Thin Ethernet A term that describes a type of Ethernet cable. Throughput The actual speed of a network. Timeout An event in which a device or user exceeded a configured time limit for responding to a device or process. The design of a network. Physical topology refers to the layout of the hardware.
Logical topology refers to the paths that messages take to get from one node to another.
Traceroute A superset of PING used to evaluate the hops taken from one end of a link to the other. While data above the traffic contract can still be delivered when network resources are available, data that exceeds the traffic contract can be delayed or lost when conditions are congested. In frame relay, a set of rules for defining traffic flow. The sender has a mechanism that ensures that the transmission of guaranteed packets occurs in a certain way. The network knows the kind of traffic to expect, and can monitor the behavior of the traffic.