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MAC address

The Media Access Control address is a unique, 48-bit value permanently saved in ROM at the factory to

 

identify each Ethernet network device. It is expressed as a sequence of 12 hexadecimal digits printed

 

on a Label on the Bottom. You need to provide the HFC MAC address to the cable provider.

 

Also called an Ethernet address, physical address, hardware address, or NIC address.

MB

One megabyte; equals 1,024 x 1,024 bytes, 1,024 kilobytes, or about 8 million bits.

Mbps

Million bits per second (megabits per second). A rate of data transfer.

media

The various physical environments through which signals pass; for example, coaxial, unshielded

 

twisted-pair (UTP), or fiber-optic cable.

 

MIB

A management information base is a unique hierarchical structure of software objects used by the

 

SNMP manager and agent to configure, monitor, or test a device.

MHz

Megahertz — one million cycles per second. A measure of radio frequency.

MPDU

MAC protocol data unit (PDU)

 

MSDU

MAC service data unit

 

MSO

Multiple Systems Operator. A company that owns and operates more than one cable system. Also

 

called a group operator.

 

MTU

The Maximum Transmission Unit is the largest amount of data that can be transmitted in one discrete

 

message on a given physical network. The MTU places an upper bound on the size of a message that

 

can be transferred by the network in a single frame. Messages exceeding the MTU must be fragmented

 

before transmission, and reassembled at the destination.

 

multicast

A data transmission sent from one sender to multiple receivers. See also broadcast and unicast.

mW

milliwatts

 

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