Term |
Definition |
|---|---|
ADSL |
Acronym for asymmetric digital subscriber line. Technology and equipment allowing high-speed digital communications, including video signals, across an ordinary twisted-pair copper phone line, with speeds up to 8 Mbit/s downstream (to the customer) and up to 640 Kbit/s upstream. ADSL access to the Internet is offered by some regional telephone companies, offering users faster connection than those available through connections made over standard phone lines. |
Access service |
The access service provides access services to the Internet for all subscribers, including bandwidth purchase and user priority change. |
IPv6 |
Internet Protocol Version 6, which is also called IP Next Generation |
ND |
Neighbor discovery, which is used during the forwarding of IPv6 packets for duplicate address detection, neighbor address resolution, and neighbor reachability detection. Additionally, ND is a set of protocols and processes for host address configuration. In ND, different ICMPv6 messages are used for router discovery and neighbor discovery. |
Acronym & Abbreviation |
Full Name |
|---|---|
AAA |
Authentication, Authorization and Accounting |
ARP |
Address Resolution Protocol |
BRAS |
broadband remote access server |
DHCP |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
DSLAM |
Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer |
IPoE |
IP over Ethernet |
IPoEoQ |
IP over Ethernet over QinQ |
IPoEoVLAN |
IP over Ethernet over VLAN |
QoS |
Quality of Service |
RADIUS |
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service |
UDP |
User Datagram Protocol |
VPN |
virtual private network |
DAD |
Duplicate Address Detection |
NS |
Neighbor Solicitation |
NA |
Neighbor Advertisement |
PD |
Prefix delegation |
RS |
Router Solicitation |
RA |
Router Advertisement |
DHCPv6 |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6) |
DUID |
A DHCP Unique Identifier for a DHCP participant |