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BERT: Bit Error Rate Test. A test that compares a received pattern with a
known transmitted pattern to determine the quality.
Bit: A binary digit, with the value of –0 or –1.
boot:
Start a device.
Bps:
Bits per second. The speed at which bits are transmitted across a data
connection.
bridge: A device that links local or remote area networks together,
forwarding packets based on a MAC address (compare with router).
broadband: Communication channels operating at transmission rates in
excess of 64 Kbps.
broadcast: The simultaneous transmission to two or more communication
devices.
BT: Burst Tolerance. The limit parameter of the Generic Cell Rate Algorithm
(GCRA).
buffer: A temporary storage used to compensate for a difference in the rate
of flow of data.
bus: An assembly of conductors that carries signals to and from devices along
its path and serves as a common connection for a group of related devices.
busy: A device’s operational state, when the device is occupied with
processing a call.
Byte: Eight bits arranged in sequence
channel: A bi-directional communications pathway between a host server
and a client.
CHAP: Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol. A PPP protocol to
ensure authentication of the connection between two devices.
circuit: A logical connection between two devices.
CO: Central Office, the local telephone exchange, also called PSTN.
COM port: A computer’s serial communications port.
CPE: Customer Premises Equipment. Equipment used by the end-user.
cross talk: Undesired coupling of a signal from one circuit, or channel, to
another.