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Glossary
Glossary
A
APN
Access Point Name. The Access Point Name is used by the terminal operator to establish
the connection to the required destination network.
B
BGAN
Broadband Global Area Network. A satellite network based on geostationary satellites,
delivering broadband data and telephony to virtually any part of the earth, with full UMTS
(3G) compatibility. BGAN enables users to access e-mail, corporate networks and the
Internet, transfer files and make telephone calls.
C
CS
Circuit Switched. Circuit-switched networks require dedicated point-to-point connections
during calls.
D
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses to
devices on a network. With dynamic addressing, a device can have a different IP address
every time it connects to the network.
F
FCC
Federal Communications Commission. An independent agency of the United States
government. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the
spectrum, the media, public safety and homeland security.
G
GMPCS
Global Mobile Personal Communications Services
GNSS
Global Navigation Satellite System. A navigation satellite system using the GPS, GLONASS,
Galileo or Beidou system.
H
HDR
High Data Rate. A BGAN service supporting a portfolio of four new streaming rates,
including asymmetric services.
HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol. HTTP is the underlying protocol used by the World Wide
Web. This protocol defines how messages are formatted and transmitted, and what
actions Web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands.
HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is an extension of the Hypertext Transfer
Protocol (HTTP). It is used for secure communication over a computer network, and is
widely used on the Internet.
I
IC
Industry Canada (French: Industrie Canada) is the department of the Government of
Canada with a mandate of fostering a growing, competitive, knowledge-based Canadian
economy.
