Glossary
DOCSIS | Data Over Cable Service Interface |
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Ethernet | A 10 Mbps Local Area Network technology. |
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| A LAN protocol standard that allows nodes in |
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| a network to communicate over a coaxial, |
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Internet | The worldwide network of networks which |
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| use the TCP/IP protocol suite. |
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IP | Internet Protocol, the protocol used to for- | 8 |
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| ward datagrams between nodes on an |
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| Internet. |
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MAC | Media Access Control. |
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TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet |
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| Protocol. |
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| TCP is used to provide reliable transport of |
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| data between networked computers. |
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