Acronyms - Sierra Wireless AirPrime MC7455 Hardware Integration Manual

5: Acronyms

Table 5-1: Acronyms and Definitions
Acronym or term
3GPP
BeiDou
BER
BLER
dB
dBm
DC-HSPA+
EMC
EMI
FCC
Galileo
GCF
GLONASS
GNSS
GPS
Host
HSDPA
HSPA+
HSUPA
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Definition
3rd Generation Partnership Project
BeiDou Navigation Satellite System
A Chinese system that uses a series of satellites in geostationary and middle
earth orbits to provide navigational data.
Bit Error Rate — A measure of receive sensitivity
Block Error Rate
Decibel = 10 x log (P1 / P2)
10
P1 is calculated power; P2 is reference power
Decibel = 20 x log (V1 / V2)
10
V1 is calculated voltage, V2 is reference voltage
A logarithmic (base 10) measure of relative power (dB for decibels); relative to
milliwatts (m). A dBm value will be 30 units (1000 times) larger (less negative)
than a dBW value, because of the difference in scale (milliwatts vs. watts).
Dual Carrier HSPA+
Electromagnetic Compatibility
Electromagnetic Interference
Federal Communications Commission
The U.S. federal agency that is responsible for interstate and foreign
communications. The FCC regulates commercial and private radio spectrum
management, sets rates for communications services, determines standards for
equipment, and controls broadcast licensing. Consult www.fcc.gov.
A European system that uses a series of satellites in middle earth orbit to provide
navigational data.
Global Certification Forum
Global Navigation Satellite System — A Russian system that uses a series of 24
satellites in middle circular orbit to provide navigational data.
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, and Galileo)
Global Positioning System
An American system that uses a series of 24 satellites in middle circular orbit to
provide navigational data.
The device into which an embedded module is integrated
High Speed Downlink Packet Access
Enhanced HSPA, as defined in 3GPP Release 7 and beyond
High Speed Uplink Packet Access
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