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STP—Spanning Tree Protocol
Standing-Wave Ratio—See SWR.
SWR—Standing-Wave Ratio. A parameter related to the ratio between
forward transmitter power and the reflected power from the antenna
system. As a general guideline, reflected power should not exceed 10%
of the forward power (≈ 2:1 SWR).
TCP—Transmission Control Protocol. A “guaranteed delivery” pro-
tocol used to set up a connection between two devices with acknowl-
edgements (ACK/NACK), and retries if the data is not received
properly. Requires more overhead than UDP (see below) but is some-
times required in mission-critical systems.
Terminal Server—A device that provides a common connection point
for serial terminals (PCs, printers, endpoint devices, etc.) to a Local or
Wide Area Network (LAN/WAN). The terminal converts serial data
from these terminals into Internet Protocol (IP). The entraNET AP con-
tains a built-in terminal server.
Throughput—A measure of the quantity of data sent and the speed with
which it is transferred in a network.
TFTP—Trivial File Transfer Protocol
UDP—User Datagram Protocol. A basic transmission protocol with low
overhead requirements but with no acknowledgement or retry capa-
bility. It is often used for broadcast transmission where acknowledge-
ments are not required, and incomplete messages are discarded by the
receiving station.
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