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Glossary
Rate Adaptive
A VDSL service that automatically adjusts the transmission rate depending on line
quality and loading to ensure data quality (such as, keeping within a maximum error
rate).
Router
A device used to interconnect networks over local or wide areas and provide traffic
control and filtering functions.
Routing
Routing forwards incoming IP packets using statically defined routes or a dynamic
routing protocol such as RIP (or RIP 2).
Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
A protocol that specifies how routers exchange routing table information.
RJ-45 Connector
A connector for twisted-pair wiring.
Secure Shell (SSH)
A secure replacement for remote access functions, including Telnet. SSH can
authenticate users with a cryptographic key, and encrypt data connections between
management clients and the switch.
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
A control protocol used to create sessions with one or more participants for
applications including Internet telephony and multimedia conferences.
Splitter
A filter to separate VDSL signals from POTS signals to prevent mutual interference.
(Note that an external splitter is not required for this Gateway.)
Static Route
Static routes are manually configured entries in the routing table that indicate the
next hop (router) that must be used when sending data to a specific subnet or host.
Telnet
Defines a remote communication facility for interfacing to a terminal device over
TCP/IP.
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
A simple file transfer method that uses the User Datagram Protocol (UDP), and
therefore provides no error recovery.