WAN
Wide area network
LAN
Local area networks
UTP
unshielded twisted pair
STP
Shilled twisted pair
NODES
any thing that is physically connected to the network
SOHO
Small office home office
SE
Serial ethernet
GI
gigabit interface
FE
fast ethernet
SWD
Distribution switch
EMI
electromagnetic interference
GBIC
gigabyte interface converter
SFP
small form factor pluggables
SFD
Start frame delimiter
FSC
frame check sequence
MAC
media access contorler
MTU
maximum transmission unit
OUI
organizational unique identifier
BIA
burn in address
SNA
System network architecture
STP
spanning tree protocal