ARRIS TM722G-CT User Guide - Manual (Page 68)

Glossary
The following is a list of common cable and networking terms.
A/B Cable
A USB cable that has a narrow rectangular connector on one end (A) and a
notched square connector (B) on the other end.
Amp-hour (Ah)
A measure of battery capacity. For example, a 1.0Ah battery can nominally
supply one Ampere of current for one hour.
Category 5 (Cat5)
A high-quality type of cable, used for Fast Ethernet (100BaseT) connections.
When purchasing Ethernet cables, always look for Category 5 cable.
Coaxial cable (coax)
A thin wire, used to connect your television and Telephony Modem to the
cable TV system. You can buy coax from any electronics retailer and many
discount stores.
CPE
Customer Premise Equipment. This is the equipment that is plugged in to the
telephony modem; typically a computer, hub, or router.
Cross-over
An Ethernet cable used to connect two hubs (or a hub and a cable modem)
together. Also, some Ethernet hubs may have built-in cross-over on one or
more ports (which eliminates the need for a cross-over cable).
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. An IP protocol used to provide an IP
address and location of services (such as DNS and TFTP) needed by a device
connecting to the network. DHCP allows the cable company to configure your
computer’s networking software for you.
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