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What is the difference between FDDI grade, OM1, OM2, OM3…

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What is the difference between an MPO and MTP connector?

MPO, or "multi-fiber push on", is defined as such by…

Which MPO cable is right for my transceiver?

To the matters of keyway and connector, the rules are…

Can APC Connectors be used in transceivers?

The use of APC connectors in standard transceivers is not…

How can bidirectional transceivers maximize my infrastructure?

The simplest and most cost-effective solution for increasing utilization of…

What is Course Wavelength Division Multiplexing or CWDM?

Course Wavelength Division Multiplexing, or CWDM, is a cost-effective method…

What is a Passive Multiplexer and how do they work?

A passive mux (short for multiplexer) in most networks consist…

Passive WDM Multiplexer Glossary

Mechanical Point-to-Point applications combine 4 or more WDM channels onto a…

What is an AOC?

Active Optical Cables, or AOCs, are fiber optic cable assemblies…

What is a DAC?

Direct Attached Cables, or DACs, are copper cable assemblies made…

When is a SWDM4 Transceiver the Right Choice?

The SWDM4 standard is ideal for the upgrade to 40G…

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Learn about our proprietary part tracking and serialization process.

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Our multi-coding creates a universal transceiver compatible with 90+ OEMs.

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AddOn Networks and KOMSA Forms Partnership

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Does using third party optics void my existing OEM warranty?

No. Using AddOn compatible optics will not void any warranty…

Insights

Inside perspectives on industry trends, new technologies, and optical application…

Will using an AddOn compatible transceiver negatively impact my network…

No. Our transceivers are built to the same high standards…

What warranty does AddOn offer?

Our optical transceivers and cables are fully covered by a…

Are your optics TAA Compliant?

Yes. Our optics are TAA Compliant because we turn a…

Why should I choose an AddOn compatible transceiver over an…

We provide transceivers with the same performance and quality as…

Do your transceivers support DOM functionality?

Yes, all AddOn transceivers support digital optical monitoring (DOM) functionality.

Third Party Optics – Dispelling the Myth

There is a rumor out there that third party optical…

TAA Compliance: IT Suppliers, Retail, Distributors and Contractors

TAA Compliant Products: Introduction to any product supplied to the…

Multiple OEM “Hydra” Breakout Cables

End users from data centers to corporate and financial institutions…

Go On a Virtual 360° Google Data Center Tour

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Take Advantage of your Copper Infrastructure – CAT 6A Connectivity

The most popular pluggable form factor is now available as…

The OEM Brand Markup

Avoid the OEM mark-up and third-party pitfalls with AddOn...

Getting the Most from your Existing Footprint with HD CWDM

High-density coarse wavelength division modulation helps maximize your existing footprint…

AddOn Networks’ QSFP28 100G Transceiver

AddOn’s 100 Gigabit transceivers meet the ever increasing demands of ba…

The Economics of Port Breakout

Port-breakout deployments have become a popular networking tool and...

100G Connectivity and your Network’s Future

100G connectivity is quickly marching towards becoming the new norm.

Turning the Corner to 400G

200G & 400G speeds are a desired upgrade for any businesses’ ne…

Staying Core Connected with AddOn

AddOn understands that your network is your business and that…

AddOn’s WDM Transceivers Conquer Temperature

With the data demands of modern society rapidly on the…

Optimizing Signal Density with Passive Mux/Demux

Building a network for tomorrow with WDM multiplexers/demultiplexers. Tomorrow's…

Data Center Empowerment with AddOn

AddOn’s vast networking assortment helps take your data center’s ca…

Multi-Coding, Creating a Universal Transceiver

Explore the cost-effectiveness of AddOn's unique multi-coded transceiver solutions. By…

Auto-tunable DWDM transceivers reduce time to deploy new services and…

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Data Center Interconnects

It is not enough to simply capture the data, it…

TAA Compliance

TAA requires that products must be produced or undergo “substantial tr…

Paths to 100G in the Data Center

Just having data isn’t enough. To fully support the bu…

What is AddOn's return policy?

AddOn requires that faulty product is returned within 60 calendar days…

Do AddOn transceivers come with a warranty?

