NETGEAR DG814 DSL Reference Manual page 106

Reference Manual for the Model DG814 DSL Modem Internet Gateway
VCI
VPI
VPN
WAN
Wide Area Network
Windows Internet
Naming Service
WINS
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Virtual Channel Identifier. Together with the VPI, defines a Virtual Channel
through an ATM network. Used by ATM switching equipment to route data
through the network.
Virtual Path Identifier. Together with the VCI, defines a Virtual Channel
through an ATM network. Used by ATM switching equipment to route data
through the network.
Virtual Private Network. A method for securely transporting data between two
private networks by using a public network such as the Internet as a
connection.
See wide area network.
WAN. A long distance link used to extend or connect remotely located local
area networks. The Internet is a large WAN.
WINS. Windows Internet Naming Service is a server process for resolving
Windows-based computer names to IP addresses. If a remote network
contains a WINS server, your Windows PCs can gather information from that
WINS server about its local hosts. This allows your PCs to browse that remote
network using Network Neighborhood.
See Windows Internet Naming Service.
Glossary