Z-Com ZMAX-8210-I, ZMAX-8210-E user manual Appendix B Technical Terms

Appendix B Technical Terms

Table 4 Technical Terms

Terms	Description
IEEE 802.16	IEEE 802.16 is a wireless networking standard adopted in December, 2001.
BS	BS is the abbreviation of Base Station, a basic component in WiMAX
	infrastructure.
SS	SS is the abbreviation of Subscriber Station, a user-client in WiMAX
	infrastructure.
CPE	CPE is the abbreviation of Customer-Premises Equipment, acting as a client.
DHCP 、 DHCP	DHCP, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol . An Ethernet protocol specifying
Client 、 DHCP	how a centralized DHCP server can assign network configuration information to
Server	multiple DHCP clients. The assigned information includes IP addresses, DNS
	addresses, and gateway (router) addresses.
IP Address and	IP Address is a four-byte number uniquely defining each host on the Internet,
Network Mask	usually written in dotted-decimal notation with periods separating the bytes (for
	example, 134.177.244.57). Ranges of addresses are assigned by Internet, an
	organization formed for this purpose.
	Combined with the IP address, the IP Subnet Mask allows a device to know
	which other addresses are local to it, and which must be reached through a
	gateway or router.
LAN&WAN	LAN (Local Area Network): A communications network serving users within a
	limited area, such as one floor of a building.
	WAN: A long distance link used to extend or connect remotely located local area
	networks. The Internet is a large WAN.
Router	A device that forwards data between networks. An IP router forwards data based
	on IP source and destination addresses.
NetBIOS	Network Basic Input Output System. An application programming interface
	(API) for sharing services and information on local-area networks (LANs).
	Provides for communication between stations of a network where each station is
	given a name. These names are alphanumeric names, 16 characters in length.
Encryption	To secure the communication between the wireless device and other devices,
	encryption is implemented to protect secret against attack.
MAC	The Media Access Control address is a unique 48-bit hardware address assigned
	to every network interface card.
Ping	Using “ping” command aims at checking the communication between your
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