Appendix C - Glossary And Acronyms - Enfora Enabler III-G Integration Manual

Enfora Enabler III-G
Modem Integration Guide

14. APPENDIX C - Glossary and Acronyms

API
App Application
AT Command Set
BER
Bit Error Rate
CMUX
CPE
Customer Premise
Equipment
CSD
Circuit Switched Data
dBi
DCE
Data Communications
Equipment
DCS
Digital Cellular System
DTE
Data Terminal Equipment
EFR
Enhanced Full Rate
EIR
Equipment Identity Register
EIRP
Equivalent Isotropic
Radiated
Power
EMC
Electromagnetic
Compatibility
ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
EU
European Union
FTA
Full Type Approval
GPRS
General Packet Radio
Service
GSM
Global System for Mobile
Communications
HLR
Home Location Register
IMEI
International Mobile
GSM0308PB001
Application Programming Interface.
Refers to the Application which sends or receives commands/responses
from the Enfora Enabler III-G Module
Commands issued by intelligent device to a modem to perform functions,
such as to initiate call, to answer call, or to transmit data.
Bit Error Rate
Multiplexer protocol that operates between an MS and a TE and allows a
number of simultaneous sessions over a normal serial asynchronous
interface
A terminal in fixed location on the customer's premises.
Data link from a terminal through the network allowing real-time, duplex
connectivity at 9600 bytes/second.
Decibels referenced to an isotropic radiator
Data Communications Equipment
A collection of services and capabilities providing flexibility of access and
mobility through a combination of wireless and wire-line networks, utilizing
the 1800 MHz bandwidth.
Data Terminal Equipment
Voice (vocoder) compression algorithms which offer the highest quality
voice communication.
A database used to store International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of
a locally issued terminal.
In a given direction, the gain of a transmitting antenna multiplied by the net
power accepted by the antenna from the connected transmitter.
The ability of a device to function satisfactorily in its electromagnetic
environment without inducing intolerable disturbance to that environment
(or to other devices)
Static electricity that can damage electronic equipment.
An organization of 15 European states whose purpose is to organize
relations between the Member States and between their peoples.
GSM Full Type Approval
Standard for packet communications utilizing Global Standard for Mobility
(GSM) infrastructure.
Standard for digital communications. Allows consistent communications in
various parts of the world despite variations in RF spectrum allocations.
Transferring the SIM (see below) permits users to roam by changing
terminal equipment.
Stores the identity and user data for all subscribers belonging to the area
of the related MSC.
A unique number for each GSM Terminal tracked by the GSM operators in
their Equipment Identity Register (EIR) database.
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