List Of Abbreviations - Iridium 9603 Developer's Manual

Iridium 9603 SBD Transceiver Product Developers Guide
Revision 3.1

List of Abbreviations

Abbreviation Description
CE Conformité Européene
CTS (V.24 signal) Clear To Send. This signal is used to control the flow of data to the Iridium 9603/9603N
DC Direct Current
DCD (V.24 signal) Data Carrier Detect
DCE Data Communications Equipment. In this Product, DCE refers to the Iridium 9603/9603N
(V.24 signal) Data Set Ready. This signal, from the Iridium 9603/9603N, indicates readiness to accept
DSR
communication over the data port
DTE Data Terminal Equipment. In this Product, DTE refers to the FA
(V.24 signal) Data Terminal Ready. This signal, from the FA, requests the Iridium 9603/9603N to accept
DTR
communication over the data port
ESS ETC SBD Subsystem (synonymous with GSS)
ETC Earth Terminal Controller
FA Field Application; the application controlling the Iridium 9603/9603N
FCC Federal Communications Commission
GND Ground
GSS Gateway SBD Subsystem (synonymous with ESS)
IC Industry Canada
IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identity
LBT L-Band Transceiver
MO Mobile Originated
MOMSN Mobile Originated Message Sequence Number
MT Mobile Terminated
MTMSN Mobile Terminated Message Sequence Number
RHCP Right Hand Circular Polarization
(V.24 signal) Ring Indicate. This signal, from the Iridium 9603/9603N, indicates that an MT message is present
RI
at the GSS
RTS (V.24 signal) Request To Send. This signal is used to control the flow of data from the Iridium 9603/9603N.
SBD Short Burst Data
SMS Short Message Service
TBA To Be Advised
UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter
VAM Value Added Manufacturer
VAR Value Added Reseller
VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
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