1. EAGLE FTP Table Base Retrieval User's Guide
  2. Glossary

3 Glossary

B

  • BAT

    Batch Server

    Message distribution application that can send the same short message to multiple recipients.

C

  • CSV

    Comma-separated values

    The comma-separated value file format is a delimited data format that has fields separated by the comma character and records separated by newlines (a newline is a special character or sequence of characters signifying the end of a line of text).

D

  • daemon

    A process that runs in the background (rather than under the daemon direct control of a user) and performs a specified operation at predefined times or in response to certain events. Generally speaking, daemons are assigned names that end with the letter "d." For example, sentryd is the daemon that runs the Sentry utility.

  • Database

    All data that can be administered by the user, including cards, destination point codes, gateway screening tables, global title translation tables, links, LNP services, LNP service providers, location routing numbers, routes, shelves, subsystem applications, and 10 digit telephone numbers

E

  • EGTT

    Enhanced Global Title Translation

    A feature that is designed for the signaling connection control part (SCCP) of the SS7 protocol. The EAGLE uses this feature to determine to which service database to send the query message when a Message Signaling Unit (MSU) enters the system.

F

  • File Transfer Protocol

    A client-server protocol that allows a user on one computer to transfer files to and from another computer over a TCP/IP network.

    Feature Test Plan

  • FTRA

    FTP-based Table Retrieve Application

    An application that runs in a PC outside of the EAGLE and communicates with the EAGLE through the IPUI feature and the FTP Retrieve and Replace feature

G

  • GTT

    Global Title Translation

    A feature of the signaling connection control part (SCCP) of the SS7 protocol that the EAGLE uses to determine which service database to send the query message when an MSU enters the EAGLE and more information is needed to route the MSU. These service databases also verify calling card numbers and credit card numbers. The service databases are identified in the SS7 network by a point code and a subsystem number.

I

  • IETF

    Internet Engineering Task Force

    The Internet Engineering Task Force is an open international community of network designers, professional users, and manufacturers who promote the development and operations of the Internet.

  • IP

    Intelligent Peripheral

    Internet Protocol - IP specifies the format of packets, also called datagrams, and the addressing scheme. The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. It provides packet routing, fragmentation and re-assembly through the data link layer

  • IP Address

    The location of a device on a TCP/IP network. The IP Address is either a number in dotted decimal notation which looks something like (IPv4), or a 128-bit hexadecimal string such as (IPv6).

M

  • MAC

    Media Access Control Address

    The unique serial number burned into the Ethernet adapter that identifies that network card from all others.

  • MAN

    Manual

P

  • PC

    Point Code

    The identifier of a signaling point or service control point in a network. The format of the point code can be one of the following types:
    • ANSI point codes in the format network indicator-network cluster-network cluster member (ni-nc-ncm).
    • Non-ANSI domestic point codes in the format network indicator-network cluster-network cluster member (ni-nc-ncm).
    • Cluster point codes in the format network indicator-network cluster-* or network indicator-*-*.
    • ITU international point codes in the format zone-area-id.
    • ITU national point codes in the format of a 5-digit number (nnnnn), or 2, 3, or 4 numbers (members) separated by dashes (m1-m2-m3-m4) as defined by the Flexible Point Code system option. A group code is required (m1-m2-m3-m4-gc) when the ITUDUPPC feature is turned on.
    • 24-bit ITU national point codes in the format main signaling area-subsignaling area-service point (msa-ssa-sp).

R

  • RFC

    Request for Comment

    RFCs are standards-track documents, which are official specifications of the Internet protocol suite defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and its steering group the IESG.

  • RTT

    Ready to Test

    Round-Trip Time

S

  • SFTP

    SSH File Transfer Protocol (sometimes also called Secure File Transfer Protocol)

    A client-server protocol that allows a user on one computer to transfer files to and from another computer over a TCP/IP network over any reliable data stream. It is typically used over typically used with version two of the SSH protocol.

  • SSH

    Secure Shell

    A protocol for secure remote login and other network services over an insecure network. SSH encrypts and authenticates all EAGLE IPUI and MCP traffic, incoming and outgoing (including passwords) to effectively eliminate eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and other network-level attacks.

  • STP

    Signal Transfer Point

    The STP is a special high-speed switch for signaling messages in SS7 networks. The STP routes core INAP communication between the Service Switching Point (SSP) and the Service Control Point (SCP) over the network.

    Spanning Tree Protocol

T

  • TCP

    Transfer-Cluster-Prohibited

    Transfer Control Protocol

    Transmission Control Protocol

    A connection-oriented protocol used by applications on networked hosts to connect to one another and to exchange streams of data in a reliable and in-order manner.

  • TCP/IP

    Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol