Motorola SURFboard SBG901, Руководство пользователя

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TERM DEFINITION
speeds up to 100 Mbps. “Base” means “baseband technology” and
“T” means “twisted pair cable.”
Each Ethernet port has a physical address called the MAC address.
Euro-DOCSIS A ComLabs standard that is DOCSIS adapted for use in Europe.
event A message generated by a device to inform an operator or the network
management system that something has occurred.
expansion slot A connection point in a computer where a circuit board can be inserted
to add new capabilities.
F
F-type connector A type of connector used to connect coaxial cable to equipment such
as the SBG901.
firewall A security software system on the SBG901 that enforces an access
control policy between the Internet and the SBG901 LAN.
flow A data path moving in one direction.
FEC Forward error correction is a technique to correct transmission errors
without requiring the transmitter to resend any data.
FMDA Frequency Division Multiple Access is a method to allow multiple users
to share a specific radio spectrum. Each active user is assigned an
individual RF channel (or carrier), with the carrier frequency of each
channel offset from its adjacent channels by an amount equal to the
channel spacing, which allows the required bandwidth per channel.
Frame A unit of data transmitted between network nodes that contain
addressing and protocol control data. Some control frames contain no
data.
frequency Number of times an electromagnetic signal repeats an identical cycle in
a unit of time, usually one second, measured in Hz, kHz, MHz, or GHz.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol is a standard Internet protocol for exchanging
files between computers. FTP is commonly used to download
programs and other files to a computer from web pages on Internet
servers.
full-duplex The ability to simultaneously transmit and receive data. See also half-