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400G Market Speculation & the Role of Third Party Optics

In the largest hyperscale data centers, it has been at…

Customer Support Survey

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Marching Towards 100G in Data Centers

Most data center managers who direct and maintain operations of…

Overcoming Bandwidth Demand for 5G Enablement

The main driving force for fiber deployment in the 80s…

Successful Deployment for 400G Depends on Testing

400G testing can be complicated; it is unlike the earlier…

AddOn expands into EMEA market with Exertis in the Benelux…

Accelerating their networking business in the fast-growing Benelux market...

Quality Matters: Consequences of a Failing or Faulty Optical Transceiver

Outages have costs, as do the required repairs/replacements to…

Gated Content Test

Gated Content Test

Comparing DWDM Transceiver Technologies

Understanding the options available and the associated total cost of…

Taking 100G Beyond 10km: A Global Study in Coherent and…

The common transceivers on the market today are designed to…

Quality Matters: The Importance of Certified Compatible Coding

What happens when an optic fails? Learn about frequently reported…

What are the most frequently reported quality issues from other…

Based on studies, quality issues most frequently found are related…

What happens if an optic is not coded correctly?

Miscoding a transceiver can have a number of unintended and…

What happens to the optic when there are revisions or…

Other suppliers’ optics may work out-of-the box, but revisions and ch…

What happens when an optic fails?

When a part fails or when you experience incompatibility issues…

What do you do differently to resolve optic failures?

We are global.Because we are globally based with headquarters…

How do you ensure higher compatibility rates than that of…

With over 20 years of experience, we've been working directly with…

Do your transceivers support DOM functionality?

Yes, absolutely! Digital optical monitoring (DOM) is usually built into…

How do you ensure that I’m getting the correct pa…

Sampling, testing, and coding are in our DNA. We have…

Do your transceivers support all functions available on my cutting-edge…

Yes, they most certainly do. We define success differently than…

Will using third-party transceivers invalidate my warranty with the vendor…

Absolutely not. This is a common misconception of third-party optics…

AddOn Networks' new double density 2x100G transceivers pave the…

Businesses worldwide are reducing network bottlenecks by upgrading their network in…

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AddOn's wide range of accessories including A/V cables, USB…

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AddOn's Cisco® UCS server memory is built to strict JEDEC s…

