ABUS TV3220 - Manual (Page 167)

ABUS VMS ABUS Security-Center GmbH & Co. KG
System manual
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8. Frequently used terms (glossary)
PTZ camera Pan, tilt and zoom camera.
CCTV Closed Circuit Television.
RS-422 bus 4-wire bus. Used in CCTV for controlling pan/tilt cameras.
RS-485 bus 2-wire bus. Alternative to the RS-422 bus. Also used in CCTV for
controlling pan/tilt cameras. Bridges distances of up to 1200 metres.
MPEG-4 Compression format for storing video files.
H.264 Compression format for storing video files.
JPEG2000 Compression format for storing video files.
RTSP Protocol for streaming real-time video files over the network
(RTSP = Real Time Streaming Protocol) .
fps Frames per second.
CIF, 2CIF, 4CIF, D1 CCTV resolutions (352x288, 704x288, 704x576, 720x576)
Presets Saved camera positions for pan/tilt cameras.
ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network (digital telephone network).
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol – Regularly used
protocol for transmitting data over a network.
VLC Media Player VideoLanClient – Alternative free-to-use media player.
LCD Liquid Crystal Display.
UPnP Universal Plug and Play – Used for cross-company control of devices.
PAL Phase Alternating Line – Used for transmitting images on analogue
TV. Used primarily in Europe.
NTSC National Television System Committee – Used for transmitting images
on American analogue TV.
ATM Automatic Teller Machine – Bank cashpoint