User's Manual

LOSSARY

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operator depending on performance requirements, operating preferences,

and regulatory constraints.

CPE Customer-Premises Equipment. Terminal equipment provided by a service

provider that is located at a subscriber’s premises and supports a

communication channel between a customer and the service provider.

DNS Domain Name System. A system used for translating host names for

network nodes into IP addresses.

DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Provides a framework for passing

configuration information to hosts on a TCP/IP network. DHCP is based on

the Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP), adding the capability of automatic

allocation of reusable network addresses and additional configuration

options.

ENCRYPTION Data passing between a base station and subscribers uses encryption to

protect from interception and evesdropping.

ETHERNET A popular local area data communications network, which accepts

transmission from computers and terminals.

EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol. An authentication protocol used to

authenticate subscribers. EAP is used with TLS or TTLS authentication to

provide “mutual authentication” between a subscriber and a WiMAX

network.

HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol. HTTP is a standard used to transmit and

receive all data over the World Wide Web.

ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol. A network layer protocol that reports

errors in processing IP packets. ICMP is also used by routers to feed back

information about better routing choices.

IEEE 802.11B The Wi-Fi wireless standard that supports communications in the 2.4 GHz

band using Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS). The standard

provides for data rates of 1, 2, 5.5, and 11 Mbps.

IEEE 802.11G The Wi-Fi wireless standard that supports communications in the 2.4 GHz

band using using Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM). The

standard provides for data rates of 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps.

IEEE 802.11g is also backward compatible with IEEE 802.11b.