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Nokia M11 User's Manual
bridge
A device that connects two or more physical networks and forwards
packets between them. Bridges can usually be made to filter packets,
that is, to forward only certain traffic.
broadcast
A packet delivery system where a copy of a given packet is given to all
hosts attached to the network.
brouter
A device which is both a bridge and a router.
command line interface
Character-based user interface where a command line ending with
<CR> character is used to configure a device. The device interprets the
command and returns a character-based response.
Config command hierarchy
A hierarchy of nodes which contain the configurable parameters of
M11. It is used to configure M11 through the command line interface.
See Root command hierarchy.
Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer
A network element which multiplexes the traffic coming from the
high-speed subscriber lines and forwards this traffic to the ATM
network.
domain name service
Domain name service (DNS) is used for translating names of network
nodes into addresses.
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