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Hardware Integration Guide
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Hz Hertz = 1 cycle / second
IC Industry Canada
IF Intermediate Frequency
IS
Interim Standard.
After receiving industry consensus, the TIA forwards the standard to ANSI for
approval.
LTE Long Term Evolution—a high-performance air interface for cellular mobile
communication systems.
MHz Megahertz = 10e6 Hz
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer—a company that manufactures a product and
sells it to a reseller.
OTA ‘Over the air’ (or radiated through the antenna)
PCB Printed Circuit Board
PCS Personal Communication System
A cellular communication infrastructure that uses the 1.9 GHz radio spectrum.
PTCRB
PCS Type Certification Review Board
RF Radio Frequency
RSE Radiated Spurious Emissions
Sensitivity (RF)
Measure of lowest power signal at the receiver input that can provide a prescribed
BER / BLER / SNR value at the receiver output.
SNR Signal-to-Noise Ratio
TIA/EIA Telecommunications Industry Association / Electronics Industry Association.

A standards setting trade organization, whose members provide communications
and information technology products, systems, distribution services and
professional services in the United States and around the world. Consult
www.tiaonline.org .
UMTS
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
USB Universal Serial Bus
VCC Supply voltage
WCDMA
Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (also referred to as UMTS)
WLAN Wireless Local Area Network
ZIF Zero Intermediate Frequency
Table 5-1: Acronyms and Definitions (Continued)
Acronym or term Definition