Terms & Definitions

4. A network security system, either hardware- or software-based, that controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on a set of rules.
7. Connects netowkrs and links computers to the Internet, so users can share the connection.
9. Used to connect a computer to a cable TV service that provides Internet access.
11. Translates domain names into IP addresses.
12. Fancy term for waiting time or time delay-the time it takes to get information through a network.
13. A utility that records the speed and route data takes to reach a destination computer or server.
16. The estimated probability that a bit transmitted through a device or network will be received incorrectly.
17. A unique number assigned to every device on a network and used to communicate with other devices.

1. A special electrical cable used to transmit signals.
2. The place where we store our equipment like satellite dishes and the CMTS.
3. A tool that is accessed via OPUS that allows us to pull information from a customer's modem
5. A way of connecting to a computer network using radio waves instead of wires.
6. All of the physical cabling and supporting infrastructure and any associated hardware between the Head End and a customer’s premises.
8. A measurement of the quality of a transmission signal.
10. A network junction or connection point.
14. A way of connecting to a computer network using radio waves instead of wires.
15. Used to send small packets of information to an IP address to test the connectivity to that IP.