Appendix A. Abbreviations
MDIX
Medium dependent interface crossover
ACK
Acknowledgement
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard
MIB
Management Information Base
NMS
Network Management System
ATM
Automated teller machine
BER
Bit Error Rate
N.C.
Normally Closed
N.O.
Normally Open
CLI
Command Line Interface
CRC
Cyclic Redundancy Check
NTP
Network Time Protocol
MRU
Maximum Reception Unit
CTS
Clear To Send
dBc
decibel relative to the carrier
MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit
OS
Operation System
dBi
decibel relative to the isotropic
dBm
decibel relative to the milliwat
PC
Personal Computer
PER
Packet Error Rate
DCE
Data Communication Equipment
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
POS
Point of sale
PWR
Power
DNS
Domain Name Server
DQ
Data Quality
RF
Radio Frequency
RipEX
Radio IP Exchanger
DTE
Data Terminal Equipment
EMC
Electro-Magnetic Compatibility
RoHS
Restriction of the use of Hazardeous
Substances
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
RPT
Repeater
FEC
Forward Error Correction
RSS
Received Signal Strength
FEP
Front End Processor
RTS
Request To Send
GPL
General Public License
RTU
Remote Terminal Unit
https
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
RX
Receiver
IP
Internet Protocol
SCADA Supervisory control and data acquisition
kbps
kilobit per second
SDR
Software Defined Radio
LAN
Local Area Network
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
LOS
Line-of-sight
MAC
Media Access Control
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