ISPs Ready to Upgrade as the World’s Internet Bandwidth is…

ISPs are ready to upgrade as the world's internet bandwidth…

10BASE-T

10 Mbits/s data transfer speed. This is the "10" in 10/100 or 10/100/1000…

100BASE-TX

100 Mbits/s data transfer speed. This is the "100" in 10/100 or 10/100/1000…

1000BASE-T

1000 Mbits/s (or 1Gbit/s) data transfer speed. This is…

1000BASE-TX

1000 Mbits/s (or 1Gbit/s) data transfer speed. This is…

1G

1 Gigabit Ethernet also known as 1000BASE-T. See; 1000BASE-T or 1000BASE-TX

4G

4 Gigabit Ethernet or 4Gbp/s or 4,000,000,000 bits per second transfer…

10G

10 Gigabit Ethernet or 10Gbp/s or 10,000,000,000 bits per second transfer…

40G

40 Gigabit Ethernet or 40Gbp/s or 40,000,000,000 bits per second transfer…

100G

100 Gigabit Ethernet or 100Gbp/s or 100,000,000,000 bits per second transfer…

3R Repeater

A repeater usually built inside a media converter that captures…

4P4C

An electrical connector typically used for telephone connections. Commonly see…

8P8C

An electrical connector typically used for Ethernet connections. Commonly see…

Access Point

A device that uses CAT or Fiber cable to connect…

Active

Contains active components used to improve signal quality and is…

Active Adapter

An adapter that not only sends the signal but converts…

Ad Hoc

In computer networking, an ad hoc network refers to a…

ADAC

Active Direct Attach Cable. See; Active, DAC

Adapter

Similar to a coupler. Allows for connecting sections of fiber…

ADM

A type of MULTIPLEXER. See; Multiplexer. An add-drop multiplexer (ADM…

Alien Crosstalk

A similar effect to Crosstalk but instead of the signal…

Amplitude

A relative measure of the power level of the laser

AOC

Active optical cable that is designed to use the typical…

ASIC

An application-specific integrated circuit is an integrated circuit (IC) chip…

Attenuator

Attenuators or optical attenuators are devices attached in-line with an…

BiDi

Bi-Directional. Sometimes stylized as "BX" when referring to part numbers…

Blade Server

A blade server is a stripped-down server computer with a…

Boot

Rubber protection at the termination of the cable up a…

Bootless

Cable that has no rubber sheathing at and near the…

Breakout

A cable style wherein several simplex cables are individually sheathed…

Buffer

A protective sleeve around a fiber cable either loosely attached…

Buffered

Memory type that is much more stable and is typically…

Cable Type

Cables are either copper or fiber

CAN

Converged network adapter - aka C-NIC is a computer I/…

CAS Latency

See; CL

CAT

Shortened name of Category. Refers to Category 5, 5e (5enhanced), 6, 6A (6…

Chip Select

A way to access separate DRAM sticks individually via a…

Chipset

The chipset in relation to NIC cards determines what it…

Chromatic Dispersion

Also known as Dispersion. In optics, dispersion is the phenomenon…

CISC

Complex instruction set computing ("sisk") is a processor design in…

Cladding

The immediate insulation of a glass/plastic fiber or copper…

CL

Column Access Strobe (CAS) latency, or CL, is the delay…

Client

A client is a piece of computer hardware or software…

CMP

Cable that is used in the raised-floor or drop-ceiling areas…

CMR

Cable that is used to go up or down between…

CPU

Central processing unit - aka processor but more specifically the…

Crosstalk

An side effect of electromagnetization wherein a signal transmitted on…

Coding

All transceivers are coded and it is this coding that…

Collision

In telecommunications, a collision occurs when two nodes of a…

Compact Flash

A removable version of flash memory. Example would be a…

Computer Network

A digital telecom network which allows nodes to share resources.

Conversions

When converting media or mode types such as from MMF…

Copper

Familiar ethernet cable commonly seen in houses connecting router to…

Core Size

The diameter of the fiber core. MMF types use a…

Coupler

Allows the connecting of 2 fiber optic cables either through the…

CSFP

Compact Small Form-factor, Pluggable. Takes the same SFP standard and…

CWDM

Coarse Wavelength-Dimension Multiplexing - takes wavelengths ranging from 1270nm - 1610…

DAC

Direct Attach Cable - pre-terminated cable that is ready to…

Data Packet

See; Packet

Data Redundancy

Data redundancy is either copies of whole data or pieces…

Data Selector

See; Multiplexer

DDMI

Digital Diagnostic Monitoring Interface. For definition see; DOM

DDR

266MHz-400MHz

DDR2

400MHz-800MHz

DDR3

1066MHz-1866MHz

DDR4

2133MHz-3200MHz

Demultiplex

The act of taking a multiplexed analog or digital signal…

Demultiplexing

The act of taking a multiplexed analog or digital signal…

Demux

See Demultiplex

Demuxing

See Demultiplexing

Desktop Memory

Unbuffered, non-ecc DIMMs, and SODIMMs.

DIMM

Dual Inline Memory Module

DOM

Digital Optical Monitoring - this is when a transceiver has…

DRAM

Dynamic Random Access Memory. Requires constant power to prevent memory…

DSL

Digital subscriber line (DSL; originally digital subscriber loop) is a…

Duplex

Double fiber cord that is used where one of the…

DWDM

Dense Wavelength-Dimension Multiplexing - typically utilizes C-Band wavelengths ranging from 1530…

ECC

Error-correcting code; refers to memory that can detect and correct…

EEProm

Electrically-Erasable, Programmable Read-Only Memory is a type of non-volatile memory…

Electrical impedence

See; Impedence

ER

Transceiver type ER is Extended Range - approx 40km 10GBase…

ERP

Enterprise Resource Planning - the integrated management of core business…

Ethernet Frame

Ethernet Frames are the payload of Ethernet Packets

Ethernet Over Twisted Pair

Ethernet Over Twisted Pair refers to the physical cables used…

Ethernet Packet

An Ethernet Packet is a data packet that is transmitted…

Expansion module

A module for adding additional network connectivity. Typically goes in…

Fanout

A cable style wherein several simplex cables are individually sheathed…

Fast Ethernet

Similar to Gigabit Ethernet except Fast Ethernet speeds are 100Mbps…

FC

Ferrule-channel connector. Screw-on type commonly associated with fiber connections presumably…

