Edimax Technology HP-8501APg - Manual (Page 42)

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CPE
Customer Premises Equipment located in a user's premises.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
DHCP is a mechanism that automatically assigns IP addresses to client stations logging onto a TCP/IP network.
DHCP eliminates the load of manually assign permanent IP addresses to every device on your network. DHCP
software typically runs on servers and also can be found in network devices such as Wireless Access Points.
DMT
Discrete Multi-Tone frequency signal modulation
Downstream rate
The line rate of data which transfers from the other computer to local computer.
DSLAM
Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplex
Dynamic IP Addresses
A dynamic IP address is an IP address that is automatically assigned to a client station (computer, printer, etc.) on
a TCP/IP network. Dynamic IP addresses are typically assigned by a DHCP server, which can be a computer on
the network or another piece of hardware, such as the Wireless Access Point. A dynamic IP address may change
every time your computer connects to the network.
Encapsulation
The technique used by layered protocols in which a layer adds header information to the protocol data unit (PDU)
from the layer above. As an example, in Internet terminology, a packet would contain a header from the physical
layer, followed by a header from the network layer (IP), followed by a header from the transport layer (TCP), and
followed by the application protocol data.
Ethernet
One of the most common network technology used by local area network (LAN).
FTP
File Transfer Protocol. The Internet protocol (and program) used to transfer files between server and client.