Viper User
Manual (001-5008-000 Rev6)
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OIP (Optimized IP).
Compresses TCP and UDP
headers, and filters unnecessary
acknowledgments. OIP makes the most use of
the available bandwidth
OTA (Over the Air).
Standard for the
transmission and reception of application-related
information in a wireless communications system
PHY.
A PHY chip (called PHYceiver) provides the
interface to Ethernet transmission medium. Its
purpose is digital access of the modulated link
(usually used together with an MII-chip). The
PHY defines data rates and transmission method
parameters
Ping (Packet Internet Groper).
An Internet
utility used to determine whether a particular IP
address is online
PLC (Programmable Logic Controller).
An
intelligent device that can make decisions,
gather and report information, and control other
devices
RIPv2.
Dynamic IP routing protocol based on
the distance vector algorithm
Router.
A networking device connecting multiple
networks
RS-232.
Industry–standard interface for data
transfer
RTU (Remote Terminal Unit).
A SCADA device
used to gather information or control other
devices
SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data
Acquisition).
A general term referring to
systems gathering data and/or performing
control operations
SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol)
Protocol for synchronizing clocks of computer
systems over packet-switched, variable-latency
data networks. Uses UDP as its transport layer
Static IP Address.
A fixed address assigned to
a computer or device connected to a network
Static Routing.
Forwarding data in a network
via a fixed path
Subnet Mask.
An Ethernet address code
determining network size
Switch.
A device connecting computing devices
to host computers, allowing a large number of
devices to share a limited number of ports
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol).
A
network protocol for transmitting data that
requires acknowledgement from the recipient of
data sent
TCP/IP (Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol).
A set of
protocols for network communications
Telnet.
User command and TCP/IP protocol used
for accessing remote PCs
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol).
UDP/IP
based file transfer protocol
Topology.
The physical layout of a network
Transparent.
Device capable of transmitting all
data without regard to special characters, etc
Terminal Server.
Acts as a converter between
Ethernet/IP and RS-232 protocols
UDP (User Datagram Protocol).
Network
protocol for transmitting data that does not
require acknowledgement from the recipient of
the sent data
Upgrade.
To replace existing software or
firmware with a newer version
URL (Universal Resource Locator).
The
address of a file located on the Internet
