Alvarion WBSIac User Manual page 98

Chapter - Glossary
Glossary
Mbps
MiniPCIe
MTU
NAT
NMS
NTP
PAP
PPPoE
PPTP
QoS
RADIUS
WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l
Megabits per second
Also Mbit/s. This is a measure of the data rate.
Mini Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
A miniPCIe radio is a radio card that can be inserted into a AP's circuit board.
Maximum Transmission Unit
This is the size, in bytes, of the largest packet that can be passed on. The MTU for
Ethernet is a 1500-byte packet.
Network Address Translation
This is the process of rewriting IP addresses as a packet passes through a controller or
firewall. NAT enables multiple computers (or hosts) on a LAN to access the Internet using
the single public IP address of the LAN's gateway controller.
Network Management Station
This is a software which runs on the SNMP manager. It is sometimes simply referred to as
an SNMP manager.
Network Time Protocol
This is a protocol for synchronizing a controller to a single clock on the network, known
as the clock master.
Password Authentication Protocol
This is a protocol for authenticating users to a remote access server or ISP.
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
This is a protocol for connecting a network of hosts to an ISP without the ISP having to
manage the allocation of IP addresses.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
This is a protocol for the creation of VPNs for the secure transfer of data from remote
clients to private servers over the Internet.
Quality of Service
This is the prioritization of network traffic. Voice traffic gets the highest priority, followed
by video, best effort, and background traffic, in this order.
Remote Authentication Dial In User Service
This is a networking protocol that provides Authentication, Authorization, and
Accounting (AAA) management for remote users. The RADIUS provides centralized
management of usernames and passwords.
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