by Ian McLeod | Aug 25, 2020
VSFTP Or Very Secure File Transfer Protocol is an FTP server for Unix-like systems, including Linux. It is licensed under the GNU General Public License. It... by Ian McLeod | Aug 13, 2020
Inter-Asterisk eXchange Protocol IAX Trunk. (pronounced “eeks”) Now commonly referring to IAX2 is an Asterisk communications protocol for setting up interactive user sessions (both audio and/or video) and supports any type of codec between two Asterisk... by Ian McLeod | Aug 13, 2020
Channel Service Unit/Data Service Unit or CSU/DSU. Is a hardware digital-interface device usually associated with a T1. CSU/DSU acts as an interface and converts data from a LAN to a... by Ian McLeod | Aug 13, 2020
One signaling element per second, not to be confused with bits per second. In telecommunication and electronics, baud is a common unit of measurement of symbol rate, which is one of the components that determine the speed... by Ian McLeod | Aug 13, 2020
Attenuation (also referred to as loss) is a physical loss that occurs with any type of signal, (digital or analog) and refers to the reduction in the strength of a signal, which is a natural consequence of that signal traveling over the specific medium for long... by Ian McLeod | Aug 13, 2020
Wireless Fidelity according to some sources, while others argue WiFi is simply a trademarked phrase. A wireless networking technology that uses radio waves to provide connectivity between computers and devices in certain areas called hotspots or Wireless Local Area... by Ian McLeod | Aug 13, 2020
Virtual Private Network or VPN. Network technology that uses a public network, like the Internet, to establish a secure connection between private networks. Voice, video, and data traffic can then be sent and received as if you were connected via a secure and... by Ian McLeod | Aug 13, 2020
Voice over Internet Protocol or VOIP. Technology that allows you to transmit voice calls as digital data packets through IP networks rather than use the traditional method that sends analog signals sent along the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). Placing a... by Ian McLeod | Aug 13, 2020
User Datagram Protocol or UDP is a data transmission protocol used as an alternative to Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). Like TCP, UDP sends data Packets to an IP Address. Uses for UDP include Voice over IP (VoIP) and video...