Reference Guide for the Model RT328 ISDN Router
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Glossary
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
Bearer Service
The process of sending data over a call that was established as a voice call.
Sending data in this method may result in a lower tariff in some parts of North
America.
Dynamic Host
Configuration
Protocol
An Ethernet protocol that provides a centralized administration point for
assigning network configuration information.
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
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
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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