Glossary of Terms (continued)
QoS (Quality of Service): Allows guaranteed bandwidth and packet delivery
between network devices over a network.
Router: A device that attaches two or more network devices and forwards data accordingly. Most consumer type routers act as DHCP servers, NATs and simple firewalls.
DMZ (Demilitarized Zone): Devices set up to be in the router’s DMZ will see all network traffic.
Port Forwarding: The router will forward
Ports: A port is a specified path in which data travels. Each type of data that is transmitted over the Internet travels down a specified port. A router will forward information from one port to another, and a firewall will open only a specified number of ports.
SQCIF (Subquarter Common Intermediate Format): An intermediate video format. SQCIF resolution is 128x96. The
SLIC
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol): An Internet protocol used by the
UDP (User Datagram Protocol): The Internet protocol most commonly used by the
WAN (Wide Area Network): A network that is designed to span large | 52 |
distances. See LAN. |