BinTec X4000, Руководство пользователя

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470 X4000 User’s Guide
Glossary
Bandwidth on Demand is an extended method of
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channel bundling , in
which it is also possible to connect
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dialup connections to
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leased
lines or to configure dialup connections as a backup facility for leased lines.
BootP Bootstrap protocol
Based on the
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UDP or
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IP protocol . Automatically assigns an
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IP address . DIME Tools contain a BootP server that you can start on your
PC to assign the as yet unconfigured router an IP address.
Bridge Network components for connecting homogeneous networks. As opposed to a
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router , bridges operate at layer 2 (data link layer) of the
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OSI model ,
are independent of higher-level protocols and transmit data packets using
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MAC addresses . Data transmission is transparent, which means the
information contained in the data packages is not interpreted.
Bridges are used to physically decouple networks and to reduce network data
traffic. This is done by using filter functions that allow data packets to pass to
certain network segments only.
Some BinTec routers can be operated in Bridging Mode.
Broadcast Broadcasts (data packages) are sent to all stations in a network in order to
exchange information. Generally, there is a certain address (broadcast
address) in the network that allows all stations to interpret a message as a
broadcast.
Bus A data transmission medium for use by all the devices connected to a network.
Data is forwarded over the entire bus and received by all devices on the bus.
Called Party Number Number of the terminal called.
Calling Party Number Number of the calling terminal.
CAPI Common ISDN Application Programming Interface
A software interface standardized in 1989 that allows application programs to
access ISDN hardware from the PC. Most ISDN-specific software solutions
(communications programs such as RVS-COM Lite) work with the CAPI
interface. Such communications applications enable you, for example, to send
and receive faxes or transfer data over the ISDN from your PC. See also
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Remote CAPI .