User`s guide
ADSL/VoIP Gateway User’s Guide Glossary
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802.11 A family of specifications for wireless LANs developed by a
working group of the IEEE. This in an Ethernet protocol, often
called Wi-Fi.
10BASE-T A designation for the type of wiring used by Ethernet networks
with a data rate of 10 Mbps. Also known as Category 3 (CAT 3)
wiring. See data rate, Ethernet.
100BASE-T A designation for the type of wiring used by Ethernet networks
with a data rate of 100 Mbps. Also known as Category 5 (CAT 5)
wiring. See data rate, Ethernet.
ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
The most commonly deployed "flavor" of DSL for home users is
asymmetrical DSL. The term asymmetrical refers to its unequal
data rates for downloading and uploading (the download rate is
higher than the upload rate). The asymmetrical rates benefit
home users because they typically download much more data
from the Internet than they upload.
analog An analog signal is a signal that has had its frequency modified
in some way, such as by amplifying its strength or varying its
frequency, in order to add information to the signal. The voice
component in DSL is an analog signal. See digital.
ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode
A standard for high-speed transmission of data, text, voice, and
video, widely used within the Internet. ATM data rates range
from 45 Mbps to 2.5 Gbps. See data rate.
authenticate To verify a user’s identity, such as by prompting for a password.
binary The "base two" system of numbers, that uses only two digits, 0
and 1, to represent all numbers. In binary, the number 1 is
written as 1, 2 as 10, 3 as 11, 4 as 100, etc. Although expressed
as decimal numbers for convenience, IP addresses in actual use
are binary numbers; e.g., the IP address 209.191.4.240 is
11010001.10111111.00000100.11110000 in binary. See bit, IP
address, network mask.
bit Short for "binary digit," a bit is a number that can have two
values, 0 or 1. See binary.
bps bits per second
bridging Passing data from your network to your ISP and vice versa using
the hardware addresses of the devices at each location. Bridging
contrasts with routing, which can add more intelligence to data
transfers by using network addresses instead. The Hata! Stil
tanımlanmamış. can perform both routing and bridging.
Typically, when both functions are enabled, the device routes IP
data and bridges all other types of data. See routing.
broadband A telecommunications technology that can send different types
of data over the same medium. DSL is a broadband technology.
broadcast To send data to all computers on a network.