AT&T A50 - Glossary of Terms and Definitions

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Glossary
Term Definition
5G NR 5
th
Generation New Radio
LTE Long-Term Evolution
802.11(b/g/n/ac/ax) A set of WLAN communication standards in the 2.4GHz frequency band
and 5GHz frequency band.
Bps Bits per second
Broadband High capacity, high-speed transmission channel with a wider bandwidth
than conventional modem lines.
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DHCP Serve
r
A
server or service with a server that assigns IP addresses.
DNS Domain Name System
Firmware A computer program embedded in electronic devices. Firmware usually
contains operating code for the device.
GB Gigabyte
Hotspot
HTTP Hype
r
Text Transfer Protocol
IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identity
IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity
IP Internet Protocol
IP Type The type of service provided over a network.
IP Address The address of a device attached to an IP network.
ISP Internet Service Provide
r
Kbps Kilobits per second
LAN Local Area Network
MAC Address Media Access Control address
Mbps Megabits per second
Network Operato
r
The vendor who provides your wireless access.
Port
A
virtual data connection used by a program to exchange data.
Port Forwarding A process that allows remote devices to connect to a specific computer
within a private LAN.
Port Numbe
r
A
16-bit number used by the TCP and UDP protocols to direct traffic.
Protocol A standard that allows connection, communication, and data transfer
between computing endpoints.
Proxy A firewall mechanism that replaces the IP address of a host on the
internal (protected) network with its own IP address.
Route
r
A
device that directs traffic from one network to another.
SIM Subscriber Identification Module
SSID Service Set Identifie
r
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
USB Universal Serial Bus
VPN Virtual Private Network
WLAN Wireless Local Area Network
WWAN Wireless Wide Area Network
A Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n/ac/ax) access point or the area covered by an
access point.