User`s guide

ADSL/VoIP Gateway User’s Guide Glossary
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Gbps Abbreviation of Gigabits per second, or one billion bits per
second. Internet data rates are often expressed in Gbps.
host A device (usually a computer) connected to a network.
HTTP Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol
HTTP is the main protocol used to transfer data from web sites
so that it can be displayed by web browsers. See web browser,
web site.
Hub A hub is a place of convergence where data arrives from one or
more directions and is forwarded out in one or more directions. It
connects an Ethernet bridge/router to a group of PCs on a LAN
and allows communication to pass between the networked
devices.
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol
An Internet protocol used to report errors and other network-
related information. The ping command makes use of ICMP.
IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a
technical professional society that fosters the development of
standards that often become national and international
standards.
Internet The global collection of interconnected networks used for both
private and business communications.
intranet A private, company-internal network that looks like part of the
Internet (users access information using web browsers), but is
accessible only by employees.
IP See TCP/IP.
IP address Internet Protocol address
The address of a host (computer) on the Internet, consisting of
four numbers, each from 0 to 255, separated by periods, e.g.,
209.191.4.240. An IP address consists of a network ID that
identifies the particular network the host belongs to, and a host
ID uniquely identifying the host itself on that network. A network
mask is used to define the network ID and the host ID. Because
IP addresses are difficult to remember, they usually have an
associated domain name that can be specified instead. See
domain name, network mask.
ISP Internet Service Provider
A company that provides Internet access to its customers,
usually for a fee.
LAN Local Area Network
A network limited to a small geographic area, such as a home or
small office.
LED Light Emitting Diode
An electronic light-emitting device. The indicator lights on the
front of the Hata! Stil tanımlanmamış. are LEDs.
MAC address Media Access Control address
The permanent hardware address of a device, assigned by its
manufacturer. MAC addresses are expressed as six pairs of hex
characters, with each pair separated by colons. For example;
NN:NN:NN:NN:NN:NN.