Glossary - NETGEAR DG834GT Reference Manual

10BASE-T
100BASE-Tx
802.11b
802.11g
802.11x
Access Control List
(ACL)
Ad-hoc Mode
ADSL
Asymmetric Digital
Subscriber Line

Glossary

IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring.
IEEE 802.3 specification for 100 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring.
IEEE specification for wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence
spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio
spectrum at 2.5GHz.
IEEE specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using direct-sequence
spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio
spectrum at 2.5GHz.
802.1x defines port-based, network access control used to provide
authenticated network access and automated data encryption key
management.
The IEEE 802.1x draft standard offers an effective framework for
authenticating and controlling user traffic to a protected network, as well as
dynamically varying encryption keys. 802.1x uses a protocol called EAP
(Extensible Authentication Protocol) and supports multiple authentication
methods, such as token cards, Kerberos, one-time passwords, certificates, and
public key authentication. For details on EAP specifically, refer to IETF's
RFC 2284.
An ACL is a database that an Operating System uses to track each user's
access rights to system objects (such as file directories and/or files).
An 802.11 networking framework in which devices or stations communicate
directly with each other, without the use of an access point (AP). Ad-hoc
mode is also referred to as peer-to-peer mode or an Independent Basic Service
Set (IBSS). Ad-hoc mode is useful for establishing a network where wireless
infrastructure does not exist or where services are not required.
See Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
A technology for sending data over regular telephone lines. ADSL allows data
rates up to 8 Mbps downstream and 640 Kbps upstream.
August 2004
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