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- failover
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The automatic switching from one device or system to another. Servers can be configured in a failover configuration so that if the primary server fails, the secondary server takes over automatically.
- Fast Ethernet
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The IEEE 802.3 specification for data transfers of up to 100Mbps over twisted-pair cable.
- See also [100BaseFX]
- See also [100BaseTX]
- See also [100BaseT]
- See also [100BaseT4]
- fault tolerance
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The capability of a component or system to endure a failure.
- FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface)
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A high-speed data transfer technology that is designed to extend the capabilities of existing LANs by using a dual-ring topology and a token-passing access method.
- FDM (Frequency-Division Multiplexing)
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A technology that divides the output channel ...
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