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
Link Assurance
Link Assurance is the effort to verify, monitor, and maintain the quality and availability of a communications link. It keeps the link fit for service.
Operations
Link Availability
Link availability is the fraction or percentage of time that a communications path can successfully support service within acceptable performance thresholds. It is a measure of operational readiness and continuity…
Concept/Framework
Link Budget
A link budget is a calculation that sums all gains, losses, and noise contributions in a wireless communication path to estimate received signal quality. The result shows whether the intended…
Concept/Framework
Link Margin
Link margin is the excess of received signal quality over the minimum quality required to maintain the link at the target service level.
Concept/Framework
Link State Routing
Link State Routing is a routing method in which routers exchange and flood link-state advertisements to build a shared network topology map, then independently compute optimal paths using shortest-path algorithms.
Protocol
Load Balancer
A Load Balancer is a system that distributes traffic or workloads across multiple resources. It improves availability, utilization, and service performance.
Software
Load Balancing
Load Balancing is the distribution of traffic or workload across multiple resources so no single resource becomes overloaded.
Software
Loop Prevention
Loop Prevention is the use of mechanisms that stop forwarding, routing, or control loops from forming in a network or process. It protects stability and correct forwarding.
Operations
Low-Gain Antenna
Low-Gain Antenna is an antenna with a wide radiation pattern and lower directional concentration, often used for broad coverage or initial acquisition.
Hardware
Marine Grade Antenna Enclosure
Marine Grade Antenna Enclosure is a protective housing designed to shield antenna hardware from salt, moisture, wind, and physical exposure. It protects RF equipment in harsh marine conditions while allowing…
Hardware