NETGEAR DG834GT manual Glossary, See Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

Glossary

10BASE-T	IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring.
100BASE-Tx	IEEE 802.3 specification for 100 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring.
802.11b	IEEE specification for wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence
	spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio
	spectrum at 2.5GHz.
802.11g	IEEE specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using direct-sequence
	spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio
	spectrum at 2.5GHz.
802.11x	802.1x defines port-based, network access control used to provide
	authenticated network access and automated data encryption key
	management.
	The IEEE 802.1x draft standard offers an effective framework for
	authenticating and controlling user traffic to a protected network, as well as
	dynamically varying encryption keys. 802.1x uses a protocol called EAP
	(Extensible Authentication Protocol) and supports multiple authentication
	methods, such as token cards, Kerberos, one-time passwords, certificates, and
	public key authentication. For details on EAP specifically, refer to IETF's
	RFC 2284.
Access Control List	An ACL is a database that an Operating System uses to track each user’s
(ACL)	access rights to system objects (such as file directories and/or files).
Ad-hoc Mode	An 802.11 networking framework in which devices or stations communicate
	directly with each other, without the use of an access point (AP). Ad-hoc
	mode is also referred to as peer-to-peer mode or an Independent Basic Service
	Set (IBSS). Ad-hoc mode is useful for establishing a network where wireless
	infrastructure does not exist or where services are not required.
ADSL	See Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
Asymmetric Digital	A technology for sending data over regular telephone lines. ADSL allows data
Subscriber Line	rates up to 8 Mbps downstream and 640 Kbps upstream.

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August 2004