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BRI. Basic Rate Inter face. ISDN standard for provision of low-speed ISDN
ser vices (two B channels (64 kbps each) and one D channel (16 kbps)) over
a single wire pair.
bridge. Device that passes packets between two network segments accord-
ing to the packets' destination address.
broadcast. Message sent to all nodes on a network.
broadcast address. Special IP address reserved for simultaneous broad-
cast to all network nodes.
buffer. Storage area used to hold data until it can be forwarded.
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carrier. Signal suitable for transmission of information.
CCITT. Comité Consultatif International Télégraphique et Téléphonique or
Consultative Committee for International Telegraph and Telephone. An inter-
national organization responsible for developing telecommunication stan-
dards.
CD. Carrier Detect.
CHAP. Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol. Security protocol in
PPP that prevents unauthorized access to network ser vices. See RFC 1334
for PAP specifications Compare PAP.
client. Network node that requests services from a server.
CPE. Customer Premises Equipment. Terminating equipment such as termi-
nals, telephones and modems that connects a customer site to the tele-
phone company network.
CO. Central Office. Typically a local telephone company facility responsible
for connecting all lines in an area.
compression. Operation per formed on a data set that reduces its size to
improve storage or transmission rate.