Glossary
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Glossary
10BASE-T
IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring.
B channel
A 64 Kbps “Bearer” channel used to carry voice or data over the ISDN
network.
BACP
See Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol.
BRI
See Basic Rate Interface.
Bandwidth Allocation
Control Protocol
An extension to the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) for dynamic control of the
combining of B channels.
Basic Rate Interface
The ISDN Basic Rate Interface, composed of two B channels and one
D channel.
CLID
See Caller Line Identification.
Caller Line
Identification
Also known as Caller ID. The directory number of the caller is provided by
the telephone company to the party called during call setup.
CHAP
See Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol.
Challenge Handshake
Authentication
Protocol
A method of establishing security on PPP links where the peers must
exchange a plain text “secret,” or password, in order to establish a link.
D channel
A 16 Kbps channel used for signaling between the ISDN interface and the
ISDN network. This channel controls call setup and teardown.
DHCP
See Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
DOSBS
Also known as DOVBS. See Data Over Voice Bearer Service.
DOVBS
See Data Over Voice Bearer Service.
