List Of Terms - Nortel Succession 1000 Installation And Configuration Manual

List of terms

ELAN
H.323
IP
Embedded Local Area Network. This isolated section of the LAN connects
the Succession Signaling Server to other system components for system
communication purposes.
A standard approved by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
that defines how audiovisual conferencing data is transmitted across
networks. In theory, H.323 enables users to participate in the same conference
even though they are using different videoconferencing applications.
Although most videoconferencing vendors have announced that their
products conform to H.323, it is too early to say whether such adherence
actually results in interoperability.
Abbreviation of Internet Protocol, pronounced as two separate letters. IP
specifies the format of packets, also called datagrams, and the addressing
scheme. Most networks combine IP with a higher-level protocol called
Transport Control Protocol (TCP), which establishes a virtual connection
between a destination and a source.
IP by itself is something like the postal system. It enables you to address a
package and drop it in the system, but there's no direct link between you and
the recipient. TCP/IP, on the other hand, establishes a connection between
two hosts so that they can send messages back and forth for a period of time.
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