Sony IPELA SNC-P1 - Manual (Page 78)

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MAC address
A network address that uniquely identifies each LAN
card.
MPEG4
Abbreviation for Moving Picture Experts Group4. One
of the MPEG standards for image compression format
aiming to transmit images at a high compression rate
with lower picture quality.
Multicast
The class D IP address assigned between 224.0.0.0 and
239.255.255.255. Using this IP address enables you to
transmit the same data to multiple equipment.
Network address
The portion that identifies the local network (subnet) in
an IP address.
Network bandwidth
Bit rate that can be used for networking.
NTP server
Network time server that transmits and receives time
information over the networks.
Passive mode
The mode whereby a client FTP allows TCP connection
for data transmission to the FTP server.
POP server
A server for storing incoming e-mail until you have read
it.
PPPoE
A protocol to enable use of the point-to-point protocol
(PPP) via the Ethernet.
Primary DNS server
One of the DNS servers that can first reply to a request
by connected devices or other DNS servers.
Proxy server
A server or software that acts as an intermediary
between a local network and the Internet so that it can
connect to the Internet in place of a computer on a local
network
Saturation
The degree to which the color is pure.
Secondary DNS Server
Subsidiary DNS server used when a primary DNS server
cannot be used.
SMTP server
A server for sending or relaying e-mail messages
between servers.
SNMP
A protocol for monitoring and managing network
devices.
Subnet mask
32-bit stream used to distinguish the subnet address
from the IP address.
TCP
Abbreviation for Transmission Control Protocol. A
standard protocol used for the Internet connection.
Compared with the other protocol, UDP, TCP provides
reliable communication but the communication speed is
slower.
UDP
Abbreviation for User Datagram Protocol. A standard
protocol used for the Internet connection. Compared
with the other protocol, TCP, UDP can transmit data
faster, but reliable communication is not guaranteed.
Unicast
Transmission of the data to the specified equipment on a
network by specifying a single address.