V300 VoIP Telephone Adaptor/Router
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YML768 Rev1
ISP
:
Internet Service Provider. An organization that provides access to the
Internet.
Kbps
:
Literally it means Kilobits per second, but usually it is taken to mean
1,024 bits per second.
LAN
:
Local Area Network. A LAN is a data communications system that
lies within a limited spatial area, has a specific user group, and has a
specific topology.
LED
:
Light Emitting Diode. A light or status indicator.
MAC address:
Media Access Control address. The unique fixed address of a piece
of hardware, normally set at the time of manufacture and used in
PAT protocols.
MAC
:
Medium Access Control, a protocol for determining which device
has access to the network at any one time.
Mbps
:
Megabits per second. One megabit is 1,048,576 (10242) bits.
MGCP
:
Media Gateway Control Protocol, is a protocol used within a VoIP
system.
NAT
:
Network Address Translation is a transparent routing function that
translates a Private IP address on a PAT into a Public address that
can be used in a public network.
Network address
:
The network portion of an IP address.
Network protocol
:
Network protocols encapsulate and forward data packets from one
interface to another.
Noise
:
Unwanted interference to a transmitted signal by an outside source.
PAP
:
Password Authentication Protocol. PPP protocol that ensures
authentication of the connection between two devices.
PAT
:
Port Address Translation is a form of NAT that maps multiple
Private IP addresses to a single Public IP address.
Ping
:
An Internet utility signal sent to check the accessibility of a device.
automatically without requiring the user to turn off the system
during installation.
Point-to-point connection
: Any connection with only two endpoints. A dedicated data link that
connects only two stations.
Port
:
An access point where data can enter or exit.
POTS
:
Plain Old Telephone Service.
PPP
:
Point-to-Point Protocol. A protocol (RFC 1661) for transmitting
packets over serial links between devices made by the same or
different manufacturers.