FCoE

Fiber Channel Over Ethernet - transports fiber channel directly over…

FDDI

FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) is a standard for data…

Fiber

A glass or plastic fiber that carries the light transmission…

Fiber Channel

Fiber Channel is a high-speed network technology used to connect…

Firewall

In computing, a firewall is a network security system that…

Flash

Solid-state non-volatile storage. Examples would be solid-state drives where in…

Form Factor

The physical size/dimension of the transceiver that plugs into…

Frequency

In terms of Fiber Optics, frequency is the visible electromagnetic…

FTP

Foil Twisted-Pair - Cat Cables using twisted-pair standards but each…

FileFTP

This refers to FTP as in File Transfer Protocol…

Full Duplex

See; Full-Duplex

Full-Duplex

A full-duplex (FDX) system, or sometimes called double-duplex, allows communication…

Gb/s

Gigabits per second

GBIC

Gigabit interface converter that is a standard used with Gigabit…

Gigabit Ethernet

Gigabit Ethernet (starting at 1G, 1Gbps, or also known as 1000…

GP

General-purpose computer network

GPCN

General-purpose computer network

GPON

Gigabit Passive Optical Network - A passive optical network (PON…

Gt/s

See; Transfers

Half Duplex

See; Half-Duplex

Half-Duplex

A half-duplex (HDX) system provides communication in both directions, but…

HBA

Host bus adapter. An adapter for use with network connectivity.

Hub

An Ethernet hub, active hub, network hub, repeater hub, multiport…

Impedence

Electrical impedance is the measure of the opposition that a…

Glossary

Insulation

See; Cladding

IP address

An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label…

ISP

An Internet service provider (ISP) is an organization that provides…

Itanium

Itanium "eye-TAY-nee-əm" is a family of 64-bit Intel microprocessors t…

Interoperability

Interoperability is a characteristic of a product or system, whose…

JEDEC

The JEDEC Solid State Technology Association is an independent semiconductor…

Jumper

A short length of cable or a connector whose purpose…

LAN

Local Area Network - the internet network of a college…

Laptop Memory

Unbuffered, non-ecc DIMMs, and SODIMMs. Note that some high-end laptops…

Latency

Delay that determines how long it takes for a bit…

LC

Lucent connector/Little connector/Local connector commonly used with high-density…

Line Card

A line card or digital line card is a modular…

LOMM

Laser-Optimized Multi-Mode fiber cable - LOMM is only available in…

LR

Transceiver type LR is Long Reach - approx 10km 10GBase…

LR4

See; LR - refers to 100G QSFP28 transceivers that use 4…

LRDIMM

Similar to RDIMM in that it uses buffering so it…

LRM

Transceiver type LRM is Long Reach MultiMode - approx 220m 10…

LSZH

Low smoke zero halogen; a type of cable jacketing used…

MAC Address

Media Access Control address (MAC address) of a device is…

MAN

Metropolitan Area Network - a city's internet network is an…

Media Converter

A network device that allows connecting two different media (refers…

Media Converter Card

Rack-mount media converter cards are available in 1G, 4G, 10G, 40…

Medium

A type of material for which to transfer information.

Memory POST

POST is an acronym that means Power-On Self-Test and it…

Modal Dispersion

A distortion mechanism occuring in MMF in which the signal…

Memory

Part of every computer. Temporary storage for running applications since…

Mezzanine Card

A type of expansion card that takes up more vertical…

Micron

A cross-sectional measure of diameter of things like fiber optic…

Micrometer

See; micron - a cross-sectional measure of diameter of things…

MMF

Multi-Mode Fiber - higher loss lower bandwidth - typical core…

Modal bandwith

Maximum signaling rate or maximum distance for a given signaling…

Mode conditioning

A patch cable that allows a laser to be shot…

Modem

A modem (MOdulator–DEModulator) is a network hardware device that mo…

Modular Connector

An electrical connector typically used for telephone or Ethernet connections…

MPO

Multi-fiber Push On. This is a connector type where the…

MSA

Multi-Source Agreement - is an agreement between multiple manufacturers to…

MSA Compliant

See; MSA

MTBF

Mean Time Between Failures - the average time before a…

MTP

MTP is a MPO-style connector but MTP specifically is a…

MT-RJ

Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack; duplex multimode operations.

