Glossary
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UPnP
abbreviation for Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)
UPnP is an extension of the Microsoft Plug & Play standard
that allows devices to network globally and to exchange ser-
vices – without a central server or computer.
UPnP allows devices from all kinds of manufacturers (stereo
systems, routers, printers, house controls) to be controlled
via an IP-based network (
), with or without cen-
tral control through a gateway. It is based on a number of
standardized network protocols and data formats. Expressed
simplistically, devices can communicate with each other au-
tomatically using UPnP to exchange information.
Today the UPnP forum specifies the UPnP standard and certi-
fies devices that are compliant with this standard.
UPnP AV
abbreviation for Universal Plug and Play Audio/Video
UPnP AV is a UPnP specification for the interaction between
the media server, playback devices and devices controlling
the streaming of audio and video data within networks. Me-
dia servers are devices that make audio and video data avail-
able upon request. Playback devices render the audio and
video data (television, stereo system, streaming clients). Con-
trol devices are remote controls.
VPN
abbreviation for Virtual Private Network
VPN serves to integrate devices from a neighboring network
into your own network, without the networks having to be
compatible with each other.
A VPN is generally an independent company network distrib-
uted over several locations, which uses the infrastructure of a
public communications network to link its partial networks or
to link individual PCs to the rest of the network. A VPN uses
tunneling technologies and typically builds on the infrastruc-
ture of the Internet.
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