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Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line. |
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| ATM | Asynchronous Transfer Mode. | |
| Attenuation | The measurement of decrease in a signal (in db) over a conductor. | |
| AR7 | Texas Instruments chipset used in some Netgear routers. | |
| BT |
British Telecom - split between a few 'companies': BTOE - BT OpenReach (Maintains telephone wires and exchanges) BTW - BT Wholesale (Maintains adsl infrastructure & services for many providers) BTR - BT Retail (BT's broadband and phone service provider) |
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| BRAS | Broadband Remote Access Server (Also known as IP Profile) | |
| Broadcom | Chipset used in Thomson Speedtouch routers. | |
| CPE | Customer premises equipment | |
| DATARATE | See Line connection speed | |
| dB | Decibel | |
| DSLAM | Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer | |
| DLM |
Dynamic Line Management |
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| FTTC | Fibre To The Cabinet (BT's Green Street Cabinets) | |
| FTTH | Fibre To The Home | |
| iPlate |
Interstitial Plate. BT iPlate for improving your broadband connection BT I-plate |
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| IP Profile | The speed profile BT give your ADSL connection depending on your line sync. | |
| IPSC |
IPStream Connect 'new for 2009' - EntaNet are one of the first to move to
this platform. See Enta's IPSC Node map/usage |
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| ISDN | Integrated services digital network | |
| Line connection speed | The speed your router or modem connects to the internet. | |
| Ping | Packet internet groper. | |
| PPP | Point to Point Protocol. | |
| PPPoE/A | Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet/ATM. | |
| POP3 | Post Office Protocol 3. | |
| LAN | Local Area Network. | |
| LCP | Link Control Protocol. | |
| LLU | Local Loop Unbundling. | |
| MAC | Migration Authorisation Code. | |
| MTU |
Maximum Transmittable Unit. MTU and TalkTalk Broadband |
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| NTE5 |
Network Terminating Equipment 5 - BT's Master Socket. |
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| RJ11 RJ45 | Registered jack 11/45 | |
| SNR | Signal to Noise Ratio | |
| SNRM | Signal to Noise Ratio Margin | |
| Sync | See Line connection speed | |
| Target SNR | The target SNR BT gives when your router/modem initially connects. | |
| TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol. | |
| VCI | Virtual Channel Identifier. | |
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VPI |
Virtual Path Identifier. | |
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Wholesale Broadband Connect. BT's ADSL2+ product to provide
faster speeds. |
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Simple internet (ADSL Broadband) speed tester |
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My experiences with Netgear DG834, 2Wire 2700 and Speedtouch 585 |
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Why your broadband connection can slow down and how to improve |
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View the Central status and your active pipe. |
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