Glossary – TANDBERG Security Camera User Manual
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TANDBERG
VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS SERVER
ADMINISTRATOR GUIDE
Glossary
Term
Definition
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
A protocol used for communications over the internet.
HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol over
Secure Socket Layer
A protocol used for secure communications over the internet, combining HTTP with TLS.
Hop count
The maximum number of gatekeeper or SIP proxy devices (e.g. a VCS) that a message may be forwarded through before it is decided that its intended recipient is not
reachable.
ICE
Interactive Connectivity Establishment
A collaborative algorithm that works together with STUN services (and other NAT traversal techniques) to allow clients to achieve firewall traversal. This is the
emerging traversal standard for use by SIP endpoints (although it could be used for other protocols).
IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force
An organization that defines (via documents such as RFCs) the protocol standards and best practices relating to the design, use and management of the internet.
Interworking
Allowing H.323 systems to connect to SIP systems.
IPv4
Internet Protocol version 4
Version 4 of the Internet Protocol, defined in
IPv6
Internet Protocol version 6
Version 6 of the Internet Protocol, defined in RFC 2460 [
].
IRQ
Information Request
A request sent to an endpoint requesting information about its status.
LAN
Local Area Network
A geographically limited computer network, usually with a high bandwidth throughput.
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
A protocol for accessing on-line directories running over TCP/IP.
Link
In relation to the VCS, a connection between two nodes.
Local Registration,
Locally Registered Endpoint
A relative term used to refer to any endpoint or system that is registered with the Local VCS.
Local VCS
A relative term used to refer to the particular VCS that you are currently administering, as opposed to other VCSs in your network.
Local Zone
A relative term used to refer to the group of endpoints and other systems registered to a particular VCS.
LRQ
Location Request
A RAS query between gatekeepers to determine the location of an endpoint.
NAPTR record
A type of DNS record.
NAT
Network Address Translation
Also known as IP masquerading. Rewriting source and destination addresses as the IP packet passes through the NAT device.
Node
In relation to the VCS, a node is one end of a link. A node can be a local subzone or a zone.