V300 VoIP Telephone Adaptor/Router
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YML768 Rev1
STUN
:
Simple Traversal of UDP (User Datagram Protocol) through NAT
(Network Address Translation).
Subnet address
:
The subnet portion of an IP address.
Subnet mask
:
A number that identifies the subnet portion of a network address so
that IP addresses can be shared on a local area network.
Subnet
:
An independent network segment, that is, it has the same network
address, but its subnet address is different.
Switch
:
A data switch connects computing devices to host computers,
enabling multiple devices to share a limited number of ports. An
electrical switch is a device for making, breaking, or changing the
connections in an electrical circuit.
TCP/IP
:
Transmission control protocol/Internet protocol, a set of protocols
that govern peer-to-peer connectivity functions for local and wide
area networks.
TCP
:
Transmission Control Protocol.
Telnet
:
The TCP/IP virtual terminal protocol that allows a user at one site to
access a remote system at another site.
Throughput
:
The number of bits, characters, or blocks that are able to pass
through a data communication system.
UDP
:
User Datagram Protocol. A connectionless protocol that converts
data messages generated by an application into packets to be sent
over IP.
Upload
:
To receive a file transmitted over a network.
URL
:
Uniform Resource Locator. An Internet standard addressing protocol
for describing the location and access method of a resource on the
Internet.
VPN
:
Virtual Private Network. A network implemented over a public
network that is made “private” by use of encryption.
WAN
:
Wide area network. A communications network that connects
geographically separated areas (Compare with LAN).
