Nera WorldPro 1000, User Manual

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Nera WorldPro 1000
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USER GUIDE APPENDIX C - LIST OF TERMS
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MSN Multiple Subscriber Number, the extension
number that connected equipment responds to.
OID Originating terminal IDentification.
Ocean Region the coverage area of an Inmarsat
satellite within which the Nera WorldPro 1000 may
communicate.
PABX Private Automatic Branch Exchange.
Passkey Bluetooth enabling key
PIN Personal Identification Number.
POR Pacific Ocean Region (F3 - 178ºEast).
PPP Point-to-Point Protocol used for serial data com-
munication via the Nera WorldPro 1000 USB port or
Bluetooth connection.
PS Packet Switched data service.
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
PUK Personal Unblocking Key, code that allows un-
blocking a SIM card.
QoS Quality of Service
RF Radio Frequency.
SAS Shared Access Station, a station that intercon-
nects fixed telecommunications networks with the
Inmarsat system.
SIM Subscriber Identity Module
SMS Short Message System.
SP Service Provider
Spot Beam an Ocean Region is divided into sub-re-
gions, each “spotlighted” by a beam from the region
satellite.
Terrestrial Network a fixed telecommunications net-
work, such as a telephone network or a data network,
which connects to the Inmarsat system at an SAS.
UDI Unrestricted Digital Information.
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System.
USB Universal Serial Bus.
USIM SIM card designed for 3G mobile telephony.
UTC Coordinated Universal Time, referenced to Green-
wich Mean Time (GMT).
VBR Variable Bit Rate.
VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol, broadband internet
telephone communications.
VPN Virtual Private Network.