Appendix 2 List Of Terms And Abbreviations - Furuno FELCOM251 Operator's Manual

APPENDIX 2 LIST OF TERMS AND
ABBREVIATIONS
Term
AC Alternating Current
AMBE Advanced Multi-Band Excitation. A proprietary speech coding standard developed
by Digital Voice Systems Inc.
APN Access Point Name. Destination name for packet communication.
CE Conformite Europeenne, This term signifies that a CE certified product conforms
to European health, environmental, and safety regulations. In short, it makes the
product legal to be sold in the European Union.
CS Circuit Switching. A communication type that confirms that a connection has been
made before enabling communication when using an analog handset or IP hand-
set to make a call, or using ISDN for data communication.
CSV Comma Separated Value. Method of digital storage of data structured in a table of
lists form, where each associated item (member) in a group in association with
others is also separated by the commas of its set.
DC Direct Current
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A network application protocol used by de-
vices (DHCP clients) to obtain configuration information for operation in an Inter-
net Protocol network.
DHCP Lease Specific IP address assigned to a DHCP client by the DHCP Server. Usually set
by Administrator.
DMZ DeMilitarized Zone. A physical or logical subnetwork that contains an organiza-
tion's external services from a larger, untrusted network, usually the Internet.
DNS Domain Name Service. The mechanism by which an IP address is assigned a
name by the host.
DOM storage Document Object Model storage. DOM storage provides web application software
methods and protocols used for storing data in a web browser.
FTP File Transfer Protocol. Protocol used to send files on a TCP/IP network, internet,
or intranet.
FX Fleet Xpress. The FX service allows the use of GX (Global Xpress) and FBB (Fleet
Broadband) services provided by Inmarsat. FX also facilitates automatic switching
between GX and FBB.
Gateway Equipment or software used to relay network connections. The "doorway" of the
network.
GPS Global Positioning System. A system of satellites, computers, and receivers that
is able to determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by calculating
the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver.
ICCID Integrated Circuit Card ID. The unique serial number, international number of the
mobile user (IMSI), security authentication and ciphering information, temporary
information related to the local network, a list of the services the user has access
to and two passwords (PIN for usual use and PUK for unlocking).
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol. Protocol used to send error and warning mes-
sages. Allows networks and connected computers to mutually exchange status in-
formation.
IDENT Identification Protocol. Protocol that sends information about the client to the serv-
er.
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission is an international standards organiza-
tion that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical, electron-
ic and related technologies.
Meaning
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