Microfilter

In splitterless deployments, a microfilter is a device that removes the data frequencies in the DSL signal, so that

 

telephone users do not experience interference (noise) from the data signals. Microfilter types include in-line (installs

 

between phone and jack) and wall-mount (telephone jack with built-in microfilter). See also splitterless.

NAT

Network Address Translation A service performed by many routers that translates your network’s publicly known

 

IP address into a Private IP address for each computer on your LAN. Only your router and your LAN know these

 

addresses; the outside world sees only the public IP address when talking to a computer on your LAN.

NAT rule

A defined method for translating between public and private IP addresses on your LAN.

network

A group of computers that are connected together, allowing them to communicate with each other and share

 

resources, such as software, files, etc.A network can be small, such as a LAN, or very large, such as the Internet.

network mask

A network mask is a sequence of bits applied to an IP address to select the network ID while ignoring the host

 

ID. Bits set to 1 mean “select this bit” while bits set to 0 mean “ignore this bit.” For example, if the network mask

 

255.255.255.0 is applied to the IP address 100.10.50.1, the network ID is 100.10.50, and the host ID is 1. See also

 

binary, IP address, subnet

NIC

Network Interface Card An adapter card that plugs into your computer and provides the physical interface to your

 

network cabling, which for Ethernet NICs is typically an RJ-45 connector. See Ethernet, RJ-45.

packet

Data transmitted on a network consists of units called packets. Each packet contains a payload (the data), plus

 

overhead information such as where it came from (source address) and where it should go (destination address).

ping

Packet Internet (or Inter-Network) Groper A program used to verify whether the host associated with an IP address is

 

online. It can also be used to reveal the IP address for a given domain name.

port

A physical access point to a device such as a computer or router, through which data flows into and out of the device.

POTS

Plain Old Telephone Service Traditional analog telephone service using copper telephone lines. Pronounced pots. See

 

also PSTN.

POTS splitter

See splitter.

PPPPoint-to-Point Protocol A protocol for serial data transmission that is used to carry IP (and other protocol) data between your ISP and your computer. The WAN interface on the My ADSL Modem uses two forms of PPP called PPPoA and PPPoE. See also PPPoA, PPPoE.

PPPoA

Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM One of the two types of PPP interfaces you can define for a Virtual Circuit (VC), the

 

other type being PPPoE. You can define only one PPPoA interface per VC.

PPPoE

Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet One of the two types of PPP interfaces you can define for a Virtual Circuit (VC),the

 

other type being PPPoA. You can define one or more PPPoE interfaces per VC.

protocol

A set of rules governing the transmission of data. In order for a data transmission to work, both ends of the connection

 

have to follow the rules of the protocol.

remote

In a physically separate location. For example, an employee away on travel who logs in to the company’s intranet is a

 

remote user.

RIP

Routing Information Protocol The original TCP/IP routing protocol. There are two versions of RIP: version and version II.

RJ-11

Registered Jack Standard-11 The standard plug used to connect telephones, fax machines, modems, etc. to a

 

telephone jack. It is a 6-pin connector usually containing four wires.

RJ-45

Registered Jack Standard-45 The 8-pin plug used in transmitting data over phone lines. Ethernet cabling usually uses

 

this type of connector.

routing

Forwarding data between your network and the Internet on the most efficient route, based on the data’s destination IP

 

address and current network conditions. A device that performs routing is called a router.

rule

See filtering rule, NAT rule.

SDNS

Secondary Domain Name System (server) A DNS server that can be used if the primary DSN server is not available.

 

See DNS.

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol The TCP/IP protocol used for network management.

splitter

A device that splits off the voice component of the DSL signal to a separate line, so that data and telephone service

 

each have their own wiring and jacks. The splitter is installed by your telephone company where the DSL line enters

 

your home. The CO also contains splitters that separate the voice and data signals, sending voice to the PSTN and data

 

on high-speed lines to the Internet. See also CO, PSTN, splitterless, microfilter.

 

 

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