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Appendix B: Glossary
100BaseT
:
A 100 Mbps Ethernet standard that uses twisted-pair wiring.
10BaseT
:
A 10 Mbps Ethernet standard that uses twisted-pair wiring.
Arp
:
Address Resolution Protocol
Address
:
The symbol (usually numeric) identifying an interface attached to a
network.
ASCII
:
American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
Bandwidth
:
The range of frequencies of a transmission channel. The wider the
range the higher the data rate that can be sent. Hence, bandwidth is
also taken to mean the data rate.
Baud
:
One baud is one symbol (state-transition or level-transition) per
second.
Bit
:
A binary digit, with the value of –0 or –1.
Boot
:
Start a device.
Bps
:
Bits per second. The speed at which bits are transmitted across a
data connection.
Bridge
:
A device that links local or remote area networks together,
forwarding packets based on a MAC address (compare with
gateway).
Broadband
:
Communication channels operating at transmission rates in excess of
64 Kbps.
Broadcast
:
The simultaneous transmission to two or more communication
devices.
Byte
:
Eight bits arranged in sequence
CHAP
:
Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol. A PPP protocol to
ensure authentication of the connection between two devices.
CPE
:
Customer Premises Equipment. Equipment used by the end-user.
DHCP server
:
A server that dynamically allocates network addresses and delivers
configuration parameters to hosts.
DHCP
:
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A TCP/IP protocol that
enables a network connected to the Internet to automatically assign
a temporary IP address to a host when the host connects to the
network.
DNS
:
Domain Name Server. A server that retains the addresses and routing
information for TCP/IP PAT users.
Download
:
To receive a file over a network (compare with upload).
