Cabletron Systems EMM-E6 Ethernet - Manual (Page 198)

ST to Throughput
EMM-E6 User’s Guide GL-13
ST Straight-Tip. A modular connector and port system used
with both multimode and single mode fiber optic cabling.
The ST connector utilizes an insert and twist-lock
mechanism.
Station See node.
STP Shielded Twisted Pair. Refers to a type of cabling, most
commonly used in Token Ring networks, which consists
of several strands of cables surrounded by foil shielding,
which are twisted together. See also UTP.
Straight-
Through A length of multi-stranded cable in which the transmit
wire(s) of one end is/are passed directly through the cable
to the same location on the other end. Straight-through
cables are used for most facility cabling. See also cross-
over.
Subnet A physical network within an IP network.
Subnet Mask A 32-bit quantity which may be set up in SNMP
management devices to indicate which bits in an IP
address identify the physical network.
Switch A network device which connects two or more separate
network segments and allows traffic to be passed between
them when necessary. A switch determines if a packet
should be blocked or transmitted based on the destination
address contained in that packet.
TCP Transmission Control Protocol.
Terminal A device for displaying information and relaying
communications. Terminals do not perform any processing
of data, but instead access processing-capable systems and
allow users to control that system.
Throughput The rate at which discrete quantities of information
(typically measured in Mbps) are received by or
transmitted through a specific device.
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