Appendix A: Glossary - Arris Touchstone TG3442 User Manual

Glossary
Category 5e (Cat5e)
Coaxial cable (coax)
CPE
Cross-over
DHCP
DNS
DOCSIS
Downstream
EMTA
Ethernet
EuroDOCSIS
Event
F-connector
Touchstone TG3442 Telephony Gateway User Guide STANDARD Revision 1.0
A high-quality type of cable, used for gigabit Ethernet
(1000BaseT) connections. When purchasing Ethernet cables,
always look for Category 5e cable or higher.
A thin wire, used to connect your television and Telephony
Gateway to the cable TV system. You can buy coax from any
electronics retailer and many discount stores.
Customer Premise Equipment. This is the equipment that is
plugged in to the Telephony Gateway; typically a computer or
hub.
An Ethernet cable used to connect two hubs (or a hub and a
cable modem) together. Also, some Ethernet hubs may have
built-in cross-over on one or more ports (which eliminates the
need for a cross-over cable).
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. An IP protocol used to
provide an IP address and location of services (such as DNS
and TFTP) needed by a device connecting to the network.
DHCP allows the service provider to configure your computer's
networking software for you.
Domain Name Service (Server). An IP service that associates a
domain name (such as www.example.com) with an IP address.
Data Over Cable System Interface Specification. The
interoperability standards used for data communications
equipment on an HFC network.
In an HFC network, the direction from the head-end to the
subscriber. Some older cable documentation may refer to this as
the forward path.
Embedded Multimedia Terminal Adapter. An MTA device that is
integrated with a cable modem.
A standard method of connecting two or more computers into a
Local Area Network (LAN).
The European version of DOCSIS.
An informational message used for monitoring network status.
The type of connector used on coax cable. There are two
common types of F-connector, slip-on and screw-on. Use
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