Reference Guide for the Model RT328 ISDN Router

D channel

A 16 Kbps channel used for signaling between the ISDN interface and the

 

ISDN network. This channel controls call setup and tear down.

DHCP

See Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.

DOSBS

See Data Over Speech Bearer Service.

DOVBS

Also known as DOSBS.

See Data Over Speech Bearer Service.

Data Over Speech

The process of sending data over a call that was established as a voice call.

Bearer Service

Sending data in this method may result in a lower tariff in some parts of North

 

America.

 

Dynamic Host

An Ethernet protocol that provides a centralized administration point for

Configuration

assigning network configuration information.

Protocol

 

 

 

IP

See

Internet Protocol.

 

IP Address

A 4-byte number uniquely defining each host on the Internet. Ranges of

 

addresses are assigned by Internic, an organization formed for this purpose.

 

Usually written in dotted-decimal notation with periods separating the bytes

 

(for example, 134.177.244.57).

IPX

See

Internet Packet Exchange.

 

ISDN

See Integrated Services Digital Network.

ISP

Internet service provider.

 

Integrated Services

A digital telephone network for transmission of voice and data.

Digital Network

 

 

 

Internet Packet

Novell’s internetworking protocol.

 

Exchange

 

 

 

Internet Protocol

The main internetworking protocol used in the Internet. Used in conjunction

 

with the Transfer Control Protocol (TCP) to form TCP/IP.

LAN

See

local area network.

 

local area network

A communications network serving users within a limited geographical area,

 

such as one floor of a building, controlled by a network operating system and

 

using a transport protocol.

 

MP

See

Multilink Protocol.

 

MSB

See Most Significant Bit or Most Significant Byte.

 

 

 

 

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