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Reference Guide for the Model RT328 ISDN Router
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Glossary
PPP
See
Point-to-Point Protocol.
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network.
Password
Authentication
Protocol
A method of enabling security on PPP links. When the link is established,
a password is sent by the caller.
See
Challenge Handshake Authentication
Protocol.
Plain Old Telephone
Service
The standard analog phone system.
Point-to-Point
Protocol
A protocol allowing a computer using TCP/IP to connect directly to the
Internet.
RFC
Request For Comment. Refers to documents published by the Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF) proposing standard protocols and procedures
for the Internet.
RIP
See
Routing Information Protocol.
Routing Information
Protocol
A protocol in which routers periodically exchange information with one
another so that they can determine minimum distance paths between sources
and destinations.
S/T Interface
The four-wire ISDN interface or reference point at the user or local side of
the NT1.
See
also
U interface.
Service Profile
Identifier
A number assigned by the telephone company to an attached device, used to
identify the characteristics of that device.
SPID
See
Service Profile Identifier.
subnet mask
See
netmask.
U Interface
The two-wire ISDN interface or reference point at the telephone company
side of the NT1.
See
also
S/T interface.
unnumbered links
A method of connecting two LANs by way of a WAN, where the two WAN
end points do not have their own IP addresses.
WAN
See
wide area network.
wide area network
A long distance link used to extend or connect remotely located local area
networks.
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