chapter 6 keyterms definition below

access point (AP), 209 backbone, 207 bandwidth, 199 baseband, 199 bits per second (bps), 199 Bluetooth, 210 bridge, 205 broadband, 199 Broadband over Power Lines (BPL), 202 circuit switching, 206 coaxial cable, 200 dial-up connection, 205 digital subscriber line (DSL), 214 DNS (Domain Name System), 208 downstream, 213 dynamic IP address, 208 EMI (electromagnetic interference), 201 encryption, 209 Chapter 6 Business Networks and Telecommunications 225 EPC (Electronic Product Code), 220 Ethernet, 208 Fiber to the Home (FTTH), 216 fixed wireless, 216 frame relay, 207 Gigabit Ethernet, 208 host, 207 hotspot, 209 hub, 205 IEEE 802.11, 209 Internet service provider (ISP), 204 IP address, 208 local area network (LAN), 203 metropolitan area network (MAN), 203 microwaves, 201 Mobile Broadband Wireless Access (MBWA), 211 modem, 205 network, 203 network interface card (NIC), 205 node, 203 OC (optical carrier), 216 packet, 206 packet switching, 206 peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing, 198 peer-to-peer LAN, 203 personal area network (PAN), 204 protocol, 207 repeater, 205 RFI (radio frequency interference), 201 router, 205 scalability, 203 server, 203 static IP address, 208 switch, 205 T1 and T3 lines, 215 TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), 207 telecommunications, 196 transmission rate, 199 twisted pair cable, 200 upstream, 213 value-added network (VAN), 204 videoconferencing, 197 virtual private network (VPN), 205 VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), 217 wide area network (WAN), 204 Wi-Fi, 209 WiMAX, 211 wireless LAN (WLAN), 203