NETGEAR RT328 manual Glossary

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			Reference Guide for the Model RT328 ISDN Router
MRU	See	Maximum Receive Unit.
MSN	See	Multiple Subscriber Numbering.
masquerading	A technique by which several hosts share a single IP address for access to the
	Internet. This process is an extension of Network Address Translator (NAT).
	See also		Network Address Translator.
Maximum Receive	The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be sent or received.
Unit
Most Significant Bit or	The portion of a number, address, or field that is farthest left when written as a
Most significant Byte	single number in conventional hexadecimal ordinary notation. The part of the
	number having the most value.
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	A service of the telephone company in which a range of numbers is assigned
Numbering	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.
NAT	See	Network Address Translator.
netmask	A number that explains which part of an IP address comprises the network
	address and which part is the host address on that network. It can be
	expressed in dotted-decimal notation or as a number appended to the IP
	address. For example, a 28-bit mask starting from the MSB can be shown as
	255.255.255.192 or as /28 appended to the IP address.
Network Address	A proposal for IP address reuse, where the local IP address is mapped to a
Translator	globally unique address.			See also	masquerading.
(or Translation)
NT1 (Network	Termination device that connects the user’s equipment to the ISDN network.
Termination 1)	Converts the local equipment’s four-wire S/T interface to the two-wire
	telephone company interface. The NT1 is provided by the telephone company
	in most of the world, but it is provided by the user in North America. Referred
	to in some areas as a DSU.
numbered links	See	unnumbered links.
PAP	See	Password Authentication Protocol.
POTS	See	Plain Old Telephone Service.
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