Why does this matter operationally?
Resilience
The capacity of a connectivity system to maintain acceptable service levels when components fail, links degrade, or conditions change unexpectedly. Resilient architectures use redundancy, failover paths, and graceful degradation to keep operations running when ideal conditions cannot be guaranteed.
427 terms
Holdover Timing
Holdover Timing is the ability of a system to continue providing acceptable timing when its external reference is temporarily unavailable. It maintains timing during reference loss.
Operations
Horizon Masking
Horizon Masking is the obstruction or loss of visibility near the horizon caused by the Earth, terrain, or vessel geometry. It blocks low-angle paths and prevents RF signals from reaching…
Concept/Framework
Hub And Spoke
Hub And Spoke is a topology or operating model in which multiple endpoints connect through a central hub rather than directly to each other.
Concept/Framework
Hub And Spoke Architecture
Hub And Spoke Architecture is a network design in which endpoints connect through a central hub rather than directly to one another. It simplifies interconnection but centralizes dependency.
Concept/Framework
Hybrid Network
Hybrid Network is a network architecture that combines different transport, access, or ownership models within one operational environment.
Concept/Framework
ICAO
The United Nations specialized agency responsible for developing and maintaining international standards and recommended practices governing civil aviation, including the communication, navigation, and surveillance framework supporting global air traffic management.
Regulatory & Compliance
ICS Security
The discipline of protecting industrial control systems — programmable logic controllers, distributed control systems, and supervisory control platforms that directly command physical process equipment — from cyber threats, representing the…
Concept/Framework
IMO
The United Nations specialized agency responsible for developing and maintaining the international regulatory framework for maritime safety, security, and environmental protection, administering SOLAS and the broader body of maritime conventions…
Regulatory & Compliance
In-Band Management
In-Band Management is administrative access to a system over the same network path that also carries production traffic.
Operations
Incident Response
Incident response is the disciplined process used to identify, contain, investigate, and recover from an incident affecting a system or service. It coordinates technical, operational, and communication actions so the…
Operations