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WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
WFQ
Weighted Fair Queueing
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network
WWW
World Wide Web
Terms
10Base-T
10 Mbit/s Ethernet LAN specification using two pairs of twisted cabling. 10Base-
T is a part of the IEEE 802.3 specification.
Authentication
Determining the identity of a user that is attempting to access a network.
Asymmetric digital
High-speed transmission technology using existing copper telephone lines. Data
subscriber line,
is transmitted in general from a server to a user.
ADSL
Bridge
Device or software that transmits data from a source network to a destination
network. These two networks normally use the same protocol.
Broadcast
Transmitting data to everyone on the network. Rf. multicast.
Command line
Character-based man-machine interface for configuring a device.
interface, CLI
Digital subscriber
Generic abbreviation for various different DSL types. For example ADSL,
line, xDSL
HDSL, SDSL, and VDSL.
Domain name
Server used on the Internet for translating names of network nodes into IP
server, DNS
addresses. A name server lets users access networks nodes by name instead of
having to remember IP address numbers.
Domain name
System containing domain name servers.
system, DNS
Encapsulation
Method for using multiple protocols within the same network. This is done by
enclosing a data unit of one protocol into a data unit of another protocol.
Encryption
For data security, transforming data into an unreadable form to prevent any but
the intended receiver from reading it.
Encryption key
Character or bit sequence which is used for encryption, decryption or
authentication of data.
Ethernet
Local area network that connects devices like computers, printers, and terminals.
Ethernet operates over twisted-pair or coaxial cable.
Gateway
Device or software in an information network which links two networks that use
differents communications protocols.
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