Appendix B: Glossary - NetComm V300 User Manual

Appendix B: Glossary

100BaseT:
10BaseT:
Arp:
Address:
ASCII:
Bandwidth:
Baud:
Bit:
Boot:
Bps:
Bridge:
Broadband:
Broadcast:
Byte:
CHAP:
CPE:
DHCP server:
DHCP:
DNS:
Download:
V300 VoIP Telephone Adaptor/Router
YML768 Rev1
A 100 Mbps Ethernet standard that uses twisted-pair wiring.
A 10 Mbps Ethernet standard that uses twisted-pair wiring.
Address Resolution Protocol
The symbol (usually numeric) identifying an interface attached to a
network.
American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
The range of frequencies of a transmission channel. The wider the
range the higher the data rate that can be sent. Hence, bandwidth is
also taken to mean the data rate.
One baud is one symbol (state-transition or level-transition) per
second.
A binary digit, with the value of –0 or –1.
Start a device.
Bits per second. The speed at which bits are transmitted across a
data connection.
A device that links local or remote area networks together,
forwarding packets based on a MAC address (compare with
gateway).
Communication channels operating at transmission rates in excess of
64 Kbps.
The simultaneous transmission to two or more communication
devices.
Eight bits arranged in sequence
Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol. A PPP protocol to
ensure authentication of the connection between two devices.
Customer Premises Equipment. Equipment used by the end-user.
A server that dynamically allocates network addresses and delivers
configuration parameters to hosts.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A TCP/IP protocol that
enables a network connected to the Internet to automatically assign
a temporary IP address to a host when the host connects to the
network.
Domain Name Server. A server that retains the addresses and routing
information for TCP/IP PAT users.
To receive a file over a network (compare with upload).
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