One-Net/DASDEC User Manual
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Term
Definition
RJ45 Connector
The RJ45 connector (also known as 8 position 8 contact
(8P8C)) is a modular connector commonly used to
terminate twisted pair and multi-conductor flat cable. These
connectors are commonly used for Ethernet over twisted
pair.
RG6
RG-6 is a common type of coaxial cable and is generally used
to refer to coaxial cables with an 18 AWG center conductor
and 75 ohm characteristic impedance.
SCTE-18
A standard developed by the Society of Cable
Telecommunication Engineers (SCTE) that defines an
Emergency Alert signaling method for use by cable TV
systems to signal emergencies to digital receiving devices
that are offered for retail sale. Such devices include digital
settop boxes that are sold to consumers at retail, digital TV
receivers, and digital video recorders. Also referred to as
DVS644.
Serial Port
A serial communication interface through which information
transfers in or out one bit at a time. The term “serial port”
identifies hardware compliant to the RS-232/422 standards,
intended to interface with external CG’s.
TRS Connector
A three-contact phone connector (also known as phone jack,
audio jack or jack plug) where T stands for “tip”, R stands for
“ring” and S stands for “sleeve”. Is derived from a common
family of connector typically used for analog audio signals.
The outside diameter of the “sleeve” conductor is 1⁄4 inch
(exactly 6.35 mm). The “mini” connector has a diameter of
3.5 mm (approx. 1⁄8 inch) and the “sub-mini” connector has
a diameter of 2.5 mm (approx. 3⁄32 inch).
USB
Universal Serial Bus (USB) is an industry standard that
defines the cables, connectors and communications
protocols used in a bus for connection, communication, and
power supply between computers and electronic devices.
VGA
Video Graphics Array (VGA) refers to the analog computer
display standard found within the 15-pin D-subminiature
VGA connector.
Web Browser
A web browser (commonly referred to as a browser) is
a software application for retrieving, presenting, and
traversing information resources on the World Wide Web.
An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource
Identifier (URI/URL) and may be a web page, image, video
or other piece of content. Hyperlinks present in resources
enable users easily to navigate their browsers to related
resources. The major web browsers are Apple Safari, Google
Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and
Opera.
