KVH Industries TracPhone V7 User Manual page 82

TracPhone V7 User's Guide
Appendix C - Glossary
PCI
PCMCIA
Ping
Polarization
Protocol
Return Link
RF
RJ45
Router
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Peripheral Component Interconnect. Bus standard that supports high-
speed connections between computers and peripheral devices.
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association.
Organization that establishes standards for PC cards, credit card-sized
memory or input/output devices, primarily used in laptops.
Software utility used to check a network connection. Sends a test
packet to the designated address and reports how long it takes to
receive a response.
Orientation of a satellite signal. Circular polarization, which has a
"corkscrew" propagation path, consists of left-hand (LHCP) and right-
hand (RHCP) signals. Linear polarization consists of vertical and
horizontal signals offset by 90 degrees.
Standard that establishes strict rules for how data is communicated
over a network.
Communication path from the antenna to the satellite. Another term
for "Uplink."
Radio Frequency.
Registered Jack 45. Eight-wire network cable connector for LANs.
Similar to a telephone jack.
Device that connects multiple IP networks. For each data packet it
receives that is destined for another IP network, determines the best
path to reach its destination.