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Siemens X-400 User Manual

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Glossary

Operating Instructions for SCALANCE X-400 Industrial Ethernet Switches
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Store and forward

In this switching technique, the entire frame is read in, before it is for-
warded by the switch. A packet is only passed on if it is error-free.

TELNET

With this protocol, an interactive connection can be established to an-
other device in the LAN or on the Internet. The user then has the same
options as when directly connected to this device with a terminal.

TP Port

Port with a TP connector (RJ-45 jack)

VLAN

Virtual LAN within a physically existing network.