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Encoder Boundary Point
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Category: Network (Application)

Third Generation Mobile Network

Third generation of Mobile Networks, also called UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System). This generation finally achieved data rates enabling SD streaming over mobile (at least

Fourth Generation Mobile Network

Fourth generation of mobile networks, also called LTE (Long Term Evolution). This generation helped deliver high-speed and a lower latency, permitting the delivery of HD

Fifth Generation Mobile Network

Fifth generation of mobile networks. The idea is to increase bandwidth, decrease latency and enable new video use cases such as VR, AR or 4K

Cache

A temporary location that stores copies of objects.

Canonical Name Record

Canonical Name Record or Alias Record. A type of resource record in the Domain Name System (DNS) that specifies that one domain name is an

Domain Name Server

A server that provides Domain Name Service (DNS) resolution. Primarily for mapping human-significant names to IP addresses. There are some other data/functions enabled by DNS

Machine Learning

Machine learning uses training datasets to learn and develop models that can be used to perform analysis and/or develop predictions based on past observations within

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