SpeedStream Router User Guide
| Appendix D: |
| Acronyms and Technical Concepts |
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Acronyms |
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AAL5 | ATM Adaption Layer 5 |
ADS | Attack Detection System |
ATM | Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
ATU | ADSL Termination Unit |
ADSL Termination Unit - Central Office; refers to location at the CO | |
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ADSL Termination Unit - Remote; refers to location at the customer premises | |
CHAP | |
CRC | Cycle Redundancy Checking |
CO | Central Office |
DDoS | Distributed Denial of Service |
DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
DMZ | Demilitarized Zone |
DNS | Domain Name Service |
DSL | Digital Subscriber Line |
DSLAM | Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer |
Ethernet | Network standard for LAN communications |
FEC | Forward Equivalence Class |
firmware | Software, in binary form, stored within a flash PROM |
frames | Data packet |
Gateway | Router |
GUI | Graphical User Interface |
ICMP | Internet Control Message Protocol |
IGD | Internet Gateway Device |
IPCP | IP Control Protocol |
ISP | Internet Service Provider |
LCP | Link Control Protocol |
LLC | Logical Link Control layer |
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