Installation guide

Acme Packet 6100 Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide 115

SDRAM — Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory is a type of DRAM

that can run at much higher clock speeds than conventional memory.

Telnet — Telnet is a standard terminal emulation program that allows remote

TCP/IP network connection to provide this remote login, control, and

communication functionality.

TCP — Transmission Control Protocol provides a reliable stream delivery and

virtual connection service to applications through the use of sequenced

acknowledgment with the retransmission of packets when necessary.

UPS — Uninterruptible Power Supply is a power supply that can run off of a

backup battery when primary power is lost.

UDP — User Datagram Protocol provides a simple, but unreliable message

service for transaction-oriented services. Each UDP header carries both a

source port identifier and a destination port identifier, allowing high-level

protocols to target specific applications and services among hosts.

VFD — Vacuum Fluorescent Display is used on the graphic display window of

the Acme Packet 6100 System chassis’s front control panel.

VLAN — Virtual Local Area Network refers to a network of computers are

connected to a single physical segment of a wire but behave as if they are

connected to the physically diverse LANs.

VAC — Volts Alternating Current

VDC — Volts Direct Current

VCCI — Voluntary Control Council for Information Technology Equipment

(Japan)

WAN — Wide Area Network is a computer network that spans a relatively

large geographical area. Typically, a WAN consists of two or more LANs.