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10bT ("ten-base-tee"). This is 10Mbs ethernet. It uses twisted-pair cable and generally devices are linked via a common hub. -
100bTx - -
CAT-5 - -
CEV Controled Environment Vault - -
DDS - -
Ethernet - -
Hub In networking, "hub" usually refers to an ethernet hub, which connects multiple devices together into a network. Each device has a single cable that connects into the hub. The hub then allows that device to communicate with other devices connected to the same hub. -
ISDN - -
Kbs Kilobits per second. A rate of data transfer specifying 1,024 bits per second. -
Mbs Megabits per second. A rate of data transfer specifying 1,024 kilobits or 1,048,576 bits per second. -
RJ10 Four-conductor modular connector used mostly for telephone handsets.
plug socket
RJ11 Four-conductor modular connector used for modern one- and two-line telephones.
plug socket
RJ12 Six-conductor modular connector used for modern three-line telephones and some digital phones.
plug socket
RJ45 Eight-conductor modular connector used mostly for modern 4-line telephones, Ethernet LANs, ISDN, and T-1's.
plug socket
RJ48 Ten-conductor modular connector.
plug socket
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S/T - -
T-1 - -
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UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair. -
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