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Term/abbreviation |
Description |
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ALG |
Application Layer Gateway |
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API |
Application Programming Interface |
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APN |
Access Point Name, name of internet gateway server
in a GPRS network. Connects the GPRS network to the internet. |
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ARP |
Address Resolution Protocol |
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ASCII |
American Standard Code
for Information Interchange |
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ASP |
Active Server Page |
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AWG |
American Wire Gauge, wire used in UTP cabling. |
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BNC |
Bayonet Neill-Concelman,
connector used for terminating thin coaxial cabling for ethernet
networks. |
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CHAP |
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol, as
specified by RFC 1994 |
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CID |
Context ID |
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CLI |
Command Line Interface |
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CR |
Carriage Return. ASCII
character with value 13. (0x0D) |
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CRC |
Cyclic Redundancy Check |
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CSMA/CD |
Carries Sense Multiple
Access with Collision Detect. Physical layer protocol as used with
ethernet networks. |
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DCE |
Data Communications Equipment, device configuration
as defined by RS232 standard. |
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DCF |
Short for DCF-77. Time info radio transmitter in
Mainflingen, Germany. |
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DHCP |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, as specified
in RFC 2131. |
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DLE |
Dynamic Loadable Extension, logical application
format for ID1021 applications. |
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DNS |
Domain Name Server |
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DTE |
Data Terminal Equipment, device configuration as
defined by RS232 standard. |
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EEPROM |
Electronically Erasable Read Only Memory |
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EFS |
Embedded File System. |
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EIA |
Electronic Industries Alliance, standardization
organization that defines and maintains all kinds of electronics
standards. (e.g. RS232C standard) |
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EMC |
Electro Magnetic Compatibility |
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ESA |
Extension Server Application, application format
for specific type of ID1021 applications. Is in fact a special format of
DLE application intended for applications that extend ID1021 firmware
with permanent functionality. |
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ESD |
Electro Static Discharge |
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ETSI |
European Telecommunication Standard Institute |
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FAQ |
Frequently Asked
questions |
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Firmware |
In-product software, in the context of this
website: the software that is stored within the boundaries of the Necoso
products. |
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FTP |
File Transfer Protocol,
as specified by RFC 959. |
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GMT |
Greenwich Mean Time |
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GPRS |
General Packet Radio Service, packet switched radio
network, run over GSM network infra-structure. |
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GSM |
Global System for Mobile communications |
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HTML |
Hyper Text Markup
Language. Format for HTML pages (also called ‘web pages’), as specified
by RFC 1866. |
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HTTP |
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. Communication
protocol, as specified by RFC 1945, and used by for example a web
browser for retrieving a web page from a web server. (HTTP server) |
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Hub |
Multi-way network repeater/concentrator for
interconnection two or more network devices. |
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ICMP |
Internet Control Message Protocol |
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ID1021 |
Electronic network connectivity module from Iolia
Datacom B.V. |
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IEEE |
Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers |
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IMEI |
International Mobile
Equipment Identifier |
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IMSI |
International Mobile Subscriber Identifier |
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IP |
Internet Protocol, as
specified by RFC 791 |
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IPCP |
Internet Protocol Control Protocol, as specified by
RFC 1332 |
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ISO |
International Standards Organization |
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LAN |
Local Area Network |
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LCP |
Link Control Protocol, PPP sub-protocol as
specified by RFC 1661. |
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LED |
Light Emitting Diode |
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LF |
Line Feed. ASCII
character with value 10. (0x0A) |
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LF |
Low Frequency |
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MAC |
Medium Access Control |
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MTBF |
Mean Time Between Failure |
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NAT |
Network Address Translation |
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NC |
Not Connected |
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NCP |
Network Control Protocol, a sub-protocol of the PPP
protocol for negotiation of parameters for the high-level network
protocol that is to be carried by PPP. |
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NetBIOS |
NetBIOS is a software
interface for network access and network device naming, as specified by
IBM for PC/AT compatible computers. See also RFC 1001. |
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NVC |
Non-Volatile Counter, a
counter that maintains its value even after power down or reset of the
system that it is part of. |
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NVP |
Non-Volatile Parameter, a
parameter that maintains its value even after power down or reset of the
system that it is part of. |
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OSI |
Open Systems Interconnection, layered model for
network as defined by ISO for communications between to systems. |
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PAP |
Password Authentication Protocol, as specified by
RFC 1394 |
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PC |
Personal Computer |
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PCB |
Printed Circuit Board |
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PPP |
Point to Point Protocol, as specified by RFC 1661
and RFC 1662 |
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PSTN |
Public Services Telephony Network |
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RAM |
Random Access Memory |
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RFC |
Request For Comment. Normally RFC <number> refers
to an internet protocol specification document with number <number>. The
RFC documents are publicly available and can be downloaded from website
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/
RFC 1880 is an overview document and contains an
overview of all available Internet Standards and their most up to data
RFCs. |
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RJ45 |
Connector type used for interfacing UTP device to
UTP cable |
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ROM |
Read Only Memory |
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RSSI |
Received Signal Strength
Indication |
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RS232 |
RS232 serial
communications interface standard, as specified by EIA. In Europe this
standard is sometimes also called V.24. |
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RS485 |
RS485 serial communications interface standard, as
specified by EIA. |
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RTC |
Real-Time Clock. Clock
of a device that takes care of date & time accounting. |
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SCI |
Serial Communication
Interface. Name abbreviation for the serial ports of the ID1021 network
module. |
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Serial EEPROM |
EEPROM device with serial interface for read/write
accesses to its internal memory cells. As opposed to ‘normal’ EEPROM
device that has parallel interface (usually consisting of address and
data bus) for read/write accesses. |
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SIM |
Subscriber Identity Module |
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SMS |
Short Message Service |
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SRAM |
Static Random Access Memory |
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TBI |
To Be Investigated |
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TBS |
To Be Specified |
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TCP |
Transmission Control Protocol, as specified by RFC
793. |
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Telnet |
Telnet protocol, as specified by RFC 854. |
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TTL |
Transistor-Transistor Logic |
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TTY |
TeleTYpe – Asynchronous
terminal device. |
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UDP |
User Datagram Protocol |
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URL |
Uniform Resource Locator, a string used in HTTP
protocol for addressing (network) location of a resource (e.g. HTML
page). |
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UTP |
Unshielded Twisted Pair, a cabling standard for
ethernet networks. |
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V24 |
European name for RS232 standard, see RS232. |
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V25 |
Protocol standard for asynchronous communications
with a modem. (DTE side) Brief for V.25ter, which indicates current
version.
V25 is some times also referred to as ‘Hayes AT
command protocol’. |
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WAN |
Wide Area Network |
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10BaseT |
Ethernet network using UTP cabling, operating at 10
Mbits, maximum length of each network segment is 100 meters. |
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100BaseT |
Ethernet network using UTP cabling, operating at
100 Mbits, maximum length of each network segment is 100 meters. |
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10Base2 |
Ethernet network using coax cabling, operating at
10 Mbits, maximum length of each network segment is 200 meters. |
