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 Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a serial bus standard to connect devices to a host
computer.
 A video codec is a device or software that enables video compression and/or
decompression for digital video. H.264 is a standard for video compression, and is
equivalent to MPEG-4 AVC. H.263 is a video codec standard originally designed as a
low-bitrate compressed format for videoconferencing. MPEG-4 is collection of
methods defining compression of audio and visual (AV) digital data.
 JPEG is a commonly used method of compression for photographic images.
 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a general term for a family of transmission
technologies for delivery of voice communications over IP networks such as the
Internet.
 The Internet Protocol Suite (commonly known as TCP/IP) is the set of
communications protocols used for the Internet
 An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a numerical identification and logical address that
is assigned to devices participating in a computer network utilizing the Internet
Protocol for communication between its nodes.
 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a network application protocol
used by devices (DHCP clients) to obtain configuration information for operation in an
Internet Protocol network.
 The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the
standardized Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP).
 An intranet is a private computer network that uses Internet technologies
 Power over Ethernet or PoE technology describes a system to transfer electrical
power, along with data, to remote devices over standard twisted-pair cable in an
Ethernet network
 Network Time Protocol (NTP), a means of synchronizing clocks over a computer
network.