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WLAN ADSL2+ Router
DSL
Digital Line Subscriber (DSL) technology provides high-speed access over
twisted copper pair for connection to the Internet, LAN interfaces, and to
broadband services such as video-on-demand, distance learning, and video
conferencing.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol. The Internet protocol (and program) used to transfer
files between hosts.
IPoA (RFC 1577)
Classical IP and ARP over ATM. Considers ATM configured as a Logic IP
Sub-network(LIS) to replace Ethernet local LAN segments.
ISP
Internet service provider. A company that allows home and corporate users to
connect to the Internet.
LAN
Local area network. A limited distance (typically under a few kilometers or a
couple of miles) high-speed network (typically 4 to 100 Mbps) that supports
many computers.
MAC
Media Access Control Layer. A sub-layer of the Data Link Layer (Layer 2) of
the ISO OSI Model responsible for media control.
MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit
NAT
Network Address Translator as defined by RFC 1631. Enables a LAN to use
one set of IP address for internal traffic. A NAT box located where the LAN
meets the Internet provides the necessary IP address translation. This helps
provide a sort of firewall and allow for a wider address range to be used
internally without danger of conflict.
PPP
Point-to-Point-Protocol. The successor to SLIP, PPP provides router-to-router
and host-to-network connections over both synchronous and asynchronous
circuits.
PPPoA (RFC 2364)
The Point-to-Point Protocol(PPP) provides a standard method for transporting
multi-protocol datagrams over point-to-point links. This document describes
the use of ATM Adaptation Layer 5 (AAL5) for framing PPP encapsulated
packets.
