Appendix C: Abbreviations
Reference Manual for EL470 IP Satellite Modem
Appendix C: ABBREVIATIONS
Acronym
Definition
ACF
AutoCorrelation Function
ACM
Adaptive Coding Modulation
AGC
Automatic Gain Control
APSK
Amplitude and Phase Shift Keying
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol (TCP/IP)
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASI
Asynchronous Serial Interface
BB
Base Band
BBF
Base Band Frame
BER
Bit Error Rate/Ratio
BISS
Basic Interoperable Scrambling System
BPSK
Binary Phase Shift Keying
C/N
Carrier to Noise Ratio
CBR
Constant Bit Rate
CCITT
Comité Consultatif International Télégraphique et Téléphonique
(known today as the ITU-T)
CCM
Constant Coding and Modulation
CMD1
Command 1
CPU
Central Processing Unit
CRC
Cyclic Redundancy Check
CW
Continuous Wave (Radio signal without modulation)
DC
Direct Current
DFL
Data Field Length
DFM
Digital Frequency Meter
DRO
Dielectric Resonator Oscillator
DSNG
Digital Satellite News Gathering
DVB
Digital Video Broadcasting
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