Motorola SVG2500 manual Pat, Pci, Pcmcia, Pda, Pdu, Ping, Pmd, Pots

17 GLOSSARY
TERM	DEFINITION
	cable plant. Built on DOCSIS 1.1, PacketCable networks use IP
	technology as the basis for a highly-capable multimedia
	architecture.
pass-through	A pass-through client on the SVG2500 LAN obtains its public IP
	address from the Internet Service provider’s DHCP server.
PAT	Port Address Translation
PCI	Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCMCIA	The Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
	sets international standards for connecting peripherals to
	portable computers. Laptop computers typically have a PCMCIA
	slot that can hold one or two PC Cards to provide features such
	as Ethernet connectivity.
PDA	personal digital assistant
PDU	A protocol data unit is a message containing operational
	instructions used for SNMP. The basic SNMP V2 PDU types are
	get-request, get-next-request, get-bulk-request, response, set-
	request, inform-request, and trap.
periodic	Ranging that is performed on an on-going basis after initial
ranging	ranging has taken place.
physical layer	Layer 1 in the OSI architecture. It provides services to transmit
	bits or groups of bits over a transmission link between open
	systems. It entails the electrical, mechanical, and handshaking
	procedures.
piggybacking	A process that occurs when a cable modem simultaneously
	transmits data and requests additional bandwidth.
PING	A network utility that tests host reachability by sending a small
	packet to the host and waiting for a reply. If you PING a
	computer IP address and receive a reply, you know the computer
	is reachable over the network. It also stands for
	Packet InterNet Groper.
PMD	The physical media-dependent sublayer of the physical layer
	which transmits bits or groups of bits over particular types of
	transmission links between open systems. It entails the
	electrical, mechanical, and handshaking procedures.
point-to-point	Physical connection made from one point to another.
POTS	The “plain old telephone service” offered through the PSTN;
	basic analog telephone service. POTS uses the lowest 4 kHz of
	bandwidth on twisted pair wiring.
port	On a computer or other electronic device, a port is a socket or
	plug used to physically connect it to the network or to other
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