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802.3
IEEE standard that describes the characteristics of various Ethernet technologies, such as 10
Mbps, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and 10 Giga-bit Ethernet.
Analog signal
A signal that has a continuous range of values, much like a wave.
Digital Signal
Signal that has discrete values of on or off.
Crosstalk
Interference that comes from neighboring conductors inside a wire's insulating jacket
Resistance
The opposition to direct current (DC)
Cat 5/5e Maximum Frequency Rating
100 MHz
Cat 6 Maximum Frequency Rating
250 MHz
Cat 6a Maximum Frequency Rating
500 MHz
Cat 7 Maximum Frequency Rating
600 MHz
Cat 5/5e Data Rate
, 100 Mbps/1000 Mbps (using 4 pairs)
Cat 6 - Data Rate
1 GBps
Cat 6a - Data Rate
10 Gbps
Cat 7 - Data Rate
10 Gbps
Cat 8 - Data Rate
40 Gbps
Auto-MDIX compliant device
Automatically reassigns the pin functions so that a crossover cable is not required for
communication.
demodulation
The receiver separates the voice wave from the carrier wave.
Wireless Access Point (WAP)
Provides a connection between a wireless network and a cable-based network.
802.1x
A standard for authentication methods for wireless networking.
Service Set Identifier (SSID)
The user-supplied network name of a WLAN; it can generally be alphanumeric from 2 to 32
characters.
Parity check
A method of verifying the integrity of transmitted data.
Broadcast storm
When the number of collisions reaches a point that the network is flooded with a continuous
number of collisions and rebroadcasts.
Collision Domain