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SIP
SLA
SNMP
SPID
STL
STS
TCP
TTL
UDP
Unicast
VLAN
WAN
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session management features
SIP is a common protocol which works with a myriad of other protocols to
establish connections with other devices to provide interoperability
Service Level Agreements (SLAs) a contractual agreement between an ISP and
a customer defining expected performance levels over a network
Simple Network Management Protocol: Simple Network Management Protocol:
a protocol used mostly in network management systems to monitor devices for
conditions that warrant administrative attention.
Service Profile ID for identifying devices over ISDN networks
Studio-to-transmitter link for program audio feeds
Studio-to-studio audio link
TCP protocol ensures reliable in-order delivery of data packets between a
sender and a receiver
Time-to-Live is the setting used in muliticast servers to ensure data packets
have a finite life and don't cause congestion over networks.
User Datagram Protocol: the most commonly used protocol for sending internet
audio and video streams. UDP packets include information which allows them
to travel independently of previous or future packets in a data stream
Broadcasting of a single stream of data between two points
Virtual Local Area Network: partitioning of a single layer-2 network to create
multiple distinct broadcast domains
Wide Area Network; a computer network spanning regions and/or countries to
connect separate LANs
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