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Appendix E - Glossary Light Emitting Diode (LED)
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Light Emitting Diode (LED)
A semiconductor diode that emits light when a current is passed through it.
Local Area Network (LAN)
Data-only communications network confined to a limited geographic area, with moderate to high data rates.
See also WAN.
Management Information Base (MIB)
Specifications containing definitions of management information so that networked systems can be remotely
monitored, configured and controlled.
Management Server
Includes a web-based provisioning client, provisioning server, and SNMP proxy server used to manage all
agents connected to the system. The Management Server provides Gateway provisioning, Monitoring, and
Numbering Plan.
Media Access Control (MAC) Address
A layer 2 address, 6 bytes long, associated with a particular network device; used to identify devices in a
network; also called hardware or physical address.
Mu (µ)-Law
The PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) voice coding and companding standard used in Japan and North America.
See also
A-Law .
Network
A group of computers, terminals, and other devices and the hardware and software that enable them to
exchange data and share resources over short or long distances. A network can consist of any combination
of local area networks (LAN) or wide area networks (WAN).
Off-hook
A line condition caused when a telephone handset is removed from its cradle.
On-hook
A line condition caused when a telephone handset is resting in its cradle.
Packet
Includes three principal elements: control information (such as destination, origin, length of packet), data to be
transmitted, and error detection. The structure of a packet depends on the protocol.
Plain Old Telephone System (POTS)
Standard telephone service used by most residential locations; basic service supplying standard single line
telephones, telephone lines, and access to the public switched network.
Port
Network access point, the identifier used to distinguish among multiple simultaneous connections to a host.
Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX)
POSIX is a set of standard operating system interfaces based on the UNIX operating system. The need for
standardization arose because enterprises using computers wanted to be able to develop programs that could
be moved among different manufacturer's computer systems without having to be recoded.
Private Branch Exchange (PBX)
A small to medium sized telephone system and switch that provides communications between onsite
telephones and exterior communications networks.