GateWay Fax Systems 90SI User Manual
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GateWay Fax Systems, inc.
Model 90si Secure Fax Gateway
User's Guide
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SIP
SIP is an acronym for Session Initiated Proto-
col and refers to a widely used commercial pro-
tocol for multimedia sessions over IP networks.
STE (Secure Terminal Equipment)
New secure telephone for use by the US Gov-
ernment.
STU-IIB
Secure Telephone Unit Generation Two Version
B. NATO version of STU-III.
STU-III
Secure Telephone Unit Generation Three. no
longer in production and set to become obso-
lete at the end of 2009, the STU-III was the US
Government's primary secure communications
device for over twenty years.
STU-IIIA
Secure Telephone Unit Generation Three Ver-
sion A. US Secure telephone that can connect
with a STU-IIB.
Synchronous
Synchronous refers to the way in which data
is passed between the 90si and the attached
Secure Telephone. Specifically, in synchronous
communications each data bit is "clocked"
between the 90si and the Secure Phone using
clock signals generated by the Secure Phone.
The clock signal tells the 90si what "data rate"
the Secure Phone is using.
Two-Line Dual-Mode Configuration
This 90si configuration allows the attached fax
to function as BOTH a secure fax AND a non-
secure fax. Unclassified faxes can be received
aoutomatically (unattended).
VoIP
An acronym for Voice Over Internet Protocol
which refers to systems for delivering voice
communications over IP networks.
Volatile Memory
Employed in the 90si, this type of memory
loses its data when power is removed.