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802.11
802.15
802.3
A
ABR (Area Border Router)
Absorption
Access Point
Access Point Cluster
access port
access-class
ACK
Activate
Ad Hoc Network
Adapter
ADEPT
AES (Advanced Encryption Standard
Aggregate Throughput
AGL
AIFSN
Alternating Current (AC)
A-MDSU
amplifier
AMSL
analog
Antenna
Antenna Beamwidth
Antenna Gain
Antenna Polarization
APAS (Access Point Authentication Server)
Application layer
APs MIB
Armoring
ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)
Asymmetric
ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)
ATPC
attenuation
Authentication
Authentication Key
Auto-Negotiation
auxiliary port
azimuth
B
Backbone
Backbone Cabling
Backhaul Module
Backscattering technique
balanced hybrid routing protocol
bandwidth speed
Bandwidth:
Base
Baseband
BDR (Backup Designated Router)
Beamwidth
bearer channel (B channel)
BER (Bit Error Rate)
binary
Bluetooth
BNC Connector
Boolean AND
Boot Protocol (BOOTP)
BPDU (Bridge Protocol Data Unit)
BPSK
BRI (Basic Rate Interface)
bridge
Bridge
Bridge Entry Timeout Field
bridge ID
Broadband
Broadband Router
Broadband Wireless Access
broadcast
broadcast domain
broadcast multiaccess (BMA) topology
Broadcast Storm
BSS (Basic Service Set)
Buckets
Buffering
Burst
bus topology
C
C/I Ratio
Cable Assembly
Cable Bend Radius
CAM (Content-Addressable Memory) table
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA)
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD)
CAT-5, Category 5 Cable
Cat-6, Category 6 Cable
CAT-7, Category 7 cable
CBC-MAC
CCK
CCS (Common Channel Signaling)
CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)
Central member
CHAP (Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol)
chkconfig
Circuit Switched Network
Cladding
Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR)
CLI (command-line interface)
Client IP Address Pool
client mode
clock rate speed
CMM (Cluster Management Module)
CMU
Coaxial Cable
codec
collision domain
Committed Information Rate
Complementary Code Keying (CCK)
Configuration Files
configuration register
console port
Consolidation Point (CP)
Core glass
cost
Coupler
CPE (Customer Premises Equipment)
CPE Antenna (Customer Premises Equipment)
Crimping
crosstalk
CSMA/CD
CSU/DSU (Channel Service Unit/Data Service Unit
CSV
CTS
cut-through
CW
CWmax
Cwmin
D
Data Link layer
data packet
dBd
dBi
dBm
DCE (Data Circuit-Terminating Equipment
DDR (Dial-on-Demand Routing)
DE (Discard Eligible)
Decibel (dB)
demarc (demarcation)
DES (Data Encryption Standard)
Desensed
designated port
DFS
Dielectric
Differential Binary Phase Shift Keying (DBPSK)
Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (DQPSK)
Diffie-Hellman Algorithm
Diffraction
DiffServ (Differentiated Services)
DIFS
Digital Signal Level 1 (DS1)
Dijkstra SPF Algorithm
diplexer
Dipole
dipole antenna
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)
Directional Antenna
Disable
Dispersion
Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)
Diversity Antennas
DLCI (Data Link Connection Identifier)
DLT (Date of Last Transaction)
DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)
DNS (Domain Name System)
Doping
DoS (denial of service) attack
Downstream
DR (Designated Router)
DSCP
DTE (Data Terminal Equipment)
DUAL (Diffusing Update Algorithm)
dual-ring topology
duplex
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
dynamic NAT
E
E1
EAP
EAP-TLS
Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP)
EGP (Exterior Gateway Protocol)
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
Element Pack
EMI (electromagnetic interference)
Enable
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
encapsulation
encryption
End Point A
End Point B
Engine
E-Plane
Error-Disabled
ESN (Electronic Serial Number)
ESN Data Table
ESS (Extended Service Set)
Ethernet
Ethernet Protocol
ETSI
extended access list
F
Fade Margin
FCS
FDDI
feasible distance
Feature Activation Key
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
FEXT (Far-End Crosstalk)
fiber (fiber optic cabling)
Fiber ribbon
filter
Firewall
FITL
flapping
floating route
flow control
Forward Error Correction (FEC)
forward-delay timer
forwarding
FPGA (Field programmable Gate Array)
fragment-free
frame
Frame Relay
Frame Spreading
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS)
Fresnel Effect
Front-to-Back Ratio (F/B Ratio)
FSK (Frequency Shift Keying)
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
FTTD (Fiber to the Desk)
full duplex
full-mesh design
full-mesh topology
Fusion splice
G
Gain
Gateway
General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
Gigahertz (GHz)
global address
Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM)
GPS (Global Positioning System)
GPS/3
Graded Index Profile
GRP Element
H
H.323
half duplex
hashing
HDLC (High-level Data Link Control)
heatsink
Hertz (Hz)
Hidden Node
High Priority Channel
hop
Horizontal Cabling
hostname
Hotspot
H-plane
HSSI (High-Speed Serial Interface)
HT
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
HTTPS (Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
hub
hub-and-spoke design
HyperTerminal
I
ICMP (Internet Control Messaging Protocol)
IDS (Intrusion Detection System)
IDU
IEEE 802.11 Standard
IEEE 802.11a Standard
IEEE 802.11b Standard
IEEE 802.11d Standard
IEEE 802.11e Standard
IEEE 802.11g Standard
IEEE 802.11h Standard
IEEE 802.11i Standard
IEEE 802.16 Standard
IEEE 802.3 Standard
IGP (Interior Gateway Protocol)
Image
in-band
information query
infrared
Insertion loss
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
