Harmonic ProView 7000 User Manual page 206

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encoder
A device that compresses digital data (video, audio, and data streams) into an MPEG-2
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Stream
EOM
A card for the MN20 multiplex. The EOM outputs MPEG-2 transport streams over IP through a
100 Mbps Ethernet port.
ES
Elementary Stream.
Ethernet
A data link (physical interface) developed for local area networks (LANs) that supports
transmission rates up to 10 Mbps. Fast Ethernet supports transmission rates up to 100 Mbps. See
also
10BASE-T
Event
A user defined portion of a program which may be either "long form" (the program itself) or
"short form" (also known as an interstitial), which might be advertising or promotion.
EVIM
A card for the MN20 multiplex. Accepts either composite analog video or serial component
digital video and generates digital video. When coupled with an
digital output from the MDM on its digital video output connector.
F
F connector
A common coaxial cable connector used in cable systems and homes to connect antennas,
televisions, and VCRs. Standardized in SCTE 124.
FCC
Federal Communications Commission. A U.S. governmental body that regulates electronic
communications within the U.S.
FEC
Forward Error Correction. An encoding technique that permits the correction of data which has
received errors on the receiving end.
FIFO
First In, First Out. A type of storage buffer in which the data is output in the order in which it is
originally input to the buffer.
firmware
Embedded software that is stored in read-only memory. Firmware can consist of startup routines
and other functions that are stored on memory devices such as ROMs, PROMs, and EPROMs.
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