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Prestige 314 Broadband Sharing Gateway with 4-Port Switch
text files, graphics, video and audio. A URL is the address of an object that is normally
typed in the Address field of a Web browser. A URL is basically a pointer to the
location of an object.
VC-based By prior mutual agreement, each protocol is assigned to a specific virtual circuit, eg.,
VCI carries IP, VC2 carries IPX, etc. VC-based multiplexing may be dominant in
Multiplexing
environments where dynamic creation of large numbers of ATM VCs is fast and
economical.
VCI
A Virtual Channel Identifier is a number that denotes a particular logical connection
between end stations (users or networks). See also, VPI.
VPI
A Virtual Path Identifier is a number that denotes a bundle of virtual channels. See also
VCI.
WAN
Wide Area Networks link geographically dispersed offices in other cities or around the
globe. Just about any long-distance communication medium can serve as a WAN link
including switched and permanent telephone circuits, terrestrial radio systems and
satellite systems.
WWW
World Wide Web. Frequently used (incorrectly) when referring to "The Internet".
WWW has two major definitions. One, the whole constellation of resources that can be
accessed using Gopher, FTP, HTTP, telnet, USENET, WAIS and other tools. Two, the
universe of hypertext servers (HTTP servers).
Digital Subscriber Line(s) where x, when specified, denotes a particular flavor of DSL,
XDSL
eg., ADSL, G.SHDSL, SDSL, VDSL, RDSL, etc.
ZyXEL Network Operating System is the firmware used in many ZyXEL products.
ZyNOS
R Glossary