Sierra Wireless MC5725 Hardware Integration Manual page 116

CDMA and GSM / UMTS Mini Card Hardware Integration Guide
Table C-9: Acronyms and definitions
Acronym or term
MC5725 / MC5725V /
MC5727 / MC5727V /
MC5728 / MC5728V
MC57xx
MC8775 / MC8775V /
MC8780 / MC8781 /
MC8785V / MC8790 /
MC8790V / MC8791V /
MC8792V
MC87xx
MHz
MIO
MPE
OTA
PCS
RF
RMS
SA
Sensitivity (Audio)
Sensitivity (RF)
SIM
SNR
SOF
UART
UDK
UMTS
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In the event of a discrepancy in values between this guide and the Product Specification Document (PSD), the PSD takes precedence.
Definition
Sierra Wireless Mini Cards used on CDMA networks
Any of the following CDMA Mini Cards: MC5725 / MC5725V /
MC5727 / MC5727V / MC5728 / MC5728V
Sierra Wireless Mini Cards used on GSM / UMTS networks
Any of the following GSM / UMTS Mini Cards: MC8775 / MC8775V /
MC8780 / MC8781 / MC8785V / MC8790 / MC8790V / MC8791V /
MC8792V
MegaHertz = 10E6 Hertz (Hertz = 1 cycle/second)
Module Input/Output
Maximum Permissible Exposure — the level of radiation to which a
person may be exposed without hazardous effect or adverse
biological changes
Over-The-Air or Radiated through the antenna
Personal Communication System - PCS spans the 1.9 GHz radio
spectrum
Radio Frequency
Root Mean Square
Selective Availability
Measure of lowest power signal that the receiver can measure
Measure of lowest power signal at the receiver input that can
provide a prescribed BER / BLER / SNR value at the receiver
output.
Subscriber Identity Module
Signal to Noise Ratio
Start of Frame - a USB function
Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter
Universal Development Kit (PCI Express Mini Card Dev Kit)
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
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