Glossary
Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess 8550 WSG Installation Guide, Release 2.0
GL-3
September 2007
3HE03334AAAATQZZA Edition 02
H
HA
High Availability
A redundancy configuration, where two 8550 WSGs nodes
are connected over a high availability link. Under normal
operations, an active 8550 WSG handles traffic, and a
standby 8550 WSG mirrors the active 8550 WSG. If the
active 8550 WSG detects that it has more demerits than the
standby 8550 WSG, it initiates a switchover to the standby
8550 WSG.
hot pluggable
Equipment specifically designed to allow for the safe
installation, removal, or replacement in the field without
cycling power.
HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol
HTTPS
Secure HyperText Transfer Protocol
Indicates that HTTP is to be used over an SSL protected
connection. An HTTPS connection uses a different default
port (443) and an additional encryption/authentication layer
between HTTP and TCP. It provides authentication and
encrypted communication and is widely used on the World
Wide Web for security-sensitive communication, such as
payment transactions.
I
IP
Internet Protocol
IP is part of the TCP/IP family of protocols that describe the
software which tracks the Internet address of nodes, routes
outgoing messages, and recognizes messages. IP is used in
gateways to connect networks at OSI network level 3 and
higher.
