Ringdale ISDN Router ISDN User Manual page 164

GLOSSARY
LAN:
network:
network
administrator:
NT-1:
packet:
physical network:
remote network:
remote router:
RJ45 shielded:
RJ45 unshielded:
RS-232:
server:
spoofing:
static routing
table:
S/T-interface:
terminal software:
Local Area Network.
a combination of switching and transmission that
provides telecommunications between two or more
points.
whoever is in charge of managing your network.
a Network Termination Unit that changes a
U-interface into an S/T interface.
a block, or bundle, of data carried as a unit across a
network.
the actual cable or hub forming a network.
a network accessible through the router.
a router on a remote network.
an RJ45 cable resistant to RF interference.
an RJ45 cable not resistant to RF interference.
a set of standards specifying various electrical and
mechanical characteristics for interfaces between
computers, terminals, and modems.
a computer providing a service, such as shared
access to a file system, a printer, or electronic mail
system to LAN users.
techniques to avoid raising an ISDN line except
when needed.
a table mapping out the exact route a packet will
take to reach a remote network..
BRI port.
software that emulates an ASCII terminal.
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