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RJ-11 Plug
- Short for Registered Jack-11, the RJ-11 is a six-wire jack used to connect telephone
equipment.
Router
- The central switching device in a packet-switched computer network that directs and controls
the flow of data through the network.
Splitter
- 1. For networking applications, a splitter is a device that splits a connection for use by two
distinct outputs. 2. For DSL applications, a splitter is a device that sits on the outside of a residence
that splits out the voice and data frequencies on the incoming phone line.
Splitterless
- a DSL installation that does not use a splitter.
TCP/IP - transmission control protocol/Internet protocol
- A method of packet-switched data
transmission used on the Internet. The protocol specifies the manner in which a signal is divided into
parts, as well as the manner in which "address" information is added to each packet to ensure that it
reaches its destination and can be reassembled into the original message.
Twisted Pair
- The set of two copper wires used to connect a telephone customer with a switching
office, loosely wrapped around each other to minimize interference from other twisted pairs in the
same bundle. Synonymous with
2-wire line
.
URL - Uniform Resource Locator
- A text-based address used to identify specific resources on the
Internet, such as web pages. URLs are arranged in a hierarchical form that specifies the name of the
server on which a resource is located (such as www.2Wire.com) and the name of the file on that
server (www.2Wire.com/index.html).
VBR - Variable Bit Rate
- A data transmission that can be represented by an irregular grouping of
bits or cell payloads followed by unused bits or cell payloads.
VOD - Video on Demand
- A pay-per-view television service in which a viewer can order a program
from a menu and have it delivered instantly to the television set, typically with the ability to pause,
rewind, etc.
VRML - Virtual Reality Markup Language
- A computer language that provides a three-dimensional
environment for traditional Internet browsers, resulting in a simple form of virtual reality available over
the Internet.
WAN - Wide Area Network
- A network that interconnects geographically distributed computers or
local area networks. In the context of this manual, WAN can be seen to indicate the Internet.
