ADC CRA-C MDI, MIB, PPP, RAM, RFC, SNR, UTP, Mbps, Port, POTS, SNMP, MDI-X, NVRAM, Router, Repeater, Upstream, Telecommuter, Spanning Tree, Service Provider

	Glossary
Mbps	Megabits per second. 1,000,000 bits per second.
MDI	Media Dependent Interface.
MDI-X	Media Dependent Interface (cross-over).
MIB	Management Information Base.
NVRAM	Non-Volatile Random Access Memory.
Port	An I/O interface. A point at which signals may be
	introduced or extracted in a similar manner.
POTS	Plain Old Telephone Service.
PPP	Point-to-Point Protocol.
RAM	Random Access Memory.
Repeater	Connects to line segments to amplify and reshape
	the analog waveform to extend network segment
	distances.
RFC	Request for Comment.
Router	Device that decides whether to forward a packet
	by looking at the protocol level address.
Service Provider	Organization providing and maintaining network
	services for subscribers.
SNMP	Simple Network Management Protocol. A network
	management standard initially established to allow
	multi-vendor networking devices to be managed
	more easily with common management tools.
SNR	Signal-to-Noise ratio.
Spanning Tree	An algorithm used to open bridging loops.
Telecommuter	A person who performs work at home while linked
	to the office by means of a telecommunications-
	equipped computer system.
Upstream	The direction of data transmission from the Megabit
	Modem CRA-C to a remote unit.
UTP	Unshielded Twisted Pair.

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