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A record of how a network operates under normal conditions
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baseline
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a device that tests cables for one or more of the following conditions: continuity, segment length, distance to a fault, attenuation along a cable, near end cros talk, and termination resistance and impedance.
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Cable tester
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an instrument that tests whether voltage issued at one end of a cable can be detected at the opposite end of the cable.
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continuity tester
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Another term for the combination of devices known as a toner generator and a tone locator
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fox and hound
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A frame that is not actually a data frame, but rather an aberration caused by a device misinterpreting stray voltage on the wire.
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ghost
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A packet that exceeds the mediums maximum packet size
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giant
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A device that handles electrical signals improperely, usually affecting the rest of the network.
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jabber
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a collision that takes place outside the normal window in which collisions are detected and redressed
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late collision
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A collision that occurs when two or more stations are transmitting simultaneously
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local collision
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A simple instrument that can measure multiple characteristics of an electric circuit, including its resistance and voltage.
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multimeter
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a networking monitoring program that comes with windows server 2003
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network monitor
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a performance testing device for use with fiber optic networks.
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Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR)
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a software package or hardware based tool that can capture and analyze data on a network
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protocol analyzer
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a packet that is smaller than a mediums minimum packet size
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runt
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the process of determining optimal locations for access points on a wireless network
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site selection
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a tool that assesses the characteristics of wireless signals.
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spectrum analyzer
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A high end instrument for testing the qualities of a cable
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Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR)
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A small electronic device that issues a signal on a wire pair
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tone generator
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A small electronic device that emits a tone when it detects electrical activity on a wire pair.
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tone locator
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a device used to measure voltage on an electrical circuit
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voltmeter
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