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5: Acronyms
Table 5-1: Acronyms and Definitions
Acronym or term Definition
3GPP 3rd Generation Partnership Project
BeiDou BeiDou Navigation Satellite System
A Chinese system that uses a series of satellites in geostationary and middle
earth orbits to provide navigational data.
BER
Bit Error Rate — A measure of receive sensitivity
BLER Block Error Rate
dB Decibel = 10 x log
10
(P1 / P2)

P1 is calculated power; P2 is reference power
Decibel = 20 x log
10
(V1 / V2)

V1 is calculated voltage, V2 is reference voltage
dBm A logarithmic (base 10) measure of relative power (dB for decibels); relative to
milliwatts (m). A dBm value will be 30 units (1000 times) larger (less negative)
than a dBW value, because of the difference in scale (milliwatts vs. watts).
DC-HSPA+ Dual Carrier HSPA+
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
EMI
Electromagnetic Interference
FCC Federal Communications Commission
The U.S. federal agency that is 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. Consult
www.fcc.gov .
Galileo A European system that uses a series of satellites in middle earth orbit to provide
navigational data.
GCF
Global Certification Forum
GLONASS Global Navigation Satellite System — A Russian system that uses a series of 24
satellites in middle circular orbit to provide navigational data.
GNSS Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, and Galileo)
GPS Global Positioning System
An American system that uses a series of 24 satellites in middle circular orbit to
provide navigational data.
Host
The device into which an embedded module is integrated
HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access
HSPA+
Enhanced HSPA, as defined in 3GPP Release 7 and beyond
HSUPA
High Speed Uplink Packet Access