Reference Manual for the Model CG814M Wireless Cable Modem Gateway
Gateway | A local device, usually a router, that connects hosts on a local network to other |
| networks. |
IETF | Internet Engineering Task Force. An open international community of |
| network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the |
| evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. |
| Working groups of the IETF propose standard protocols and procedures for |
| the Internet, which are published as RFCs (Request for Comment) at |
| www.ietf.org. |
IP | Internet Protocol. The main internetworking protocol used in the Internet. |
| Used in conjunction with the Transfer Control Protocol (TCP) to form TCP/IP. |
IP Address | A |
| addresses are assigned by Internic, an organization formed for this purpose. |
| Usually written in |
| (for example, 134.177.244.57). |
IPSec | Internet Protocol Security. IPSec is a series of guidelines for securing private |
| information transmitted over public networks. IPSec is a VPN method |
| providing a higher level of security than PPTP. |
ISP | Internet service provider. |
LAN | See local area network. |
local area network | LAN. A communications network serving users within a limited area, such as |
| one floor of a building. A LAN typically connects multiple personal |
| computers and shared network devices such as storage and printers. Although |
| many technologies exist to implement a LAN, Ethernet is the most common |
| for connecting personal computers. |
MAC address | Media Access Control address. A unique |
| every Ethernet node. Usually written in the form 01:23:45:67:89:ab. |
Mbps | Megabits per second. |
MSB | See Most Significant Bit or Most Significant Byte. |
MTU | See Maximum Transmit Unit. |
Maximum Transmit | The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be sent or received. |
Unit |
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Most Significant Bit or | The portion of a number, address, or field that is farthest left when written as a |
Most Significant Byte | single number in conventional hexadecimal ordinary notation. The part of the |
| number having the most value. |
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2 | Glossary |