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EN 132 Installation and Operating Manual VIP X1

Glossary

Brief explanations of some of the terms and abbreviations used in this manual are given below.

10/100 Base-T	IEEE-802.3 specification for 10 or 100 MBit/s Ethernet
802.1x	The IEEE standard, 802.1x, provides a general method of
	access control and authorization for IEEE 802-based networks.
	An authenticator provides authentication by accessing an
	authentication server (see RADIUS server) to check connection
	requests, and grants or refuses access to the available services
	(LAN, VLAN, WLAN).
ARP	Address Resolution Protocol: a protocol for mapping MAC and
	IP addresses
Baud	Unit of measure for the speed of data transmission
Bit/s	Bits per second, the actual data rate
CIF	Common Intermediate Format,
	video format with 352 × 288/240 pixels
DHCP	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol allows a network device to
	receive a dynamically allocated IP address and other network
	parameters from a server in a network.
DNS	Domain Name Service
FTP	File Transfer Protocol
Full duplex	Simultaneous data transmission in both directions (sending and
	receiving)
GoP	Group of Pictures
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol: protocol for transmission of data
	over a network
HTTPS	Hypertext Transfer ProtocoL Secure provides secure transfer of
	data between web server and web browser.
ICMP	Internet Control Message Protocol
ID	Identification: a machine readable character string
IEEE	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IGMP	Internet Group Management Protocol
Internet Protocol	The main protocol used on the Internet, normally in conjunction
	with the Transfer Control Protocol (TCP):
	TCP/IP
IP	See Internet Protocol
IP address	A 4-byte number uniquely defining each unit on the Internet.
	It is usually written in dotted decimal notation, for example
	"209.130.2.193"

Appendix Bosch Security Systems 2006-12 V2.5