KVH Industries TracPhone V7 HTS User Manual page 160

TracPhone V7-HTS User's Guide
Glossary
Footprint
Forward Link
Frequency
GPRS
GPS
Gyro
Host
HTS
HTTP
Hub
ICM
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Coverage area of a satellite.
Communication path from the satellite hub to the user terminal.
Another term for "Downlink."
Number of cycles per second of a radio wave, measured in Hertz (Hz).
General Packet Radio Service. High-speed wireless data
communications standard.
Global Positioning System. Network of satellites that allow anyone
with a GPS device to accurately fix their position on Earth.
A device that precisely senses and measures motion in a single axis,
such as elevation or azimuth.
Any computer connected to a network.
High-throughput Satellite Network. The satellite network is
comprised of spot beams (for high capacity, fast speeds, and enhanced
reception) and wide beams (for continued service when outside spot
beam coverage).
HyperText Transfer Protocol. The primary protocol for the World
Wide Web.
Earth station that links the satellite network to the terrestrial network.
Integrated CommBox Modem.