KVH Industries TracPhone V7 HTS User Manual page 162

TracPhone V7-HTS User's Guide
Glossary
Mbps
Modem
MTA
Network
Network Operations Center (NOC)
NIC
NMEA 0183 Talker
Orbital Slot
Packet
PCI
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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.
Marine electronic device, such as a gyrocompass, that transmits data
messages that comply with the NMEA 0183 standard. Data is
transmitted serially at 4800 baud over a pair of wires (A and B).
The longitude of the satellite that the modem has currently selected for
tracking.
Part of a data message transmitted over a network. Also contains the
address of the destination for routing purposes. (Data messages are
divided into packets, sent over a network, then reassembled in the
correct order at the destination.)
Peripheral Component Interconnect. Bus standard that supports high-
speed connections between computers and peripheral devices.