List Of Terms - Furuno FELCOM 70 Operator's Manual

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LIST OF TERMS

AC Alternating Current
AOR-E Atlantic Ocean Region East.
AOR-W Atlantic Ocean Region West.
Azimuth horizontal direction angle between north and, e.g. the direction to the
satellite.
Bit rate the number of bits transmitted per second (bps).
Bps Bits per second.
CHV2 higher access level on the SIM card, corresponding to FELCOM 70
"owner" level.
DC Direct Current.
DECT Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication
DID Destination terminal IDentification.
DSP Digital Signal Processor.
DTE Data Terminal Equipment.
Elevation vertical angle to the satellite, i.e. the height of the satellite above the
horizon.
Fleet F77 Inmarsat's single integrated voice, fax, Mobile Data Service and
Mobile Packet Data Service.
FWD ID forward Id, telephone network identity.
GAN Inmarsat Global Area Network.
Home LES Home Land Earth Station gives access to MPDS service like
Internet / e-mail and handles MPDS billing system.
IMN Inmarsat Mobile Number, a unique 9-digit number which identifies each
device connected to FELCOM 70.
Inmarsat International Maritime Satellite Organisation.
IOR Indian Ocean Region.
ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network.
ISN Inmarsat Serial Number, individual number assigned to each FELCOM 70
terminal.
ITU International Telecommunications Union
Kbps Kilobits per second.
LAN Local Area Network.
LES Land Earth Station, a station that interconnects fixed telecommunications
networks with the Inmarsat system; may also be called a CES (Coast Earth
Station) or a GES (Ground Earth Station).
M4 Inmarsat Multi-Media Mini-M.
MES Mobile Earth Station, a user terminal for an Inmarsat system;
the FELCOM 70 terminal is an MES for the Inmarsat GAN system; MES may
also be called SES (Ship Earth Station) or, if on aircraft, AES (Aeronautical Earth
Station).
MPDS Inmarsat Mobile Packet Data Service.
MSN Multiple Subscriber Number, the extension number that connected
equipment responds to. Also used for internal calls.
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