13 Glossary - Tait TM9100 Series P25 User Manual

13 Glossary

A
APCO
C
channel
control
channel
conventional
operation
The Association of Public Safety
Communications Officials.
The APCO Project 25 standards
committee (http://www.apcointl.org/)
defined a digital radio standard. The
standard is often referred to as 'APCO'
or 'P25'.
In a conventional system, a channel is a
pair of frequencies used to transmit and
receive radio signals.
In a P25 trunking system, a channel is a
group of radio users.
In a P25 trunking system, the control
channel is used by the trunking site to let
the radio units in the site's coverage
area know when they can transmit their
call information.
In conventional operation, the radio is
tuned to a programmed channel, and
communicates with other radios either
on that channel, or through a repeater
system.
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