Glossary
AS/NZS Australian and New Zealand Standard
BW Band Width
CLIP Calling Line Identification Presentation: A supplementary
service used to show the number of a caller.
CNI Calling Number Identification.
CSA Canadian Standards Association
CW Call Waiting
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A protocol for
dynamically assigning IP addresses from a pre-defined list to
nodes on a network. Using DHCP to manage IP addresses
simplifies client configuration and efficiently utilizes IP
addresses.
DiffServ See DSCP
DNS Domain Name System: The name resolution system that lets
users locate computers on the Internet (TCP/IP network) by
domain name. The DNS server maintains a database of domain
names (host names) and their corresponding IP addresses.
DRAP Dynamic Resource Allocation Protocol
DSCP Differentiated Service Code Point, AKA DiffServ: An alternate
use for the ToS byte in IP packets. Six bits of this byte are
being reallocated for use as the DSCP field where each DSCP
specifies a particular per-hop behavior that is applied to the
packet.
DTMF Dual-Tone Multi Frequency: The type of audio signals that are
generated when you press the buttons on a touch-tone
telephone. DTMF assigns a specific frequency (consisting of
two separate tones) to each key.
EC Echo Cancellation