Microsoft Network Router MN-500 User Manual
glossary
This glossary contains common terms for wired and wireless networking. There is a
more complete list of terms in Broadband Network Utility Help.
more complete list of terms in Broadband Network Utility Help.
802.11b
A wireless networking standard that transmits wireless data at
speeds up to 11 megabits per second (Mbps).
speeds up to 11 megabits per second (Mbps).
802.11g
A wireless networking standard that transmits wireless data at
speeds up to 54 megabits per second (Mbps).
speeds up to 54 megabits per second (Mbps).
access point
See “wireless access point.”
ad hoc network
A wireless network in which computers connect to each other
directly. Contrast with “infrastructure network.”
directly. Contrast with “infrastructure network.”
adapter
See “network adapter.”
bandwidth
The rate at which data can be transmitted through a network
connection.
connection.
base station
A device (also known as a gateway or router) that acts as a central
point for networked devices, receiving and forwarding data between
them. A base station typically is a point of connection that sends
data between several networks. It often can be programmed with
rules about what data is acceptable to send and receive.
point for networked devices, receiving and forwarding data between
them. A base station typically is a point of connection that sends
data between several networks. It often can be programmed with
rules about what data is acceptable to send and receive.
bridge
A networking device that exchanges data from one segment of a
network to another. See “wireless access point.”
network to another. See “wireless access point.”
broadband A high-speed Internet connection, typically 256 kilobits per second
connection
(Kbps) or faster. Broadband services are usually provided over
digital cable lines or digital telephone lines (DSL).
digital cable lines or digital telephone lines (DSL).
CardBus
A credit card-sized device that is inserted into a slot on a computer,
usually a notebook computer. 32-bit CardBus PC Cards look similar
to the older 16-bit PC Cards, but are approximately four to six times
faster and include a new power-saving design.
usually a notebook computer. 32-bit CardBus PC Cards look similar
to the older 16-bit PC Cards, but are approximately four to six times
faster and include a new power-saving design.
channel
In reference to a “wireless channel,” a channel is a path or link
through which information passes between two wireless devices. In
radio transmission, these different channels are of different radio
frequencies.
through which information passes between two wireless devices. In
radio transmission, these different channels are of different radio
frequencies.
client
A computer or software program that relies on another computer or
program to act as a server. See “server.”
program to act as a server. See “server.”
client/server A network of two or more computers that rely on a central server to
network
mediate the connections or provide additional system resources.
Contrast with “computer-to-computer network.”
Contrast with “computer-to-computer network.”
computer name
A name that uniquely identifies a computer on a network. One
computer name cannot be the same as any other computer name or
domain name on the network.
computer name cannot be the same as any other computer name or
domain name on the network.