Buffalo Technology WBR2-G54S user manual Glossary

Glossary

Driver: Software that interfaces a computer with a specifi c hardware device.

DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum): Method of spreading a wireless signal into wide frequency bandwidth.

DTE (Data Terminal Equipment): Device that

con10BaseT or 100BaseTx: 802.3 based Ethernet network that uses UTP (Unshielded twisted pair) cable and a star topology. 10 is 10 Mbps and 100 is 100 Mbps.

Dynamic IP Address: An IP address that is automatically assigned to a client station in a TCP/IP network, typically by a DHCP server.

ESS (Extended Service Set): A set of two or more BSSs that form a single sub-network. SSID is user identifi cation used in the ESS LAN confi guration.

Ethernet: The most widely used architecture for Local Area Networks (LANs). It is a shared- media network architecture. The IEEE 802.3 standard details its functionality.

Ethernet cable: A wire similar to telephone cable that carries signals between Ethernet devices.

File and Print Sharing: A Microsoft application that allows computers on a network to share

fi les and printers.

Firmware: Programming inserted into pro- grammable read-only memory, thus becoming a permanent part of a computing device.

Frame: A fi xed block of data, transmitted as a single entity. Also referred to as packet.

Full-Duplex:To transmit on the same channel in both directions simultaneously.

Half-duplex:To transmit on the same channel in both directions, one direction at a time.

Hub: A device which allows connection of com- puters and other devices to form a LAN.

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers): The professional organization which promotes development of electronics technology.

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