Gigax series l2 managed switch user’s guide – Asus GigaX2124X/C User Manual

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1000BASE-T

A designation for the type of wiring used by Ethernet networks

with a data rate of 1000 Mbps.

binary

The "base two" system of numbers, that uses only two digits, 0

and 1, to represent all numbers. In binary, the number 1 is written

as 1, 2 as 10, 3 as 11, 4 as 100, etc. Although expressed as

decimal numbers for convenience, IP addresses in actual use

are binary numbers; e.g., the IP address 209.191.4.240 is

11010001.10111111.00000100.11110000 in binary. See also bit,

IP address, network mask.

bit

Short for "binary digit," a bit is a number that can have two values,

0 or 1. See also binary.

bps bits

per

second

CoS

Class of Service. Defined in 802.1Q, the value range is from 0 to

7. Due to 4 internal traffic class mapping to 8 priority, Only Cos

value 0,2,5,7 are valid according to Cos Queue Mapping.

broadcast

To send data to all computers on a network.

Ethernet

The most commonly installed computer network technology,

usually using twisted pair wiring. Ethernet data rates are 10 Mbps

and 100 Mbps. See also 10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, twisted pair.

filtering

To screen out selected types of data, based on filtering rules.

Filtering can be applied in one direction (ingress or egress), or in

both directions.

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