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Manual Giga Connect Box
GLOSSARY
A high-quality type of cable, used for gigabit Ethernet
(1000BaseT) connections. When purchasing Ethernet
cables, always look for Category 5e cable or higher.
A thin wire, used to connect your television and Giga
Connect Box to the cable TV system. You can buy coax
from any electronics retailer and many discount stores.
Customer Premise Equipment. This is the equipment
that is plugged in to the Giga Connect Box; typically a
computer or hub.
An Ethernet cable used to connect two hubs (or a hub
and a cable modem) together. Also, some Ethernet
hubs may have built-in cross-over on one or more ports
(which eliminates the need for a cross-over cable).
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. An IP protocol
used to provide an IP address and location of services
(such as DNS and TFTP) needed by a device connecting
to the network. DHCP allows the service provider to
configure your computer's networking software for you.
Domain Name Service (Server). An IP service that
associates a domain name (such as www.example.com)
with an IP address.
Data Over Cable System Interface Specification.
The interoperability standards used for data
communications equipment on an HFC network.
In an HFC network, the direction from the head-end to
the subscriber. Some older cable documentation may
refer to this as the forward path.
Embedded Multimedia Terminal Adapter. An MTA device
that is integrated with a cable modem.
Category 5e (Cat5e)
Coaxial cable (coax)
CPE
Cross-over
DHCP
DNS
DOCSIS
Downstream
EMTA
