NEC UX5000 - Chapter a Glossary; Introduction; Terms and Definitions

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Glossary
SECTION 1INTRODUCTION
The following terms are used in this document. The term or acronym is listed as well
as the associated definition. The terms are listed in alphabetical order.
SECTION 2TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
Term Definition
DTMF
Dual Tone Multi-frequency signaling is used for telephone
signaling over the line, in the voice-frequency band, to the call
switching center.
Ethernet
Ethernet is a family of frame-based computer networking
technologies for local area networks (LANs). It defines a
number of wiring and signaling standards for the physical layer,
through means of network access at the Media Access Control
(MAC)/Data Link Layer and a common addressing format.
FTP
FTP or File Transfer Protocol is used to transfer data from one
computer to another over the Internet, or through a network.
Gateway
Gateway (computer networking), a node that serves as an
entrance to another network and vice versa.
Internet
The global digital network.
Intranet
A private digital network.
LDAP
The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol or LDAP is an
application protocol for querying and modifying directory
services running over TCP/IP. A directory is a set of objects with
similar attributes organized in a logical and hierarchical manner.
MAC Address
A worldwide unique physical address required for all equipment
on the internet.
MDIX
Medium Dependent Interface Crossover
NTP
Network Time Protocol is a protocol for synchronizing the clocks
of computer systems over packet-switched, variable-latency
data networks.s