Reference Guide for the Model RT210/RT211 ISDN Routers
2 Glossary
ISDN See Integrated Services Digital Network.
ISP Internet Service Provider.
Integrated Services Digital
Network A digital telephone network for transmission of voice and data.
Internet Packet Exchange Novell’s internetworking protocol.
Internet Protocol The main internetworking protocol used in the Internet. Used in
conjunction with the Transfer Control Protocol (TCP) to form TCP/IP.
LAN Local Area Network
MP See Multilink Protocol.
MRU See Maximum Receive Unit.
MSN See Multiple Subscriber Numbering.
Maximum Receive Unit The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be sent or received.
Multilink Protocol An extension to the point-to-point protocol allowing the combination
of both B channels to provide a single 128 KBps channel. See
Point-to-Point Protocol.
Multiple Subscriber Numbering A service of the telephone company in which a range of numbers is
assigned to one line. Each device attached to that line (for example, a
phone or router) must know which number it should answer.
National ISDN (NI-1) Bellcore standard for first phase of ISDN interoperability among U.S.
telephone companies.
netmask See subnet mask.
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