Motorola SURFBOARD SVG2500 User Manual page 167

17 GLOSSARY
TERM
pass-through
PAT
PCI
PCMCIA
PDA
PDU
periodic
ranging
physical layer
piggybacking
PING
PMD
point-to-point
POTS
port
DEFINITION
cable plant. Built on DOCSIS 1.1, PacketCable networks use IP
technology as the basis for a highly-capable multimedia
architecture.
A pass-through client on the SVG2500 LAN obtains its public IP
address from the Internet Service provider's DHCP server.
Port Address Translation
Peripheral Component Interconnect
The Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
sets international standards for connecting peripherals to
portable computers. Laptop computers typically have a PCMCIA
slot that can hold one or two PC Cards to provide features such
as Ethernet connectivity.
personal digital assistant
A protocol data unit is a message containing operational
instructions used for SNMP . The basic SNMP V2 PDU types are
get-request, get-next-request, get-bulk-request, response, set-
request, inform-request, and trap.
Ranging that is performed on an on-going basis after initial
ranging has taken place.
Layer 1 in the OSI architecture. It provides services to transmit
bits or groups of bits over a transmission link between open
systems. It entails the electrical, mechanical, and handshaking
procedures.
A process that occurs when a cable modem simultaneously
transmits data and requests additional bandwidth.
A network utility that tests host reachability by sending a small
packet to the host and waiting for a reply. If you PING a
computer IP address and receive a reply, you know the computer
is reachable over the network. It also stands for
Packet InterNet Groper.
The physical media-dependent sublayer of the physical layer
which transmits bits or groups of bits over particular types of
transmission links between open systems. It entails the
electrical, mechanical, and handshaking procedures.
Physical connection made from one point to another.
The "plain old telephone service" offered through the PSTN;
basic analog telephone service. POTS uses the lowest 4 kHz of
bandwidth on twisted pair wiring.
On a computer or other electronic device, a port is a socket or
plug used to physically connect it to the network or to other
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