Glossary

A gigabit, or 10^9 bits.

A gigabyte, or 10^9 bytes, or 8000 million bits.

With generic forwarding, requests from networks are forwarded without any firewall intervention even if the firewall is switched off.

A unit of frequency equal to 10^9 hertz, which is defined as one cycle per second.

Integration of Google Accounts, for example in authentication processes.

A service that enables developers to create and run web applications on Google's infrastructure and share their applications via a pay-as-you-go, consumption-based plan with no setup costs or recurring fees.

Feature that lets you set up a confirmation page or ticketing system to temporarily grant guests access to the network.

Standard that defines the protocols to provide audio-visual communication sessions on any packet network. H.323 addresses call signaling and control, multimedia transport and control, and bandwidth control for point-to-point and multi-point conferences.

Barracuda program that allows existing appliance customers with an active Energize Updates subscription to migrate to the latest hardware platforms at a reduced price -- ensuring customers benefit from the latest hardware improvements and firmware capabilities.

Deployment method that ensures that the services running on the system are always available even if one system is down due to maintenance or a hardware fault.

Label assigned to a device connected to a computer network. Used to identify the device in various forms of electronic communication.

Protocol for submitting data over a network, commonly used to load website content in a web browser.

Consists of communication over HTTP within a connection encrypted by TLS or SSL. The main motivation is authentication of the visited website and protection of the privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.

Infrastructure is the backbone of all of your business operations.

Network security feature that monitors local and forwarding firewall traffic for malicious activities.

Configurable network security feature that monitors local and forwarding firewall traffic for malicious activities.

The fourth and sixth versions, respectively, of the Internet Protocol (IP). Following are examples of notation for each type of address:IPv4    192.0.2.235IPv6    2001:0db8:0000:0042:0000:8a2e:0370:7334

Routing node in an OSI network.

Protocol defined by RFC 2408 for establishing Security Associations (SA) and cryptographic keys in an Internet environment. It is part of IKE.

Communication protocol offered by telephone companies that permits telephone networks to carry data, voice, and other source traffic.

Organization that provides access to the Internet.