Medium Attachment Unit. The transceiver in Ethernet networks. Also a common name for the MSAU (Multi-station Access Unit) in Token-Ring networks.
Multi Station Access Unit. A wiring concentrator used to form a star-wired ring configuration.
Monitoring and Advisory Unit, a JISC-sponsored service to manage contracts between JISC and several JISC-funded services.
Media Access Unit. A network device that, along with the cable, forms the Physical Level (1) of the ISO/OSI seven-layer Reference Model. Its functions are signaling, encoding, and medium-handling.
Multiple Access Unit. IBM terminology for a token ring hub.
Abbreviation for minimum addressable unit.
Medium Attachment Unit, a device used to convert signals from one Ethernet medium to another.
(Medium Attachment Unit) Also known as an Ethernet transceiver, an MAU is a device that converts digital data from the Ethernet interface for connection to the appropriate medium. Token Ring MAUs also exist.
Medium Access Unit. The IEEE term for transceiver that is used in Thicknet (10Base5) to connect coax from each computer to the cable trunk (bus). Also see 10BaseT.
See Media Access Unit; Multistation Access Unit.
Multistation Access Unit. A device on a token-ring LAN that acts as a wiring concentrator.
Multistation Access Unit, for connection and control of Token Ring network stations in a star arrangement. Also known as MSAU.
Multistation Access Unit. In a Token Ring network, a lobe or wiring concentrator that physically connects computers and other devices to the ring. Relays in the MAU provide for physical insertion to, and detachment from, the ring.
Medical Admissions Unit. The ward to which all new medical patients (patients not needing surgery) go to for initial treatment and assessment before they go to the ward which specialises in their care.
(Multistation Access Unit) - A Token Ring wiring hub.
Medium Attachment Unit - Also known as a transceiver and not to be confused with a Token Ring MAU (Media Access Unit). An Ethernet device for transmitting and receiving data that often provides data packet collision detection as well. It can either be an internal or external feature of a network device such as network interface card, repeater, hub or concentrator. Internal MAUs are built into the network device; external MAUs usually plug directly onto the AUI port of the device. A multi-port MAU, or transceiver, allows a number of computers/workstations to be attached to a single connection on the Ethernet bus and each port performs the standard transceiver functions.
A device that physically attaches to a LAN and allows the connection of computers or additional LAN segments. A MAU is often referred to as a transceiver and attaches to a computer through an AUI cable.
Medium Attachment Unit. The MAU provides the physical and electrical interface between an Ethernet device and the media system to which it is connected. It is also known as a transceiver.
A wiring concentrator for Token Ring networks. Nodes connect to these MAUs, which in turn are connected to other MAUs to form the ring. The wiring inside the MAU forms a ring of the attached nodes.
A transceiver (transmitter/receiver) comprising hardware circuitry that provides the correct electrical or optical connection between the computer and IEEE 802.3 LAN media. Since MAUs typically support only one type of network medium, a choice of MAUs is available to support different media. It detects carrier and collision activity, passing the information to the Computer. It can be a standalone unit or incorporated in a circuit board inside the computer
multistation access unit. A hub, also known as a passive hub or a wiring concentrator, that is used to attach nodes to a Token Ring network.
In token ring, a hub which interconnects the devices connected to the ring, and in turn connects to other MAUs through Ring-In / Ring-Out connections. Generally, a MAU is not managed via software.
Medical Assistance Unit. One or more family members whose eligibility for medical care is determined separately or together based on financial responsibility and program factors. Some families may have multiple MAUs based upon these circumstances. See: Assistance Units - Medical Assistance
Medical Assistance Unit. Refer to MAU for definition. See: Assistance Units - Medical Assistance
Stands for Medium or Multistation Access Unit. In a token ring network the MAU is a multiport hardware device into which up to 16 workstations are connected. The MAU provides centralized control of network connections.
Medium Access Unit. A device for the central connection of devices operating on a network.
Multistation Access Unit. A central hub in a token ring local area network.
Media Attachment Unit. This is the device that connects the AUI port on a host system to the rest of the Ethernet network medium
(Multistation Access Unit) A wiring concentrator used in Token-Ring LANs.
medium attachment unit. A transceiver that attaches to the AUI port on an Ethernet adapter and provides electrical and mechanical attachments to fiber-optic, twisted-pair, or other mdia. ... more
A transceiver that connects to the AUI port of an Ethernet interface card and provides attachments to some type of data communications medium.
media attachment unit. Device used in Ethernet and IEEE 802.3 networks that provides the interface between the AUI port of a station and the common medium of the Ethernet. The MAU, which can be built into a station or can be a separate device, performs physical layer functions including the conversion of digital data from the Ethernet interface, collision detection, and injection of bits onto the network. Sometimes referred to as a media access unit, also abbreviated MAU, or as a transceiver. In Token Ring, a MAU is known as a multistation access unit and is usually abbreviated MSAU to avoid confusion. See also AUI and MSAU.
See medium attachment unit (MAU) or multistation access unit (MAU) .
medium attachment unit. An Ethernet transceiver that connects the adapter card to the local network medium.
multistation access unit. A hub in a IBM Token-Ring network. Each unit supports up to eight workstations an servers and can be connected to either hub to create large networks. Go Top
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Media (or medium) attachment unit. In Ethernet networks, a device defined by the IEEE 802.3 standard that supplies a physical connection to the network cabling medium and includes circuitry to convert signals between a form suitable for the network and a form suitable for the station. A single device that combines the function of transmitter and receiver; also called a transceiver. Multistation access unit. In token ring networks, a device used to connect PCs, printers, and concentrators in a star-wired token ring LAN.