User's Manual

Glossary
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FCC FederalȱCommunicationsȱCommission—TheȱU.S.ȱfederalȱ
agencyȱthatȱisȱresponsibleȱforȱinterstateȱandȱforeignȱcommuniȬ
cations.ȱTheȱFCCȱregulatesȱcommercialȱandȱprivateȱradioȱ
spectrumȱmanagement,ȱsetsȱratesȱforȱcommunicationsȱservices,ȱ
determinesȱstandardsȱforȱequipment,ȱandȱcontrolsȱbroadcastȱ
licensing.ȱȱConsultȱ
www.fcc.gov.
firmware SoftwareȱstoredȱinȱROMȱorȱEEPROM;ȱessentialȱprogramsȱthatȱ
remainȱevenȱwhenȱtheȱsystemȱisȱturnedȱoff.ȱȱFirmwareȱisȱeasierȱ
toȱchangeȱthanȱhardwareȱbutȱmoreȱpermanentȱthanȱsoftwareȱ
storedȱonȱdisk.
host 6. Aȱcomputerȱthatȱusesȱaȱmodemȱorȱaȱsimilarȱdeviceȱtoȱ
answerȱaȱcallingȱcomputer.
7. Aȱsourceȱorȱdestinationȱinȱtheȱcommunicationȱnetwork.
8. Aȱcomputerȱthatȱcontainsȱdataȱorȱfilesȱtoȱbeȱaccessedȱbyȱ
clientȱcomputers.ȱȱAlsoȱknownȱasȱaȱserver.
IS InterimȱStandard—Afterȱreceivingȱindustryȱconsensus,ȱtheȱ
TIAȱforwardsȱtheȱstandardȱtoȱANSIȱforȱapproval.
IS-95 TheȱstandardȱforȱCDMA.
Kbps Kilobitsȱperȱsecond—Actuallyȱ1000,ȱnotȱ1024,ȱasȱ
usedȱinȱ
computerȱmemoryȱsizeȱmeasurementsȱofȱkilobytes.
LAN LocalȱAreaȱNetwork
LED LightȱEmittingȱDiode—Aȱsemiconductorȱdiodeȱthatȱemitsȱ
visibleȱorȱinfraredȱlight.
MEID MobileȱEquipmentȱIdentifier—TheȱuniqueȱsecondȬgenerȬ
ationȱserialȱnumberȱassignedȱtoȱtheȱAirCardȱforȱcellularȱ
networkȱuse.ȱCompareȱtoȱESN.
MHz MegaȬHertz—One ȱmillionȱcyclesȱperȱsecond.
Mbps Megabits
ȱperȱsecond
packet AȱshortȱfixedȬlengthȱblockȱofȱdataȱincludingȱaȱheaderȱthatȱisȱ
transmittedȱasȱaȱunitȱinȱaȱcommunicationsȱnetwork.
PC Card™ AddȬinȱmemoryȱandȱcommunicationsȱcardsȱforȱportableȱ
computers.ȱPC CardȱisȱaȱtrademarkȱofȱtheȱPCMCIA.
PCMCIA PersonalȱComputerȱMemoryȱCardȱInternationalȱAssociȬ
ation—TheȱorganizationȱthatȱstandardizesȱPC Cards.
PCS
PersonalȱCommunicationsȱServices—AȱcellularȱcommuniȬ
cationȱinfrastructureȱthatȱusesȱaȱdifferentȱfrequencyȱrangeȱthanȱ
AMPS.
QNC QuickȱNetȱConnect—AȱCDMAȱconnectionȱmethodȱthatȱ
reducesȱcallȱsetupȱtimeȱforȱcircuitȱswitchedȱconnectionsȱtoȱtheȱ
Internet.