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Process/Operation > MEAP > Reference material > Glossary
Process/Operation > MEAP > Reference material > Glossary
Terms & Acronyms
Definitions and Explanations
MEAP Specifications
(MEAP Spec Version)
MEAP Spec Version, the term used for the SDK. The version number that
shows the APIs of the MEAP platform other than CPCA, such as network
and security. The version number is not assigned for each device model.
MEAP Application Runs on MEAP platform. Consists of application files
(*.jar) and the license file (*.lic).
MEAP-enabled device imageRUNNER (iR) devices with built-in MEAP platform.
MFP
(Multi Function
Peripheral)
Multi Function Peripheral. Peripheral device that supports more than one
function, such as digital copier, printer, scanner, and fax.
OSGi
(Open Service
Gateway Initiative)
Open Service Gateway Initiative. See "http://www.osgi.org/".
Portal Service
The web portal to gain access to a MEAP-enabled device. This service has
been integrated in Remote UI top page in iR ADVANCE series.
Protocol
A set of rules applied to data transmission procedures over network. Major
communication protocols include:
• FTP: File Transfer Protocol. This is a communication protocol or
protocolimplemented commands to provide file transfer between a host
and clients over TCP/IP network.
• DHCP: An upward compatible protocol of BOOTP. This communication
protocol allocates a dynamic IP address to each client machine upon
communication startup on TCP/IP network and collects the allocated IP
address when communication is completed. The server allocates one of
multiple IP addresses and notifies the setup information to a client.
• BOOTP: A communication protocol to automatically load setup
information including IP address and a domain name from the server to a
client on TCP/IP network.
• RARP: A communication protocol to request IP address information via
the network adaptor address (MAC address) of a client.
• IPP: A communication protocol to execute remote printing between the
print server and clients via Internet.
• TCP/IP: A standard communication protocol required to access to
Internet and other large-scale network.
Proxy Server
Provides functions to store data fetched from remote servers. When a
user request to display a web page that has been displayed and stored
in the proxy, the proxy server read the stored data but does not access
the remote server where the original page is present, for efficient access
services. When a proxy server receives a URL from a PC, it searches the
file in the cache and sends it to the PC if the requested file is found. If the
requested file is not stored in the cache, it accesses the remote server of
the URL to acquire the file and, at the same time, stores the acquired file
in the cache so that the proxy server can quickly send the file at the next
request.
Redistribution module A built-in module of an application created with SDK. Applications without
this module cannot work on MEAP platform.
Terms & Acronyms
Definitions and Explanations
SDK
(Software
Development Kit)
The kit containing information and tools required for software development.
Service
A functional unit or an application program working on MEAP platform.
[Applications] are generally termed [Services] in Java world.
Servlet
(Servlet Type
Application)
A MEAP application type created in Java. This type of applications is
designed to show user interface on the Web browser.
SMS
(Service Management
Service)
The web-base service to provide user interfaces for application life cycle
management.
Socket
A virtual interface of an application for network communication. A user
only needs to specify a socket as a unit of an address and a port from an
application. This establishes the network connection for data transmission,
eliminating complication related to detailed communication procedures.
SSO-H (Single Sign-
On H)
Login service providing features of both local device authentication and
domain authentication. The former is the method that device independently
authorizes users; whereas the latter is that device links to the domain
controller on the network in the Active Directory environment to authorize
users.
Thread
A unit for program execution. A multi-task system allowing multiple
programs to run concurrently assigns a memory space and other resources
independently to each program, providing users with a feel as if only a
program is running. At least one thread is generated upon a program
generated.
URL
(Uniform Resource
Locator)
The method to denote Web page locations on Internet and the like. For
instance, a URL on the Web is denoted as [http://www.w3.org/default. html].
[http] at the beginning means that an address following this is in a web
page on the Internet.
USB
Abbreviation of Universal Serial Bus. This is the interface standard to link
between information devices.
USB system driver
The general-purpose driver that control the behavior of the device, there
are HID class driver, Mass Storage class driver and so on.
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