Malibu Boats AirMAX 240, Installation & Configuration Manual

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Glossary of Terms
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Installation and Configuration
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Appendix Glossary
TCP
A Transmission Control Protocol that provides end-to-end
connection over IP controlled networks. TCP provides flow control
between systems, acknowledges packets received, and sequences
packets sent.
Telnet
A virtual terminal protocol in the Internet suite of protocols. Allows
computer users to log into a remote host via TCP/IP and work as if
they were local terminal users on that host.
Throughput
A measure in bits per second (bits/sec) or bytes per second (bytes/
sec) of a channel s data carrying capacity.
Transceiver
Transmitter-receiver. A physical adapter device that connects a NIC
or host interface to a local area network.
Tunneling
Encapsulating one protocol in another’s format is called tunneling.
Twisted-Pair
A copper cable where two wires are twisted around each other to
reduce noise.
Universal Resource
Locator (URL)
A URL is an address that uniquely identifies a file anywhere on the
Internet. Every URL has three parts: the protocol name, DNS name
or IP#, and the directory or location. The protocol is usually
http or
ftp followed by two slashes and a colon (//:).
User Datagram
Protocol (UDP)
A connection-less transport protocol within the TCP/IP suite.
UTP
Unshielded Twisted Pair cable. A cable having one or more twisted
pairs without any pair shielding.
Virtual Circuit
A shared communications link that appears to the customer as a
dedicated circuit. A virtual circuit passes packets sequentially
between devices.
WAN
Wide Area Network. A WAN connects a larger geographic area than
a LAN (Local Area Network) and uses a wide variety of equipment
and switching services to route data. As a result, a WAN has greater
transfer delays than a LAN.
Wireless LANs
A wireless LAN does not use cable to transmit signals, but rather
uses radio or infrared to transmit packets.