Comtech EF Data turboIP v4.0 - Manual (Page 14)

turboIPv4.0 Revision 6
Overview MN/TURBOIP.IOM
Term Meaning
LAN (Local Area
Network) On the turboIP, this refers to the Ethernet port that would be attached to
the LAN.
MB (Megabytes) 1,048,576 Bytes (Octets).
Mbps (Megabits
per second) A rate of 1,000,000 bits per second.
Management IP The IP assigned to the turboIP for management via HTTP or SNMP. On
the turboIP, both the LAN and WAN port can be accessed by the
Management IP.
ms (millisecond) A rate of 0.001 second.
Octet Eight bits (see Byte).
PDU (Protocol
Data Unit) The messages sent between peer entities in a protocol. The PDU includes
headers generated or consumed by the protocol implementation as well as
the data portion carried by the entity. A PDU may be segmented by a lower
layer protocol.
RTT (Round Trip
Time) The elapsed time (in milliseconds) for traffic to be sent from one host and a
response received by the sending host.
Selective
Acceleration The ability to provide a different quality of service to different datagrams.
The term ‘Selective Acceleration’ actually applies to all types of IPv4 traffic,
not just to accelerated sessions.
Session A single bi-directional TCP connection between two end systems (hosts)
SkipWare® SCPS-TP compliant layer-4 gateway software developed by Global
Protocols. SkipWare also provides many of the gateway (GW) functions of
the turboIP software. Skipware does NOT include management interfaces
(i.e., SNMP, CLI< HTTP, etc.), GPOS, and some other turboIP software.
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol.
turboIP
™
hardware
The hardware platform provided by Comtech on which the turboIP
software executes.
WAN (Wide Area
Network) On the turboIP, this refers to the Ethernet port that would be physically
attached to the outbound satellite equipment.
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