Sierra Wireless AirLink RV50 Series, Hardware User'S Manual

Page: 72 / 78

AirLink RV50 Series Hardware User Guide
72 4117313
EIA Electronics Industry Association
EIA was a standards and trade organization composed as an alliance of trade
associations for electronics manufacturers in the United States.
They developed standards to ensure the equipment of different manufacturers was
compatible and interchangeable. The EIA ceased operations on February 11, 2011,
but the former sectors continue to serve the constituencies of EIA.
EMC Electro Magnetic Compatibility
The branch of electrical science that studies the unintentional generation,
propagation and reception of electromagnetic energy with reference to the unwanted
effects (Electromagnetic interference, or EMI) that such energy may induce.
EMI Electro Magnetic Interference
The disturbance that affects an electrical circuit due to either electromagnetic
induction or electromagnetic radiation emitted from an external source.
ERP Effective Radiated Power
A standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency (RF) energy. It is
determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains.
Ethernet Computer networking technologies for local area networks (LANs).
EU The European Union Organization of European countries.
EV-DO Enhanced Voice-Data Optimized or Enhanced Voice-Data Only (Ev-DO, EV, EVDO,
etc.).
A telecommunications standard for the wireless transmission of data through radio
signals, typically for broadband Internet access. It uses multiplexing techniques
including code division multiple access (CDMA) as well as time division multiplexing
(TDM) to maximize both individual users' throughput and the overall system
throughput.
FCC Federal Communications Commission
The U.S. federal agency responsible for interstate and foreign communications. The
FCC regulates commercial and private radio spectrum management, sets rates for
communications services, determines standards for equipment, and controls
broadcast licensing.
GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System
As of April 2013, only the United States NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS)
and the Russian GLONASS are global operational GNSSs. China, the European
Union, India, Japan, and others are developing navigation system that are being
added as they become operational.
Table B-1: Acronyms (Continued)
Acronym or term Definition