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Cisco Broadband Access Center 3.8 Administrator Guide
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GLOSSARY
A
alert
A syslog or SNMP message notifying an operator or administrator of a problem.
API
Application programming interface. Specification of function-call conventions that defines an interface
to a service.
audit logs
A log file containing a summary of major changes in the RDU database. This includes changes to
system defaults, technology defaults, and classes of service.
autoconfiguration
server (ACS)
A server that provisions a device or a collection of devices. In Cisco BAC, the ACS refers to the Cisco
BAC server and in some instances, the DPE.
B
broadband
Transmission system that multiplexes multiple independent signals onto one cable. In
Telecommunications terminology; any channel having a bandwidth greater than a voice-grade channel
(4 kHz). In LAN terminology; a co-axial cable on which analog signaling is used.
Cisco Broadband
Access Center (BAC)
An integrated solution for managing and provisioning broadband home networks. BAC is a scalable
product capable of supporting millions of devices.
C
caching
Form of replication in which information learned during a previous transaction is used to process later
transactions.
cipher suites
Provide cryptographic algorithms that the SSL module requires to perform key exchange,
authentication, and Message Authentication Code.
customer premises
equipment (CPE)
Terminating equipment, such as telephones, computers, and modems, supplied and installed at a
customer location.
CPE WAN
Management
Protocol (CWMP)
A standard defined in the TR-069 specification by the Broadband Forum. CWMP integrates the
capabilities defined in TR-069 to increase operator efficiency and reduce network management
problems.