User's Manual

ABMAX CUSTOMER PREMISE EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE VERSION 1.1
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Packet Switching Packet switching is the data transmission method that divides
messages into standard-sized packets for greater efficiency of routing
and transport through a network.
Parsing Parsing is the process of analyzing a data stream and breaking it
down into more easily processed components.
Point-to-Point A single communication circuit connecting two locations.
Point-to-Multipoint A communications circuit connecting one location to many locations.
Radio Frequency Radio frequency (RF) is a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in
the frequency range of 100 kHz to 20 GHz.
Customer Premise
Equipment
The Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) is the part of the AB-MAX
System that is installed at the customer premises and provides
communication with the Base Station (BS).
Synchronous A data transmission method in which data transfer is at a fixed rate.
The transmitter and receiver are both controlled by clock pulses.
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, a layered set of
protocols that allows sharing of applications among PCs, hosts, or
workstations in a high-speed communications environment. The suite
of protocols is designed to allow communication between networks
regardless of the technologies implemented in each network.
TDD Time Division Duplex, the transmission method where a single
channel is used to alternately carry data in each direction of a link.
Time-Division
Multiplexing
A form of multiplexing used with digital signals. A device scans
individual channels in rotation, takes bits from each channel,
transmits the bits in a string (according to a predetermined
sequence), and repeats the process.
Transmitter A transmitter is an electronic device, consisting of oscillator,
modulator, and other circuits, that produce a radio or television
electromagnetic wave signal for radiation into the atmosphere by an
antenna.
Unspecified Bit Rate Service that operates on a connection basis and allows for raw cell or
best effort transport by the network. In this service, cells are
transported by the network whenever bandwidth is available and
traffic is presented by the user. Data using UBR service is more apt
to be discarded during peak traffic times in deference to data using
other classes of service.
Uninterruptible
Power Supply
An optional BS element used to provide power in the event of an AC
power failure.
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