RISCO Group axesplus® - Manual (Page 61)

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G GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
is the popular standard for mobile phones
in the world.
L LAN Local Area Network is a computer network
covering a small physical area, like a home,
office, or small group of buildings, such as
a school, or an airport. The defining
characteristics of LANs, in contrast to wide-
area networks (WANs), include their usually
higher data-transfer rates, smaller
geographic area, and lack of a need for
leased telecommunication lines.
LED Light Emitting Diodes an electronic light
source. LEDs are used as indicator lamps in
many kinds of electronics and for lighting.
N NTP The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used
for automatic time synchronization. NTP is
for synchronizing the time between the
proxy and the server. It also synchronizes
time between ACCB’s
P PMC Power Management Card is a device used
to monitor the power in voltage and
current. It distributes the power to
different boards and charges and monitors
the backup battery.
Proxy Proxy provides a communication channel
between the ACCB/ACIB and the RSP. This
includes proxy to RSP (like events) and RSP
to ACCB (configuration updates)
communication.
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network is a
network of the world's public circuit-
switched telephone networks, in much the
same way that the Internet is the network
of the world's public IP-based packet-
switched networks. Originally a network of
fixed-line analog telephone systems, the
PSTN is now almost entirely digital and
includes mobile as well as fixed
telephones.
R RAC RISCO Access Control is the R&D code
name of the new product and project.
RSP Risco Server Platform – A system which
manages Risco applications (such as the
RAC, Detection application, CCTV, Fire and
so on).
It comprises servers and physical entities
installed at customer premises and all the
software which manages them.
Currently it handles only RAC.
REX A button which generates some
information when pushed. This element is