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RADSL
Rate Adaptive Digital Subscriber Line. A technique for the use of an existing twisted pair line
that permits simultaneous POTS and high-speed data communication at adaptive
symmetric and asymmetric rates.
A subscriber line technology providing up to 1 Mbps throughput. Compliant with
ReachDSL
ANSI T1.417, ReachDSL guarantees a minimum rate of 256 kbps at 18 kft.
A device that connects LANs by dynamically routing data according to destination and
router
available routes.
SDSL
Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line. A technique for the use of an existing twisted-pair line
that permits high bandwidth, bidirectional transmission.
SN
Service Node. The endpoint modem at the customer premises, also known as a Remote
Termination Unit (RTU).
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol. Protocol for open networking management.
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol. An Internet standard transport layer protocol defined in
STD 7, RFC 793. It is connection-oriented and stream-oriented.
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. The dominant protocol in the worldwide
Internet, TCP allows a process on one machine to send data to a process on another
machine using the IP protocol. TCP can be used as a full-duplex or one-way simplex
connection.
Virtual terminal protocol in the Internet suite of protocols. Allows the user of one host
Telnet
computer to log into a remote host computer and interact as a normal terminal user of the
remote host.
terminal emulation
Software that allows a PC to mimic the signals of a specific type of terminal, such as a
VT100 or 3270, to communicate with a device requiring that terminal interface.
TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol. A standard TCP/IP protocol that allows simple file transfer to
and from a remote system without directory or file listing. TFTP is used where FTP is not
available.
8610-A2-GN20-10
April 2001
Glossary
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