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1.05 Broadband Terminology
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FOC date?
CPE ?
Drop?
Training the line?
DSLAM?
F1 pair?
Sync?
DLCI?
Load Coils?
Bridge Tap?
Noise Margin?
POTS?
CAP and DMT?
Trouble Ticket?
RT (Remote Terminal)?
ATM?
Line Tap Splitters (DC taps)?
PPPoE? PPPoA?
Latency?
Download? Upload?
Remote DSLAM?
Filters?
MPOE?
CLEC?
ILEC
Frame Relay ?
PVCs - Permanent Virtual Circuits ?
TLS (Transport Layer Security) ?
SMDS (Switched Multimegabit Data Service) ?
CIR (Committed Information Rate) ?
BPS (Bits Per Second) ?
DNS (Domain Name System) ?
EULA (End User License Agreement) ?
Fractional T1 / T3 ?
IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) ?
KBPS (Kilobits Per Second) ?
Local Loop ?
LATA ?
LAN ?
Mbps ?
QoS ?
Repeater ?
VPN (Virtual Private Network) ?
Ping?
FTP?
PSTN
Ground Block
High Pass Filter
Upstream Signal to Noise Ratio
A List of Broadband Terms
Hz/KHz/MHz?
MBaud?
Shielded/Unshielded?
vDSL & vhDSL
Drop?
Historically, the wire that "drops" from a telco pole. For DSL, the terminal point of the DSL line outside the building or premise.
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edited by
KeysCapt
last modified: 2004-01-02 11:40:00
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