Panasonic FP-D250 User Manual page 571

10BaseT A form of Ethernet and IEEE 802.3 network cabling using twisted pair
cabling. It refers to 10Mbit/s speed Baseband transmission twisted pair cable with a
maximum segment length of 100m.
100BaseT IEEE standard from proposals by the Fast Ethernet Alliance (including
3Com and SynOptics). It will support Category 3,4 & 5 UTP cabling.
100BaseVG AnyLan A competing proposal to 100BaseT (promoted by Hewlett
Packard, IBM and Proteon among others) to the IEEE for a 100Mbit/s standard over
voice grade UTP the cable most users already have installed in existing 10BaseT
systems. Based on Quartet Signaling and demand priority protocol, it preserves the
infrastructure and will need only a new hub and upgraded adapters in PCs/work
stations. It claims support for Category 3,4 & 5 UTP cabling for both Ethernet and
Token Ring.
Baseband A term defining any network in which the information is modulated onto a
single carrier frequency. The digital input is applied directly to the transmission media
without the intervention of a modulating device, which works well if there is wide
bandwidth and distances no more than several hundred meters are involved. It is
common in LANs and limited distance modems. All stations attached to the network
have to participate in every transmission. Simpler and cheaper than Broadband, it
permits only one "conversation" at a time as the whole of the bandwidth is used to
transmit a single digital signal. Ethernet is a baseband network.
Bi-directional parallel A port incorporated on a PC-compatible computer. It sends
and receives detailed information to and from the connected device. It is usually
used to connect a printer. See IEEE-1284 for additional information.
Bi-level A binary scan that assigns each pixel an attribute of either black or white, no
gray scale or color.
Bindery A database that contains definitions for entities such as users, groups and
workgroups in the Novel NetWare LAN network operating system environment. The
bindery supports the design, organization and secure operation of the NetWare
environment.
Bit is a contraction of the words binary digit. It is the smallest unit of information in
a digital computer and can define two conditions on or off, 0 or 1, black or white.
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