Glossary of Data Communications Terms

Courtesy Enterprise-Wide Computing, Inc.

Term: medium attachment unit (MAU)
Definition: the portion of the physical layer between the MDI and AUI that interconnects the trunk cable to the branch cable and contains the electronics which send, receive, and manage the encoded signals impressed on, and recovered from the trunk cable.

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