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Our mission is to provide high-quality, competitively-priced services that exceed our customers' expectations, and contribute to the Lafayette Consolidated Government to support other community needs. |
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BANDWIDTH - A measurement of the amount of data that can be transmitted over
a network at any given
time. The higher the network’s bandwidth,
the greater the volume of data that can be transmitted.
BROADBAND - A general term for different types of high-speed, high-bandwidth
connections to the Internet, including DSL, cable and Fiber to the Home.
CABLE MODEM - A device that connects your computer to the Internet using
the cable TV line.
DIAL-UP - A connection using a modem and a standard telephone line to connect
to the Internet.
FIBER OPTIC CABLE – Bundles of hair-thin glass filaments through
which light can travel. Fiber offers greater transmission capacity with
less interference than metal cables. It has the ability to transmit large
amounts of information at the speed of light over much longer distances.
FIBER TO THE CURB (FTTC) - Refers to fiber optic cabling installed to the
curbs or a central point in an entire neighborhood, typically serving several
customers. |
FIBER
TO THE HOME (FTTH) - A network in which high-capacity fiber
optic cabling is brought to each house allowing large amounts of
data to be transmitted. This also reduces the bottleneck effect that
may occur with Fiber to the Curb.
STREAMING – A technique that allows
sound and/or video files to be heard and seen while downloading. Without
streaming, the entire file must finish downloading before the sound or
video can be played.
VIDEO ON DEMAND - A pay-per-view television
service in which a viewer can order a program from a menu and have it delivered
instantly to the television set, typically with
the ability to pause, rewind, etc. |
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