Cisco Cisco Broadband Access Center Telco Wireless 3.10
Glossary
GL-2
Cisco Broadband Access Center for Cable Administrator’s Guide
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client-class
A Network Registrar feature that provides differentiated services to users that are connected to a
common network. The client-class is used in the BAC DHCP criteria to provide differentiated DHCP
services to devices.
common network. The client-class is used in the BAC DHCP criteria to provide differentiated DHCP
services to devices.
CMTS
Cable modem termination system. A CMTS is a component that exchanges digital signals with cable
modems on a cable network. The CMTS is usually located in the cable provider’s local office.
modems on a cable network. The CMTS is usually located in the cable provider’s local office.
CMTS shared secret
See shared secret.
configuration file
A file containing configuration parameters for the device to be provisioned.
configuration
generation
generation
The process of combining a set of attributes to be delivered to a device using either DHCP, TFTP, or
SNMP.
SNMP.
CPE
Customer premises equipment. Terminating equipment, such as telephones, computers, and modems,
supplied and installed at a customer location.
supplied and installed at a customer location.
customer premises
equipment
equipment
See CPE.
D
device provisioning
engine
engine
See DPE.
DPE
Device provisioning engine. The DPE caches device information to ensure BAC scalability and handles
configuration requests including downloading configuration files to devices.
configuration requests including downloading configuration files to devices.
DSTB
Digital set-top box. A device that enables a television to become a user interface to the Internet and to
receive and decode digital television signals.
receive and decode digital television signals.
Dynamic
Configuration File
Configuration File
A dynamically created configuration file that uses template files to provide greater flexibility and
security in the provisioning process.
security in the provisioning process.
F
FQDN
Fully qualified domain name. FQDN is the full name of a system, rather than just its hostname. For
example, cisco is a hostname and www.cisco.com is an FQDN.
example, cisco is a hostname and www.cisco.com is an FQDN.
fully qualified
domain name
domain name
See FQDN.
I
IP address
An IP address is a 32-bit number that identifies each sender or receiver of information that is sent in
packets across the Internet.
packets across the Internet.