assignment. A cable modem may have one or more unicast SIDs. A group of cable modems may share a multicast SID. Service Information (SI) That information that describes the broadcast services available on the network. Service Profile Identifier (SPID) A number that the telephone company switching equipment uses to keep track of configuration information for each terminal adapter connected to an ISDN telephone line. The telephone company should give you your SPIDs at the time they assign you your ISDN directory numbers. Servo-loop Automatic device for regulating. Session Description Protocol (SDP) A DDE-1 protocol that defines a multicast session that may or may not be concurrent with a TV program. Or IETF protocol that describes multimedia sessions for the purposes of session announcement, session invitation, and other forms of multimedia session initiation. Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) An Internet protocol used for negotiating multimedia sessions across the network. Session Key A cryptographic key intended to encrypt data for a limited period of time, typically between a pair of entities. Set-Top Box (STB) Any of several different electronic devices that may be used in a customer's home to enable services to be on that customer's TV. If the “set-top” device is used only for extending the channels available, it is called a converter. If it restores scrambled or otherwise protected signals, it is a descrambler. SETI Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. SF Service Flow SFID Service Flow Identifier
assignment. A cable modem may have one or more unicast SIDs. A group of cable modems may share a multicast SID. Service Information (SI) That information that describes the broadcast services available on the network. Service Profile Identifier (SPID) A number that the telephone company switching equipment uses to keep track of configuration information for each terminal adapter connected to an ISDN telephone line. The telephone company should give you your SPIDs at the time they assign you your ISDN directory numbers. Servo-loop Automatic device for regulating. Session Description Protocol (SDP) A DDE-1 protocol that defines a multicast session that may or may not be concurrent with a TV program. Or IETF protocol that describes multimedia sessions for the purposes of session announcement, session invitation, and other forms of multimedia session initiation. Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) An Internet protocol used for negotiating multimedia sessions across the network. Session Key A cryptographic key intended to encrypt data for a limited period of time, typically between a pair of entities. Set-Top Box (STB) Any of several different electronic devices that may be used in a customer's home to enable services to be on that customer's TV. If the “set-top” device is used only for extending the channels available, it is called a converter. If it restores scrambled or otherwise protected signals, it is a descrambler. SETI Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. SF Service Flow SFID Service Flow Identifier
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