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Network hardware
Related to any equipment that facilitates the use of a computer network.
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error control
Network hardware; Modems
Various techniques that check the reliability of characters (parity) or blocks of data. V.42 and MNP error-control protocols use error detection (CRC) and retransmission of flawed ...
ethernet
Network hardware; Modems
The LAN method developed by Xerox. Uses the CSMA/CD physical access method, special 50 ohm co-axial cable and 10 million bit per second digital transmission.
facsimile
Network hardware; Modems
A method for transmitting the image on a page from one point to another. Commonly referred to as fax.
fax mode
Network hardware; Modems
The mode used by a modem to send and receive data in facsimile format. See definitions for V.17, V.27ter, V.29.
flow control
Network hardware; Modems
A mechanism that compensates for differences in the flow of data into and out of a modem or other device.
frame
Network hardware; Modems
A data communications term for a block of data with header and trailer information attached. The added information usually includes a frame number, block size data, error-check ...
full-duplex
Network hardware; Modems
Signals can flow in both directions at the same time over one line. In microcomputer communications, this may refer to the suppression of the online local echo.
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