Panasonic DP2000 - Manual (Page 35)

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MAC: (Media Access Control)
MESHED NEWTORK:
A network in which every node is connected to every other node.
MODEM: (Modulator - Demodulator)
A device which converts digital signals to analogue signals suitable for
transmission onto an analogue network.
MULTIPLEXER:
A piece of equipment which enables the transmission of a number of
channels at the same time over a single circuit. Most use data correction
and compression.
NETWORK ARCHITECTURE:
The complete design of equipment, protocols, topology and transmission
links of a network, and the way this design is implemented.
NETWORK TOPOLOGY:
This is the physical configuration of a network, how the nodes are
arranged in relation to each other. Here are some examples:
TABLE 1