Glossary
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300 gigahertz including the frequencies used for communications signals (radio,
television, cell-phone and satellite transmissions) or radar signals.
RFI Radio Frequency Interference. A non-desired radio signal which creates noise or dropouts
in the wireless system or noise in a sound system.
ROSS Roaming Oceanic Satellite Server
S
SMD Single Motor Driver Module ,
SMTPS Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Secure
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. An Internet-standard protocol for managing
devices on IP networks. It is used mostly in network management systems to monitor
network-attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention.
SSH Secure Shell. A network protocol for secure data communication, remote shell services or
command execution and other secure network services between two networked
computers that it connects via a secure channel over an insecure network.
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STARTTLS Start TLS begins a process where the email program and server turn an unencrypted
connection into a connection that is secured and encrypted with either SSL or TLS.
T
TLS Transport Layer Security
TPK Terminal Provisioning Key
U
UCLI User Command Line Interface
V
VIM VSAT Interface Module ,
VLAN Virtual Local Area Network
VMU VSAT Modem Unit
W
WAN Wide Area Network
X
XIM Xim Interface Module, term for the module that connects the PCM and the ACU. X stands
for one of various interface modules.