Vocabulary - Key Terms:

1. CLI (command line interface):The command-line interface on the LightStream 2020 that runs on NPs and Sun SPARCstations and is used to monitor and control an ATM network.

2. STP (Spanning-tree protocol):A bridge protocol that utilizes the spanning-tree algorithm, and enables a learning bridge to dynamically work around loops in a network topology by creating a spanning tree.

3. Switch: A network device that filters, forwards, and floods frames based on the destination address of each frame. The switch operates at the data link layer of the Open System Interconnection (OSI) model.

4. PDU (protocol data unit): An Open System Interconnection (OSI) term for packet. See also BPDU and packet.




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CCNA 3 - Module 6 - Study Guide (.pdf)