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IP
Internet Protocol. A communication protocol commonly utilised by
communication hardware comprising the Internet
IPV6
Internet Protocol version 6. lPv6 is the latest IP version. Address exhaustion is
prevented by means of a long address field, thereby enabling further Internet
expansion. In addition, security and mobility are built into the protocol.
Currently utilised IP addresses are almost all 1Pv4, and with the present rate of
Internet growth this type of address will be exhausted by 2010. IPv6 on the
other hand enables 10 to the 29th power more available addresses than the
previous IPv4.
IRDA
Infrared Data Association. IrDA is a private sector body established in 1993 to
promote standardisation in the field of infrared data communication. The
organisation currently has over 160 member firms. IrDA is also the term
generally applied to the system itself which operates in accordance with the
standards established by the organisation. This system has been incorporated
in notebook PCs, PDAs, and most recently in the NM208 (PDC) model
portable phone by Nokia as well, and has become a worldwide defacto
standard. The standards set by IrDA include the lrTran-P protocol for still
images.
IRMC
Infrared Mobile Communication. This is a sub working group within IrDA
which has defined infrared for mobile terminals (portable phones and portable
information terminals).
IRTRANP
lrTranP is a standard system for the infrared transfer of digital still images
between such devices as digital cameras PDAs etc. It was standardised by IrDA
(Infrared Data Association) and adopts a JPEG file format for exchanged data.
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network. It signifies an integrated digital network
capable of complete digitalising and handling of information from differing
services including telephone, fax, data, images, etc.
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