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IPLink Software Configuration Guide
A • Terms and definitions
Command Line Interface
An interface that allows the user to interact with the IPLink software operat-
ing system by entering commands and optional arguments. Other operat-
ing systems like UNIX or DOS also provide CLIs.
Configuration Download
A configuration file is downloaded from a remote TFTP server via TFTP to
the persistent memory (nvram:) or volatile memory (system:)of an IPLink.
Configuration File
The configuration file contains the IPLink software CLI commands, which
are used to configure the software modules of the IPLink software perform-
ing a certain functionality of the IPLink.
Configuration Server
A central server used as a store for configuration files, which are down-
loaded to or uploaded from an IPLink using TFTP.
Configuration Upload
A configuration file is uploaded from the persistent memory (nvram:) or
volatile memory (system:) of an IPLink via TFTP to a TFTP server.
Context
An IPLink software context represents one specific networking technology
or protocol, e.g. IP or circuit switching.
Data Port
Physical port connected to a network element or used for data transfer.
Driver Software Download
A driver software image is downloaded from a remote TFTP server to the
persistent memory (flash:) of an IPLink.
Driver Software Image
The software used for peripheral chips on the main board and optional
PMC interface cards is stored in the persistent memory (flash:) of an IPLink.
Echo Canceller
Some voice devices unfortunately have got an echo on their wire. Echo
cancellation provides near-end echo compensation for this device.
Factory Configuration
The factory configuration (factory-config) represents the system default set-
tings and is stored in the persistent memory (nvram:) of an IPLink.
Fast Connect
A “normal” call setup with H.323 requires several TCP segments to be
transmitted, because various parameters are negotiated. Since a normal
call setup is often too slow, fast connect is a new method of call setup that
bypasses some usual steps in order to make it faster.
Flash Memory
Persistent memory section of an IPLink containing the Application Image,
Bootloader Image and the driver software Image.
flash:
A region in the persistent memory of an IPLink. See also
flash memory
.
High-Pass Filter
A high-pass filter is normally used to cancel noises at the voice coder
input. See also
post filter
Host
Computer system on a network. Similar to node, except that host usually
implies a PC or workstation, whereas node generally applies to any net-
worked system, including access servers and routers. See also
node
.
Hostname
Name given to a computer system, e.g. a PC or workstation.
Interface
In IPLink software an interface is a logical construct that provides higher-
layer protocol and service information. An Interface is configured as a
part of a context, and is independent of a physical port or circuit.
Interface Card
An optional plug-in card offering one or more ports of a specific physical
standard for connecting the IPLink to the outside world.
Jitter
Jitter is the variation on packets arriving on an IPLink. See also
dejitter
buffer
.
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