Multiplex

The combining of multiple analog or digital signals over one…

Multiplexer

A device that takes one of several analog or digital…

Multiplexing

The combining of multiple analog or digital signals over one…

Mux

See Multiplex

Muxing

See Multiplexing

NAS

Network-attached storage. A file server

NAT

Network address translation (NAT) is a method of remapping one…

Network Memory

Memory used in routers and critical applications.

NIC

Network interface controller or network interface card. Hardware component that…

NM

NM (Stylized as "nm") refers to nanometer measurement of wavelength…

Node

A node is either a redistribution point or a communications…

non-ECC

Non-error-correcting code; refers to memory that cannot detect and correct…

OADM

An optical add-drop multiplexer (OADM) is a device used in…

OEO

Optical-Electrical-Optical - A type of repeater that corrects for distortion…

OEO 3R Repeater

See; OEO, 3R Repeater

OEM

Original equipment manufacturer - the original manufacture of the network…

OM1

Industry standard multi-mode fiber cable - will have orange sheathing…

OM2

Industry standard multi-mode fiber cable - will have orange sheathing…

OM3

Industry standard multi-mode fiber cable - will have aqua sheathing…

OM4

Industry standard multi-mode fiber cable - will have aqua sheathing…

ONS

Cisco ONS - ONS - Optical Networking System

ONT

In fiber-to-the-premises systems, the signal is transmitted to the customer…

Optical

Of, or relating to, fiber optic (light-based) connections

Optical Switch

Optical switch is a device that enables optical signals to…

Optics

See; transceiver

OS1

Industry standard single-mode fiber cable - will have yellow sheathing…

OSI

OSI is an effort to standardize computer networking that was…

OSI Model

Refers to Gigabit Ethernet only: The Open Systems Interconnection model…

Packet

A packet is a single cluster of control information (telling…

Passive

Contains no active components and is typically 5m or less

Passive Adapter

An adapter that just sends the signal the way it…

Patch Panel

A panel with similar or same connector types for use…

PDAC

Passive Direct Attach Cable. See; Passive, DAC

PCIe 3.0

PCIe 3.0 is a higher speed PCI Express card

PCI

Peripheral component interconnect aka expansion card. Examples are cards that…

PCI Card

Peripheral component interconnect aka expansion card. Examples are cards that…

PCIA

Peripheral component interconnect Augmented (Express) aka expansion card

PCI Express

Peripheral component interconnect Express aka expansion card.

Phase Velocity

The phase velocity of a wave is the rate at…

Pigtail

A single, short section of fiber that has a pre-terminated…

Ping

Ping is a computer network administration software utility used to…

Plenum

Cable that is used in the raised-floor or drop-ceiling areas…

PMD

Polarization Mode Dispersion - is a form of Modal Dispersion…

PoE

PoE (Power over Ethernet) is a setup where the outcoming…

PoEP

See; PoE+

PoE+

The original IEEE 802.3af-2003 PoE standard provides up to 15.4 W…

PoF

Power over Fiber - Similar to PoE. This is a…

POST

POST is an acronym that means Power-On Self-Test and it…

Processor

The portion of the CPU that carries out instructions in…

Propagation

Propagation, or Wave propagation, is any of the ways in…

Propagation Velocity

Propagation = the way waves travel. Velocity = rate of change of…

Proprietary Features

Some devices give extra features or extra performance when used…

PVC

A jacket type for cabling or wiring; poly vinyl chloride…

QSFP

Quad small form-factor, pluggable. Same as SFP except instead of 1…

RAID

Redundant Array of Independent Data - multiple physical drives linked…

RAM - see; memory

Random Access Memory

Rank

A combination of DRAM sticks that are connected to the…

Rayleigh scattering

Rayleigh scattering (pronounced /ˈreɪli/ RAY-lee), named after the British ph…

RDIMM

Registered or buffered DIMM; see Buffered.

