Operations Manual

Product Glossary - R0.1 glossary-7
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gateway
A network point that aggregates traffic and acts as an entrance to another
network.
gateway site
Network equipment configuration for a location that aggregates customer
traffic in a consecutive point network for access to and from the Internet.
general purpose input/output
See GPIO.
GPIO
General Purpose Input/Output. Input/output ports on the IFU that provide
external control of equipment or detection and generation of external alarms.
Each IFU contains four GPIO ports (two input-only and two output-only).
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histogram
A graphical representation of the distribution of a performance parameter.
hop distance
The distance between two communicating IFUs. One objective in network
design is to design link hop distances so that the RF path loss does not exceed
the path loss allowance for the required availability or grade of service.
HP OpenView™
Hewlett Packard’s network management product consisting of a suite of
software tools that enable network operations staff to manage the elements in
a network. HP OpenView Network Node Manager™ and the IFU Link
Manager software provide complete element management functions for an
IFU network.
hub
A location in a network where data is aggregated and forwarded to its
destination. A hub contains a switch and a router.
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IFU
Invisible Fiber™ unit. Outdoor fixed-wireless device, designed to fiber-optic
specifications, that combines antenna, transceiver, modem, and controller
modules to transport high-bandwidth network-grade broadband telephony and
data services.