Chapter 3 Flashcards
MT-RJ or MTRJ
mechanical transfer registered jack
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center conductor made of copper surrounded by plastic
coaxial cable
patch panel
a rack that houses cable connections
ST connector
straight tip
TIA/EIA 568A and 568B
wiring standards agreed upon by over 60 ISP vendors
coaxial cable
center conductor made of copper surrounded by plastic
NID
network interface device(NID), or smart jack, used between the ISP and internal network
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sturdy plastic connection
latched
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time interval between responses
latency
CAT 6
250MHz
Thin Ethernet (Thinnet)
10Base-2, thin coaxial cable
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multimode fiber, uses light to communicate a signal
MMF
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T1 applications for WAN networks
T1 crossover cable
RJ-11
Used to connect a phone to a phone jack
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TIA/EIA 568A is used on one end of a cable and TIA/EIA 568B is used on the other end
crossover cable
throughput
amount of actual data that is being carried
bandwidth
the amount or number of signals that a wire can carry
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subscriber connector
SC
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single-mode fiber, high-speed, long-distance fiber-optic cable
SMF
MMF
multimode fiber, uses light to communicate a signal
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unshielded twisted pair, used in all types of twisted pair Ethernet networks
UTP
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attach stations to the network
BNC connector
PSTN
Public Sswitched Telephone Network
SMF
single-mode fiber, high-speed, long-distance fiber-optic cable
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broadband and home video coaxial cable connector
F-connector
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Older style phones
RJ-22
CAT 1
1MHz, North American telephone system
SC
sqare connector
RFI
Radio Frequency Interference
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100 MHz, transmits on two pairs
CAT 5
latency
time interval between responses
RJ-22
Older style phones
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a rack that houses cable connections
patch panel
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used to hook Ethernet connections together
rollover cable
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100 MHz, transmits on two pairs
CAT 5
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amount of actual data that is being carried
throughput
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N refers to signal rate in Mbps
((N-X)) N stands for:
((N-X)) X stands for:
identifier
latched
sturdy plastic connection
MDF
main distribution frame
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Ethernet data networks
RJ-45
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straight tip
ST connector
crosstalk
when two improperly shielded copper wires run too close together so that signals become mixed
feeder cable
supplies a signal to many connected pairs
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Public Sswitched Telephone Network
PSTN
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Recommended Standard 232, a standard used for serial data cables connecting equipment
RS-232
MIMO
multiple-input/multiple-output
STP
shielded twisted pair