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Networking Dictionary Part 19
carrier detect (CD) Equipment or a circuit that detects the presence of a carrier signal on a digital or analog network. carrier sense With Ethernet, a method of detecting the presence of signal activ… more →
Kang Oedin
Networking Dictionary Part 37
wrote 1 year ago: DoD Networking Model The Department of Defense’s four-layer conceptual model describing how communic … more →
Networking Dictionary Part 36
wrote 1 year ago: dispersion limited operation Describes cases where the dispersion of a pulse rather than loss of amp … more →
Networking Dictionary Part 35
wrote 1 year ago: digital loop carrier A carrier system used for pair gain and providing multiple next generation digi … more →
Networking Dictionary Part 34
wrote 1 year ago: dichroic mirror See dichroic filter. dielectric Material that does not conduct electricity; such as … more →
Networking Dictionary Part 33
wrote 1 year ago: delta channel See D-channel. demand priority A network access method used by Hewlett Packard’s 100VG … more →
Networking Dictionary Part 32
wrote 1 year ago: DC See direct current. DC loop resistance The total resistance of a conductor from the near end to t … more →
Network Dictionary Part 31
wrote 1 year ago: data-grade A term used for twisted-pair cable that is used in networks to carry data signals. Data-g … more →
Network Dictionary Part 30
wrote 1 year ago: cycles per second The count of oscillations in a wave. One cycle per second equals a hertz. cyclic r … more →
Network Dictionary Part 28
wrote 1 year ago: CPE Customer premises equipment. CRC See cyclic redundancy check. Read more… … more →
Networking Dictionary Part 27
wrote 1 year ago: Copper Distributed Data Interface (CDDI) A version of FDDI that uses copper wire media instead of fi … more →
Networking Dictionary Part 26
wrote 1 year ago: connection-oriented protocol A communications protocol that uses acknowledgments and responses to es … more →
Networking Dictionary Part 25
wrote 1 year ago: compliance A wiring device that meets all characteristics of a standard is said to be in compliance … more →
Networking Dictionary Part 24
wrote 1 year ago: coaxial cable Also called coax. Coaxial cable was invented in 1929 and was in common use by the phon … more →
Networking Dictionary Part 23
wrote 1 year ago: Class A (1) ISO/IEC 11801 designation for twisted-pair cabling rated to 100KHz. Used in voice and lo … more →
Networking Dictionary Part 22
wrote 1 year ago: channel insertion loss With respect to fiber-optic links, the static signal loss of a link between a … more →
Networking Dictionary Part 21
wrote 1 year ago: CEF See cable entrance facility. center wavelength (laser) The nominal value central operating wavel … more →
Networking Dictionary Part 20
wrote 1 year ago: Category 6 Also called CAT 6. Recognized in ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B, Category 6 supports transmission at … more →
Networking Dictionary Part 19
wrote 1 year ago: carrier detect (CD) Equipment or a circuit that detects the presence of a carrier signal on a digita … more →
Networking Dictionary Part 18
wrote 1 year ago: cable plant Consists of all the copper and optical elements including patch panels, patch cables, fi … more →
