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Glossary
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NTRODUCTION
The following terms are used in this document. The term or acronym is listed as well
as the associated definition. The terms are listed in alphabetical order.
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Term
Definition
DTMF
Dual Tone Multi-frequency signaling is used for telephone
signaling over the line, in the voice-frequency band, to the call
switching center.
Ethernet
Ethernet is a family of frame-based computer networking
technologies for local area networks (LANs). It defines a
number of wiring and signaling standards for the physical layer,
through means of network access at the Media Access Control
(MAC)/Data Link Layer and a common addressing format.
FTP
FTP or
F
ile
T
ransfer
P
rotocol is used to transfer data from one
computer to another over the Internet, or through a network.
Gateway
Gateway (computer networking), a node that serves as an
entrance to another network and vice versa.
Internet
The global digital network.
Intranet
A private digital network.
LDAP
The
L
ightweight
D
irectory
A
ccess
P
rotocol or LDAP is an
application protocol for querying and modifying directory
services running over TCP/IP. A directory is a set of objects with
similar attributes organized in a logical and hierarchical manner.
MAC Address
A worldwide unique physical address required for all equipment
on the internet.
MDIX
Medium Dependent Interface Crossover
NTP
N
etwork
T
ime
P
rotocol is a protocol for synchronizing the clocks
of computer systems over packet-switched, variable-latency
data networks.s