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1. Glossary
NAME
DESCRIPTION
APN
Access Point Name: the name of the access point the gateway uses to connect to
the Internet via a mobile connection.
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard: synthetic encryption algorithm.
BLE
Bluetooth Low Energy: wireless transmission technique in the form of a Bluetooth-
based open standard, characteristically having much lower power consumption.
Base64
Encoded data using an alphabet with 64 characters.
BSON
Binary JSON: binary version of JSON: encoding used to reduce the size of
transmitted data to save stand-alone system batteries.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol: communication protocol used to exchange files over a TCP/
IP network.
FTPS
File Transfer Protocol Secure: communication protocol intended for the computer
exchange of files on a TCP / IP network, variant of FTP, secured with SSL or TLS
protocols. It allows visitors to verify the identity of the server they are accessing
using an authentication certificate. It also makes it possible to encrypt the
communication.
2G
Second generation: second generation digital standard (2G) for mobile telephony
including GSM, GPRS and EDGE.
HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol: client-server communication protocol developed for
the Web.
IP
Internet Protocol: message protocol in charge of addressing and sending TCP
packets over the network.
JSON
JavaScript Object Notation: JSON is an easily interpretable data exchange format.
LTE-M/
CAT-M1
Long Term Evolution – Machine: 4G mobile network specific to connected objects,
i.e. low consumption and long range.
NB-IoT
NarrowBand - Internet of Things: 4G mobile network dedicated to connected
objects, i.e. low consumption and long range.
NTP
Network Time Protocol: an NTP server makes it possible to time synchronise
equipment.
