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bps
Bits per second, the rate of at which data is transmitted.
Byte
A digital “word” usually made up of eight bits.
CPE
Customer Premise Equipment, or “Client Station”; an endpoint, usually at a customer’s
location, that connects to a network (or the Internet) via an access point
Ethernet
A set of computer networking technologies for local area networks (LANs).
IP
Internet protocol provides for transmitting blocks of data between hosts identified by fixed-
length addresses.
LAN
Local area network, a privately owned network that offers high-speed communications
channels connecting information processing equipment in a limited geographic area.
Modulation
Any of several techniques for combining user information with a transmitter carrier signal.
Packet
Data encapsulated with control information. The three principal elements of a packet include
the header, text, and trailer bits (for error detection and correction). A header contains the data
needed to route the packet through a network to its final destination.
Quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM)
A modulation method that conveys two bit streams by changing the amplitudes of two carrier
waves.
Router
A network device used to forward data between multiple networks.
Single Carrier Frequency Domain Equalization (SC-FDE)
An alternative to solve the common multipath issues associated with commonly-used OFDM
systems. This advanced carrier technique improves performance of a non-line-of-sight
wireless system, allowing the RuralConnect® to deliver high-speed Internet access to areas
where traditional wireless technologies will not operate.
Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA)
A frequency-division multiple access scheme that deals with the assignment of multiple users
to a shared communication resource.
Special Temporary Authority (STA)
A type of broadcast license which temporarily allows a broadcast station to operate outside of
its normal technical or legal parameters.
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