Glossary - Nortel BayStack Instant Internet 100-S Using Manual

Glossary

3DES
ACL
address
AMI
ANSI
asynchronous
AUI
triple Data Encryption Standard. A 168-bit encryption standard used for VPN
tunneling in Instant Internet. The export of 3DES encryption outside the U.S.
is regulated by the U.S. Government. If you require 3DES encryption, you
must purchase the 3DES Encryption Module (part number CQ1010005).
Access Control List. The usual means by which access to and denial of
network services is controlled by network security systems. It is a list of the
available services and the hosts permitted to use each service.
A unique identifier assigned to networks and stations that allows each device
individually to receive and reply to messages.
Alternate Mark Inversion. A signal-encoding scheme in which a "1" is
represented alternately as positive and negative voltage. It does not use
translation coding but can detect noise-induced errors at the hardware level.
American National Standards Institute.
A method of transmission in which the time intervals between characters are
not required to be equal and signals are sourced from independent clocks with
different frequencies and phase relationships. Start and stop bits may be added
to coordinate character transfer.
Attachment (or Attached) Unit Interface. A connector on the network adapter
used to connect cables to fiber optic, coaxial, or 10BASE-T transceivers.
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