Glossary - ZyXEL Communications Prestige 1600 Configuration Manual

10BaseT
ADSL
ARP
ATU-C and ATU-R
Backbone
Bandwidth
bandwidth-on-demand
Bit
bps
Byte
Call Filtering
CDR
CHAP
CI/CLI Commands
CIR
Client
Committed
Information Rate
CPE
crossover Ethernet
cable
CSU/DSU
Data Filtering

Glossary

The 10-Mbps baseband Ethernet specification that uses two pairs of twisted-pair cabling
(Category 3 or 5): one pair for transmitting data and the other for receiving data.
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line. A digital subscriber line (DSL) technology in which the
transmission of data from server to client is much faster than the transmission from the client to
the server.
Address Resolution Protocol is a protocol for mapping an Internet Protocol address (IP address)
to a physical machine address that is recognized in the local network.
ADSL Transmission Unit, Central or Remote: the device at the end of an ADSL line that stands
between the line and the first item of equipment in the subscriber premises or telephone switch.
It may be integrated within an access node.
A high-speed line or series of connections that forms a major pathway within a network.
This is the capacity on a link usually measured in bits-per-second (bps).
The ability of a user to dynamically set upstream and downstream line speeds to a particular
rate of speed.
(Binary Digit) -- A single digit number in base-2, in other words, either a one or a zero. The
smallest unit of computerized data.
Bits per second. A standard measurement of digital transmission speeds.
A set of bits that represent a single character. There are 8 bits in a Byte.
Call filtering is used to determine if a packet should be allowed to trigger a call. Outgoing
packets must undergo data filtering before they encounter call filtering.
Call Detail Record. This is a name used by telephone companies for call related information.
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol is an alternative protocol that avoids sending
passwords over the wire by using a challenge/response technique.
CI/CLI (Command Interface/Command Line Interface) commands can be accessed via Menu
24.8. For details on CI commands to configure your Prestige, please consult the supporting CD.
ZyXEL recommends use of the CI Commands only for debugging purposes.
See Committed Information Rate.
A software program that is used to contact and obtain data from a Server software program on
another computer. Each Client program is designed to work with one or more specific kinds of
Server programs and each Server requires a specific kind of Client. A Web Browser is a specific
kind of Client.
The carrier programs virtual circuits into the network between your sites and charges you for a
specific level of service called the committed information rate (CIR). The CIR is a negotiated rate
and is basically a guarantee that the carrier will always have that bandwidth available. The CIR
limit for the Prestige is 8000Kbps. The sum of CIRs from all channels in a line cannot exceed
8000Kbps due to the processing limit of the P1600 CPU.
Customer Premises Equipment: that portion of the ADSL system residing within the customer's
premises.
A cable that wires a pin to its opposite pin, for example, RX+ is wired to TX+. This cable
connects two similar devices, for example, two data terminal equipment (DTE) or data
communications equipment (DCE) devices.
Channel Service Unit/Data Service Unit. CSUs (channel service units) and DSUs (data service
units) are actually two separate devices, but they are used in conjunction and often combined
into the same box. The devices are part of the hardware you need to connect computer
equipment to digital transmission lines. The Channel Service Unit device connects with the
digital communication line and provides a termination for the digital signal. The Data Service
Unit device, sometimes called a digital service unit, is the hardware component you need to
transmit digital data over the hardware channel. The device converts signals from bridges,
routers and multiplexors into the bipolar digital signals used by the digital lines. Multiplexors mix
voice signals and data on the same line.
Data filtering screens the data to determine if the packet should be allowed to pass. Data filters
Prestige 1600 Universal Access Concentrator
Glossary
I