TL-MR3020
Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router
Appendix D: Glossary
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802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple-input
tput). MIMO
ow for increased
ghput via sp
y exploiting the spatial
perhaps thro
The Enhanced Wireless
rtium (EWC) [3
n development
process and promote
-generation
wireless local area networking (WLA
he 802.11
g
direct-sequence spread
sed radio
spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryp
referred to
Fi networks.
ation for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using direct-sequence
ectrum (DSSS) technology, using OFDM modulation and operating in the
spectr
d backward compatibility with IEEE 802.11b devices,
and WEP encryption fo
D
om
ning a fixed host and
domain name to a dyna
atically configure the
r.
DMZ
(
D
e
m
ilitarized
Z
o
lows one local host to be exposed to the
Internet for a special-pu
t gaming or videoconferencing.
DNS
(
D
omain
N
ame
S
y
that translates the names of websites into
IP addresses.
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A descriptive name for an address or group of addresses on the Internet.
DSL
(
D
igital
S
ubscriber
or received over
onal phon
ISP
(
I
nternet
S
ervice
P
r
e Internet.
MTU
(
Maximum Trans
largest packet that can be
transmitted.
NAT
(
N
etwork
A
ddress
T
ranslation)
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NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area
network to a different IP address for the Internet.
PPPoE
(
P
oint to
P
oint
P
rotocol
o
ver
E
thernet)
-
PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote
hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection.
802.11n
multiple-ou
uses multiple transmitter and receiver antennas to all
data throu
diversity,
atial multiplexing and increased range b
ugh coding schemes like Alamouti coding.
Conso
] was formed to help accelerate the IEEE 802.11
a technology specification for interoperability of next
N) products.
802.11b -
T
b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps usin
-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicen
tion for security. 802.11b networks are also
as Wi-
802.11g -
specific
spread-sp
unlicensed radio
um at 2.4GHz, an
r security.
DDNS
(
D
ynamic
ain
N
ame
S
ystem)
-
The capability of assig
mic Internet IP Address.
DHCP
(
D
ynamic
H
ost
C
onfiguration
P
rotocol)
-
A protocol that autom
TCP/IP parameters for the all the PC(s) that are connected to a DHCP serve
ne)
-
A Demilitarized Zone al
rpose service such as Interne
stem)
-
An Internet Service
Domain Name
L
ine)
-
A technology that allows data to be sent
existing traditi
e lines.
ovider)
-
A company that provides access to th
mission Unit
)
-
The size in bytes of the
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