Glossary
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard
BRI
Basic Rate Interface
CD
Collision Detection
CE
Communitee European
CIF
Common Intermediate Format
CLIR
Calling Line Identity Restriction
CODEC
Coder/Decoder
COLR
Connected Line Identity Restriction
CRC
Cyclic Redundancy Checking
CSU
Channel Service Unit
CTS
Clear To Send
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DTR
Data Transfer Rate
IEC
International ElectrotechnicaCommission
IP Address
Internet Protocol Address
ISDN
Integrate Services Digital Network
ISP
Internet Service Provider
LAN
Local Area Network
MCU
Multi-point Control Unit
MIC
Microphone
MSN
Multiple Subscriber Number
NAT
Network Address translation
NR
Noise Reduction
NSF
Non Standard Facility
NT
Network Termination
NTSC
National Television SystemsCommittee
PABX
Private Automatic Branch Exchange
PAL
Phase Alternation Line
PBX
Private Branch Exchange
PC
Personal Computer
PaP
Picture-and-Picture
PIP
Picture-in-Picture
PRI
Primary Rate Interface
QCIF
Quarter Common Intermediate Format
QoS
Quality of Service
Router
A device that attaches two or morenetwork devices
and forwards data accordingly.
RTS
Ready To Send
SIF
Source Input Format
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
SPID
Service Provider Identification
SQCIF
Sub-Quarter Common Intermediate Format
SVGA
Super Video Graphics Array
TCP/IP
Trasmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TCS
Terminal Control String
TOS
Type Of Service
TTL
Time To Live
UDP
User Datagram Protocol
UL
Underwriters Laboratories
VCR
Video Cassette Recorder
VGA
Video Graphics Array
VISCA
Video System Control Architecture
VNC
Virtual Network Computing
WAN
Wide Area Network
XGA
Extended Graphics Array
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