APPENDIX II
GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS AND
ABBREVIATIONS
A
AWG— American wire gauge.
B
Bisync— Binary synchronous communications
protocol.
BNC— Barrel nut connector.
bps— Bits per second.
C
CAD— Computer aided design.
CODEC— Coder/decoder.
CSMA— Carrier sense multiple access.
CSMA/CA— Carrier sense multiple access with
collision avoidance.
CSMA/CD— Carrier sense multiple access with
collision detection.
CTS— Clear to send.
D
dB— Decibel.
E
EIA/TIA— Electronics Industries Association/
Telecommunications Industry Association.
F
FSCK— Filesystem check.
FTP— File transfer protocol.
G
Gbps— Gigabits per second.
H
HTTP— Hypertext transfer protocol.
I
IP— Intemet protocol.
IRQ— Intermpt request line.
ISO— International Standards Organization.
L
LAN— Local area network
LED— Light-emitting diode.
M
MAN— Metropolitan area network.
MAU— Multistation access unit.
Mbps— Megabits per second.
MIC— Medium interface connector.
MODEM— Modulator-demodulator.
N
NEXT— Near-end crosstalk.
NIC— Network interface card.
NOS— Network operating system.
O
OSI— Open systems interconnection.
P
POST— Power-on self test.
R
RJ— Registered jack.
ROM— Read-only memory.
RTS— Ready to send.
S
SC— Subscriber connector.
SDLC— Synchronous data link control.
SMA— Sub-miniature assembly.
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