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This technology turns a band of radio frequencies into a data pipe
DOCSIS
DOCSIS
Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification
is a combination of two or more computers or devices that share
information and communicatie through various topologies
Network
is a system of computers, peripherals, terminals, and databases connected by physical or wireless communication lines
Network
Devices communicate with each other unaided
P2P
group of computers and associated devices such as printers and
servers that share a common communication line other resources
within a small geographic
Local Area Network
is a computer that handles requests for data, e-mail, file transfers
and other network services from other computers
Server
a device that has two sides that represent a network
IP Gateway
The recognition of a user as having a valid account on the system
with legitimate access to its resources usually determined during
login by username and password
Authentication
a group of computers geographically far apart but connected
WAN
term is short for binary digit
Bit
electrical impulse representing a zero or one
Bit
single character of data
Bit
the width of a band of frequencies
Bandwidth
Byte =
8 bits
Kilo bit = in bytes
1024 Kb
kilo byte = in bytes
1024 Kb
term for one character stored or processed by a computer
Byte
Mb =
1 million bits Mb
MB =
1 million bytes MB
Gb =
1024 Mb
GB =
1024 MB
The two most common internet standards
802.11 and 802.3
NID
Network Interface Device
is a computer circuit board or card that is installed in a computer
so that it can be connected to a network
NIC
common method of networking computers is a wired LAN and can
be used with almost any kind of computer
Ethernet
popular technology that allows electronic devices to exchange
data wirelessly
Wifi
is device are onboard or add-on controllers that connect computers or devices to networks
NIC
What are the 3 types of medium used for NIC
electrically, fiber, wireless
standard 8 pin connector used to network computers,
routers,printers or game consoles over an ethernet connection
RJ-45
STP
Shielded Twisted Pair
Twisted pair cabling, typically uses the gauge of cable
AWG 22, 24
This type of cabling provides a layer of metallic shielding to further
prevent electromagnetic interference from entering the cable
STP
UTP
Unshielded Twisted Pair
EIA/TIA
Electronics Industries Alliance and Telecommunication Industry
Association
What ohms is Cat 5 or Cat 6
100 ohms
Cat 3 speed
10 Mbps
Cat 5
100 Mbps
Cat 5e speed
1000 Mbps
Cat 6 maximum data rate
10 Gbps
This IEEE standard was created for the use of radio signals over
specified frequencies to transmit data
802.11
SSID
Service Set Identifier
AP
Access Point
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
WPA
Wifi Protected Access
This network allows access to any client or user without any
authorization
Open network
unique physical address also called a hardware address that all
devices that rely on computer network connections have
MAC (Media Access Control)
method of encrypting the network by using a pre-shared key
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
WEP encryption is used between how many hexadecimals
10-26 characters long
the process of converting data into a coded form to prevent it from
being read and understood by an authorized party
Encryption
uses a temporal key and was developed to replace WEP
WPA (Wifi Protected Access)
WPA is required to supply a plain text password between how
many characters long
8-63 characters
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard
Authentication system is typically found in commercial envirometns and verifies the username and password agaisnt as
servers database
802.1x
Network interfaces are identified by using a unique number known
as this
MAC address
MAC addresses are written with how many characters
12 hexadecimal
A set of rules and conventions that specifically governs how
computers exchange information over a network medium
Protocol
set of ruls governing the format of messages exchanged between
computers and people
Protocol
is the most commonly deployed network communications protocol
in the world today
IPv4
The newest version of the protocol that uses expanded features
and addressing to overcome the limitations of the prior version
IPv6
What are the 4 types of IP addresses
Public, Private, Loopback, Automatic Private
select ranges of IP addresses reserved for internal networks
Private IPs
IP addresses assigned to the devices NIC
Loopback IP
Used to verify that IP function is operating correctly on the device
Loopback IP
used for hosts or computers that have requested an IP address but have not been assigned one after a certain amount of
time
APIPA ( Automatic Private IP Addresses)
IP address can be assigned these three ways
Static, dynamic, Reserved
protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses to devices on a
network
DHCP
DHCP
Dynamic Host configuration protocol
DNS
Domain Name Service
How many DNS root servers are there on the internet
13
The authoritative name servers that serve the DNS zones are
known as
Root servers
can send and receive simultaneously making it ideal for real time
two way communication
Full-duplex
This device sends data between two or more networks
Router
transmission of data in only one direction at a time
Half-duplex
a type of interface that allows users to interact with electronic
devices using images rather than text
GUI
Adapter that allows a customer to use this electrical system as a
transmission path for the home network
HomePlug
The resistance of a circuit to alternating current
Impedance
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol
TCP/IP first saw its use by the DoD in what year
1983
is a collection of software that manages computer hardware resources
Operating Software
OS
Operating Software
is the activation process flow, which configures the customers
account and equipment
CAAP (Comcast Advanced Activation Platform)
this type of provisioning occurs when the customer calls the call
center and order Xfinity internet
Self provisioning
CAAP
Comcast Advanced Activation Platform
is the ability to share resources and high speed internet access
across all computers connected within the home
Home networking
WOH
Wifi Optimized Home
This allows remote computers to communicate with the home
networking device, which connects them to the LAN and the
internet
Adapters
xFi service platform is built around providing industry leading
customer experiences in these 3 areas
Speed, coverage, control
allows a customer to use this electrical system as a transmission
path for the home network
Home Plug
WPS
Wifi Protected Setup
Xfinity wireless gateway supports up to how many unique SSID
4
It is an estimated measure of power level that an RF device from
an access point
RSSI
RSSI
Received Signal Strength Indicator
if a customer was to pair xfi pods to the own personal router direct
customer to this link
plumewifi.com
RSSI is measured between these two value
negative 100 thru 0 dBm
RSSI is measured in
dBm
Quality of the WI-FI signal is measured in this form
SNR
RSSI levels better than -40 dB
Exceptional
(-) 40 dB to -55 dB
Very Good Condition
-55 dB to -70 dB
Good
-70 to _-80 dB
Marginal
(-80 dB and beyond
Intermittent to no operation
This tool can be used to identify customer devices firmware, Boot
file, CPE and RSSI levels of active WIFI devices
Xray
Command line that displays the IP address, subnet mask, default
gateway
ipconifg
utility to determine whether a specific IP address is accessible
ping
utility that traces a packet from your computer to an internet host
Traceroute
what are the 3 benefits of the Flex customer experience
Entertainment, Experience, Value
xfi complete evalaution runs for how many days after the xfi
gateway is activated
14 days
this measures clients at different wifi signal quality across 2.4 Ghz
and 5 GHz channels
RSSI
this measures the best and total throughput at both 2.4 GHz and
5 GHz channels
Phy Rate
Abbreviation for the internet service that locates and translates
domain names into IP addresses
DNS
is a system of computers, peripherals, terminals and databases
connected by physical or wireless communication lines
network
is a geographically-close set of computers connected on a single
network that use the same communication device
LAN
group of connected computers that are geographically far apart
WAN
Spans and connect multiple LANs together
WAN
This device has 2 sides that represent a network
IP Gateway