Installation Manual

Table Of Contents
Product Glossary glossary-5
CPU
See Central Processing Unit (CPU).
Crane rain model
System of formulas, charts, and maps developed by Robert K. Crane to depict
a global prediction of attenuation caused by rain. See also rain attenuation.
Customer Premise Equipment (CPE)
Equipment (such as telephones and computers) installed at a customers
office.
customer site
Network equipment configuration for a location at which network access is
provided in a carriers consecutive point network.
D
dB
See decibel (dB).
decibel (dB)
The unit of measurement for signal strength, usually the ratio between a
transmitted signal and a standard signal source.
demarcation point
Logical dividing point between equipment and a network.
DNS
See Domain Name System (DNS).
domain name
Name that identifies one or more IP addresses. For example,
triton-network.com is a domain name.
Domain Name System (DNS)
A utility that translates an IP address into a domain name and vice versa. For
example: triton-network.com translates to 208.206.40.131.
E
Element Management System (EMS)
Software application used to manage network equipment.
EMS
See Element Management System (EMS).