NETGEAR CG814M manual Networks

Reference Manual for the Model CG814M Wireless Cable Modem Gateway

Gateway	A local device, usually a router, that connects hosts on a local network to other
	networks.
IETF	Internet Engineering Task Force. An open international community of
	network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the
	evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet.
	Working groups of the IETF propose standard protocols and procedures for
	the Internet, which are published as RFCs (Request for Comment) at
	www.ietf.org.
IP	Internet Protocol. The main internetworking protocol used in the Internet.
	Used in conjunction with the Transfer Control Protocol (TCP) to form TCP/IP.
IP Address	A four-position number uniquely defining each host on the Internet. Ranges of
	addresses are assigned by Internic, an organization formed for this purpose.
	Usually written in dotted-decimal notation with periods separating the bytes
	(for example, 134.177.244.57).
IPSec	Internet Protocol Security. IPSec is a series of guidelines for securing private
	information transmitted over public networks. IPSec is a VPN method
	providing a higher level of security than PPTP.
ISP	Internet service provider.
LAN	See local area network.
local area network	LAN. A communications network serving users within a limited area, such as
	one floor of a building. A LAN typically connects multiple personal
	computers and shared network devices such as storage and printers. Although
	many technologies exist to implement a LAN, Ethernet is the most common
	for connecting personal computers.
MAC address	Media Access Control address. A unique 48-bit hardware address assigned to
	every Ethernet node. Usually written in the form 01:23:45:67:89:ab.
Mbps	Megabits per second.
MSB	See Most Significant Bit or Most Significant Byte.
MTU	See Maximum Transmit Unit.
Maximum Transmit	The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be sent or received.
Unit
Most Significant Bit or	The portion of a number, address, or field that is farthest left when written as a
Most Significant Byte	single number in conventional hexadecimal ordinary notation. The part of the
	number having the most value.
2	Glossary