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// SATELLAR MANUAL // RADIO UNIT // USER GUIDE // V. 1.8
1. Introduction to the SATELLAR product family
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Abbreviation
Full Name
Description
NMS
Network Management System
SATEL NMS is a combination of features and firmware
running in SATEL modems, a communication
protocol and external software, together allowing the
monitoring, management and administration of radio
modem networks consisting of SATEL devices.
SATBUS
SATEL Serial Bus
Bus used to interconnect different SATELLAR units, e.g.
the RU and CU.
FPGA
Field Programmable Gate Array
Supervises the board HW and operates as a gateway
between SATBUS and the MCU.
MCU
Master Controller Unit
Main processor of the RU, responsible for DATA
handling and control of the unit electronics.
DSP
Digital Signal Processor
Performs digital signal processing and radio channel
medium access tasks. Issues control commands and
monitor the operation of the radio part.
UART
Universal Asynchronous Receive Transmit
In standard use in SATELLAR.
Table 1.1
Terms and abbreviations
1.1 Terms and abbreviations
Here below are explained a few terms and abbreviations to help the reader of this manual in understand-
ing the basic concepts of SATELLAR.
