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ISP: Internet Service Provider. An organization that provides access to the
Internet.
Kbps: Literally it means Kilobits per second, but usually it is taken to mean
1,024 bits per second.
LAN: Local Area Network. A LAN is a data communications system that
lies within a limited spatial area, has a specific user group, and has a
specific topology.
LED: Light Emitting Diode. A light or status indicator.
MAC address: Media Access Control address. The unique fixed address of a piece
of hardware, normally set at the time of manufacture and used in
PAT protocols.
MAC: Medium Access Control, a protocol for determining which device
has access to the network at any one time.
Mbps: Megabits per second. One megabit is 1,048,576 (10242) bits.
MGCP: Media Gateway Control Protocol, is a protocol used within a VoIP
system.
NAT: Network Address Translation is a transparent routing function that
translates a Private IP address on a PAT into a Public address that
can be used in a public network.
Network address: The network portion of an IP address.
Network protocol: Network protocols encapsulate and forward data packets from one
interface to another.
Noise: Unwanted interference to a transmitted signal by an outside source.
PAP: Password Authentication Protocol. PPP protocol that ensures
authentication of the connection between two devices.
PAT: Port Address Translation is a form of NAT that maps multiple
Private IP addresses to a single Public IP address.
Ping: An Internet utility signal sent to check the accessibility of a device.
automatically without requiring the user to turn off the system
during installation.
Point-to-point connection: Any connection with only two endpoints. A dedicated data link that
connects only two stations.
Port: An access point where data can enter or exit.
POTS: Plain Old Telephone Service.
PPP: Point-to-Point Protocol. A protocol (RFC 1661) for transmitting
packets over serial links between devices made by the same or
different manufacturers.