Appendix A
Term Description
FINRA Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
FPR Full Power Reserve, battery backup in case of power failure.
FTP File Transfer Protocol, is a network protocol used to transfer
data from one computer to another through a network, such as
the Internet.
NASDAQ National Association of Securities Dealers Automated, American
stock exchange.
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology,
NTP Network Time Protocol. It is a TCP/IP protocol used to
synchronize the real time clock in computers, network devices
and other electronic equipment that is time sensitive.
OATS
Order Audit Trail System allows NASD to recreate events in the
life cycle of an investor’s order and more completely monitor
the trading practices of brokerage firms. Specifically, OATS
requires that all events relating to a trade are recorded with an
accurate time stamp.
PoE Power over Ethernet technology describes a system to transmit
electrical power, along with data, to remote devices over
standard twisted-pair cable in an Ethernet network.
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is the mo st popular protocol for
transferring electronic mail on the Internet. Widely use to send
mail.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol. It is a standard TCP/IP
protocol for network management. Network administrators use
SNMP to monitor and map network availability, performance,
and error rates. Trap messages are sent in case of failures.
UL Underwriters Laboratories, for product compliance. Benefiting a
range of customers - from manufacturers and retailers to
consumers and regulating bodies
Zero
Configuration
Zero configuration IP networking is a method of networking
devices via an Ethernet cable without requiring configuration
and administration. Zeroconf is able to allocate addresses
without a DHCP server, translate between domain names and
IP Addresses without a DNS server, and find services, such as a
printer, without a directory service.