
2004 AddPac Solution Guide May 2004
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Glossary
Terms Definition & Description
ADSL
An acronym for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line, ADSL is a method of
transmitting data over traditional copper telephone lines. Data can be
downloaded at speeds of up to 1.544 Megabits per second and
uploaded at speeds of 128 Kilobits per second (asymmetric).
AP-VPMS
An acronym for VoIP Plug & Play Management Software. AddPac
Technology developed integrated management software for VoIP
product remote installation, real-time monitoring, network
management on Graphic User Interface (GUI).
API
An acronym for Application Programming Interface, an Interface which
is used for accessing an application or a service from a program.
APOS
An acronym for AddPac Internetworking Operation System, AddPac
Technology developed operating system for network devices.
ATM
An acronym for Asynchronous Transfer Mode. It an International Cell
Relay standard sending various service such as voice, video and data
as fixed size (53bytes) cells. With the fixed size cells, the cell processing is
mainly done by hardware, so the transmission delay is significantly
reduced. ATM is designed for high transmission media such as E3,
SONET, T3.
ATM Information Super-
highway
Starting from ‘1993, ATM information Super-highway was established to
offer data service and internet service to public offices by the Korean
government. Data service includes ATM, Leased line, packet switching,
Frame relay and Internet service includes Internet compound service
and internet service via ATM access lines.
ATM Forum
Establish by Cisco Systems, NET/ADAPTIVE, Northern Telecom, Sprint in
‘1991 for the development and acceleration of ATM technology star
nards. It encompasses the standard by ANSI and ITU-T, and further
develops the agreed terms of ATM standard.
Authentication
Ensuring the receiver’s identity for the security purpose.
BNC Connector
A standard connector connecting IEEE 802.3 10Base-2 coaxial cable to
MAU(Media Access Unit).
Boot Loader
The built-in chip on the printed circuit board generating booting
command of network equipment.
Bps
Bits per second. Refer to: bit rate.
Cable Modem
A modem designed to operate over cable TV lines. Because the
coaxial cable used by cable TV provides much greater bandwidth than
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