Planet Technology 802.11g Wireless ADSL 2/2+ Router ADW-4401A/Bv2 - Manual (Page 57)

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AWG
American Wire Gauge - The measurement of thickness of a wire
Bridge
A device connects two or more physical networks and forward packets between them.
Bridges can usually be made to filter packets, that is, to forward only certain traffic.
Related devices are repeaters which simply forward electrical signals from one cable
to the other and full-fledged routers which make routing decisions based on several
criteria.
Broadband
Characteristic of any network multiplexes independent network carriers onto a single
cable. Broadband technology allows several networks to coexist on one single cable;
traffic from one network does not interfere with traffic from another. Broadcast a
packet delivery system where a copy of a given packet is given to all hosts attached to
the network. Example: Ethernet.
CO
Central Office. Refers to equipment located at a Telco or service provider's office.
CPE
Customer Premises Equipment located in a user's premises
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
DHCP is software that automatically assigns IP addresses to client stations logging
onto a TCP/IP network. DHCP eliminates having to manually assign permanent IP
addresses to every device on your network. DHCP software typically runs in servers
and is also found in network devices such as Routers.
DMT
Discrete Multi-Tone frequency signal modulation
Downstream rate
The line rate for return messages or data transfers from the network machine to the
user's premises machine.
DSLAM
Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplex