Operations Manual

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TCM
Trellis Coded Modulation. The goal of TCM is the same as other error
correction schemes – to increase data rate by adding redundancy to reduce
error. TCM uses redundancy to enhance the signal detection process.
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. Family of data
communication protocols universally implemented on the Internet.TCP is a
transport layer protocol used for reliable, connection-oriented communication
between two applications.
transceiver
Abbreviation for a transmitter and receiver.
transmitter
Device that converts signals for transmission.
Trellis encoding rate
Rate of TCM. (See TCM.)
Tx
Transmitted signal or transmitter.
V
Virtual Private Network
See VPN.
VPN
Virtual Private Network. Private network that is built on top of a public
network.
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WAN
Wide Area Network. High-speed network that connects networks over a large
geographical area. (See also LAN and MAN.)
Wide Area Network
See WAN.