Appendix C Glossary - Socket Cordless Serial Adapter User Manual

Acceptor
AT command
Authentication
Bluetooth
COM port
CSA
data bit
Data Communications
Equipment (DCE
Data Terminal
Equipment (DTE)
Data Terminal Ready
(DTR)
device class
discoverable
encryption
APPENDIX C: GLOSSARY

Appendix C Glossary

A, B, C
A Bluetooth enabled device that accepts an action (e.g., a
connection) from another Bluetooth enabled device,
known as the initiator
The de facto standard language for controlling modems.
The AT command set was developed by Hayes and is
recognized by virtually all personal computer modems
Verification of identity as a security measure. Passwords
and digital signatures are forms of authentication
Short-range, low power wireless technology used
primarily for cable replacement between devices. To
learn more about Bluetooth and how it works, read
Socket's technology briefs online at:
http://www.socketcom.com/support/learn.asp.
A serial communications port
Socket Cordless Serial Adapter with Bluetooth Wireless
Technology
D, E
Bits that contain information, as opposed to bits used for
starting, stopping, or error checking
In serial communications, a device between the
communication endpoints that is responsible for
facilitating the communications process. A modem is the
most common kind of DCE
In serial communications, a device at the endpoint of the
communications path. The CSA is a DTE. Other
examples of DTE are terminals, computers, protocol
converters, and multiplexors
A signal from a communications program to a DCE,
which indicates that the program is loaded and ready to
run
A parameter that indicates the type of device and which
types of services are supported. The class is reported
during a device discovery
Capable of being found by other Bluetooth enabled
devices during the device discovery phase
The encoding of data to make it unreadable by
unauthorized users
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