PROLiNK PPL1202N Quick Installation Guide - Manual (Page 44)

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MIB
Management Information Base - A collection of objects can be accessed via a network management protocol, such as SNMP and
CMIP (Common Management Information Protocol).
NAT
Network Address Translation - A proposal for IP address reuse, where the local IP address is mapped to a globally unique address.
NVT
Network Virtual Terminal
PAP
Password Authentication Protocol
PORT
The abstraction used by Internet transport protocols to distinguish among multiple simultaneous connections to a single
destination host.
POTS
Plain Old Telephone Service - This is the term used to describe basic telephone service.
PPP
Point-to-Point-Protocol - The successor to SLIP, PPP provides router-to-router and host-to-network connections over both
synchronous and asynchronous circuits.
PPPoE
PPP over Ethernet is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up
connection.
Remote server
A network computer allows a user to log on to the network from a distant location.
RFC
Request for Comments - Refers to documents published by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) proposing standard protocols
and procedures for the Internet. RFCs can be found at www.ietf.org..
Route
The path that network traffic takes from its source to its destination. The route a datagram may follow can include many routers and
many physical networks. In the Internet, each datagram is routed separately.
Router
A system responsible for making decisions about which of several paths network (or Internet) traffic will follow. To do this, it uses a
routing protocol to gain information about the network and algorithms to choose the best route based on several criteria known as
"routing metrics".
Routing table
Information stored within a router that contains network path and status information. It is used to select the most appropriate route
to forward information along.
Routing Information Protocol
Routers periodically exchange information with one another so that they can determine minimum distance paths between sources
and destinations.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol - The network management protocol of choice for TCP/IP-based Internet.