Novatel Wireless MCD3000 - Manual (Page 36)

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P Prro ox xy y A firewall mechanism that replaces the
IP address of a host on the internal (protected)
network with its own IP address for all traffic
passing through it.
S SM MS S Short Messaging Service. Short text messages of
no more than 160 characters sent and received
by broadband devices.
T TC CP P//IIP P Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.
A protocol for communicating over the
Internet.
V VP PN N Virtual Private Network. A way to communicate
through a dedicated server securely to a
corporate network over the Internet.
W WA AN N Wide Area Network. A network which uses
common carrier provided lines.
W WW WA AN N Wireless Wide Area Network. A communications
technology that utilizes digital mobile phone
systems to access data from any location in the
range of a cell tower that is connected to a
data enabled network.