Motorola Communications Gateway manual Glossary, Coaxial cable coax

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coaxial cable (coax)	A type of wire consisting of a center wire surrounded by insulation and a grounded shield of braided wire. The shield minimizes
	electrical and radio frequency interference.
configuration data	The data the Communications Gateway downloads from servers specified by your service provider. This includes requesting an
	IP address from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, downloading a DOCSIS configuration file from a Trivial
	File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server, and obtaining the network time-of-day.
converged services	Cable television, high-speed Internet access, telephone service, and other information services provided over a single coaxial
	cable network.
DOCSIS	The CableLabs Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) and EuroDOCSIS define interface standards for
	cable modems, Communication Gateways, and supporting equipment.
driver	Software that controls an add-on device such as a printer, scanner, cable modem, or Communications Gateway connected to a
	computer.
download	To copy a file from one computer to another. You can use the Internet to download files from a server to your home PC. A
	DOCSIS Communications Gateway downloads its configuration from a server during start-up.
downstream	In a cable data network, downstream describes the direction of data transferred from the Internet to your computer.

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