Appendix C – List of Abbreviations
User Manual for AZ430 WAN Satellite Modem
Acronym
Definition
GUI
Graphical User Interface
HPA
High Power Amplifier (used in SNG terminals)
HSSI
High Speed Serial Interface
HTML
HyperText Mark-up Language (used by World-Wide Web Docs)
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
ID Identifier
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
IF Intermediate
Frequency
IM Intermodulation
IP Internet
Protocol
LAN Local
Area
Network
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
LME
Link Margin Estimator
LNB
Low noise block downconverter
LSB
Least Significant Bit (in digital coding)
M&C
Monitoring and Control
MIB
Management Information Base
NMS
Network Management System
PC Personal
Computer
PER
Packet Error Rate
PSU
Power Supply Unit
QEF
Quasi Error Free
QPSK
Quadrature Phase Shift Keying
RF Radio
Frequency
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