KVH Industries FB500 Telephone Accessories User Manual


 
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Glossary
LED Light Emitting Diode
M
MAC Media Access Control.
MSN Multiple Subscriber Numbering. In most pieces of ISDN
equipment you can program multiple subscriber numbers. The
number programmed into the equipment should be the dial-in
number that you wish that piece of equipment to answer.
N
NAT Network Address Translation. An Internet standard that enables a
local-area network to use one set of IP addresses for internal
traffic and a second set of addresses for external traffic. A NAT
module makes all necessary address translations.
P
PDP Packet Data Protocol. A network protocol used by external packet
data networks that communicate with a GPRS network.
PIN Personal Identification Number. A code number used to provide
access to a system that has restricted access.
PoE Power over Ethernet
POR Pacific Ocean Region
POST Power On Self Test. A test sequence that runs every time the
system is powered up or reset.
PS Packet-Switched. Packet-switched networks move data in
separate, small blocks (packets) based on the destination address
in each packet.
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