Glossary
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GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System. A navigation satellite system using the GPS, GLONASS,
Galileo or Beidou system.
I
IC Industry Canada (French: Industrie Canada) is the department of the Government of
Canada with a mandate of fostering a growing, competitive, knowledge-based Canadian
economy.
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol. An Internet protocol mostly used for diagnostics.
IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity. A number used to identify the user of a cellular
network. It is a unique identification associated with all cellular networks.
IMSO International Maritime Satellite Organisation. An intergovernmental body established to
ensure that Inmarsat continues to meet its public service obligations, including
obligations relating to the GMDSS.
IP Ingress Protection. An international classification system for the sealing effectiveness of
enclosures of electrical equipment against the intrusion into the equipment of foreign
bodies (i.e. tools, dust, fingers) and moisture. This classification system uses the letters "IP"
L
LAN Local Area Network. A computer network covering a small physical area, like a home,
office, school or airport. The defining characteristics of LANs, in contrast to wide-area
networks (WANs), include their usually higher data-transfer rates, smaller geographic area,
and lack of a need for leased telecommunication lines.
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M
M2M Machine-to-machine. Direct communication between unmanned devices using any
communications channel, including wired and wireless.
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.
NSD Network Service Device. An Inmarsat device for routing network traffic between GX and
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