Reach

Power and sensitivity of the transceiver to determine how far…

Resistance

The electrical resistance of an electrical conductor is a measure…

RISC

A Reduced Instruction Set Computer, or RISC "risk", is one…

Riser

Cable that is used to go up or down between…

RJ

RJ stands for Registered Jack. It is a reference to…

RJ45

Type of connector used with standard copper ethernet cable.

RJ-45

Type of connector used with standard copper ethernet cable.

RoCE

Type of connector used with standard copper ethernet cable.

Router

A router (sometimes called a Wireless Router if it has…

RS232

Recommended Standard; refers to serial-type connections. Maybe 1% of the PCI…

Sample Rate

See; Transfers

SAN

Storage Area Network. A Computer network which provides access to…

SAS

Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) is a point-to-point serial protocol that…

SC

Subscriber connector/Square connector/standard connector commonly used in data/…

SDRAM

Synchronous dynamic random access memory. Precursor to DDR and future…

Serial

Copper connector type usually associated with a D-shape and pins…

Server

A server is a computer program or a device that…

Server Memory

Registered or load-reduced DIMMs for critical applications

SFP

A type of transceiver standard that means Small Form-factor, Pluggable.

SFPP

See; SFP+

SFP+

Same as SFP but enhanced and typically supports transmission rates…

SFP28

Same as SFP and SFP+ but typically supports transmission rates…

Sheathing

Material describing the encapsulating material (PVC for CAT cables or…

Simplex

Single fiber cord that is used as a bi-directional transfer…

SMF

Single-Mode Fiber - typical core diameter of a single-mode fiber…

SODIMM

Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Modules; see DIMMs. ALL SODIMM…

Software agent

A bot (robot) that has agency (authority) to take specific…

Speed

Typically used in reference to the data transmission speed of…

splitter

Splits a single signal into two duplicate signals with duplicate…

SR

Transceiver type SR is Short Range - approx 300m 10GBase…

SR4

See; SR - refers to 100G QSFP28 transceivers that use 4…

SRAM

Similar to DRAM except it does not exhibit volatility. Not…

ST

Straight Tip or Bayonet Fiber Optic Connector. This is a 1/4…

Stacking Cable

A stacking cable is a cable that allows multiple switches…

Standard

A description for a particular application of cable. Examples are…

S/FTP

See; FTP but with additional metal-mesh shielding. If the wires…

STP

Shielded Twisted Pair - refers to CAT-type cables wherein there…

Structured Cabling

Building or campus cabling infrastructure that consists of a number…

Switch

A switch, or network switch. A computer networking device that…

μm

A cross-sectional measure of diameter of things like fiber optic…

TAA

Trade Agreements Act - Is an Act of Congress that…

TCP/IP

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. The set of communications protocols…

TDR

A time-domain reflectometer (TDR) is an electronic instrument that uses…

Transceiver

Device that transmits or receives and can connect to wireless…

Transfers

In computer technology, transfers per second and its more common…

Trunk

A larger bundle of fiber cables wherein individual fibers are…

Twinax

Similar to coax cable except it has 2 cables inside it…

U

A rack unit (abbreviated U or RU) is a unit…

UDIMM

Unregistered or unbuffered DIMM; see Unbuffered - usually refers to…

Unbuffered

Memory type that is much less stable (and less expensive…

USB

Universal Serial Bus - is an industry standard that was…

USB Video Adapter

uses a USB port to output video which allows mirroring…

UTP

Unshielded Twisted Pair - refers to CAT-type cables wherein the…

WAN

Wide Area Network - is a telecommunications network or computer…

WAP

Wireless Access Point - the actual device that provides the…

Wavelength

The distance from the top of one wave to the…

WDM

Wavelength-Dimension Multiplexing, See; CWDM or DWDM. Wavelength-Dimension Multiplexing

WiFi

WiFi - Wi-Fi or WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) is a technology…

Wireless Access Point

See; Access Point

WLAN

Wireless Local Area Network. Wireless version of a LAN. See;…

x64

x86-64 (also known as x64, x86_64, AMD64 and Intel 64…

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