Intro to CradlePoint Netcloud Glossary Flashcards
Important terms to help understand CP Netcloud
What is an Antenna?
A device that converts between radio waves and electrical current.
Used to transmit and receive wireless signals in the form of radio frequency.
What is an AP (access point)
A networking device that allows other wifi devices to connect to a network.
What is an API (application program interface)
A set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications. An API specifies how software components should interact.
AVL (automatic vehicle locator)
A device that uses the global position system (GPS) to enable a business or agency to remotely track the location of its vehicle by using the internet. This type of device combines GPS, cellular communications, street-level mapping, and a intuitive user interface.
Bandwidth
Bandwidth is the data transfer capacity of a computer network in bits per second (Bps
In analog or digital communication, the channel occupied by the carrier and measured as the difference in hertz (HZ) between the highest and lowest frequencies in the channel.
For example, a gigabit Ethernet connection has a bandwidth of 1,000 Mbps (125 megabytes per second). An Internet connection via cable modem may provide 25 Mbps of bandwidth
BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)
Also called bring your own technology, bring your own phone, and bring your own personal computer refers to being allowed to use one’s personally owned device, rather than being required to use and officially provided device, rather than being required to use an officially provided device.
BYON (Bring Your Own Network)
The ability of users to create or access alternative networks when the available options are not satisfactory for their purposes.
CLOUD
In the simplest terms, cloud computing means storing and accessing data and programs over the internet instead of your computer’s hard drive.
A term stemming from the abstract concept that the same data and services are available from seemingly limitless points of access. Cloud computing is a potentially extensive infrastructure of such services and methods of access, whether supplied by a cloud provider or internally, as from an enterprises own data center.
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
A job title given to the senior executive in an enterprise who works with information technology and computer systems in order to support enterprise goals.
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
A senior-level executive within an organization responsible for establishing and maintaining the enterprise vision, strategy, and program to ensure smooth sailing
Connections Manager
Provides a top-down hierarchy of WAN connection options (ethernet, LTE, Wi-fi as WAN, etc.) through which the cradlepoint router will attempt to connect.
DATA
Any form of information that is used as an input to a system or application for processing or that is produced as the output from a system or application.
Day-1 Internet/ Day 1 network- Having Internet connectivity at a branch or location from the first day of deployment. Most branch or store locations require a wait of 90 days or more for wired connectivity. With 4G LTE Solutions, network connectivity can be achieved by utilizing Cradlepoint routing solutions for Day -1 deployments.
Digital Singage
Displays use technology such as LCD, LED, projections and e-paper to display content.
DHCP (dynamic host configuration protocol
A configuration service used to provide an IP address and configuration information to a device over the network.
**The configuration is leased for a specified period of time, based on server configuration, may require a renewal. DCHP & BOOTP services may be provided from the same server.
DSL (digital subscriber line)
A family of technologies that are used to transmit digital data over the telephone lines.
DOS (denial of service) attack
Attempt to make a network resource unavailable to its users that creates a bottleneck on and greatly reduces network speeds for its duration
Elastic Edge
Cradlepoints vision and blueprint for the next-generation edge networks .
Deliver broadband connectivity, cloud like agility, and software extensibility all while ensuring enterprise class visibility, security, and control.
Endpoint
Refers to undefined Cradlepoint hardware. This term should be used when being non specific in reference to the full breadth of Cradlepoint products. When referring to specific endpoints, use terms router, adapter, access point, etc.
Extensibility
A measurement of a piece of technology’s capacity to change additional elements and features to its existing structure. Have the ability to define new features and introduce new functionality.
Failover
A backup operational mode in which internet connections are routed over to a secondary internet connection when primary is unavailable.
FIPS 140-2 (Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2
: A US government computer security standard used to approve cryptographic modules.
Firewall
offers filters and the option to block WAN requests. Blocks specific internet data types and requests.
Gateway
A common term for a router; a router at the edge of a network or enterprise internet; a multilayer protocol converter
GPS (global positioning system)
Developed for military use, it uses world wide satellites to pinpoint a location of a vehicle or electronic device. Includes location, mapping, navigation, and also used by receivers for clock synchronization because of the precise atomic clocks that are present in the satellites.
GPIO (general purpose input/output)
A type of pin found on an integrated circuit that does not have a specific function
GUI (graphical user interface)
An interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and visual indicators.
*** such as secondary notation, instead of text-based user interfaces, typed command labels, or text navigation
Hardware
as opposed to software, the durable components of the computer system.
** Includes the cases and chassis, the curcuit boards, the storage devices, peripherial components (monitor), printer, mouse, etc)
Host
the operating system on which a hypervisor runs.
**a networked device with an IP address; mainframe computer system. Named after the mainframes of legacy and modern centralized networking environments
HUB
A layer 1- ethernet device with multiple network interfaces; the central concentrating device in a star wired hub and spoke topology.
***Essentially a muliport repeater dealing only with regenerating inbound signals before sending them out simultaneously. Can be a hub, switch, concentrator, router, or a multifunction device offering a combination of such functions.
Interface
A physical port used for connectivity to a network or peripherial device; a point of interconnection between two cables, two components, two protocols, two software processes, or two networks. Cabling interfaced are often interchangeably referred to as ports. Interfaces between software or protocol objects can also be referred to as ports. The term socket is also used.
IoT (Internet of Things)
The interworking of physical devices, vehicles, connected devices, smart devices, buildings, and other items embedded with objects to collect and exchange data (sensors, software, actuators, etc)
IPS/IDS (intrusions prevention system/intrusion detection system)
A passive monitoring device that collects data and sets off an alarm if it detects anything suspicious. IPS can stop malicious traffic from invading with all features of IDS. Actively shuts down attacks
ISP (Internet Service Provider)
an organization that provides a myriad of services for accessing, using, or participating in the internet.
IPv4
The primary layer-3 protocol in use on the internet and private intranets. Provides end-to-end logical identifiers-32-bit IPv4 addresses represented as eight bit decimal numbers seperated by periods (194.343.434). Ipv4 addresses have a hierarchical address structure that lends itself to routing.
IPv6
The layer-3 protocol designed to replace Ipv4. Internet protocol version 6 features 128 addresses that provide 298 times the number of IPv4. Eight feilds and four hex make a IPv6 address.
JITTER
Is the deviation from true periodicity of a presumably periodic signal, often in relation to a reference clock signal. In clock recovery applications it is called timing jitter.