Appendix B - List Of Terms - Nera WorldPro 1010 User Manual

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AC Alternating Current
AOR Atlantic Ocean Region West (F2 - 53ºWest).
APN Access Point Name
Azimuth horizontal direction angle between north
and, e.g. the direction to the satellite.
Bit rate the number of bits transmitted per second
(bps).
Bluetooth Wireless computer interface.
Bps Bits per second.
BGAN Inmarsat Broadband Global Area Network, mo-
bile communications service providing simultaneous
voice and data.
BT Bluetooth
CBR Constant Bit Rate
CHV2 higher access level on the SIM card.
CS Circuit Switched service.
DC Direct Current.
Dongle Bluetooth device that connects to the PC.
DP Distribution Partner
DSP Digital Signal Processor.
DTE Data Terminal Equipment.
DUN Dial Up Network.
Elevation vertical angle to the satellite, i.e. the height
of the satellite above the horizon.
Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN)
FWD ID forward Id, telephone network identity.
Nera WorldPro 1000/1010

APPENDIX B - LIST OF TERMS

GPRS General Packet Radio Service.
GPS Global Positioning System.
IMN Inmarsat Mobile Number, a unique 9-digit
number which identifies each device connected to the
Nera WorldPro terminal.
Inmarsat International Maritime Satellite Organisa-
tion.
IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identifier, a
unique number that can be found on the label inside
the battery compartment of the Interface Unit.
IMSI a unique SIM card number
IOR Indian Ocean Region (F1 - 64º East).
IP Internet Protocol
IPDS Inmarsat Packet Data Service.
ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network.
ISN Inmarsat Serial Number, individual number as-
signed to each WorldPro terminal.
ITU International Telecommunications Union
Kbps Kilobits per second.
LAN Local Area Network.
LaunchPad Inmarsat BGAN PC software.
LED Light Emitting Diode
MES Mobile Earth Station, a user terminal for an In-
marsat system; the Nera WorldPro terminal is an MES
for the Inmarsat BGAN system.
Modem Device/driver for conveying digital data.
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