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and Telephone. An international organization responsible for
developing telecommunication standards.
CD. Carrier Detect.
CHAP.
Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol. Security
protocol in PPP that prevents unauthorized access to network
ser vices. See RFC 1334 for PAP specifications Compare PAP.
client.
Network node that requests ser vices from a ser ver.
CPE.
Customer Premises Equipment. Terminating equipment
such as terminals, telephones and modems that connects a
customer site to the telephone company network.
CO.
Central Office. Typically a local telephone company facility
responsible for connecting all lines in an area.
compression.
Operation per formed on a data set that reduces
its size to improve storage or transmission rate.
crossover cable. Cable that lets you connect a por t on one
Ethernet hub to a por t on another Ethernet hub. You can order
an Ethernet crossover cable from Motorola Netopia®, if
needed.
CSU/DSU.
Channel Ser vice Unit/Data Ser vice Unit. Device
responsible for connecting a digital circuit, such as a T1 link,
with a terminal or data communications device.
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data bits.
Number of bits used to make up a character.