C-1
Appendix C: Glossary
4G LTE
Refers to the fourth generation of cellular wireless standards. It is a successor to
3G and 2G families of standards. 4G provides up to 10 times the data transfer
speeds of 3G.
AES Advanced Encryption Standard
DACT Digital Automated Communications Terminal
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, which provides a mechanism for allocating
IP addresses dynamically so that addresses can be reused when hosts no longer
need them.
DNS
Domain Name System, which is a distributed hierarchical naming system used to
resolve domain names (e.g., www.yahoo.com) into numerical IP addresses (e.g.,
204.17.25.1.).
DSL Digital Subscriber Line.
ECP
Enhanced Console Protocol, which is a proprietary bus used in Honeywell control
panels to communicate with keypads and peripheral devices. It uses four wires;
power, ground, data in, data out.
Gateway IP
Address
A gateway (sometimes called a router) is a computer and/or software used to
connect two or more networks (including incompatible networks) and translates
information from one network to the other. The Gateway IP address is the IP
address for the gateway.
IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identity number.
IP Internet Protocol.
IP Address
A unique number consisting of four parts separated by periods (for example:
204.17.29.11). An IP Address can be fixed or "static", or "dynamic," where the IP
Address is assigned via DHCP at every startup.
ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network.
ISP Internet Service Provider.
LAN Local Area Network.
LRR
Long Range Radio, an older term now referred to as communicator. A broader
term communications module or communications device may also be used.
MAC ID
Media Access Code, this is a unique address assigned to every network
communications device. For the communicator it is located on the box and inside
the communicator.
Subnet Mask
A Subnet is a portion of a network that shares a network address with other
portions of the network, and is distinguished by a subnet number. The Subnet
Mask is a 32-bit address mask used in IP to indicate the bits of an IP address that
are being used for the subnet address.
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol / Internet protocol.
To Next Page
Loading...
Need help?
General
