Prestige 941 Cable Router
Glossary
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ICMP
:
Internet Control Message Protocol is a message control and error-reporting protocol between a host
server and a gateway to the Internet. ICMP uses Internet Protocol (IP) datagrams, but the messages are
processed by the TCP/IP software and are not directly apparent to the application user.
Internet
:
A vast collection of inter-connected networks that all use the TCP/IP protocols and, it evolved
from the ARPANET of the late 60’s and early 70’s. The Internet now connects roughly more than 60,000
independent networks into a vast global Internet.
Intranet
:
A private network inside a company or organization that uses the same kinds of software that you
would find on the public Internet, but is only for internal use.
IP
:
Internet Protocol. The IP (currently IP version 4, or IPv4), is the underlying protocol for routing packets
on the Internet and other TCP/IP-based networks.
IPCP (PPP):
IP Control Protocol allows changes to IP parameters such as the IP address.
IPCP
:
IP Control Protocol.
IPX
:
Internetwork Packet eXchange. The native NetWare internetworking protocol is IPX (Internetwork
Packet Exchange). Like IP (Internet Protocol), IPX is an internetworking protocol that provides datagram
services.
ISP
:
Internet Service Providers provide connections into the Internet for home users and businesses. There
are local, regional, national and global ISPs. You can think of local ISPs as the gatekeepers of the Internet.
LAN
:
Local Area Network is a shared communication system to which many computers are attached. A
LAN, as its name implies is limited to a local area. This has to do more with the electrical characteristics of
the medium than the fact that many early LANs were designed for departments, although the latter accurately
describes a LAN as well. LANs have different topologies the most common being the linear bus and the star
configuration.
MAC
:
On a local area network (LAN) or other network, the MAC (Media Access Control) address is your
computer's unique hardware number. (On an Ethernet LAN, it's the same as your Ethernet address.) The
MAC layer frames data for transmission over the network then passes the frame to the physical layer
interface where it is transmitted as a stream of bits.
MCNS
:
Multimedia Cable Network System is the consortium behind the DOCSIS standard for cable
modems.
MSO
:
Multiple Service Operators. A cable TV service provider that also provides other services such as data
and/or voice telephony.
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