collision domain

A physical region of a local area network (LAN) in which data collisions can occur.

Collisions are most likely in LANs, such as Ethernets, that use non-deterministic medium access control (MAC) protocols such as carrier sense multiple access with collision detection (CSMA/CD). See also CSMA/CD, Ethernet, LAN, MAC, and non-deterministic.

• SNAFU (Situation Normal All Fouled Up)
• SNAFU (Situation Normal All Fouled Up)
• SNA (Systems Network Architecture)
• SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
• SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
• SNR (Signal-to-Noise Ratio)
• SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture)
• social engineering
• socket
• SOCKS (SOCKetS)
• soft copy
• soft handoff
• softkey
• softphone
• softswitch
• software
• software-defined data network (SDDN)
• software-defined network (SDN)
• software-defined radio (SDR)
• software program
• SOHO (Small Office/Home Office)
• SOH (Section OverHead)
• sonar (sound navigation and ranging)
• SONET (Synchronous Optical NETwork)
• SONET (Synchronous Optical NETwork)