Glossary; Acronyms And Terms - Efficient Networks SpeedStream 5100 Series User Manual

Acronyms and Terms

AAL5 ATM Adaption Layer 5
ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode
CO Central Office
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DNS Domain Name Service
DSL Digital Subscriber Line
Ethernet Network standard for LAN communication
Firmware Software, in binary form, stored within a flash PROM
Gateway Router
GUI Graphical User Interface
ISP Internet Service Provider
NAT Network Address Translation
POST Power On Self Test
PPP Point-to-Point Protocol
PPPoE Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
RFC Request for Comment
SOHO Small Office, Home Office
SMTP Simple Mail Transport Protocol
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
VC Virtual Channels
VCI Virtual Channel Identifiers
VPI Virtual Path Identifiers
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