MSC-CP8X4E Product Manual
6 Reference
6.1 Glossary
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Active Routing
– The current routing state of a Router's Matrix.
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Destination
– A Video or Audio destination (output from a Router device). Numbered starting from 1.
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Input
– Synonymous with Source.
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IP
– Stands for Internet Protocol. Base protocol of the Internet which can also be used on LANs. This
protocol uses 4 byte addresses (IPv4) written in "quad dot" format, which is four decimal numbers
separated by periods (192.168.2.60 for example).
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LAN
– Stands for Local Area Network. Refers to a single local Ethernet network, usually consisting of
a single IP subnet.
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Level
– Router devices may contain multiple Video and Audio levels. Level numbers start from 1.
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Mascot Protocol –
An abbreviation of
MA
trix
S
witch
CO
rporation pro
T
ocol. An ASCII text based
protocol for interfacing to Matrix Switch Corporation devices.
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Matrix
– Used when referring to a Router's entire routing state.
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Mute
– When supported, a destination can be muted, which for video means the output is turned off and
for audio means it is silenced.
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Output
– Synonymous with Destination.
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Preset
– Matrix Switch Corporation Router devices provide 10 presets which store matrix Routing
connections. When a preset is “recalled” zero or more matrix connections are changed based on the
content of the Preset. Numbered starting from 0. Preset 0 is special in that it is recalled on system
startup.
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Remote Panel
– Matrix Switch Corporation Remote Panels connect to Router devices for remote
control with touch buttons.
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Router
– A Video/Audio Routing device routes one or more sources to one or more destinations (not to
be confused with a Network router, which is referred to as a Network Switch in this manual).
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Simple Panel
– A Matrix Switch Corporation Remote Panel which has buttons only.
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Smart Panel
– A Matrix Switch Corporation Remote Panel which comes equipped with an LCD screen
interface.
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Source
– A Video or Audio source (input to a Router device). Numbered starting from 1.
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TCP
– Stands for Transport Control Protocol. This protocol is used by Matrix Switch Corporation
devices for remote panel control, the MASCOT network interface and the web page interface.
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