Tieline Bridge-IT, User Manual

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8 Bridge-IT Manual v4.0
© Tieline Research Pty. Ltd. 2019
SLA
Service Level Agreements (SLAs) a contractual agreement between an ISP
and a customer defining expected performance levels over a network
SmartStream
PLUS
Tieline implementation of dual redundant IP streaming.
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol: Simple Network Management
Protocol: a protocol used mostly in network management systems to monitor
devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention.
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer is a security protocol for establishing encrypted links
between a web server and a browser for online communication
STL
Studio-to-transmitter link for program audio feeds
STS
Studio-to-studio audio link
STUN
The STUN protocol (Simple Traversal of UDP through NATs) assists devices
behind a NAT firewall or router with packet routing. A STUN client generates
STUN requests and a STUN server, attached to the public internet, receives
STUN requests and sends responses.
TCP TCP protocol ensures reliable in-order delivery of data packets between a
sender and a receiver
TLS Transport Layer Security is an updated version of SSL.
TTL Time-to-Live is the setting used in muliticast servers to ensure data packets
have a finite life and don't cause congestion over networks.
UDP
User Datagram Protocol: the most commonly used protocol for sending
internet audio and video streams. UDP packets include information which
allows them to travel independently of previous or future packets in a data
stream
Unicast
Broadcasting of a single stream of data between two points
VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network: partitioning of a single layer-2 network to create
multiple distinct broadcast domains
WAN Wide Area Network; a computer network spanning regions and/or countries to
connect separate LANs
WheatNet-IP Network system that utilizes Internet Protocol to enable audio to be
intelligently distributed to devices across scalable networks