Appendix B

bps

Bits per second. A measure of data transmission speed.

BRI

Basic Rate Interface. ISDN standard for provision of low-speed ISDN

 

services (two B channels (64 kbps each) and one D channel (16 kbps))

 

over a single wire pair.

bridge

Device that passes packets between two network segments according

 

to the packets' destination address.

broadcast

Message sent to all nodes on a network.

broadcast address

Special IP address reserved for simultaneous broadcast to all network

 

nodes.

buffer

Storage area used to hold data until it can be forwarded.

-----C-----

 

 

carrier

Signal suitable for transmission of information.

 

CAST

Encryption algorithm using variable key length of maximum 128 bits.

CCITT

Comité Consultatif International Télégraphique et Téléphonique or

 

Consultative Committee for International Telegraph and Telephone.

 

An international organization responsible for developing telecommu-

 

nication standards.

CD

Carrier Detect.

CHAP

Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol. Security protocol in

 

PPP that prevents unauthorized access to network services. See RFC

 

1334 for PAP specifications Compare PAP.

client

Network node that requests services from a server.

CPE

Customer Premises Equipment. Terminating equipment such as termi-

 

nals, telephones and modems that connects a customer site to the

 

telephone company network.

CO

Central Office. Typically a local telephone company facility responsible

 

for connecting all lines in an area.

compression

Operation performed on a data set that reduces its size to improve

 

storage or transmission rate.

crossover cable

Cable that lets you connect a port on one Ethernet hub to a port on

 

another Ethernet hub. You can order an Ethernet crossover cable from

 

network supply companies such as Black Box.

CSU/DSU

Channel Service Unit/Data Service Unit. Device responsible for con-

 

necting a digital circuit, such as a T1 link, with a terminal or data com-

 

munications device.

CTS

Clear to Send. Circuit activated in hardware flow control when a

 

modem (or other DCE) is ready to accept data from the computer (or

 

other DTE). Compare RTS, xon/xoff.

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data bits

Number of bits used to make up a character.

 

datagram

Logical grouping of information sent as a network-layer unit. Compare

 

frame, packet.

DCE

Digital Communication Equipment. Device that connects the commu-

 

nication circuit to the network end node (DTE). A modem and a CSU/

 

DSU are examples of a DCE.

dedicated line

Communication circuit that is used exclusively to connect two network

 

devices. Compare dial on demand.

DES

Data Encryption Standard is a 56-bit encryption algorithm developed

 

by the U.S. National Bureau of Standards (now the National Institute of

 

Standards and Technology).

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