GateWay Fax Systems 90SI User Manual

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GateWay Fax Systems, inc. 
Model 90si Secure Fax Gateway
 
User's Guide
 
 
 
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SIP
  SIP is an acronym for Session Initiated Proto-
col and refers to a widely used commercial pro-
tocol for multimedia sessions over IP networks.
STE (Secure Terminal Equipment)
  New secure telephone for use by the US Gov-
ernment.
STU-IIB
  Secure Telephone Unit Generation Two Version 
B. NATO version of STU-III.
STU-III
  Secure Telephone Unit Generation Three. no 
longer in production and set to become obso-
lete at the end of 2009, the STU-III was the US 
Government's primary secure communications 
device for over twenty years.
STU-IIIA
  Secure Telephone Unit Generation Three Ver-
sion A. US Secure telephone that can connect 
with a STU-IIB.
Synchronous
  Synchronous refers to the way in which data 
is passed between the 90si and the attached 
Secure Telephone. Specifically, in synchronous 
communications each data bit is "clocked" 
between the 90si and the Secure Phone using 
clock signals generated by the Secure Phone. 
The clock signal tells the 90si what "data rate" 
the Secure Phone is using.
Two-Line Dual-Mode Configuration
  This 90si configuration allows the attached fax 
to function as BOTH a secure fax AND a non-
secure fax. Unclassified faxes can be received 
aoutomatically (unattended).
VoIP
  An acronym for Voice Over Internet Protocol 
which refers to systems for delivering voice 
communications over IP networks.
Volatile Memory
  Employed in the 90si, this type of memory 
loses its data when power is removed.