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GLOSSARY
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network connection to provide this remote login, control, and communication
functionality.
TCP—Transmission Control Protocol provides a reliable stream delivery and virtual
connection service to applications through the use of sequenced acknowledgment
with the retransmission of packets when necessary.
UPS—Uninterruptible Power Supply is a power supply that can run off of a backup
battery when primary power is lost.
UDP—User Datagram Protocol provides a simple, but unreliable message service for
transaction-oriented services. Each UDP header carries both a source port identifier
and a destination port identifier, allowing high-level protocols to target specific
applications and services among hosts.
VFD—Vacuum Fluorescent Display is used on the graphic display window of the
Net-Net 6300 System chassis’s front control panel.
VLAN—Virtual Local Area Network refers to a network of computers are connected
to a single physical segment of a wire but behave as if they are connected to the
physically diverse LANs.
VAC—Volts Alternating Current
VDC—Volts Direct Current
VCCI—Voluntary Control Council for Information Technology Equipment (Japan)
WAN—Wide Area Network is a computer network that spans a relatively large
geographical area. Typically, a WAN consists of two or more LANs.