Glossary of Acronyms

The following list defines the acronyms found in this book. In cases where a term is not a true acronym or abbreviation (e.g., XLR), it is otherwise defined. Corporate or commercial product acronyms are generally omitted.

1000BASE-LX 1000-Mbps Ethernet (gigabit) on single-mode fiber

1000BASE-SX 1000-Mbps Ethernet (gigabit) on multimode fiber (short wavelength)

1000BASE-T 1000-Mbps (also called gigabit) Ethernet on twisted pair

100BASE-FX 100-Mbps Ethernet on multimode fiber (long wavelength)

100BASE-T Original name for a family of 100Mbps Ethernet standards, most of which are now obsolete, and replaced by 100BASE-TX.

100BASE-TX 100-Mbps Ethernet on twisted pair

10BASE-2 10-Mbps Ethernet on coaxial cable (RG-58A/U or similar), ...

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