ZyXEL Communications Prestige 316 User Manual page 161

Prestige 316 Broadband Sharing Gateway / Wireless LAN
(GPRS)
Gigahertz (GHz)
Global System
for Mobile
Communication
Hacker
HDLC
Hertz (Hz)
Host
HTTP
IANA
ICMP
IMTS
Institute of
Electrical and
Electronic
Engineers
(IEEE)
Integrity
internet
Internet
Internet Worm
Intranet
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X.25 communication protocols.
One billion cycles per second. A unit of measure for frequency.
GSM operates in the 900, 1,800 and 1,900 MHz frequency bands. GSM 1,800 is widely used
in Europe and throughout many parts of the world. In the U.S., GSM 1,900 is the same as
PCS 1,900; thus, these two technologies are compatible.
Generally, a hacker is anyone who enjoys experimenting with technology including
computers and networks. Not all hackers are criminals breaking into systems. Some are
legitimate users and hobbyists. Nevertheless, some are dedicated criminals or vandals.
HDLC (High-level Data Link Control) is a bit-oriented (the data is monitored bit by bit
layer protocol for the transmission of data over synchronous networks.
Cycles per second. A unit of measure for frequency.
Any computer on a network that is a repository for services available to other computers on
the network. It is quite common to have one host machine provide several services, such as
WWW and USENET.
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. The most common protocol used on the Internet. HTTP is the
primary protocol used for web sites and web browsers. It is also prone to certain kinds of
attacks.
Internet Assigned Number Authority acts as the clearinghouse to assign and coordinate the
use of numerous Internet protocol parameters such as Internet addresses, domain names,
protocol numbers and more. The IANA web site is at
Internet Control Message Protocol is a message control and error-reporting protocol between
a host server and a gateway to the Internet. ICMP uses Internet Protocol (IP) datagrams, but
the messages are processed by the TCP/IP software and are not directly apparent to the
application user.
(Improved Mobile Telephone Service) First analog wireless telephone service in the U.S.
Limited to six calls at one time in each service area.
A professional society serving electrical engineers through its publications,
conferences and standards development activities. The body responsible for the
Ethernet 802.3 and wireless LAN 802.11 specifications.
Proof that the data is the same as originally intended. Unauthorized software or people have
not altered the original information.
(Lower case I) Any time you connect 2 or more networks together, you have an internet.
(Upper case I) The vast collection of inter-connected networks that all use the TCP/IP
protocols and that evolved from the ARPANET of the late 60's and early 70's.
See Worm.
A private network inside a company or organization that uses the same kinds of software that
you would find on the public Internet, but that is only for internal use.
http://www
.isi.edu/iana.
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