Alcatel-Lucent CellPipe 7130 Manual page 151

Glossary
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L2TP
Layer 2 tunneling protocol; a tunneling protocol used to support virtual private
networks (VPNs).
LAN
Local Area Network
MAC
Media Access Control
Mb
Megabit; a unit of information commonly used to express the rate data is transferred.
MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit
NAT
Network Address Translation
Netmask
The designated IP address routing prefix for a network of computers and devices.
NIC
Network Interface Controller
NTP
Network Time Protocol
OUI
Organizationally Unique Identifier
Outbound Proxy Server
The server responsible for handling calls made behind the NAT device by examining
and translating the IP addresses.
PAP
Password Authentication Protocol
Ping
A computer network tool used to test whether a particular host is reachable across an
IP network.
PPPoE
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
PPTP
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
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