Air Live Router WT-2000ARM User Manual

 
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Chapter VII: Glossary 
10Base-T 
It is an Ethernet standard for Local Area Network (LAN). 10Base-T uses a twisted pair cable with 
maximum length of 100 meters. 
 
AAL 
ATM Adaptation Layer that defines the rules governing segmentation and reassembly of data into cells. 
Different AAL types are suited to different traffic classes. 
 
ADSL 
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line, as its name showing, is an asymmetrical data transmission 
technology with high traffic...

 
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DHCP 
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, this protocol automatically gives every computer on your home 
network an IP address. 
 
DNS Server IP Address 
DNS stands for Domain Name System, which allows Internet servers to have a domain name (such as 
www.Broadbandrouter.com) and one or more IP addresses (such as 192.34.45.8). A DNS server 
keeps a database of Internet servers and their respective domain names and IP addresses, so that 
when a domain name is...

 
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MAC Address 
MAC stands for Media Access Control. A MAC address is the hardware address of a device 
connected to a network. The MAC address is a unique identifier for a device with an Ethernet interface. 
It is comprised of two parts: 3 bytes of data that corresponds to the Manufacturer ID (unique for each 
manufacturer), plus 3 bytes that are often used as the product’s serial number. 
 
MTU 
Maximum Transmission Unit 
 
NAT 
Network Address Translator is...

 
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PPPoA (RFC 2364) 
The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) provides a standard method for transporting multi-protocol data 
grams over point-to-point links. This document describes the use of ATM Adaptation Layer 5 (AAL5) 
for framing PPP encapsulated packets. 
 
PPPoE (RFC 2516) 
This document describes how to build PPP sessions and encapsulate PPP packets over Ethernet. 
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Subnet Mask 
A subnet mask, which may be a part of the TCP/IP information provided by your ISP, is a set of four 
numbers (e.g. 255.255.255.0) configured like an IP address. It is used to create IP address numbers 
used only within a particular network (as opposed to valid IP address numbers recognized by the 
Internet, which must be assigned by InterNIC).  
 
TCP/IP, UDP 
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Unreliable Datagram Protocol...