58 Pa. Code § 809a.2

Current through Register Vol. 54, No.43, October 26, 2024
Section 809a.2 - Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

Domain name system-The globally distributed Internet database which maps machine names to IP numbers, and vice versa.

Player device-The device that converts communications from the interactive gaming platform into a human interpretable form and converts human decisions into a communication format understood by the interactive gaming platform. The term includes personal computers, mobile phones, tablets, and the like.

Primary server-First source for Domain Name System data and responses to queries.

Remote access-Any access from outside the interactive gaming system or interactive gaming system network, including access from other networks within the same facility.

Secondary server or redundancy server-A server that shares the same features and capabilities as the primary server serves and acts as a second or substitutive point of contact in case the primary server is unavailable, busy or overloaded.

Stateful protocol-A protocol in which the communication system utilized by the player and the primary or secondary server tracks the state of the communication session.

Stateless protocol-A protocol in which neither the player nor the primary or secondary servers communication systems tracks the state of the communication session.

58 Pa. Code § 809a.2