Compass 597 USB modem - User Guide
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FCC
Federal
Communications
Commission—The
U.S.
federal
agency
that
is
responsible
for
interstate
and
foreign
communi
‐
cations.
The
FCC
regulates
commercial
and
private
radio
spectrum
management,
sets
rates
for
communications
services,
determines
standards
for
equipment,
and
controls
broadcast
licensing.
Consult
GPS
Global
Positioning
System—A
system
that
uses
a
series
of
24
geosynchronous
satellites
to
provide
navigational
data.
firmware
Software
stored
in
ROM
or
EEPROM;
essential
programs
that
remain
even
when
the
system
is
turned
off.
Firmware
is
easier
to
change
than
hardware
but
more
permanent
than
software
stored
on
disk.
host
•
A
computer
that
uses
a
modem
or
a
similar
device
to
answer
a
calling
computer.
•
A
source
or
destination
in
the
communication
network.
•
A
computer
that
contains
data
or
files
to
be
accessed
by
client
computers.
Also
known
as
a
server.
IS
Interim
Standard—After
receiving
industry
consensus,
the
forwards
the
standard
to
ANSI
for
approval.
IS-95
The
standard
for
Kbps
Kilobits
per
second—Actually
1000,
not
1024,
as
used
in
computer
memory
size
measurements
of
kilobytes.
LAN
Local
Area
Network
LED
Light
Emitting
Diode—A
semiconductor
diode
that
emits
visible
or
infrared
light.
MEID
Mobile
Equipment
Identifier—The
unique
second
‐
generation
serial
number
assigned
to
the
Compass
USB
modem
for
cellular
network
use.
Compare
to
.
MHz
Mega
‐
Hertz—One
million
cycles
per
second.
Mbps
Megabits
per
second
packet
A
short
fixed
‐
length
block
of
data,
including
a
header,
that
is
transmitted
as
a
unit
in
a
communications
network.
PC Card™
Add
‐
in
memory
and
communications
cards
for
portable
computers.
PC Card
is
a
trademark
of
the
PCMCIA
Personal
Computer
Memory
Card
International
Association—The
organization
that
standardizes
ExpressCards
and
PC Cards.
PCS
Personal
Communications
Services—A
cellular
communication
infrastructure
that
uses
a
different
frequency
range
than
AMPS.
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