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Glossary

 

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10/100 Base-T

IEEE-802.3 specification for 10 or 100 Mbps Ethernet

 

 

802.1x

The IEEE 802.1x standard provides a general method for authentication and authorization in

 

IEEE-802 networks. Authentication is carried out via the authenticator, which checks the

 

transmitted authentication information using an authentication server (see RADIUS server)

 

and approves or denies access to the offered services (LAN, VLAN or WLAN) accordingly.

 

A

 

 

ARP

Address Resolution Protocol: a protocol for mapping MAC and IP addresses

 

B

 

 

Baud

Unit of measure for the speed of data transmission

 

 

bps

Bits per second, the actual data rate

 

C

 

 

CF

CompactFlash; interface standard, for digital storage media amongst other things. Used in

 

computers in the form of CF cards, digital cameras and Personal Digital Assistants (PDA).

 

 

CIF

Common Intermediate Format, video format with 352 × 288/240 pixels

 

D

 

 

DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol: uses an appropriate server to enable dynamic

 

assignment of an IP address and other configuration parameters to computers on a network

 

(Internet or LAN).

 

 

DNS

Domain Name Service

 

F

 

 

FTP

File Transfer Protocol

 

 

Full duplex

Simultaneous data transmission in both directions (sending and receiving)

 

G

 

 

GBIC

GigaBit Interface Converter; applied in network technology to render interfaces flexible, for

 

converting an electrical interface into an optical interface, for example. This enables flexible

 

operation of an interface as a Gigabit Ethernet via twisted-pair cables or fiber optic cables.

 

 

GoP

Group of Pictures

 

H

 

 

HTTP

Hypertext Transfer Protocol: protocol for transmitting data over a network

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