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Multiplexing
Your ultimate source for understanding Multiplexing. From frequency-division to code-division, learn how it’s used in areas you’d never expect.
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Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS)
Definition of Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) in Network Encyclopedia. What is Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS)? SMS is a Microsoft BackOffice application for managing an organization’s networked computers. Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) lets network administrators: Manage their hardware and software assets Distribute new software from a central location Manage shared applications loaded from…
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Media-Dependent Adapter (MDA): Modular Networking
MDA (Media-Dependent Adapter) is a module that can be inserted into a modular Ethernet switch to provide connectivity between different media types.
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MAC Address
MAC Address is a unique 6-byte (48-bit) address that is usually permanently burned into a network interface card (NIC) or other physical-layer networking device and that uniquely identifies the device on an Ethernet-based network.
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Local Security Authority (LSA)
LSA (Local Security Authority) is the central component of the security subsystem in the Microsoft Windows operating system.
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Local Loop
Local Loop is the portion of the telephone system that connects your home or office to the nearest central office (CO) of your local telco.
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Line Driver
Line Driver is a device that can use installed twisted-pair phone lines or leased lines to connect terminals to servers in different parts of a building or in different buildings.
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Line Coding
Line Coding is a method of placing digital signals on a wire.
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Local Exchange Carrier (LEC)
LEC stands for Local Exchange Carrier, is a telco in the United States that provides local telephone and telecommunication services to businesses and individuals.
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Link Control Protocol (LCP): Mastering PPP Link Management
Uncover the essentials of Link Control Protocol (LCP), a crucial subprotocol of PPP for effective network link management.
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Layer 3 Switch
Layer 3 switch is an Ethernet switch that switches packets by looking at both their network address (for example, their IP or IPX address) and their physical address (for example, their MAC address).
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Layer 2 Forwarding (L2F)
L2F stands for Layer 2 Forwarding, is a media-independent tunneling protocol developed by Cisco Systems.