100 Home Station ADSL ADB P.DG A4001N
Protocol
A set of rules for communication between devices on a network. The rules dictate format, timing, sequencing and
error control.
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network.
PPPoA
Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM. PPP over ATM is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over an
always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection.
PPPoE
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. Point-to-Point Protocol is a method of data transmission originally created
for dial-up connections; PPPoE is for Ethernet connections.
RJ-45
A standard connector used to connect Ethernet networks. The “RJ” stands for “registered jack”.
Router
A device that acts as a central hub by connecting to each computer's network interface card and managing the da-
ta traffic between the local network and the Internet.
Server
A computer in a network that is shared by multiple end stations. Servers provide end stations with access to shared
network services such as computer files and printer queues.
SSID
Service Set Identifier. Some vendors of wireless products use SSID interchangeably with ESSID.
Subnet Address
An extension of the IP addressing scheme that allows a site to use a single IP network address for multiple physical
networks.
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 con-
figured 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 assigned by InterNIC).
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