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Appendix C: Glossary
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Malibu Networks AirMAX“ CPE/BTS
Outdoor Unit (ODU)
Outdoor Unit and antenna. The ODU is a ruggedized box, often 
antenna-mast mounted, that houses a radio modem and connects to 
an antenna. It also has an ethernet cable that passes both data and 
power to/from the Power Injector. The radio modem and circuit board 
inside have flash memory and a standalone CPU that can intelligently 
communicate with other systems. Remote management software 
configures and controls the ODU.
Outside Link
A link to an outside network node. 
Packet 
A base unit of data. In networking, a packet defines the syntax of data 
transmitted to and from an application.
Packet Scheduler 
A packet scheduler determines when packets are sent to an 
intermediate router or final destination, as determined by your route 
and QoS selection. 
Parity Check
Self-checking code that uses binary digits to indicate whether the total 
number of ones (or zeros) in each coded expression are always even 
or odd. Checks may be made for even, odd, or no parity (checks not 
performed). 
Peer Group
Logical nodes grouped to create a routing hierarchy.
Peer-To-Peer 
Nodes can directly begin communication with each other in a peer-to-
peer architecture
without an intermediary. 
Physical Link
A tangible physical link that provides a connection between two 
switching systems. 
Physical Medium
Physical Medium are actual physical interfaces such as DS1, E1, DS2, 
E3, DS3, E4, FDDI-based, Fiber Channel-based, STS-1, STS-3c, 
STS-12c, STM-1, STM-4, and STP. These mediums range from 
1.544Mbps through 622.08 Mbps in data rate. 
Ping 
Packet internet groper. A utility program that tests whether 
destinations can be reached by sending them an ICMP echo request 
and then waiting for a reply. Ping is a useful utility to check whether 
equipment is performing and connected properly on the network. Ping 
clients are available for the PC, Macintosh, and Unix computers.
PoE Cable
Power-Over-Ethernet Cable. This is a category 5 Ethernet cable that 
also includes power in addition to data signals. The cable is a single 
interconnect between the ODU and the Power Injector which supplies 
the Ethernet connection from the LAN and the power via an AC 
adapter that attaches to the Power Injector. Malibu Networks supplies 
PoE cables in various lengths.