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Bosch Security Systems Operating Instructions V 2.5 | 2007.6
13 Glossary
Brief explanations of some of the terms and abbreviations
found in this user guide are given below.
10/100 Base-T IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 or 100 MBit/s Ethernet
802.1x The IEEE standard, 802.1x, provides a general method of
access control and authorization for IEEE 802-based net-
works. An authenticator provides authentication by access-
ing an authentication server (see RADIUS server) to check
connection requests, and grants or refuses access to the
available services (LAN, VLAN, WLAN).
ARP Address Resolution Protocol: a protocol for mapping MAC
and IP addresses
Baud Unit of measure for the speed of data transmission
Bit/s Bits per second, the actual data rate
CIF Common Intermediate Format,
video format with 352 x 288/240 pixels
DNS Domain Name Service
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol allows a network
device to receive a dynamically allocated IP address and
other network parameters from a server in a network.
FTP File Transfer Protocol
Full duplex Simultaneous data transmission in both directions (sending
and receiving)
Gateway Access point to another LAN (subnet)
GOP Group of pictures
HTTPS Hypertext Transfer ProtocoL Secure provides secure trans-
fer of data between web sever and web browser.
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol
ID Identification: a machine-readable character sequence
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol
Internet Protocol The main protocol used on the Internet, normally in con-
junction with the Transfer Control Protocol (TCP):
TCP/IP