Appendix A-Glossary

Abbreviation/

Explanation

Term

 

 

 

IP

Internet Protocol. The working protocol that forms the

 

basis of the internet.

 

 

ISDN

Integrated Services Digital Network. A set of protocol and

 

interface standards (voice, video and data) that comprise

 

a telephone network. There are two types of ISDN lines:

 

BRI and PRI.

 

 

ITU-T Standard

International Telecommunications Union,

 

Telecommunication Standardization Sector (formerly

 

CCITT). An international group that produces official

 

standards for telecommunications.

 

 

LAN

Local Area Network. A group of computers and other

 

devices linked via a network’s operating system.

 

 

Line Rate

The amount of bandwidth used by a communication

 

device, measured in Kbps (kilobits per second).

 

 

LDAP

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol.

 

 

MCU

Multipoint Control Unit. Device which allows more than

 

two sites to be connected in a video conference.

 

 

Null modem cable

A serial cable designed to eliminate the need for

 

communication equipment when two digital devices are

 

directly connected to each other.

 

 

Participant

A person using an endpoint to connect to a conference.

 

When using a Room System, several participants use a

 

single endpoint.

 

 

QCIF

Quarter CIF. A video format with image size of 176x144

 

pixels that transmits 9.115 Mbps at 30 frames per second

 

(a quarter of the capacity of CIF). For more information,

 

see CIF.

 

 

QoS

Quality of Service. QoS defines the performance of a

 

network service, such as the average delay between

 

packets.

 

 

RS-232

A standard for serial interface connection.

 

 

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RMX 2000 specifications

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