Unspecified bit rate, | Quality of service QoS where there are no guarantees in terms of data loss rate |
UBR | and delay. UBR is very efficient, but not used for critical data. |
Vbridge | Gateway/bridge management interface used as a bridge host interface or gateway |
| interface depending on the operation mode On the gateway's web pages, the |
| VBRIDGE is called gateway or bridge IP interface. |
Virtual private | Network which is constructed by using a public information network and which |
network, VPN | uses encryption. The terminal equipment can be situated all over the world but |
| they function as if they were connected to a local area network LAN. |
Weighted fair | Traffic management technique which controls transmission bandwidth allocation |
queueing, WFQ | determined by the bandwidth needed for the traffic flow. |
Wide area network, | Data communications network that serves users across a broad geographic area. |
WAN |
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Wireless LAN standard (IEEE 802.11b) developed to maximise | |
Fidelity | interoperability as well as to introduce a variety of performance improvements |
| and benefits to the wireless networking technology. |
Wired equivalent | Security protocol used to provide data security by encrypting data over radio |
privacy, WEP | waves. The WEP is defined in IEEE 802.11 standard and it is designed to provide |
| the same level of security as that of a wired LAN. |
WirelessLANCard, | Card which enables to wirelessly connect compatible laptop computers, hand- |
Nokia C111 | held devices, desktop PCs, and other devices with a type II or II PC card slot to a |
| wired local area network through an access point. |
Wireless local area | Local area network using wireless connections as transmission path. |
network, WLAN |
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WLAN clients | The wireless devices (for example PC's and laptops) inside your wireless |
| network. |
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