98 Home Station ADSL ADB P.DG A4001N
Full Duplex
A system that allows packets to be transmitted and received at the same time and, in effect, doubles the potential
throughput of a link.
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. This American organization was founded in 1963 and sets stand-
ards for computers and communications.
IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force. An organization responsible for providing engineering solutions for TCP/IP net-
works. In the network management area, this group is responsible for the development of the SNMP protocol.
IGMP
The Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is an Internet protocol that provides a way for an Internet com-
puter to report its multicast group membership to adjacent routers. Multicasting allows one computer on the In-
ternet to send content to multiple other computers that have identified themselves as interested in receiving the
originating computer's content. Multicasting can be used for such applications as updating the address books of
mobile computer users in the field, sending out company newsletters to a distribution list, and
"broadcasting" high-bandwidth programs of streaming media to an audience that has "tuned in" by setting up a
multicast group membership.
Infrastructure mode
Infrastructure mode is the wireless configuration supported by the Router. You will need to ensure all of your cli-
ents are set up to use infrastructure mode in order for them to communicate with the Access Point built into your
Router. (see also Ad Hoc mode)
IP
Internet Protocol. IP is a layer 3 network protocol that is the standard for sending data through a network. IP is part
of the TCP/IP set of protocols that describe the routing of packets to addressed devices. An IP address consists of
32 bits divided into two or three fields: a network number and a host number or a network number, a subnet num-
ber, and a host number.
IP Address
Internet Protocol Address. A unique identifier for a device attached to a network using TCP/IP. The address is writ-
ten as four octets separated with periods (full-stops), and is made up of a network section, an optional subnet sec-
tion and a host section.
ISP
Internet Service Provider. An ISP is a business that provides connectivity to the Internet for individuals and other
businesses or organizations.
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