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Aolynk DR814Q ADSL2+ Broadband Router 

11  Appendix – Glossary

 

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Network interface card. An adapter provides the physical interface for your network 

cabling. The Ethernet NIC usually has an RJ-45 connector. 

Data that consists of units transmitted on a network are called packets. Each packet 

consists of a header, which contains the information about the source and destination 

addresses of the packet, and a data field. 

A program used to check whether the host associated with an IP address can connect 

to the network. It can also be used to reveal the IP address for a given domain name. 

A physical access point on a device such as a computer or router, through which data 

flows into and out of the device. 

Point-to-point protocol. It is a communication protocol for data transmission between 

devices over the standard telephone line. The WAN port on the DR814Q uses two 

types of the PPP, that is, PPPoA and PPPoE. 

Point-to-point protocol over ATM. One of the two PPP service types. The other type is 

PPPoE. You can specify only one PPPoA service for each VC. 

Point-to-point protocol over Ethernet. One of the two PPP service types. The other type 

is PPPoA. You can specify multiple PPPoE services for each VC. 

A set of rules to govern the data transmission. The two connected ends must obey 

these rules to transmit data. 

A geographically separated location. For example, an employee on travel who logs into 

the company’s intranet is a remote user. 

The standard connector used to connect telephones, fax machines, and Modems to a 

telephone port. It is a 6-pin connector usually holding four wires.