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Glossary
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half-rate As described in TDMA systems,
the transmission rate at which one call uses
two of the six available slots.
handoff The process of passing control of
a mobile from one base to another.
host firmware Firmware located in the
Test Set (the host).
HP-IB See GPIB.
Idle The state on an ACC in which the
mobile is available to originate a call or
accept orders. Analogous to Camping on a
DCCH.
IMSI International Mobile Station
Identity. A mobile identification format as
specified by CCITT E.212.
initialization The process by which a
mobile gets to a state in which it can
originate a call or accept orders.
IS-54B This standard has been finalized as
TIA/EIA-627.
IS-136 This standard has been finalized as
TIA/EIA-136.
Layer 2, Layer 3 Levels of protocol
created for the TIA/EIA-136 system.
loopback A state in which incoming data is
fed back to the output with little or no
modification.
MACA Mobile Assisted Channel
Allocation. A procedure in which the
network requests mobiles operating on a
DCCH to measure and report the signal
strength on up to 15 channels specified by
the network and reports this information to
the network. The network uses the signal
quality information reported by the mobile
in conjunction with measurements made by
the network to decide if the mobile should
be handed off to another voice or traffic
channel. The mobile measures BER, and
RSSI.
magnitude error The rms value of the
difference between the expected magnitude
of the carrier and the measured magnitude.
MAHO Mobile Assisted HandOff. The
process by which a mobile measures and
reports signal quality of candidate RF
channels to the base. The base then uses this
information to select a channel for a
handoff.
max abs A measure of the power within
the Test Set.
Meas subsystem The firmware subsystem
which control measurements.
MS Mobile station.
MSID Mobile Station IDentification.
neighbor list A list of neighboring cells
containing information concerning the
DCCHs in those cells.
non-public system A system with a
restricted group of users. This encompasses
private and residential systems.