Glossary
GL-7
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FragGuard
Provides IP fragment protection and performs full reassembly of all ICMP error messages and virtual 
reassembly of the remaining IP fragments that are routed through the adaptive security appliance.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol. Part of the TCP/IP protocol stack, used for transferring files between hosts.
G
GGSN
gateway GPRS support node. A wireless gateway that allows mobile cell phone users to access the 
public data network or specified private IP networks.
global 
configuration mode
Global configuration mode lets you change the adaptive security appliance configuration. All user 
EXEC, privileged EXEC, and global configuration commands are available in this mode. See also user 
EXEC mode, privileged EXEC mode, command-specific configuration mode.
GMT
Greenwich Mean Time. Replaced by UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) in 1967 as the world time 
standard.
GPRS
general packet radio service. A service defined and standardized by the European Telecommunication 
Standards Institute. GPRS is an IP-packet-based extension of GSM networks and provides mobile, 
wireless, data communications
GRE
Generic Routing Encapsulation described in RFCs 1701 and 1702. GRE is a tunneling protocol that 
can encapsulate a wide variety of protocol packet types inside IP tunnels, creating a virtual 
point-to-point link to routers at remote points over an IP network. By connecting multiprotocol 
subnetworks in a single-protocol backbone environment, IP tunneling using GRE allows network 
expansion across a single protocol backbone environment.
GSM
Global System for Mobile Communication. A digital, mobile, radio standard developed for mobile, 
wireless, voice communications.
GTP
GPRS tunneling protocol. GTP handles the flow of user packet data and signaling information 
between the SGSN and GGSN in a GPRS network. GTP is defined on both the Gn and Gp interfaces 
of a GPRS network.
H
H.225
A protocol used for TCP signaling in applications such as video conferencing. See also H.323 and 
inspection engine.
H.225.0
An ITU standard that governs H.225.0 session establishment and packetization. H.225.0 actually 
describes several different protocols: RAS, use of Q.931, and use of RTP.
H.245
An ITU standard that governs H.245 endpoint control.
H.320
Suite of ITU-T standard specifications for video conferencing over circuit-switched media, such as 
ISDN, fractional T-1, and switched-56 lines. Extensions of ITU-T standard H.320 enable video 
conferencing over LANs and other packet-switched networks, as well as video over the Internet.