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SoloProtect ID US: User Guide
US SoloProtect ID User Guide v2.0 d1909189
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7.
Glossary of Terms
Term
Definition
2G
Second Generation wireless telephone technology which digitally
encrypts calls and messages for a specific recipient.
AGC
Automatic Gain Control.
AGNSS, A-GNSS
Assisted GNSS
Alert
an inbound call, message, or event to an ARC.
Amber Alert (device Check in
USA and Canada)
an alert left at the ARC detailing the users current location, situation,
and status in order to aid the operator in dealing with any subsequent
alerts.
APN
Access Point Name
ARC
Alarm Receiving Centre
– a 24/7 communications centre that
answers calls from lone worker devices and responds as required.
BS8484
a British Standard on the provision of lone worker services and
devices.
CLI
Caller Line Identification often known as Caller ID
Config Server
This Server processes and transmits configuration data to a
SoloProtect ID device so that it can be reprogrammed remotely.
COTS
Commercial Off The Shelf
EDGE
Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution
– allows improved data
transmission rates over the GSM network.
Event Log
Record of specific data recorded and time stamped. This includes
GNSS location fix data and Device checks.
Geo-fence
A virtual boundary i.e. one based on location rather than a physical
fence, wall etc. A geo-fence is usually defined as a radius about a
fixed point defined by latitude and longitude coordinates.
GNSS
Global Navigation Satellite System such as GPS, Glonass, and
similar.
GPRS
General Packet Radio Service
– a more reliable and faster means of
sending data over the GSM network than SMS messaging.
GPS
See GNSS
GSM
Global System for Mobile Communications
– a standard for cellular
mobile communications, as used today for most mobile phones.
Heartbeat
an indication to the user periodically that shows the device is actively
in alert mode and transmitting to the ARC.
ICCID
SIM Serial Number
SoloProtect ID
a cellular based lone worker device based around an Identity Card
Holder.
IMSI
International Mobile Subscriber Identity
– a unique number that
identifies a particular SIM and thus a particular subscriber account.
