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Glossary of tech terms
Backbone: The central core of a network. In this case, the core of the Internet. Broadband: Term generally used to describe Internet access faster than 128Kbits/sec. CAT5: Category 5. It is a technical definition of high quality copper cabling and connectors used by many different networks. CAT5 cables are required to reach 100Mbit speeds reliably. CLEC: Competitive Local Exchange Carrier. A telco services reseller. Colocation: Customer equipment and servers located at our offices. DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. This protocol defines how to dynamically assign IP addresses and other configuration information to systems as they connect to a network. DS-3: Very fast telephone company line used to carry data or 672 voice channels. DSL: Digital Subscriber Line. Uses a regular copper phone line to deliver data at speeds up to 7Mbits/sec or more. Ethernet: This is a networking standard that defines how two or more computers can talk to each other reliably over a copper cable. It also defines what to do if two or more computers start talking simultaneously on the same wires. Typically used on a LAN, but is increasingly found in wide area networks as well. LAN: Local Area Network. Usually means a fast short distance network connecting geographically close systems. Dominated by the Ethernet protocol. Latency: The time it takes for a signal to go from point A to point B. NAT: Network Address Translation. This technology allows a single public IP address to be translated into many private IP addresses and back again. T-1: Fast telephone company line used to carry data or 24 voice channels. RF: Radio Frequency. It is a term often used as a name for the radiant energy that radios send and receive. RPTNC: Reverse Polarity TNC. This is a type of connector used on low power RF cabling and radios. Web Hosting: The service that hosts and delivers web site content to browsers. Wi-Fi: Wireless Fidelity is a standard that ensures equipment from different manufacturers works together with reasonable certainty. |
