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IP
Internet Protocol. A communication protocol commonly utilised by communication hardware comprising the Internet
IPV6
Internet Protocol version 6. lPv6 is the latest IP version. Address exhaustion is prevented by means of a long address field, thereby enabling further Internet expansion. In addition, security and mobility are built into the protocol.
Currently utilised IP addresses are almost all 1Pv4, and with the present rate of Internet growth this type of address will be exhausted by 2010. IPv6 on the other hand enables 10 to the 29th power more available addresses than the previous IPv4.
IRDA
Infrared Data Association. IrDA is a private sector body established in 1993 to promote standardisation in the field of infrared data communication. The organisation currently has over 160 member firms. IrDA is also the term generally applied to the system itself which operates in accordance with the standards established by the organisation. This system has been incorporated in notebook PCs, PDAs, and most recently in the NM208 (PDC) model portable phone by Nokia as well, and has become a worldwide defacto standard. The standards set by IrDA include the
IRMC
Infrared Mobile Communication. This is a sub working group within IrDA which has defined infrared for mobile terminals (portable phones and portable information terminals).
IRTRANP
lrTranP is a standard system for the infrared transfer of digital still images between such devices as digital cameras PDAs etc. It was standardised by IrDA (Infrared Data Association) and adopts a JPEG file format for exchanged data.
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network. It signifies an integrated digital network capable of complete digitalising and handling of information from differing services including telephone, fax, data, images, etc.
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