SSL
Secure Sockets Layer. SSL is a computer networking protocol for securing connections between network
application clients and servers over the Internet.
SSO
Single Sign-On. SSO is an access-control property that allows the users to log in once to access multiple
related, but independent applications or systems to which they have privileges. The process authenticates the
user across all allowed resources during their session, eliminating additional login prompts.
STBC
Space-Time Block Coding. STBC is a technique used in wireless communications to transmit multiple copies of
a data stream across a number of antennas and to exploit the various received versions of the data to
improve the reliability of data transfer.
STM
Station Management. STM is a process that handles AP management and user association.
STP
Spanning Tree Protocol. STP is a network protocol that builds a logical loop-free topology for Ethernet
networks.
subnet
Subnet is the logical division of an IP network.
subscription
A business model where a customer pays a certain amount as subscription price to obtain access to a product
or service.
SU-MIMO
Single-User Multiple-Input Multiple-Output. SU-MIMO allocates the full bandwidth of the AP to a single high-
speed device during the allotted time slice.
SVP
SpectraLink Voice Priority. SVP is an open, straightforward QoS approach that has been adopted by most
leading vendors of WLAN APs. SVP favors isochronous voice packets over asynchronous data packets when
contending for the wireless medium and when transmitting packets onto the wired LAN.
SWAN
Structured Wireless-Aware Network. A technology that incorporates a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)
into a wired Wide Area Network (WAN). SWAN technology can enable an existing wired network to serve
hundreds of users, organizations, corporations, or agencies over a large geographic area. SWAN is said to be
scalable, secure, and reliable.
TAC
Technical Assistance Center.
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