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Aolynk DR811/DR814 ADSL2+Broadband Router

9 Appendix - Glossary

host

 

A device (usually a computer) connected to a network.

HTTP

Hyper-Text

HTTP is the main protocol used to transfer data from web sites

 

Transfer

so that it can be displayed by web browsers. See also web

 

Protocol

browser, web site.

 

Hub

 

A hub is a place of convergence where data arrives from one or

 

 

more directions and is forwarded out in one or more directions. It

 

 

usually includes a switch of some kind. It connects an Ethernet

 

 

bridge/router to a group of PCs on a LAN and allows

 

 

communication to pass between the networked devices.

ICMP

Internet

An Internet protocol used to report errors and other

 

Control

network-related information. The ping command makes use of

 

Message

ICMP.

 

 

Protocol

 

 

IEEE

 

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a

 

 

technical professional society that fosters the development of

 

 

standards that often become national and international

 

 

standards.

 

Internet

 

The global collection of interconnected networks used for both

 

 

private and business communications.

 

intranet

 

A private, company-internal network that looks like part of the

 

 

Internet (users access information using web browsers), but is

 

 

accessible only by employees.

 

IP

 

See TCP/IP.

 

IP address

Internet

The address of a host (computer) on the Internet, consisting of

 

Protocol

four numbers, each from 0 to 255, separated by periods, e.g.,

 

address

209.191.4.240. An IP address consists of a network ID that

 

 

identifies the particular network the host belongs to, and a host

 

 

ID uniquely identifying the host itself on that network. A network

 

 

mask is used to define the network ID and the host ID. Because

 

 

IP addresses are difficult to remember, they usually have an

 

 

associated domain name that can be specified instead. See also

 

 

domain name, network mask.

 

ISP

Internet

A company that provides Internet access to its customers,

 

Service

usually for a fee.

 

 

Provider

 

 

LAN

Local Area

A network limited to a small geographic area, such as a home,

 

Network

office, or small building.

 

LED

Light

An electronic light-emitting device. The indicator lights on the

 

Emitting

front of the ADSL router are LEDs.

 

 

Diode

 

 

MAC

Media

The permanent hardware address of a device, assigned by its

address

Access

manufacturer. MAC addresses are expressed as six pairs of hex

 

Control

characters, with each pair separated by colons. For example,

 

address

NN:NN:NN:NN:NN:NN.

 

mask

 

See network mask.

 

Mbps

 

Abbreviation for Megabits per second, or one million bits per

 

 

second. Network data rates are often expressed in Mbps.

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