KVH Industries V7 User Manual page 81

TracPhone V7 User's Guide
Appendix C - Glossary
Host
HTTP
Hub
IF
Internet
IP Address
Kbps
Ku-band
LAN
L-band
LNB
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Any computer connected to a network.
HyperText Transfer Protocol. The primary protocol for the World
Wide Web.
Earth station that links the satellite network to the terrestrial network.
Intermediate Frequency. As it applies to TracPhone V7, L-band output
of an LNB, or input to a BUC.
Global network connecting a vast number of networks and computers.
Unique network identifier assigned to a single computer or device on
a network. Consists of four eight-bit numbers, each between 0 and 255
(for example, "195.172.7.2").
Kilobits (1,000 bits) per second.
Range of frequencies from 10.7 GHz to 18 GHz.
Local Area Network. A relatively small group of computers and
devices linked together within close proximity to each other and
usually on the same IP network.
Range of frequencies from 950 MHz to 2150 MHz.
Low Noise Block down-converter. Device that converts and amplifies
a Ku-band satellite signal into an intermediate frequency (IF) L-band
signal.