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Issue2,November2007 Draft5forRegulatoryReview 522

ProtectiveEarth

Connection to earth (which has a charge of 0 volts). Also known as

ground.

ProxyServer

Network computer that isolates another from the Internet. The proxy

server communicates for the other computer, and sends replies to only

the appropriate computer, which has an IP address that is not unique

or not registered.

PTMP

Point-to-Multipoint Protocol defined in RFC 2178, which specifies that

data that originates from a central network element can be received by

all other network elements, but data that originates from a non-central

network element can be received by only the central network element.

See

http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2178.html

PTP

Point-to-Point Protocol. The standards that RFC 1661 defines for data

transmittal on the Internet. See

http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1661.html.

QoS

Quality of Service. A frame field that Bandwidth and Authentication

Manager (BAM) provides to the AP and SM the sustained data rates

and burst data limits of the SM. The format of this field is 64

hexadecimal characters of 0 to 9 and a to f. The BAM SQL database

expresses this field as five contiguous subfields.

QualityofService

A frame bit that Bandwidth and Authentication Manager (BAM)

provides to the AP and SM the sustained data rates and burst data

limits of the SM. The format of this field is 64 hexadecimal characters

of 0 to 9 and a to f. The BAM SQL database expresses this field as

five contiguous subfields. Also known as QoS.

QuickStart

Interface page that requires minimal configuration for initial module

operation.

RadioSignalStrength

Indicator

Relative measure of the strength of a received signal. An acceptable

link displays an Radio Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) value of

greater than 700.

RandomNumber

Number that the Bandwidth and Authentication Manager (BAM)

generates, invisible to both the SM and the network operator, to send

to the SM as a challenge against an authentication attempt.

Reader

A registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Incorporated.

Recharging

Resumed accumulation of data in available data space (buckets). See

Buckets.

RedHat

A registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc.