Glossary
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L
LAN
Local Area Network
LED
Light Emitting Diode
LGPL
Lesser General Public License
LHC
Left Hand Circular
LHCP
Left Hand Circular Polarization
LNB
Low Noise Block
LTE
Long-Term Evolution (also called 4G)
M
MIB
Management Information Base
N
NID
Network IDentification
NMEA
National Marine Electronics Association (standard)
O
OID
Object Identifier, in the context of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP),
consists of the object identifier for an object in a Management Information Base (MIB).
OTC
One Touch Commissioning
P
PLL
Phase Locked Loop
POST
Power On Self Test. A system test that is activated each time the system is powered on.
R
RF
Radio Frequency. Electromagnetic wave frequencies between about 3 kilohertz and about
300 gigahertz including the frequencies used for communications signals (radio,
television, cell-phone and satellite transmissions) or radar signals.
RFI
Radio Frequency Interference. A non-desired radio signal which creates noise or dropouts
in the wireless system or noise in a sound system.
RHCP
Right Hand Circular Polarization
ROSS
Roaming Oceanic Satellite Server
S
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol. An Internet-standard protocol for managing
devices on IP networks. It is used mostly in network management systems to monitor
network-attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention.
U
UCLI
User Command Line Interface
V
VIM
VSAT Interface Module
VLAN
Virtual LAN
VMU
VSAT Modem Unit
Z
ZRM
Zero Reference Module
