Terms And Abbreviations - Quectel M12 Hardware Design

M12 Hardware Design

1.2. Terms and abbreviations

Table 2: Terms and abbreviations
Abbreviation Description
ADC Analog-to-Digital Converter
AMR Adaptive Multi-Rate
ARP Antenna Reference Point
ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
BER Bit Error Rate
BOM Bill Of Material
BTS Base Transceiver Station
CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
CS Coding Scheme
CSD Circuit Switched Data
CTS Clear To Send
DAC Digital-to-Analog Converter
DRX Discontinuous Reception
DSP Digital Signal Processor
DCE Data Communications Equipment (typically module)
DTE Data Terminal Equipment (typically computer, external controller)
DTR Data Terminal Ready
DTX Discontinuous Transmission
EFR Enhanced Full Rate
EGSM Enhanced GSM
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
ESD Electrostatic Discharge
ETS European Telecommunication Standard
FCC Federal Communications Commission (U.S.)
FDMA Frequency Division Multiple Access
FR Full Rate
GMSK Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying
GPRS General Packet Radio Service
GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
HR Half Rate
I/O Input/Output
IC Integrated Circuit
IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identity
Imax Maximum Load Current
Inorm Normal Current
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