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Glossary
Port
A physical interface with the medium being tested.
10Base-T
The standard for data transmission at the rate of 10 Mbps over the Ethernet
network using a twisted pair cable.
100BASE-T (100BASE-TX)
The standard for data transmission at the rate of 100 Mbps over the
Ethernet network using a twisted pair cable.
10GBASE-T
The standard for data transmission at the rate of 10 Gbps over the Gigabit
Ethernet network using a <
Back-to-back
A test that determines the time it takes the device to process the limit load.
AF
Assured Forwarding. It is used for delivering traffic of the most TCP
applications using four independent AF classes. Within each class an IP
packet can be assigned one of three data packet discard priorities.
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol. A network protocol that is used for the
resolution of IP addresses (network layer addresses) into MAC addresses
(data link layer addresses) in the TCP/IP networks.
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A protocol that a network node uses
for obtaining an IP address and other parameters required for the
operation in the TCP/IP networks automatically.