Alvarion BreezeMAX PRO 5000 CPE, Product Manual

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Glossary
BreezeMAX PRO 5000 CPE 93 Product Manual
AAA Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (pronounced "triple a."). A system (or
several systems) that controls what resources users have access to, and keeps track of
the activity of users over the network.
ACS Auto Configuration Server. A CPE management system supporting secure
auto-configuration as well as other CPE management functions.
AES-CCM Advanced Encryption Standard - Counter mode with Cipher-block chaining Message
authentication code.
Counter mode with Cipher-block chaining Message authentication code (CCM) is an
encryption protocol in the 802.11i standard. The CCM protocol (CCMP) is based upon
the CCM mode of the AES encryption algorithm and utilizes 128-bit keys.
APD Automatic Platform Detection. A mechanism that dtects the wireless link protocol used
by the Base Station, enabling automatic selection of the operation mode to be used
Subscriber Unit.
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol. Internet protocol used to map an IP address to a MAC
address. Defined in RFC 826
ATPC Automatic Transmit Power Control
AWGN Additive white Gaussian noise, also known as white noise, contains equal energy per
frequency across the spectrum of the noise employed.
BPSK Binary Phase-Shift Keying. A data transfer technique. BPSK transmits data using two
phase modulation signals, one phase representing a binary one, and the other
representing a binary zero. The signal is divided into bits; their status is determined by
the preceding wave. If the wave changes, for example, the signal is reversed.
BS Base Station. The WiMAX BS is an entity that implements the WiMAX MAC and PHY in
compliance with the IEEE 802.16e standard. A BS operates on one frequency
assignment, and incorporates scheduler functions for uplink and downlink resources.
BTS Base Transceiver Station. A wireless network element that provides the radio interface
of the network. The BTS comprises the radio transmission and reception devices, and
also manages the signal processing related to the air interface.
BWA Broadband Wireless Access
CF Compact Flash. A popular memory card that uses flash memory to store data on a very
small card.
CINR Carrier-to-Interference plus Noise Ratio (expressed in dB)
CLI Command Line Interface. A user interface where the user sees the command line on
the monitor and a prompt that is waiting to accept instructions from the user. The user
types in the command, the computer acts on that command and then issues a new
prompt for the next instruction from the user.
CPE Customer Premise Equipment. Communications equipment that resides on the
customer's premises.
CPU Central Processing Unit