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LOSSARY
Firmware is the code which resides in the ISDN Modem and controls its behavior. It
firmware
differs from software in the form of programs that run on your computer.
An IP address is a set of numbers that uniquely identifies each device in a network.
IP address
Integrated Services Digital Network. ISDN provides a digital telephone service
ISDN
which allows both data and voice communication over the same telephone line
and at significantly faster speeds than the traditional POTs service. There are two
types of lines which provide access to ISDN, BRI and PRI.
Internet Service Provider. A business that supplies access to the Internet such as
ISP
your telephone company or AOL.
Kilobits per second. Kbps is the rate at which data is transmitted between
Kbps
communication equipment such as ISDN modems.
In ISDN communications, the physical layer of communication between the
Layer 1
communications equipment. If layer one is down, there is no ISDN connection
between the devices.
Microsoft's proprietary version of CHAP. See also CHAP.
MS-CHAP
Multilink Point-to-Point Protocol. Multilink PPP is a protocol which provides a
Multilink PPP
method for combining multiple PPP connections. With a BRI line, Multilink PPP
aggregates the two 56 Kbps or 64 Kbps ISDN B channels, creating a virtual single
digital connection of 112 Kbps or 128 Kbps.
An ISDN standard that enables consistency in ISDN service features across different
National ISDN
vendors' equipment and switches for North America.
NetBIOS filtering is a LAN Modem feature that helps prevent the LAN Modem
NetBIOS Filtering
from establishing unwanted calls by filtering the DNS requests made by NetBIOS
that inadvertently cause the LAN Modem to place a call. NetBIOS is a protocol
primarily used by Windows 98, 95 and NT for local file and printer sharing.
A network termination device that terminates the ISDN line.An NT1 is built into
Network terminator
the ISDN LAN Modem with the U interface. An NT1 is built into the ISDN LAN
(NT1)
Modem with the U interface (3C892).
Password Authentication Protocol. PAP is one of two PPP authentication protocols
PAP
supported by the ISDN LAN Modem; CHAP is the other. An authentication
protocol requests information to verify a valid user. PAP requests the user's name
and password for verification.
PC/TCP is a PC version of TCP/IP created by FTP software.
PC/TCP
Plain old telephone service.
POTS
Point-to-Point Protocol. PPP provides a standard method of transmitting data
PPP
through the Internet. PPP is used for communication between a computer and an
Internet service provider.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol. A protocol that allows a workstation to
PPTP
establish a secure multi-protocol connection to a remote, private network via a
locally-dialed ISP account. See also VPN.