TerraWIN
Installation
Guide
DQ0266170/O.02
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Appendix
A:
Terminology
Table
A
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1:
Terminology
(Sheet
1
of
3)
Term
Description
ACS
Automatic
Channel
Selection.
Option
that
instructs
the
radio
to
choose
which
frequency
to
use.
Enabling
or
disabling
this
option
has
various
ramifications
as
shown
in
the
documenta
‐
tion.
API
Application
Program
Interface
Assured
throughput
Actual
number
of
timeslots
allocated
to
a
radio
unit.
ATPC
Automatic
Transmit
Power
Control
BE
Best
Effort:
A
level
of
priority
for
traffic
in
which
users
receive
dynamic
resource
allocation
according
to
overall
demand.
They
are
not
guaranteed
resources.
See
also
CIR
.
BFD
Bidirectional
Forwarding
Detection.
A
network
protocol
used
to
detect
faults
between
two
forwarding
engines
connected
by
a
link.
CIR
Committed
Information
Rate:
A
level
of
priority
for
traffic
in
which
users
receive
a
guaranteed
percentage
of
resources
in
addition
to
dynamic
resources
if
available.
See
also
BE
.
CN
Client
Node
CPE
Customer
Premises
Equipment
DBA
Dynamic
Bandwidth
Allocation:
a
method
that
allocates
bandwidth
between
the
various
users
of
that
same
band
‐
width
in
the
network.
DBS
Dynamic
Bandwidth
Selection:
When
activating
a
base
sta
‐
tion,
or
when
changing
its
bandwidth,
if
you
choose
the
max
‐
imum
value
available
for
the
bandwidth,
the
link
may
dynamically
switch
between
the
maximum
value
and
values
as
low
as
20MHz
to
ensure
the
best
throughput.