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10/100/1000 Base-T IEEE-802.3 specification for 10, 100 or 1000 Mbps Ethernet
802.1x The IEEE 802.1x standard provides a general method for authentication and authorization in
IEEE-802 networks. Authentication is carried out via the authenticator, which checks the
transmitted authentication information using an authentication server (see RADIUS server)
and approves or denies access to the offered services (LAN, VLAN or WLAN) accordingly.
ARP Address Resolution Protocol: a protocol for mapping MAC and IP addresses
Baud Unit of measurement for the speed of data transmission
bps Bits per second, the actual data rate
BVIP Bosch Video over IP unit
CABAC Context-based Adaptive Binary Arithmetic Coding; an effective way to compress binary data
without loss. In the video standard MPEG-4/Part10 (H.264/AVC), CABAC is characterized by
high picture quality, a high compression rate and high computing requirements.
CF CompactFlash; interface standard, for digital storage media amongst other things. Used in
computers in the form of CF cards, digital cameras and Personal Digital Assistants (PDA).
CIF Common Intermediate Format, video format with 352 × 288/240 pixels
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol: uses an appropriate server to enable dynamic
assignment of an IP address and other configuration parameters to computers on a network
(Internet or LAN)
DNS Domain Name System, mainly used for converting domain names to IP addresses
DynDNS DNS hosting service that works according to RFC 2845 and stores the IP addresses of its
clients in a database, ready for use
FTP File Transfer Protocol
Full duplex Simultaneous data transmission in both directions (sending and receiving)
GBIC GigaBit Interface Converter; applied in network technology to render interfaces flexible, for
converting an electrical interface into an optical interface, for example. This enables flexible
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