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Glossary: Dell

Mobile Broadband Card Utility User's Guide

APN

Access Point Name. Provides routing information for GPRS. The APN consists of two parts; the Network ID, which identifies the

external service requested by a user of the GPRS service, and the Operator ID, which specifies routing information.

bps

Bits per second. Rate of data flow.

Broadband

High-capacity high-speed, transmission channel with a wider bandwidth than conventional copper telephone lines. Broadband

channels can carry video, voice, and data simultaneously.

CDMA

Code Division Multiple Access. A digital cellular technology using spread-spectrum techniques that is the common platform for 3G

technologies.

CHAP

Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol. A method of user authentication that uses random values.

EDGE

Enhanced Data GSM Environment OR Enhanced Data for Global Evolution. EDGE is an enhanced version of GPRS that enables

the delivery of multimedia and other broadband applications to mobile devices. It is designed to deliver data downloads at rates up

to 237kbps and is considered an evolutionary step to 3G/UMTS.

Firewall

A hardware or software boundary that protects a network or single notebook from unwanted outside traffic.

GPRS

General Packet Radio Service. GPRS is a packet-based broadband service with download speeds up to 86kbps. GPRS is

considered an evolutionary step to more advanced technologies such as EDGE and WCDMA.

GPS