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Glossary
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3G
— Third Generation. 3G refers to the third generation of mobile telephony technology.
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4G LTE
— Fourth Generation. 4G LTE refers to the fourth generation of mobile telephony technology.
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802.11 (b, g, n)
— A set of WLAN communication standards in the 2.4, 3.6 and 5 GHz frequency bands.
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bps
— Bits per second. The rate of data flow.
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Broadband
— High-capacity high-speed transmission channel with a wider bandwidth than
conventional modem lines. Broadband channels can carry video, voice, and data simultaneously.
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CDMA
— Code Division Multiple Access. It is the underlying channel access method used by some
mobile phone standards.
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DHCP
— Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Software found in servers and routers that
automatically assigns temporary IP addresses to clients logging into an IP network.
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DHCP Server
— A server or service with a server that assigns IP addresses.
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DNS
— Domain Name System. A system for converting host names and domain names into IP
addresses on the Internet or on local networks that use the TCP/IP protocol.
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EDGE
— Enhances Data rates for GSM Evolution. A digital mobile phone technology that allows
improved data transmission rates as a backward-compatible extension of GSM.
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Firmware
— A computer program embedded in an electronic device. Firmware usually contains
operating code for the device.
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GPRS
— General Packet Radio Service. A packet oriented mobile data service on the 2G and 3G
cellular communication system’s global system for mobile communications (GSM).
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GSM
— A computer program embedded in an electronic device. Firmware usually contains operating
code for the device.
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Hotspot
— A Wi-Fi (802.11) access point or the area covered by an access point. Used for connecting
to the Internet.
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HSPA+
— Evolved High-Speed Packet Access. A technical standard for wireless, broadband
telecommunication. Provides data rates up to 84 Mbit/s to the mobile device and 22 Mbit/s from the
mobile device.
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HTTP
— Hypertext Transfer Protocol. An application-level protocol for accessing the World Wide Web
over the Internet.
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IEEE —
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. An international technical/professional society
that promotes standardization in technical disciplines.
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IMEI
— International Mobile Equipment Identity. Used in LTE networks to identify the device. It is
usually printed on the device and can often be retrieved using a USSD code.
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IP
— Internet Protocol. The mechanism by which packets are routed between computers on a
network.
