
AC75 Hardware Interface Description
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Terms and Abbreviations
Abbreviation Description
ADC Analog-to-Digital
Converter
AGC
Automatic Gain Control
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
ARFCN
Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number
ARP
Antenna Reference Point
ASC0 / ASC1 Asynchronous Controller. Abbreviations used for first and second serial interface of
AC75
B Thermistor
Constant
B2B Board-to-board
connector
BER
Bit Error Rate
BTS
Base Transceiver Station
CB or CBM
Cell Broadcast Message
CE
Conformité Européene (European Conformity)
CHAP
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
CPU
Central Processing Unit
CS Coding
Scheme
CSD
Circuit Switched Data
CTS
Clear to Send
DAC Digital-to-Analog
Converter
DAI
Digital Audio Interface
dBm0
Digital level, 3.14dBm0 corresponds to full scale, see ITU G.711, A-law
DCE
Data Communication Equipment (typically modems, e.g. Siemens GSM engine)
DCS 1800
Digital Cellular System, also referred to as PCN
DRX Discontinuous
Reception
DSB
Development Support Box
DSP
Digital Signal Processor
DSR
Data Set Ready
DTE
Data Terminal Equipment (typically computer, terminal, printer or, for example, GSM
application)
DTR
Data Terminal Ready
DTX Discontinuous
Transmission
EFR
Enhanced Full Rate
EGSM Enhanced
GSM
EIRP
Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power
EMC Electromagnetic
Compatibility
ERP
Effective Radiated Power