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Enfora Enabler IIIG M2M
Modem Integration Guide
14. APPENDIX C - Glossary and Acronyms
API
Application Programming Interface.
App Application
Refers to the Application which sends or receives commands/responses
from the Enfora Enabler IIIG Module
AT Command Set
Commands issued by intelligent device to a modem to perform functions,
such as to initiate call, to answer call, or to transmit data.
BER
Bit Error Rate
Bit Error Rate
CMUX
Multiplexer protocol that operates between an MS and a TE and allows a
number of simultaneous sessions over a normal serial asynchronous
interface
CPE
Customer Premise
Equipment
A terminal in fixed location on the customer’s premises.
CSD
Circuit Switched Data
Data link from a terminal through the network allowing real-time, duplex
connectivity at 9600 bytes/second.
dBi
Decibels referenced to an isotropic radiator
DCE
Data Communications
Equipment
Data Communications Equipment
DCS
Digital Cellular System
A collection of services and capabilities providing flexibility of access and
mobility through a combination of wireless and wire-line networks, utilizing
the 1800 MHz bandwidth.
DTE
Data Terminal Equipment
Data Terminal Equipment
EFR
Enhanced Full Rate
Voice (vocoder) compression algorithms which offer the highest quality voice
communication.
EIR
Equipment Identity Register
A database used to store International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of a
locally issued terminal.
EIRP
Equivalent Isotropic
Radiated
Power
In a given direction, the gain of a transmitting antenna multiplied by the net
power accepted by the antenna from the connected transmitter.
EMC
Electromagnetic
Compatibility
The ability of a device to function satisfactorily in its electromagnetic
environment without inducing intolerable disturbance to that environment (or
to other devices)
ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
Static electricity that can damage electronic equipment.
EU
European Union
An organization of 15 European states whose purpose is to organize
relations between the Member States and between their peoples.
FTA
Full Type Approval
GSM Full Type Approval
GPRS
General Packet Radio
Service
Standard for packet communications utilizing Global Standard for Mobility
(GSM) infrastructure.
GSM
Global System for Mobile
Communications
Standard for digital communications. Allows consistent communications in
various parts of the world despite variations in RF spectrum allocations.
Transferring the SIM (see below) permits users to roam by changing terminal
equipment.
HLR
Home Location Register
Stores the identity and user data for all subscribers belonging to the area of
the related MSC.
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