Comtech EF Data turboIP v4.0 - Manual (Page 13)

Chapter 1. Overview
turboIP™
Performance
Enhancement
Proxy
1.1 I NTRODUCTION
This User Guide provides an overview of Comtech EF Data’s turboIP™ Performance
Enhancement Proxy along with instructions on how to configure the turboIP™, starting
from factory default settings, so that it is passing traffic within minutes. It is assumed that
the reader is familiar with general IP networking principles.
1.1.1 D EFINITIONS
Term Meaning
Bridge In this document, this term refers to a network element that receives
frames from one network interface and forwards them in the direction of
their destination based on their link layer addresses.
Byte Eight bits (see Octet).
CLI (Command
Line Interface) The user interface of the turboIP system that is available via the serial port.
Compression A turboIP feature that will attempt both Header and Payload Compression
on all accelerated TCP sessions.
Datagram The portion of a PDU that corresponds to the network layer and higher,
that is, that portion that is transferred end to end between IP hosts on
different networks.
easyConnect
™ The feature of the turboIP system that allows it to operate as a bridge.
Fail to Wire (FTW) turboIP feature that will allow all traffic to automatically bypass the turboIP
in the event of a failure.
Frame A link layer PDU.
Gateway A network device used to perform protocol conversions at a specific
protocol layer to interconnect dissimilar networks.
HTTP (Hyper Test
Transfer Protocol) Protocol standard for web access.
kbps (kilobits per
second) A rate of 1,000 bits per second.
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