KVH Industries TracPhone V11IP User Manual page 165

TracPhone V11-IP User's Guide
Glossary
LAN
L-band
LNB
MAC Address
Mbps
Modem
MTA
Network
Network Operations Center (NOC)
NIC
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Local Area Network. A relatively small group of computers and
devices linked together within close proximity to each other and
usually on the same IP network.
Range of frequencies from 950 MHz to 2150 MHz.
Low Noise Block down-converter. Device that converts and amplifies
a Ku-band or C-band satellite signal into an intermediate frequency
(IF) L-band signal.
Media Access Control Address. Unique six-byte hardware identifier
assigned to every network interface card (NIC). Used in most LAN
configurations to ensure the correct addressing of data to specific
hosts.
Megabits (1,000,000 bits) per second.
Modulator-demodulator. Translates digital signals into analog signals
and vice-versa.
Multimedia Terminal Adapter. Device that converts analog telephone
signals into digital Voice over IP (VoIP) signals.
A group of computers and devices (such as printers) linked together.
Station that maintains and manages a telecommunications network.
Network Interface Card. Expansion or built-in circuit card that
provides a computer with network communication capabilities.