Appendix 2 List Of Terms And Abbreviations - Furuno FELCOM 250 Operator's Manual

APPENDIX 2 LIST OF TERMS AND
ABBREVIATIONS
AMBE
ADE
Air Interface
APN
ASK
ATB
BGAN
BOOTP
CS
CSV
DHCP
DHCP Lease
DMZ
DNS
DSP
FPGA
FTP
AP-4
Advanced Multi-Band Excitation. A proprietary speech coding stan-
dard developed by Digital Voice Systems Inc.
Above Deck Equipment. In this instance the antenna unit.
Wireless interface.
Access Point Name. Destination name for packet communication.
Amplitude Shift Keying. The amplitude of an analog carrier signal
varies in accordance with the bit stream (modulating signal), keep-
ing frequency and phase constant.
Antenna Tracking Block. Mechanism inside the antenna unit which
tracks the satellite.
Broadband Global Area Network. A global satellite network with te-
lephony, FAX and data transfer capability using portable terminals.
The service is available with high-speed broadband data commu-
nication.
Bootstrap Protocol. A protocol where, on a TCP/IP network, a client
machine automatically reads information from the server on start-
up.
Circuit Switching. When calling with an analog or ISDN telephone,
confirms that connection is made.
Comma Separated Value. Method of digital storage of data struc-
tured in a table of lists form, where each associated item (member)
in a group in association with others is also separated by the com-
mas of its set.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A network application proto-
col used by devices (DHCP clients) to obtain configuration informa-
tion for operation in an Internet Protocol network.
Length of time a DHCP client is allocated to maintain an IP connec-
tion to DHCP Server. Usually set by Administrator.
DeMilitarized Zone. A physical or logical subnetwork that contains
an organization's external services from a larger, untrusted net-
work, usually the Internet.
Domain Name Service. The mechanism by which an IP address is
assigned a name by the host.
Digital Signal Processor. A specialized microprocessor designed
specifically for digital signal processing, generally in real-time com-
puting.
Field Programmable Gate Array. A semiconductor device that can
be configured by the customer or designer after manufacturing
File Transfer Protocol. Protocol used to send files on a TCP/IP net-
work, internet, or intranet.