Arris Touchstone TG862 User Manual page 51

Getting
Safety Started
Battery
Installation Installation
Glossary
The following is a list of common cable and networking terms.
Amp-hour (Ah)
Category 5e (Cat5e)
Coaxial cable (coax)
CPE
Cross-over
DHCP
DNS
Touchstone TG862 Telephony Gateway User's Guide
Ethernet
Configuration Usage
A measure of battery capacity. For example, a 1.0Ah battery can nominally
supply one Ampere of current for one hour.
A high-quality type of cable, used for gigabit Ethernet (1000BaseT) connec-
tions. When purchasing Ethernet cables, always look for Category 5e cable.
A thin wire, used to connect your television and Telephony Gateway to the
cable TV system. You can buy coax from any electronics retailer and many
discount stores.
Customer Premise Equipment. This is the equipment that is plugged in to the
Telephony Gateway; typically a computer or hub.
An Ethernet cable used to connect two hubs (or a hub and a cable modem)
together. Also, some Ethernet hubs may have built-in cross-over on one or
more ports (which eliminates the need for a cross-over cable).
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. An IP protocol used to provide an IP
address and location of services (such as DNS and TFTP) needed by a de-
vice connecting to the network. DHCP allows the cable company to configure
your computer's networking software for you.
Domain Name Service (Server). An IP service that associates a domain
name (such as www.example.com) with an IP address.
Troubleshooting Glossary
51