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9.3 Glossary
ACS
Automatic Configuration Server
A Web-based management system encompassing configuration and administration of an
end-to-end IP communications solution.
On your automatic-configuration server, create
global groups that correspond to your .ins file name (without the extension)—for
example, IE_groupname.
ADSL
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
ADSL is a technology for transmitting digital information at a high bandwidth on
existing phone lines to homes and businesses. Unlike regular dial-up phone service,
ADSL provides continuously-available, "always on" connection. ADSL is asymmetric in
that it uses most of the channel to transmit downstream to the user and only a small part
to receive information from the user. ADSL simultaneously accommodates analog
(voice) information on the same line. ADSL is generally offered at downstream data
rates from 512 kbit/s to about 6 Mbit/s.
ADSL2+
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line 2+
ADSL2plus doubles the bandwidth used for downstream data transmission, effectively
doubling the maximum downstream data rates, and achieving rates of 20 Mbit/s on
phone lines as long as 5,000 feet. ADSL2plus solutions will most commonly be
multimode, interoperating with ADSL and ADSL2, as well as with ADSL2plus chipsets.
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Asynchronous transfer mode is a high-performance, cell-oriented switching and
multiplexing technology that utilizes fixed-length packets to carry different types of
traffic. ATM was originally conceived as a high-speed transfer technology for voice,
video, and data over public networks.
Browser
A computer program that allows users to view information from the Internet. To use a
browser, you type in the URL of a website, the browser then connects your computer to
the website, and displays the information on your screen.
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
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DHCP is a client-server networking protocol. Most organizations use DHCP. A DHCP
server provides configuration parameters specific to the DHCP client host requesting,
generally, information required by the host to participate on the Internet network. DHCP
also provides a mechanism for allocation of IP addresses to hosts.
DNS
Domain Name System
A hierarchical way of tracking domain names and their addresses, devised in the
mid-1980s. The DNS database does not rely on one file or even one server, but rather is
distributed over several key computers across the Internet to prevent catastrophic failure
if one or a few computers crash. DNS is a TCP/IP service that belongs to the Application
layer of the OSI model.
Ethernet
A local area network (LAN) architecture developed by Xerox Corporation in
cooperation with DEC and Intel in 1976. Ethernet uses a bus or star topology and
supports data transfer rates of 10 Mbit/s. The Ethernet specification serves as the basis
for the IEEE 802.3 standard, which specifies the physical and lower software layers.
Ethernet uses the CSMA/CD access method to handle simultaneous demands. It is one of
the most widely implemented LAN standards.
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a standards organization for
computer and electronic devices. Its senior members are IEEE fellows.
Internet
Largest global internet work, connecting tens of thousands of networks worldwide and
having a "culture" that focuses on research and standardization based on real-life use.
Many leading-edge network technologies come from the Internet community.
The most important uses of Internet are:
z
Email
z
World Wide Web (WWW)
z
Data transfer
z
Forum of discussion
z
Peer-to-peer data transfer
z
Chat
z
Audio/video streaming
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IP
Internet Protocol
The set of standards responsible for ensuring that data packets transmitted over the
Internet are routed to their intended destinations.
IP address
An IP address is the logical address of a network adapter. The IP address uniquely
identifies computers on a network. An IP address can be private, for use on a LAN, or
public, for use on the Internet or other WAN.
ISP
Internet Service Provider
An ISP (Internet Service Provider) is a commercial enterprise, which allows users,
companies, and organizations to access the Internet.
LAN
Local Area Network
A computer network covering a small local area, like a home, office, or small group of
buildings such as a home, office, or college. Current LANs are most likely to be based on
switched Ethernet or Wi-Fi technology running at 10, 100 or 1,000 Mbit/s (1,000 Mbit/s
is also known as 1 Gbit/s).
MAC address
It is a hardware address that uniquely identifies each node of a network.
Mbit/s
Megabit per second
A unit used to express the speed of a network.
NAPT
Network Address Port Translation
NAPT enables a LAN to use one set of IP addresses for internal traffic and a second set
of addresses for external traffic.
PPPoE
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
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PPPoE is a network protocol for encapsulating PPP frames in Ethernet frames. It is used
mainly with DSL services. It offers standard PPP features such as authentication,
encryption, and compression.
Protocol
On the Internet, "protocol" usually refers to a set of rules that define an exact format for
communication between systems.
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network
Refers generally to the variety of telephone networks and services in place worldwide
and is sometimes called POTS.
In United States, PSTN refers to the entire interconnected collection of local, long
distance and international phone companies, which could be thousands.
PTM
Packet Transfer Mode
In this model, IP packets directly encapsulated in HDLC frame format for transmission.
Server
A computer or program that responds to commands from a client. For example, a file
server may contain an archive of data or program files. When a client submits a request
for a file, the server transfers a copy of the file to the client.
Subnet mask
The technique used by the IP protocol to determine the network segment to which
packets are sent. The subnet mask is a binary pattern that is stored in the client machine,
server or router, and is matched with the IP address.
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
A reliable transport protocol within the TCP/IP protocol suite. TCP ensures that all data
reaches the other end accurately and data is 100% intact. TCP's unreliable counterpart is
UDP, which is used for streaming media, VoIP and videoconferencing.
TCP/IP
A suite of communications protocols used to connect hosts on the Internet. TCP/IP uses
several protocols, the two main ones being TCP and IP.
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UDP
User Datagram Protocol
One of the TCP/IP suite of protocols for data transfer, which allows an application
program on one machine to send a datagram to an application program on another
machine.
VDSL
Very high-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line
VDSL is a DSL technology providing faster data transmission over a single flat
untwisted or twisted pair of copper wires. These fast speeds mean that VDSL is capable
of supporting high bandwidth applications such as HDTV, as well as telephone services
(Voice over IP) and general Internet access, over a single connection. VDSL is deployed
over existing wiring used for POTS and lower-speed DSL connections. This standard
was approved by ITU in November 2001.
VDSL2
Very
High Speed Digital Subscribe Line 2
VDSL2 is an access technology that exploits the existing infrastructure of copper wires
that were originally deployed for POTS. It can be deployed from central offices, from
fibre-fed cabinets located near the customer premises, or within buildings.
In theory,
VDSL2 can achieve the highest transmission rates of 100 Mbit/s, and more perfectly
using the high-speed performance of short distance.
Virtual server
A virtual server allows you to direct incoming traffic from the Internet (identified by
protocol and external port) to an internal server with a private IP address on the LAN.
WAN
Wide Area Network
WAN usually refers to a network which covers a large geographical area, and uses
communications circuits to connect the intermediate nodes. A major factor impacting
WAN design and performance is a requirement that allows communications circuits to be
leased from telephone companies or other communications carriers.
WPA-PSK
Wi-Fi Protected Access-Pre Shared Key
WPA is an industry standard based on a subset of an early draft of 802.11i. WPA replaces
WEP's keying mechanism with a more robust system, called Temporal Key Integrity
Protocol (although TKIP is still based on RC4 encryption). WPA adds a strong message
integrity check and allows for authentication using 802.1X.

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