User`s guide

GL-1
8000-A2-GB21-10
June 1997
Glossary
The technical term for twisted-pair Ethernet.
See Subnet Address Mask.
Address Resolution Protocol. The TCP/IP protocol used to dynamically bind an IP address
to a low-level physical hardware address (usually a Media Access Control (MAC)
address).
Asynchronous Transfer Mode. Cell-switching rather than frame relay technology.
BOOTstrap Protocol. A protocol the MCC card uses to obtain startup information, including
IP address from the DSL cards.
Carrierless Amplitude Modulation/Phase Modulation. A transmission technology for
implementing a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL). The transmit and receive signals are
modulated into two wide-frequency bands using pass band modulation techniques.
A network management system that helps the network administrator manage devices
using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
An IP address specified as 0.0.0.0.
A block of IP addresses. Syntactically, all IP addresses within a given domain would share
a common IP address prefix of some length.
Digital Subscriber Line Card. The primary card in the HotWire DSLAM system. It has one
Ethernet port and four DSL ports.
HotWire 8600 or 8800 Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer.
Name of the DSL card’s and MCC card’s 10BaseT interface.
Any end-user computer system that connects to a network.
A rule or set of rules applied to a specific interface to indicate whether a packet can be
forwarded or discarded.
High-level Data Link Control protocol.
See end-user system (ES).
A host having a subnet mask of 255.255.255.255.
An electronic device to which multiple computers attach, usually using twisted-pair wiring.
Internet Control Management Protocol. An Internet protocol that allows for the generation
of error messages, test packets, and information messages related to IP.
A collection of networks and routers using TCP/IP protocols to form a single cooperative
virtual network.
Internet Protocol. The TCP/IP standard protocol that defines the IP datagram as the unit of
information passed across an Internet and provides the basis for connectionless,
best-effort packet delivery service.
Internet Protocol Address. This is a 32-bit address assigned to a host on a TCP/IP
Internet. The IP address has a host component and a network component.
10BaseT
Address Mask
ARP
ATM
BootP
CAP
DCE Manager
Default Route
Domain
DSL Card
DSLAM
e1a
end-user system (ES)
Filter
HDLC
Host
Host Routes
Hub
ICMP
Internet
IP
IP Address