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Appendix F: Glossary
Wireless-G Broadband Router
SNMP
(
S
imple
N
etwork
M
anagement
P
rotocol) - A widely used network monitoring and control protocol.
Software
- Instructions for the computer. A series of instructions that performs a particular task is called a
"program".
SOHO
(
S
mall
O
ffice/
H
ome
O
ffice) - Market segment of professionals who work at home or in small offices.
SPI
(
S
tateful
P
acket
I
nspection)
Firewall
- A technology that inspects incoming packets of information before
allowing them to enter the network.
Spread Spectrum
- Wideband radio frequency technique used for more reliable and secure data transmission.
SSID
(
S
ervice
S
et
ID
entifier) - Your wireless network's name.
Static IP Address
- A fixed address assigned to a computer or device that is connected to a network.
Static Routing
- Forwarding data in a network via a fixed path.
STUN
(
S
imple
T
raversal of
U
DP through
N
ATs) - A protocol that enables specialized applications, such as Internet
phone calls, video, and audio, to travel between your local network and the Internet. STUN is a specific type of
NAT traversal.
Subnet Mask
- An address code that determines the size of the network.
Switch
- 1. A data switch that connects computing devices to host computers, allowing a large number of
devices to share a limited number of ports. 2. A device for making, breaking, or changing the connections in an
electrical circuit.
TCP
(
T
ransmission
C
ontrol
P
rotocol) - A network protocol for transmitting data that requires acknowledgement
from the recipient of data sent.
TCP/IP
(
T
ransmission
C
ontrol
P
rotocol/
I
nternet
P
rotocol) - A set of instructions PCs use to communicate over a
network.
Telnet
- A user command and TCP/IP protocol used for accessing remote PCs.
TFTP
(
T
rivial
F
ile
T
ransfer
P
rotocol) - A version of the TCP/IP FTP protocol that has no directory or password
capability.
Throughput
- The amount of data moved successfully from one node to another in a given time period.