Base-5 ("thicknet") Ethernet, a short cable is used to connect the ...
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Ethernet
11 Mar 2004
WORD - Ethernet is the most widely-installed local area network (
LAN) technology. Specified in a standard, IEEE 802.3, Ethernet was originally developed by Xerox from an earlier specification called Alohanet (for the Palo ...
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Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detect
04 Apr 2001
WORD - Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detect (CSMA/CD) is the protocol for carrier transmission access in Ethernet networks. On Ethernet, any device can try to send a frame at any time. Each device senses whether the line ...
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cyclic redundancy checking
31 Oct 2002
WORD - Cyclic redundancy checking is a method of checking for errors in data that has been transmitted on a communications link. A sending device applies a 16- or 32-bit polynomial to a block of data that is to be transmitted and ...
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Thinnet
30 Jul 2001
WORD - Thicknet and Thinnet (sometimes called ThickWire and ThinWire) are commonly used terms for the larger and smaller size of coaxial cable used in Ethernet local area networks. Thicknet, also known as Thickwire, is 0.4 inches ...
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