Glossary
contrast to UDP, TCP ensures both ends of the connection are present and active on the network. TCP ensures delivery of datagrams.
TIA Telecommunications Industry Association—A standards setting trade organization, whose members provide communications and information technology products, systems, distribution services and professional services in the United States and around the world. Consult www.tiaonline.org.
WAN Wide Area Network—A computer network that uses high- speed packet switched lines to serve a large geographic area. Contrast with LAN.
Watcher™ A suite of programs that run on a Windows-based computer. This program allows the user to configure the Sierra Wireless modem for communications, and monitor various modem parameters. It is not compatible with other vendors’ modems.
WWAN Wireless Wide Area Network— A wireless computer data network that may extend over a large geographical area.
WWWWorld Wide Web—An Internet-based, hypertext, graphical network created by CERN researchers in Switzerland. For more information about CERN, visit their site at www.w3.org.
