Technical Specs

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Acronyms
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Acronyms and Definitions (Continued)
Acronym or term Definition
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
EMI Electromagnetic Interference
ERP Effective Radiated Power
ESD Electrostatic Discharge
FCC Federal Communications Commission
The U.S. federal agency that is responsible for interstate and foreign communications.
The FCC regulates commercial and private radio spectrum management, sets rates for
communications services, determines standards for equipment, and controls broadcast
licensing. Consult www.fcc.gov.
FDD Frequency Division Duplexing
FDMA Frequency Division Multiple Access
feICIC Further Enhanced Inter-Cell Interference Coordination
FER Frame Error Rate—A measure of receive sensitivity.
firmware Software stored in ROM or EEPROM; essential programs that remain even when the
system is turned off. Firmware is easier to change than hardware but more permanent
than software stored on disk.
FOTA Firmware Over The Air—Technology used to download firmware upgrades directly
from the service provider, over the air.
FOV Field Of View
FSN Factory Serial Number—A unique serial number assigned to the mini card during
manufacturing.
Galileo A European system that uses a series of satellites in middle earth orbit to provide
navigational data.
GCF Global Certification Forum
GLONASS
Global Navigation Satellite System—A Russian system that uses a series of 24
satellites in middle circular orbit to provide navigational data.
GMSK Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying modulation
GNSS Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, and Galileo)
GPS Global Positioning System
An American system that uses a series of 24 satellites in middle circular orbit to provide
navigational data.
Host The device into which an embedded module is integrated
HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access
HSPA+ Enhanced HSPA, as defined in 3GPP Release 7 and beyond
HSUPA High Speed Uplink Packet Access
Hz Hertz = 1 cycle/second