Nokia DSL Gateway High-Speed Internet Connection manual Terms

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WEP

Wired Equivalent Privacy

WFQ

Weighted Fair Queueing

WLAN

Wireless Local Area Network

WWW

World Wide Web

Terms

10Base-T

10 Mbit/s Ethernet LAN specification using two pairs of twisted cabling. 10Base-

 

T is a part of the IEEE 802.3 specification.

Authentication

Determining the identity of a user that is attempting to access a network.

Asymmetric digital

High-speed transmission technology using existing copper telephone lines. Data

subscriber line,

is transmitted in general from a server to a user.

ADSL

 

Bridge

Device or software that transmits data from a source network to a destination

 

network. These two networks normally use the same protocol.

Broadcast

Transmitting data to everyone on the network. Rf. multicast.

Command line

Character-based man-machine interface for configuring a device.

interface, CLI

 

Digital subscriber

Generic abbreviation for various different DSL types. For example ADSL,

line, xDSL

HDSL, SDSL, and VDSL.

Domain name

Server used on the Internet for translating names of network nodes into IP

server, DNS

addresses. A name server lets users access networks nodes by name instead of

 

having to remember IP address numbers.

Domain name

System containing domain name servers.

system, DNS

 

Encapsulation

Method for using multiple protocols within the same network. This is done by

 

enclosing a data unit of one protocol into a data unit of another protocol.

Encryption

For data security, transforming data into an unreadable form to prevent any but

 

the intended receiver from reading it.

Encryption key

Character or bit sequence which is used for encryption, decryption or

 

authentication of data.

Ethernet

Local area network that connects devices like computers, printers, and terminals.

 

Ethernet operates over twisted-pair or coaxial cable.

Gateway

Device or software in an information network which links two networks that use

 

differents communications protocols.

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