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- A2D
- Analog to Digital
- AAL
- ATM Adaptation Layer - a framing protocol to enhance cell switched
networks
- AAL5
- The framing protocol to turn a cell switched network into
a packet switched network
- ABR
- Available Bit Rate - an ATM Bearer Service Class for
adaptive applications to be given, dynamically, a fair share of the
network.
- ADSL
- Asymmetric Digital Subscrber Loop - a recent way to
provide Mbps over standard phone lines.
- ADU
- Application Data Unit - the programs view of the packet.
- ALF
- Application Layer Framing - a technique for designing
protocols around the synchrnonsiaiton unit that is most convenient for
the application
- API
- Application Programming Interface - a standard set of calls
for the user.
- ARP
- Address Resolution Protocol
- ARQ
- Automatic Repeat Request
- ATM
- Asyncronous Transfer Mode (or Automatic Teller Machine) -
the former is another name for cell switched networks. (The latter
is another name for Sell Switching Networks)
- AVT
- Audio Video Transport - the IETF's working group that devised RTP.
- BCH
- Bose, Chaudhurie and Hocquemham signaling technique
- BONDing
- A technique for turning seperate ISND B channels into a
higher bandwidth aggregate serial channel.
- Broadband
- As opposed to narrow band - use of higher capacity,
generally (specifically, used to refer to use of multiple frequencies
on the same trasmission medium).
- CBQ
- Class Based Queueing - an architecture for supporting IP QoS
- CBR
- Constant Bit Rate - ATM Bearer Service Class that emulates
leased digital circuits
- CBT
- Core Based Trees - a multicast routing algorithm.
- CCCP
- Conference Control Channel Protocol
- CDs
- Compact Disk
- CELLB
- Sun Video Compression scheme
- CELP
- A high compression standard for audio.
- CGBT
- Core Group Based Trees, an hierarchical variant of CBT
- CIDR
- Classless Inter-Domain Routing - Hierarchcail aggregation of Internet Addresses
- CIF
- Common Interchance Format, as per H.261 video input
- CLNP
- Connectionless Network Protocol
- CLNS
- Connectionless Network Service
- CMMC
- Communications Multimedia Multiplexing Center
- CMY
- Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
- CNAME
- Canonical Name
- CODEC
- Coder Decoder.
- CSCW
- Computer Supported Collaborative Work
- CUSeeMe
- Cornell University's MAC and PC Video Conferencing Tool
- Chrominance
- Colour Content
- Cypher
- A Code
- DCT
- Discrete Cosine Transform - basic buildign block for H.261
and MPEG Video Compression
- DHCP
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - An Internet Standard
for configuring nomadic and mobile hosts.
- DNS
- Domain Name System
- DRs
- Designated Routers
- DTS
- Digital Time Service, DEC service similar to NTP
- DVI
- Digital Video Interactive
- DVMRP
- Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol
- DoD
- Department of Defence, USA
- FDCT
- Forward Discrete Cosine Transform Protocol
- FDDI
- Fiber Dual Distributed Interface - 100Mbps LAN standard
- FEC
- Forward Error Correction
- GCC
- Generic Conference Control
- GSM
- Groupe Spatiale Mobile
- GUI
- Graphical User Interface.
- HDTV
- High Definition Tele Vision
- HPIM
- Hierarchical Protocol Independant Multicast
- HSV
- Hue, Saturation, Value
- HTML
- Hypertext Markup Language
- HTTP
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol
- HyTime
- Hz
- A Car Rental Company
- IETF
- Internet Engineering Task Force
- IGMP
- Internet Group Management Protocol
- ILP
- Integrated Layer Processing
- INRIA
- INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE ET EN AUTOMATIQUE
- IP
- Internet Protocol
- IP4
- Version 4 (current) of the Internet Protocol
- IP6
- Version 6 (being developed) of the Internet Protocol
- IPEP
- The IP Encapsulating Payload
- ISDN
- Integrated Services Digitial Network
- ITU
- International Telecommunicaitons Union
- IVS
- INRIA Videoconferencing System
- Imm
- Image Multicast
- JPEG
- Joint Picture Expert Group
- LAN
- Local Area Network
- LBL
- Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories
- LPC
- Linear Predective Coding
- LSA
- Link State Advertisement
- MBone
- Multicast backBone
- MCR
- Minimum Cell Rate
- MCS
- Multipoint Communications Service
- MCU
- Multipoint Control Unit
- MD5
- Message Digest Algorithm number 5
- MMCC
- Multiedia Conference Control
- MOSPF
- Multicast Open Shortest Path First
- MPEG
- Motion Picture Expert Group
- NACK
- Negative Acknowledgement
- NBMA
- Non-Broadcast Multiple Access
- NFS
- Network File System
- NTE
- Network Text Editor
- NTP
- Network Time Protocol
- NTSC
- North American Television Standards Committee
- PEM
- Privacy Enhanced Mail
- PES
- Packetised Elementary Stream
- PGP
- Pretty Good Privacy
- PIM
- Protocol Independant Multicast
- PNNI
- Private Network Network Interface
- PNOs
- Public Network Operators
- POV
- Point of View
- PSDN
- Packet Switched Digital Network
- PST
- Pacific Standard Time
- PTTs
- Post, Telegraph, and Telephone
- PVP
- Packet Voice Protocol
- QCIF
- Quarter Common Interchange Protocol
- QoS
- Quality of Service
- RDBMS
- Relational Database Management System
- RF
- Radio Frequency
- RFC
- Request for Comments
- RGB
- Red, Green, Blue
- RLJMP
- Remote Leave and Join Multicast Protocol
- RMP
- Reliable Multicast Protocol
- RP
- Rendezvous Point
- RPC
- Remote Procedure Call
- RSA
- Rivest Shamir Adelman
- RTCP
- Real Time Control Protocol
- RTP
- Real Time Protocol
- RTT
- Round Trip Time
- SCIF
- Super Common Interchange Format
- SDAP
- Session Directory Advertisement Protocol
- SECAM
- Sequential Coleur a Memoire
- SMDS
- Switched Multi-megabit Data Service
- SNR
- Signal to Noise Ratio
- SPF
- Shortest Path First
- SPI
- Security Parameter Inde
- SRM
- Scalable Reliable Multicast
- SSRC
- Synchronisation Source
- TCP
- Transmission Control Protocol
- Terabytes
- A Whole Lot of Data
- ToS
- Type of Service
- UBR
- Unspecified Bit Rate
- UCL
- University College London
- UDP
- User Datagram Protocol
- UI
- User Interface.
- UNI4
- User Network Interface 4.
- URL
- Uniform Resource Locator
- UTC
- Universal Coordinated Time
- VBR
- Variable Bit Rate
- VC
- Virtual Circuit
- VCI
- Virtual Channel Identifier
- VCR
- Video Cassette Recorder
- VJCC
- Van Jacobson Congestion Control
- VPI
- Virtual Path Identifier
- VPN
- Virtual Private Network
- VR
- Virtual Reality
- VRAM
- Video Random Access Memory
- VRML
- Virtual Reality Markup Language
- WAN
- Wide Area Network
- WWW
- World Wide Web
- chrominance
- Colour Presece
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Jon CROWCROFT
1998-12-03