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User Manual ACG905 – draft
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Additional information
PacketCable – A project with the objective of developing a set of necessary telephony
specifications and operations support interface specifications for
Advanced Cable Gateways
and associated equipment used over the DOCSIS based cable network.
PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) – The worldwide voice telephone network
which provides dial tone, ringing, full-duplex voice band audio and optional services using
standard telephones.
Provisioning - The process of enabling the Media Terminal Adapter (MTA) to register and
provide services over the network.
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) – A networking protocol
that provides communication across interconnected networks, between computers with
diverse hardware architectures and various operating systems.
TFTP - Trivial File Transfer Protocol, the system by which the Media Terminal Adapter’s
configuration data file is downloaded.
TSP - Telephony Service Provider, an organization that provides telephone services such as
dial tone, local service, long distance, billing and records, and maintenance.
Universal Serial Bus (USB) – USB is a “plug-and-play” interface between a computer and
add-on devices, such as a Advanced Cable Gateway.
Xpress Technology - One of the popular performance-enhancing WiFi technologies,
designed to improve wireless network efficiency and boost throughput. It is more efficient in
mixed environments, and it can work with 802.11a/b/g networks.