MoRoS GPRS 2.1 PRO
Glossary
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Glossary
The most important terms and abbreviations used in the manual are shortly de-
scribed below.
APN:
The Access Point Name is the name of the processor offering internet
access to the mobile subscribers of GPRS
AT Command:
Command to devices such as modems for setting this equipment
Broadcast:
Data packet to be sent to all users of a network
Caller ID:
The calling line passed by the caller which can be identified by the
called telephone
Client:
Device inquiring services from another device (server)
CLIP:
The Calling Line Identification Presentation is a performance character-
istic for connected calls in the analogue and ISDN telephone network as
well as for the mobile telephone system. The Caller ID of the calling
person is transmitted to the receiver.
CHAP:
The Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol is often used for PPP
connections.
DHCP:
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol: DHCP servers can dynami-
cally pass an IP address or other parameters to DHCP clients on their
request.
Dial-In:
The device can be called by a switched dial-up circuit and it is able to
establish a LAN connection.
Dial-Out:
The device can dial out by a switched dial-up circuit and establish an
internet connection for example.
EDI:
Electronic Data Interchange. Data can remotely be transmitted from
one computer to another. The transmission is often effected via modem
and PPP protocol.
DNS:
Domain Name System is a service being used for transcribing domain
names into IP addresses .
Domain Name:
The domain is the name of an internet page (for example: insys-
icom). It consists of the name and an extension (Top Level Domain such
as .com), for example insys-icom.com.
Firewall:
Network rules in particular locking data packets to certain senders or
destinations.
Gateway:
This is a machine working like a router. Contrary to the router a gateway is
able to route data packets of different hardware networks, too
.
GPRS:
The General Packet Radio Service is a further development of the GSM
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