Cisco Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Installation Guide

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G-16  Glossary 
MeetingPlace Audio Server Installation Planning Guide
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site contact Customer personnel with sufficient information to support the 
MeetingPlace installation who is allowed to contact Cisco Systems for 
support.
Skinny Station Protocol See 
Smart Blade The Cisco Systems proprietary conferencing card that holds the 
application software for audio conferencing functionality.
snapshot A MeetingPlace Web feature that enables attendees to capture what 
is being shared in a web conference. Snapshots can be downloaded onto the 
user's hard drive.
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. A standard way for 
computers to share networking information. Used to centrally manage 
networks, servers, and applications.
speaker A user with the Speaker audio permissions. Speakers may listen and 
speak during a meeting. See also 
SQL Structured Query Language. A standard interactive and programming 
language for requesting information from and updating databases.
SQL Server A DataBase Management System (DBMS) that responds to 
queries from client machines formatted in the Structured Query Language 
(SQL).
SS7 Signaling System 7. A signaling method, separate from voice or data 
channel, that lets Intelligent Network elements exchange information among 
themselves.
SSL Secure Socket Layer. A protocol developed by Netscape for transmitting 
private documents through the Internet. SSL uses a public key to encrypt data 
that's transferred over the SSL connection.
SSP Skinny Station Protocol. A Cisco Systems proprietary protocol. SSP is a 
low-bandwidth registration process that allows a Cisco IP telephone to notify 
Cisco CallManager of its ability to place and receive calls.
standalone system One or more MeetingPlace servers (of any type) that are 
connected to provide a complete multi-media solution.
Structured Query Language See 
system One or more MeetingPlace servers (of any type) that are connected.
system manager A user class. The system manager is usually the person in 
an organization responsible for setting up and maintaining MeetingPlace. 
System managers have access to all the information in the MeetingPlace 
database, including system configuration information and information about 
the user community.