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9.0 Glossary
100Base-T
Standard for 100 Mbps Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) over unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable. Commonly known as
Fast Ethernet.
10Base-T
Standard for 10 Mbps Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) over unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable.
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange - a 7 bit code used to represent text control codes.
CAT-5
Category 5 - UTP cable rated for data rates up to 1000 Mbps.
CAT-6
UTP cabling that is rated for up to 1000 Mbps. Standard is currently under development by the Electrical
Industries Alliance/Telecommunications Association (EIA/TIA) organization.
CRC
Cyclic Redundancy Check.
DHCP
Dynamic Host Control Protocol.
Ethernet ™
The dominant local area network technology in use today. There are a number of flavors of Ethernet, dependent
on the cabling use.
Fast Ethernet
An upgraded version of Ethernet that runs a 1000 Mbps. Also known as 100Base-T and 100Base-FX.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol - allows you to transfer files regardless of type of computer system being used.
Gbps
Gigabit per second - a data transfer rate of 1 billion bits per second.
HDLC
High Level Data Link Control - a bit-oriented framing system used by Modbus+, smart modems and many other
systems.
HTTP
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol - the application protocol used to transfer web information between server and
browser.
IEEE
Institute of Electronic Engineers - developer of very important physical and data-link standards and networks.
These are known as Project 802.
IEEE 802.3
The official designation for networking technology commonly known as Ethernet.
IEEE 802.11
Standards for wireless LAN technology.
IP
Internet Protocol - the networking layer of the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
protocol.