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Glossary
10/100/1000 BaseT
– Unshielded, twisted pair cable with an RJ-45 connector, used with Ethernet LAN
(Local Area Network). “10/100/1000” indicates speed (10/100/1000 BaseT), “Base” refers to baseband
technology, and “T” means twisted pair cable.
Authentication -
The process of verifying the identity of an entity on a network.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol)
– A protocol which allows a server to dynamically assign IP
addresses to workstations on the fly.
Ethernet adapters
– A plug-in circuit board installed in an expansion slot of a personal computer. The
Ethernet card (sometimes called a Network Interface Card , network adapter or NIC) takes parallel data
from the computer, converts it to serial data, puts it into a packet format, and sends it over the
10/100/1000 BaseT LAN cable.
DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications)
– A project with the objective of
developing a set of necessary specifications and operations support interface specifications for Cable
Modems and associated equipment.
F Connector
– A type of coaxial connector, labeled CABLE IN on the rear of the Cable Modem that
connects the modem to the cable system.
HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol)
– Invisible to the user, HTTP is used by servers and clients to
communicate and display information on a client browser.
IP Address
– A unique, 32-bit address assigned to every device in a network. An IP (Internet Protocol)
address has two parts: a network address and a host address. This modem receives a new IP address from
your cable operator via DHCP each time it goes through Initialization Mode.
MAC Address
– The permanent “identity” for a device programmed into the Media Access Control layer
in the network architecture during the modem’s manufacture.
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)
– A networking protocol that provides
communication across interconnected networks, between computers with diverse hardware architectures
and various operating systems.
TFTP
- Trivial File Transfer Protocol, the system by which the Cable Modem’s configuration data file is
downloaded.
