Fluke Network Tester User Manual

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Appendices

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Remote Collision

A collision that occurs on the other side of a repeater.
Since a 10BASE-T Hub is a multi-port repeater with a
"segment" dedicated to each station, 10BASE-T collisions
are remote collisions.

Repeater

A repeater is a layer-1 device that regenerates and
retimes frames.

Router or Gateway

A router is a device that connects subnets together. Any
packets destined for a device on a different subnet are
given the subnet’s router. Routing between subnets can
involve multiple routers. A user’s machine must be
configured to know the IP address of the router for its
subnet in order to communicate with machines on other
subnets. Mis-identified gateways are a common problem
for manually configured IP settings.

RJ-45 Connector

A modular connector used for UTP wiring. The RJ-45
connector has eight conductors to accommodate four
pairs of wires, and it has become the dominant connector
used in Ethernet and Token Ring UTP installations.

Router

A router is a network-layer device that connects networks
using like network-layer protocols. Routers can span
different network topologies. For example, a router can
interconnect two IP subnets. For a router to pass traffic,
unlike a bridge, it must be configured for the desired
protocol. Routers are more difficult to configure but offer
greater security.

RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol)

The protocol used for actual Voice data transmission.

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