Glossary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X YG.992.1 - See G.dmt.
G.dmt - A kind of asymmetric DSL technology, based on DMT modulation, that offers up to 8 megabits per second downstream bandwidth, 1.544 Megabits per second upstream bandwidth. "G.dmt" is actually a nickname for the standard officially known as ITU-T Recommendation G.992.1. (See International Telecommunications Union.)
G.lite [pronounced "G-dot-light"] - A kind of asymmetric DSL technology, based on DMT modulation, that offers up to 1.5 megabits per second downstream bandwidth, 384 Kilobits per second upstream, does not usually require a splitter and is easier to install than other types of DSL. "G.lite" is a nickname for the standard officially known as G.992.2. (See International Telecommunications Union.)
G992.2 - See G.lite.
general switched telephone network (GSTN) - See public switched telephone network.
gigabyte - 1,000,000,000 bytes, or 1,000 megabytes (see Byte).
graphical user interface (GUI) - A computer operating system that is based upon icons and visual relationships rather than text. Windows and the Macintosh computer use GUIs because they are more user friendly.
GSTN - See general switched telephone network.
GUI - See graphical user interface.
