MPM-1000A Operator Manual
1000-7075 Rev E
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GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
ACK
Acknowledge
ACN
Alternate Network Controller
ACU
Antenna Control Unit
ACQ
Acquisition
AES
Advanced Encryption
Standard
AKMS
Army Key Management
System
ANC
Alternate Network Controller
AROW
Assigned Return Orderwire
BER
Bit Error Rate
BIT
Built-in-test
bps
bits per second
BPSK
Binary Phase Shift Keying
BUC
Block UpConverter
BW or B/W Bandwidth
C/NO
Carrier to Noise Ratio
CBC
Cipher Block Chaining
CD
Compact Disk
CDU
Control Display Unit
CMA
Control, Monitor and Alarm
COMM
Communication
COMSEC Communication Security
CRC
Cyclic Redundancy Code
CROW
Contention Return
Orderwire
CTS
Clear to Send
DAMA
Demand Assigned Multiple
Access
dBi
Isotropic Decibel Gain
dBm
Decibel relative to a milliwatt
dBW
Decibel relative to Watt
DC
Direct Current
DCOM
Data Communication
DiffServ
Differential Service,
Differentiated Services
DS/TOS
Differentiated Services
/Type of Service
DSR
Data Set Ready
DSS
Digital Signature Standard
DSSS
Direct Spread Spectrum
Sequence
DTR
Data Terminal Ready
EIRP
Effective Isotropic Radiated
Power
EKMS
Electronic Key Management
System
ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
ESDS
Electrostatic Discharge
Sensitive
FCC
Federal Communication
Commission
FDMA
Frequency Division Multiple
Access
FEC
Forward Error Correction
FIPS
Federal Information
Processing Standard
FOM
Figure of Merit
FOW
Forward Orderwire
FPGA
Field Programmable Gate
Array
GMT
Greenwich Mean Time
GND
Ground
GPS
Global Positioning Satellite
G/T
Gain Over Temperature
Ratio
GUI
Graphical User Interface
HCI
Human Computer Interface
HNW
Highband Network
Waveform
Hz
Hertz
I/F or IF
Intermediate Frequency
I/O
Input/Output
IAW
In accordance with
ID
Identification