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Definitions
Access Point
Communication hub for users to connect to a wired LAN. APs are important for
providing heightened wireless security.
providing heightened wireless security.
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) - uses 128-bit encryption to secure data.
Airlink
Physical radio frequency connections used for communications between units.
ARP Address Resolution Protocol – Maps Internet address to physical address.
AVL
Automatic Vehicle Location. Optional feature that involves using GPS (Global
Positioning System) signals from the mobile unit by the Host PC.
Positioning System) signals from the mobile unit by the Host PC.
Backbone
The part of a network that connects most of the systems and networks together,
and handles the most data.
and handles the most data.
Bandwidth
The transmission capacity of a given device or network.
Base
Designates products used as base stations in VIS systems. They currently include
the Paragon family of products up to the Paragon3.
the Paragon family of products up to the Paragon3.
Browser
An application program that provides a way to look at and interact with all the in-
formation on the World Wide Web.
formation on the World Wide Web.
BSC
Base Station Controller - An async controller-modem designed for the radio base
station in mobile systems. A component of Paragon3™ base station.
station in mobile systems. A component of Paragon3™ base station.
COM Port
RS-232 serial communications ports of the Paragon3 wireless radiomodem.
Cycle Mark
Signal transmitted on an E-DBA network that keeps the network synchronized.
Default Gateway A device that forwards Internet traffic from your local area network.
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - A networking protocol that allows ad-
ministrators to assign temporary IP addresses to network computers by "leasing"
an IP address to a user for a limited amount of time, instead of assigning perma-
nent IP addresses.
ministrators to assign temporary IP addresses to network computers by "leasing"
an IP address to a user for a limited amount of time, instead of assigning perma-
nent IP addresses.
DNS
Domain Name Server - translates the domain name into an IP address.
Domain
A specific name for a network of computers.
Dynamic IP Addr A temporary IP address assigned by a DHCP server.
E-DBA
Dataradio’s Enhanced Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation airlink protocol.
Ethernet
IEEE standard network protocol that specifies how data is placed on and re-
trieved from a common transmission medium.
trieved from a common transmission medium.
Firewall
A set of related programs located at a network gateway server that protects the
resources of a network from users from other networks.
resources of a network from users from other networks.
Firmware
The programming code that runs a networking device.
Fragmentation
Breaking a packet into smaller units when transmitting over a network medium
that cannot support the original size of the packet.
that cannot support the original size of the packet.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol - A protocol used to transfer files over a TCP/IP network.
Gateway
A device that interconnects networks with different, incompatible communica-
tions protocols.
tions protocols.
GeminiG3
High specs dual DSP mobile radiomodem with Dataradio Parallel Decode™
technology
technology
HDX
Half Duplex. Data transmission that can occur in two directions over a single
line, using separate Tx and Rx frequencies, but only one direction at a time.
line, using separate Tx and Rx frequencies, but only one direction at a time.
HTTP
HyperText Transport Protocol - The communications protocol used to connect to
servers on the World Wide Web.
servers on the World Wide Web.