KVH Industries TracPhone V7-IP User Manual page 150

TracPhone V7-IP User's Guide
Glossary
TCP/IP
Transponder
Twisted Pair
TX
URL
USB
UTP
VoIP
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Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. Two
communications protocols for the Internet. IP handles the delivery of
data packets over the Internet; TCP ensures that all data packets are
successfully delivered and assembled in the proper order.
Component of a satellite that receives radio transmissions from Earth,
amplifies them, and retransmits them back to Earth on a different
frequency.
Cable type consisting of multiple pairs of cable in which two wires are
spiraled together to reduce electromagnetic noise. Can be either
shielded (STP) or unshielded (UTP). Used extensively in LANs and
telephone networks.
Transmit.
Uniform Resource Locator. Address of a web page or file on the World
Wide Web. Consists of three parts: (1) protocol (such as "http"), (2) IP
address or domain name (such as "www.kvh.com"), and (3) name of
the web page or file to be retrieved from that address (such as
"index.html").
Universal Serial Bus. Bus standard for connecting peripheral devices
to a computer. Supports a data rate of 12 Mbps.
Unshielded Twisted Pair. Cable consisting of four twisted pairs (8
wires), usually terminated by RJ45 connectors. Commonly used in
LANs.
Voice over Internet Protocol. Allows telephone conversations to be
routed via the Internet.