EModem/Fax PC Card User’s Guide
2 Glossary
Loopback
Diagnostic test in which a signal is transmitted across a medium while sending
device waits for its return.
Modem
Device that performs modulation and demodulation, allowing data
communications to occur in analog form over telephone circuit.
Mbps
Data rate equal to 1,048,576 bits per second.
NetWare
Novell’s network operating system, which provides the ability to transparently
share services across dissimilar platforms. Uses the NetWare Core Protocol
(NCP), Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX), and Sequential Packet Exchange
(SPX) protocols.
RJ-45 Connector
Most common terminator for twisted-pair wiring.
Shielded Twisted-Pair
100
W
Category 5 twisted-pair wire covered with an external aluminum-foil or
woven-copper shield designed to reduce excessive noise pick up or radiation. The
STP cable refered to in this manual is also sometimes called screened twisted-pair
(ScTP). Its impedance is 100
W
and has the same pin assignment as UTP. This
cable should not be confused with the older 150
W
cable type designed by IBM.
Unshielded Twisted-Pair
Cable composed of two insulated wires twisted together to reduce
electrical interference; used in common telephone cord.
