8 Acronyms, Definitions, and Terms
- ACLI
- Acme Command Line Interface is the command line interface used by Oracle to configure, maintain, and monitor SBCs and other Oracle products.
- AC
- Alternating Current refers to the 120-volt electricity delivered by power utilities to three-pin power outlets. This type of power is called alternating current because the polarity of the current alternates between plus and minus, 60 times per second.
- AWG
- American Wire Gauge is a United States standard set of non-ferrous wire conductor sizes. The gauge means the diameter.
- BTU
- British Thermal Unit
- CSA
- Canadian Standards Association is a non-profit, independent organization that operates a listing service for electrical and electronic materials and equipment.
- DC
- Direct Current refers to the flow of electrons in one direction within an electrical conductor, such as a wire.
- EMC
- Electromagnetic Compatibility is the ability of equipment or systems to be used in their intended environment within designed efficiency levels without causing or receiving degradation due to unintentional electromagnetic interference.
- ESD
- Electrostatic Discharge is the rapid discharge of static electricity from one conductor with an electrical charge to another of a different electrical charge.
- CE
- European Compliance
- EN
- European Norm
- FCC
- Federal Communications Commission
- FG
- Frame ground
- flash memory
- Flash memory is a solid-state, non-volatile, re writable memory that functions like a combination of RAM and a hard disk drive.
- FQME
- Flow Quality Measurement Engine is responsible for monitoring, measuring, and maintaining statistics (e.g., latency, jitter, flow stoppage, flow creation, etc.) on a flow-by-flow basis.
- 10GbE
- Gigabit Ethernet is an Ethernet type that supports data transfer rates of 10 gigabit per second.
- IEEE
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is an organization composed of engineers, scientists, and students. The IEEE is best known for developing standards for the computer and electronics industry.
- ICES
- Interference-causing Equipment Standard
- IEC
- International Electrotechnical Commission
- IETF
- Internet Engineering Task Force is the main standards organization for the Internet.
- IP
- Internet Protocol is the method by which data is sent from one computer to another on the Internet.
- LED
- Light Emitting Diode is an electronic device that lights up when electricity is passed through it.
- LAN
- Local Area Network is a group of computers and associated devices that share a common communications line within a small geographic area.
- LOS
- Loss of Signal occurs when the signal level falls below an acceptable level. LOS is a physical layer error and typically results in an alarm.
- NEBS
- Network Equipment Building Standards defines a rigid and extensive set of performance, quality, environmental, and safety requirements developed by Bellcore.
- NIC
- Network Interface Card is an expansion board you insert into a computer so the computer can be connected to a network.
- NIU
- The NIU provides network connectivity for management, signaling, and media traffic to and from the Acme Packet 6300 System.
- NVRAM
- Non-volatile Random Access Memory is a type of memory that retains its contents when power is turned off.
- optical transceiver
- The fiber connection to the Acme Packet 6300 System plugs into an optical transceiver. Through this connection, light energy is converted into electrical energy.
- PCMCIA
- Personal Computer Memory Card International Association is an organization consisting of approximately 500 companies that has developed a standard for small, credit-card sized devices (PC cards). This standard is designed for attaching input/output devices such as network adaptors, fax/modems, or hard drives to notebook computers.
- physical interface card
- The physical interface card is synonymous with the network interface cards on the Acme Packet 6300 System.
- PROM
- Programmable Read-only Memory is a memory chip on which data can only be written once. A PROM is non-volatile; it is a memory chip on which data can be written only once.
- QoS
- Quality of Service is a networking term that refers to the capability of a network to provide better service to selected network traffic over various technologies.
- RAM
- Random Access Memory is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly. RAM is the same as main memory.
- RS-232
- Recommended Standard 232 is a standard interface approved by the Electronic Industries Association for connecting serial devices.
- RJ45
- Registered Jack 45 is an eight-wire connector commonly used to connect computers onto a LAN.
- SNMP
- Simple Network Management Protocol is a set of protocols used for managing complex networks and network devices.
- SDRAM
- Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory is a type of DRAM that can run at much higher clock speeds than conventional memory.
- Telnet
- Telnet is a standard terminal emulation program that allows remote login and connection to systems/servers on a network. Telnet uses a single TCP/IP network connection to provide this remote login, control, and communication functionality.
- TCP
- Transmission Control Protocol provides a reliable stream delivery and virtual connection service to applications through the use of sequenced acknowledgment with the retransmission of packets when necessary.
- TCU
- Transcoding Carrier Unit.
- UPS
- Uninterruptible Power Supply is a power supply that can run off of a backup battery when primary power is lost.
- UDP
- User Datagram Protocol provides a simple, but unreliable message service for transaction-oriented services. Each UDP header carries both a source port identifier and a destination port identifier, allowing high-level protocols to target specific applications and services among hosts.
- VFD
- Vacuum Fluorescent Display is used on the graphic display window of the Acme Packet 6300 System chassis’s front control panel.
- VLAN
- Virtual Local Area Network refers to a network of computers are connected to a single physical segment of a wire but behave as if they are connected to the physically diverse LANs.
- VAC
- Volts Alternating Current
- VDC
- Volts Direct Current
- VCCI
- Voluntary Control Council for Information Technology Equipment (Japan)
- WAN
- Wide Area Network is a computer network that spans a relatively large geographical area. Typically, a WAN consists of two or more LANs.
- WEEE
- The directive by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union 2002/96/EC concerning waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).