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| Third-generation wireless data standard for cell phones and other mobile devices. 3G matured over time until Evolved High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA+) became the final wireless 3G data standard. It transferred at theoretical maximum speeds up to 168 megabits per second (Mbps), although real-world implementations rarely passed 10 Mbps. |
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| Most popularly implemented as Long Term Evolution (LTE), a wireless data standard with theoretical download speeds of 300 Mbps and upload speeds of 75 Mbps. |
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| Internet connectivity technology that encapsulates IPv4 traffic into an IPv6 tunnel to get to an IPv6-capable router. |
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| An IPv6 tunneling standard that can go through IPv4 Network Address Translation (NAT). |
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| An IPv6 tunneling protocol that doesn’t require a tunnel broker. It is generally used to directly connect two routers because it normally requires a public IPv4 address. |
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| 8 position 8 contact (8P8C) |
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| Four-pair connector used on the end of network cable. Erroneously referred to as an RJ-45 connector. |
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| 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) |
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| A very fast Ethernet designation, with a number of fiber-optic and copper standards. |
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| The last true bus-standard network where nodes connected to a common, shared length of coaxial cable. |
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| Fiber-optic implementation of Ethernet that runs at 10 Mbps using baseband signaling. Maximum segment length is 2 km. |
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| An Ethernet LAN designed to run on UTP cabling. Runs at 10 Mbps and uses baseband signaling. Maximum length for the cabling between the NIC and the hub (or the switch, the repeater, and so forth) is 100 m. |
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| A 10 GbE standard using 1550-nm single-mode fiber. Maximum cable length up to 40 km. |
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| A 10 GbE standard using 1310-nm single-mode fiber. Maximum cable length up to 10 km. |
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| A 10 GbE standard using 850-nm multimode fiber. Maximum cable length up to 300 m. |
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| A 10 GbE standard designed to run on Cat 6a UTP cabling. Maximum cable length of 100 m. |
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| Patch panel used in telephone networks; displaced by 110 blocks in networking. |
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| An Ethernet LAN designed to run on fiber-optic cabling. Runs at 100 Mbps and uses baseband signaling. Maximum cable length is 400 m for half-duplex and 2 km for full-duplex. |
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| An Ethernet LAN designed to run on UTP cabling. Runs at 100 Mbps, uses baseband signaling, and uses two pairs of wires on Cat 5 or better cabling. |
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| An Ethernet LAN designed to run on UTP cabling. Runs at 100 Mbps and uses four-pair Cat 3 or better cabling. Made obsolete by 100BaseT. |
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| The technically accurate but little-used name for 100BaseT. |
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| Also known as a 110-punchdown block, a connection gridwork used to link UTP and STP cables behind an RJ-45 patch panel. |
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| The most common connection used on the back of an RJ-45 jack and patch panels. |
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| The IEEE committee responsible for all Ethernet standards. |
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| A port-authentication network access control mechanism for networks. |
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| The IEEE standard for 1000BaseT. |
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| The umbrella IEEE standard for all versions of Gigabit Ethernet other than 1000BaseT. |
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| A wireless standard that operates in the frequency range of 5 GHz and offers throughput of up to 54 Mbps. |
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| A wireless standard that operates in the frequency range of 5 GHz and offers throughput of up to 1 Gbps. |
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| Along with the corresponding 802.11g-ht standard, technical terms for mixed mode 802.11a/802.11g operation. In mixed mode, both technologies are simultaneously supported. |
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| The first popular wireless standard, operates in the frequency range of 2.4 GHz and offers throughput of up to 11 Mbps. |
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| Older wireless standard that operates on the 2.4-GHz band with a maximum throughput of 54 Mbps. Superseded by 802.11n. |
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| Along with the corresponding 802.11a-ht standard, technical terms for mixed mode 802.11a/802.11g operation. In mixed mode, both technologies are simultaneously supported. |
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| A wireless standard that added security features. |
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| An 802.11 standard that increases transfer speeds and adds support for multiple in/multiple out (MIMO) by using multiple antennas. 802.11n can operate on either the 2.4- or 5-GHz frequency band and has a maximum throughput of 400 Mbps. Superseded by 802.11ac. |
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| A Gigabit Ethernet standard using unique copper cabling, with a 25-m maximum cable distance. |
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| A Gigabit Ethernet standard using single-mode fiber cabling, with a 5-km maximum cable distance. |
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| A Gigabit Ethernet standard using multimode fiber cabling, with a 220- to 500-m maximum cable distance. |
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| A Gigabit Ethernet standard using Cat 5e/6 UTP cabling, with a 100-m maximum cable distance. |
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| Short-lived gigabit-over-UTP standard from TIA/EIA. Considered a competitor to 1000BaseT, it was simpler to implement but required the use of Cat 6 cable. |
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| An umbrella Gigabit Ethernet standard. Also known as 802.3z. Comprises all Gigabit standards with the exception of 1000BaseT, which is under the 802.3ab standard. |
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