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User Manual
Broadband Blaster 8012-V
Ethernet
- A local-area network (LAN) protocol that supports data transfer rates of 10
Mbps. It is one of the most widely implemented LAN standards that operates over the
twisted pair or coaxial cable. A version of Ethernet, called 100 Base-T (or fast
Ethernet), supports data transfer rates of 100 Mbps.
Ethernet card
- A network interface card that plugs into a computer and allows the
computer to send and receive data to and from a network.
Fast Ethernet
- An Ethernet specification with a speed of 100 Mbps (10 times faster than
10BaseT).
Fixed IP Address
- see
Static IP Address
and
IP Address
Flash memory
- A non-volatile memory on EEPROM chip, that can be erased and
electrically and reprogrammed.
FTP
- File Transfer Protocol — A high-level protocol for transferring files from one
computer to another. FTP is one of the basic Internet services.
G.DMT
- An industry standard known as G.992.1, which refers to ADSL technology that
uses DMT modulation and does not require a splitter box to be installed at the user’s
premises. This technology supports upstream data rates of up to 8 megabits per second
and downstream data rates of up to 1.544 megabits per second.
G.Lite
- A “splitterless” ADSL technology that uses CAP or DMT modulation and supports
upstream data rates of up to 1.5 megabits per second and downstream data rates of up
to 512 kilobits per second.
Gateway
- A network device — A dedicated network machine that connects two or more
separate networks that may use different protocols (such as ATM and TCP/IP) and
translates the protocols.
Hardware
- All the electric and mechanical parts and devices used in a computer or
attached to it.
HTML
- Hypertext Markup Language — The format used for writing documents to be
viewed with a Web browser. Items in the document can be text, images, and/or links to
other HTML documents, sites, and resources on the Internet.
Hub
- A device used for connecting nodes in a star topology, that is all the nodes are
connected to a central hub. A
passive
hub simply organizes the wiring, while an
active
hub besides organizing the wiring, regenerates and retransmits the signals.
