GLOSSARY
Local Area Network (LAN)
A group of interconnected computer and support devices.
Media Access Control (MAC)
A portion of the networking protocol that governs access to the transmission medium, facilitating the exchange of data between network nodes.
Management Information Base (MIB)
An acronym for Management Information Base. It is a set of database objects that contains information about a specific device.
Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS)
One of the services using voice band. Sometimes used as a descriptor for all voice band services.
Private Branch Exchange (PBX)
A telephone exchange local to a particular organization who use, rather than provide, telephone services.
RJ-45 Connector
A connector for
Splitter
A filter to separate VDSL signals from POTS or ISDN signals to prevent mutual interference. (Note that an external splitter is not required for this CPE.)
TIA
Telecommunications Industry Association