Vanguard Managed Solutions 7300 Series Vanguard 7300 Glossary of Terms Introduction, Term Meaning

Glossary

Vanguard 7300 Glossary of Terms

Introduction

This appendix lists the acronyms and definitions of terms used in describing

Vanguard 7300 Series products. Terms are organized in alphabetical order. For

Vanguard Applications Ware terminology, refer to the Vanguard Glossary, in the

Vanguard Applications Ware Documentation on the Vanguard 7300 Series

CD-ROM.

Term

Meaning

10/100BaseT	10Mbs/100Mbs data transfer rate Ethernet network
AEC	Advanced Encryption Card.
AES	Advanced Encryption Standard
ATM	Asynchronous Transfer Mode
BNC	(Bayonet Neill-Concelman) standardized Ethernet connector
	for coaxial cable.
BSC	Binary Synchronous Communications
CMIP	Common Management Information Protocol
CO	Central Office
CPCI	CompactPCI
CPU	Central Processing Unit
CTP	Control Terminal Port
DS3	Digital signal term for the series of standard digital
	transmission rates or levels based on DS0. The digital signal is
	what is carried inside the carrier system. Both the North
	American T-carrier and the European E-Carrier systems of
	transmission operate using DS series as a base multiple.
DDS	Digital Data Service
DES	Data Encryption Standard
DMA	Direct Memory Access
DNS	Dynamic Network Switching
DOD	Dial-on-Demand
DPNSS	Digital Private Network Signalling System
DSI	Digital Speech Interpolation
DSP	Digital Signal Processor
DTE/DCE	Data Terminal Equipment/Data Communications Equipment

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