Release STANDARD 1.6 September 2015
Touchstone CM3200 Cable Modem User Guide
Copyright ARRIS Enterprises, Inc. 2015. All Rights Reserved.
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Glossary
C
Category 5e (Cat5e)
A high-quality type of cable, used for
gigabit Ethernet (1000BaseT) connections.
When purchasing Ethernet cables, always
look for Category 5e cable.
Coaxial cable (coax)
A thin wire, used to connect your television
and Cable Modem to the cable TV system.
You can buy coax from any electronics
retailer and many discount stores.
CPE
Customer Premise Equipment. This is the
equipment that is plugged in to the Cable
Modem; typically a computer or hub.
Cross-over
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).
D
DHCP
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 device connecting to
the network. DHCP allows the cable
company to configure your computer’s
networking software for you.
DNS
Domain Name Service (Server). An IP
service that associates a domain name
(such as www.example.com) with an IP
address.
DOCSIS
Data Over Cable System Interface
Specification. The interoperability
standards used for data communications
equipment on an HFC network.
Downstream
In an HFC network, the direction from the
head-end to the subscriber. Some older
cable documentation may refer to this as
the forward path.
E
EMTA
Embedded Multimedia Terminal Adapter.
An MTA device that is integrated with a
cable modem.
Ethernet
A standard method of connecting two or
more computers into a Local Area Network
(LAN).
EuroDOCSIS
The European version of DOCSIS.
Event
An informational message used for
monitoring network status.
