NETGEAR DM602 Reference Manual page 64

Reference Manual for the Model DM602 ADSL Modem
USB
UTP
VCI
VPI
VPN
WAN
Wide Area Network
Windows Internet
Naming Service
WINS
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Universal Serial Bus. An external bus standard that supports data transfer
rates of 12 Mbps. A single USB port can be used to connect up to 127
peripheral devices, such as network interface adapters, mice, modems, and
keyboards. USB also supports Plug-and-Play installation and hot plugging.
Unshielded twisted pair. The cable used by 10BASE-T and 100BASE-Tx
Ethernet networks.
Virtual Channel Identifier. Together with the VPI, defines a Virtual Channel
through an ATM network. Used by ATM switching equipment to route data
through the network.
Virtual Path Identifier. Together with the VCI, defines a Virtual Channel
through an ATM network. Used by ATM switching equipment to route data
through the network.
Virtual Private Network. A method for securely transporting data between two
private networks by using a public network such as the Internet as a
connection.
See wide area network.
WAN. A long distance link used to extend or connect remotely located local
area networks. The Internet is a large WAN.
WINS. Windows Internet Naming Service is a server process for resolving
Windows-based computer names to IP addresses. If a remote network
contains a WINS server, your Windows PCs can gather information from that
WINS server about its local hosts. This allows your PCs to browse that remote
network using Network Neighborhood.
See Windows Internet Naming Service.
Glossary