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Glossary
Glossary
10Base-2 Thin Ethernet connection. Network connection for 10-Mbps networks with BNC
connector. T-connectors are used for the connection of equipment with BNC
sockets.
10Base-T Twisted pair connection. Network connection for 10-Mbps networks with
➤➤
RJ45 connector.
100Base-T Twisted pair connection, Fast Ethernet. Network connection for 100-Mbps net-
works.
1TR6 D-channel protocol used in the German ISDN. Today the more common proto-
col is the
➤➤
DSS1 .
a/b Standard interface for analog terminals (telephone, fax group 2/3, analog mo-
dems). Only for BinTec routers with integrated
➤➤
PABX .
Access list A rule that defines a set of packets that should or should not be transmitted by
the router.
Accounting Recording of connection data, e.g. date, time, connection duration, charging in-
formation and number of data packets transferred.
ADSL Asymmetric
➤➤
Digital Subscriber Line
The data rate is up to 640 kbps
➤➤
upstream and 1.5 - 9 Mbps
➤➤
downstream over ranges of up to 5.5 km.
The main ADSL applications are: Internet access, video-on-demand (digital and
compressed) and high-speed data communication over
➤➤
POTS .
ARP Address Resolution Protocol
ARP belongs to the
➤➤
TCP/IP protocol family . ARP resolves IP addresses
into their corresponding
➤➤
MAC addresses .
Asynchronous trans-
mission
A method of data transmission in which the time intervals between transmitted
characters can vary in length. This allows computers and peripheral devices to
intercommunicate without being synchronized by clock signals. The beginning
and end of the transmitted characters must be marked by start and stop bits –
in contrast to
➤➤
synchronous transmission .