1147| Glossary of Terms AOS-W 6.5.3.x| User Guide
RAM
Random Access Memory.
RAPIDS
Rogue Access Point identification and Detection System. An AMP module that is designed to identify and
locate wireless threats by making use of all of the information available from your existing infrastructure.
RARP
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol. RARP is a protocol used by a physical machine in a local area network
for determining the IP address from the ARP table or cache of the gateway server.
Regex
Regular Expression. Regex refers to a sequence of symbols and characters defining a search pattern.
Registration Authority
Type of Certificate Authority that processes certificate requests. The Registration Authority verifies that
requests are valid and comply with certificate policy, and authenticates the user's identity. The Registration
Authority then forwards the request to the Certificate Authority to sign and issue the certificate.
Remote AP
Remote AP. Remote AP extends the corporate network to users working from home, or at temporary work
sites.
REST
Representational State Transfer. REST is a simple and stateless architecture that the web services use for
providing interoperability between computer systems on the Internet. In a RESTful web service, requests
made to the URI of a resource will elicit a response that may be in XML, HTML, JSON or some other defined
format.
RF
Radio Frequency. RF refers to the electromagnetic wave frequencies within a range of 3 kHz to 300 GHz,
including the frequencies used for communications or RADAR signals.
RFC
Request For Comments. RFC is a commonly used format for the Internet standards documentss.
RFID
Radio Frequency Identification. RFID uses radio waves to automatically identify and track the information
stored on a tag attached to an object.
RIP
Routing Information Protocol. RIP prevents the routing loops by limiting the number of hops allowed in a path
from source to destination.
RJ45
Registered Jack 45. RJ45 is a physical connector for network cables.
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