interface configuration
internetwork
inter-VLAN routing
inverse mask/wildcard mask
IP (Internet Protocol)
IP Security (IPsec)
IPv4 (IP version 4)
IPv6 (IP version 6)
ISM (Industrial, Scientific, and Medical Equipment band)
Isotropic
Isotropic Radiator
ITU
J
Jitter
K
KML
L
L2TP over IPSec
LAN
laser
Last Mile
Late Collision Field
Latency Tolerance
layer cable
LCP (Link Control Protocol)
leased line
License File
Light-Emitting Diode (LED)
Line of Sight
link-local address
link-state routing protocol
listening
LLC (Logical Link Control)
LMI (Local Management Interface)
LNK/5
lobe, antenna
local access rate/line speed
Logical Unit ID (LUID)
loopback
loose buffer tube
LRE (Long-Reach Ethernet)
LSA (Link State Advertisement)
M
MAC (Media Access Control) Layer
MAC address
MAC Address
MAN (Metropolitan Area Network)
Management Information Base (MIB)
management VLAN
Master
Maximum Information Rate
MD5 (Message Digest 5)
Mechanical splicing
Media Independent Interface (MII)
Megahertz (MHz)
Mesh Networking
Metro Ethernet
MIC
Micro bending
microsegmentation
MIMO (Multiple Input, Multiple Output)
Modem
Modes
Modulation
MP
MRC
multicast
multimode
Multimode fiber
Multipath
multiplexing
mysql server
N
Nanometer (nm)
Narrowband
NAT (Network Address Translation)
NAT (Network Address Translation)
native VLAN
NBI (Northbound Interface)
NBMA (nonbroadcast multiaccess)
NCP (Network Control Protocol)
NEC (National Electrical Code)
NetBIOS
network ID
network interface
Network layer
NIC (Network Interface Card)
NMS (Network Management Station)
Nss
NTP (Network Time Protocol)
O
Octet
ODR (On-Demand Routing)
OFDM
ohm
Omni-Directional Antenna
optical fiber
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR)
oscillator
OSI model
OSPF (Open Shortest Path First)
OSS (Operations Support System)
Out-of-band
OVD Method
Override Plug
P
P2P
Packet
packet-switched network
PAP (Password Authentication Protocol)
Parabolic
Parameter
partial-mesh topology
PBN
PDU (Protocol Data Unit)
Physical Layer (PHY)
pigtail
ping (Packet Internet Groper)
POE (Power over Ethernet)
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
point-to-point topology
Polarization
PON
Power Control
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
PPP multilink
PPPoA (PPP over ATM)
PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet)
Presentation layer
PRI (Primary Rate Interface)
Prizm
process ID
Protective Earth
Proxy Server
PTMP
PVC (Permanent Virtual Circuit)
Q
Q.921
Q.931
QAM
QoS (quality of service)
QPSK
Quick Start
R
Radiation Pattern
Radio Frequency (RF)
Radio Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI)
RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service)
Random Number
Range
RARP (Reverse Address Resolution Protocol)
Receiver Sensitivity
Recharging
redistribution
reflectance
Reflection
refraction
refractive index
reload
Remote
remote-access VPN
repeater
Reverse Polarity TNC (RP-TNC)
RF (radio frequency)
ribbon cable
RIFS
ring topology
RIP (Routing Information Protocol
RIPv2 (RIP version 2)
RJ-11
RJ-45
Roaming
Rogue Access Point
RoHS
route summarization
route update packet
routed protocol
Router
router ID
routing protocol
routing table
rpm
RSSI
RTS
S
SAN (Storage-Area Network)
ScanTool
Self interference
server mode
SES/2
Session Key
Session layer
setup mode
SGI
SHA-1 (Secure Hash Algorithm 1)
show cdp neighbors
Side lobe level (SLL)
SIFS
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
single-mode
SISO
site-to-site VPN
Slave
slotted core cable
SM (Subscriber Module)
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
SNMP Trap
SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol)
Spectrum Analyzer
SPID (Service Provider Identifier)
splice
splitter
Spread Spectrum
SQL (Structured Query Language)
SRTM
SSE
SSL (Secure Socket Layer)
SSL VPN
STA
star coupler
star topology
startup-config
Static IP Address Assignment
static route
step index profile
store-and-forward
STP (Shielded Twisted-pair) cable
STP (Spanning Tree Protocol)
strength member
subinterface
subnet (subnetwork)
subnet mask
subnetting
Sustained Data Rate
SVI (Switched Virtual Interface)
switch
Switched Virtual Circuit (SVC)
SYN/1
Sync
System Gain
T
Table
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)
TDD (Time Division Duplexing)
TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access)
Telnet
tight-buffered fiber
TKIP
TLT (Time of Last Transaction)
TNAF
Token Ring
Tokens
Topology
topology table
TOS
Transmit Power Control
transparent bridge
Transparent Routing
Transport layer
triggered update
Triple DES (3DES) algorithm
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
trunk
TXOPs
U
U-APSD
udp
UDP (User Datagram Protocol)
unicast
U-NII
unique/site-local address
Upstream
user EXEC
UTP (Unshielded Twisted-Pair) cable
v
v.34 Modem Protocol
V.35
V.90 Modem Protocol
v.92 Modem Protocol
variance
Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL)
virtual circuit
Virtual Private Network
VLAN
VLSM (Variable-Length Subnet Mask)
voice VLAN
VoIP (Voice Over IP)
VPN
W
WAN (wide-area network)
Waveform
Waveguide
Wavelength
WebVPN
WEP
Wi-Fi
wildcard mask
WiMAX
WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
wireless cell
wireless channel
Wireless Distribution System (WDS)
Wireless Local Loop (WLL)
Wireless Outdoor Router Protocol (WORP)
wireless roaming
WISP
WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network)
WMM
WPA
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access)
WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2)
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