Motorola surfboard sbg901 User Manual page 112

TERM
G
gain
gateway
gateway IP address
GHz
GUI
H
half-duplex
headend
header
hexadecimal
HFC
hop
B Glossary
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DEFINITION
duplex.
The extent to which a signal is boosted. A high-gain antenna increases
the wireless signal level to increase the distance the signal can travel
and remain usable.
A device that enables communication between networks using
different protocols. See also router. The SBG901 enables up to 245
computers supporting IEEE 802.11b, or Ethernet to share a single
broadband Internet connection.
The address of the default gateway router on the Internet. Also known
as the "giaddr."
Gigahertz — one billion cycles per second
graphical user interface
Network where only one device at a time can transmit data. See also
full-duplex.
A location that receives TV programming, radio programming, and data
that it modulates onto the HFC network. It also sends return data.
Headend equipment includes transmitters, preamplifiers, frequency
terminals, demodulators, modulators, and other devices that amplify,
filter, and convert incoming broadcast TV signals to wireless and cable
channels.
The data at the beginning of a packet that identifies what is in the
packet.
A base-sixteen numbering system that uses sixteen sequential
numbers (0 to 9 and the letters A to F) as base units before adding a
new position. On computers, hexadecimal is a convenient way to
express binary numbers.
A hybrid fiber/coaxial cable network uses fiber-optic cable as the trunk
and coaxial cable to the subscriber's premises.
The interval between two routers on an IP network. The number of
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