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Request For
Comments (RFC)
A technical policy document of the IETF; these documents can be accessed
on the World Wide Web at http://ds.internic.net/ds/rfcindex.html.
Return Loss
The parameter describing the attenuation of a guided wave signal (e.g., via a
coaxial cable) returned to a source by a device or medium resulting from
reflections of the signal generated by the source.
RF
See Radio Frequency.
RF DVT
Radio Frequency Design Verification Test.
RFC
See Request For Comments.
RIP
Routing Information Protocol.
Routing
Information
Protocol (RIP)
A routing protocol used for IP networks. The RIP protocol calculates the
shortest distance between the source and destination address based on the
lowest hop count.
Service Identifier
(SID)
A mapping between the CM and the CMTS based on which bandwidth is
allocated to the CM by the CMTS and by which COS is implemented. Within
a MAC domain, all SIDs are unique.
SID
See Service Identifier.
Simple Network
Management
Protocol (SNMP)
A network management protocol used to monitor IP routers, other network
devices, and the networks to which they attach.
SNAP
See Subnetwork Access Protocol.
SNMP
See Simple Network Management Protocol.
SOA
Start of Authority record. The purpose of the soa record is to inform other
DNS servers how to treat information that the local server provides about the
domain.
SOHO
Small Office Home Office
SSRAM
Synchronous Static RAM.