| H.248 |
ITU-T protocol to control the MGW |
| H.323 |
ITU-T recommendation for teleconferencing. See OpenH323 |
| Half Duplex |
Transceiver mode wherein signals may not be received while transmitting. Signal transmission and reception usually done on same frequency. See Transceiver. |
| HDLC |
High Level Data Link Control |
| HDSL |
High bit rate DSL. Symmetric DSL used for corporate networking |
| Headend |
Facility at local cable TV office that originates and communicates TV modem services to subscribers. Includes satellite dish antenna for receiving incoming programming, Internet gateway, telephony network, or other source, and converts to laser-modulated optical signals for transmission across network to subscriber. Larger networks feature both primary headend and secondary headends or hubs. |
| HFC |
Hybrid Fiber Coax. Telecommunication technology offered by MSOs in which optical fiber cable and coaxial cable are used in different portions of a network to carry broadband content (such as video, data and voice). Broadband bi-directional shared media transmission system using fiber trunks between headend and fiber nodes, and coaxial distribution from fiber nodes to customer locations. |
| HINFO |
Host Information |
| HDLC |
High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC) is a bit-oriented synchronous data link Layer 2 protocol developed by the International Organization for Standarization (ISO). |
| HLPI |
Higher Layer Protocol Identifier |
| Hotspot |
For users of portable computers equipped for wireless, a WLAN node that provides Internet connection and VPN access from a given public location. |
| HSSI |
High Speed Serial Interface. A serial interface that can be used for very short distances (up to 50 feet), supporting speeds up to 52 Mbps |
| HTML |
Hypertext Markup Language |
| HTTP |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol. For transferring files (text, graphic images, sound, video, and other multimedia files) through Internet. |
| https |
Secure http |
| Hub |
Common connection point for network devices commonly used to connect segments of a LAN. Contains multiple ports. Packet arrives at one port, copied to other ports so that all LAN segments can see all packets. Usually includes switch, may include router. |
| Hz |
Cycles per second. A measure of radio frequency |