Glossary
IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring. | ||
AUI | See | attachment unit interface. |
attachment unit | A | |
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B channel | A 64 Kbps “Bearer” channel used to carry voice or data over the ISDN | |
| network. | |
BACP | See | Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol. |
BRI | See | Basic Rate Interface. |
Bandwidth Allocation | An extension to the | |
Control Protocol | combining of B channels. | |
Basic Rate Interface | The ISDN Basic Rate Interface, composed of two B channels and one | |
| D channel. | |
blacklist | A list of phone numbers that cannot be dialed because of problems connecting | |
| in the past. | |
CLID | See | Caller Line Identification. |
callback | A feature in which a user dials in to the router, which then disconnects and | |
| places a call to the user. | |
Caller Line | Also known as Caller ID. The directory number of the caller is provided by | |
Identification | the telephone company to the party called during call setup. | |
CHAP | See | Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol. |
Challenge Handshake | A method of establishing security on PPP links where the peers must | |
Authentication | exchange a plain text “secret,” or password, in order to establish a link. | |
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