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Glossary – Ringdale ISDN User Manual

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GLOSSARY

Glossary

10BASE-2:

IEEE standard for a type of Ethernet over coaxial cable.
Also called “Thin Ethernet.”

10BASE-5:

IEEE standard for a type of Ethernet over coaxial cable.

10BASE-T:

IEEE standard for a type of Ethernet.

25-9 pin adaptor:

an adaptor that changes a 25-pin connector to 9 pins or
a 9-pin connector to 25 pins.

ASCII terminal:

a terminal using the American Standard Code for
Information Interchange.

AUI:

Autonomous Unit Interface or Attachment Unit Interface.

BRI:

Basic Rate Interface. Provides two 64 kbps B channels
and one 16 kbps D channel.

BRI port:

S/T interface.

bridge:

a device that physically connects two networks together.

DB9-25:

a type of communications cable.

dynamic routing:

routing by Novell RIP.

Ethernet network:

a local area network used for connecting computers,
printers, workstations, terminals, etc., within the same
building.

Filter:

an operating parameter that when set will block the
transfer techniques to avoid raising an ISDN line except
when needed.

Good-link light:

a light, or LED, on a hub indicating if the connection
through the hub is proper.

HUB:

the central connection point for some Ethernet.