Specifications

Glossary 4 800 MHz System Planner R4-11-4G
Electronics Industries Association: (EIA) A U.S. national standards
organization composed of members from the electronics industry. In the
context of data and computer communications, it has produced a range of
interface standards for connecting peripherals to a computer. It is a member
of American National Standards Institute and, through them, the
International Organization for Standardization.
end-to-end: An operation such as a measurement of performance, or
protocol processing such as Layer 4 error detection, which is performed only
between the endpoints in a communication circuit.
ethernet: The name of the local area network originally invented by the
Xerox Corporation Palo Alto Research Center. It operates using the CSMA/
CD medium access control method.The early specification was refined by a
joint team from Digital Equipment Corporation, Intel Corporation and Xerox
Corporation and this in turn has been superseded by the IEEE 802.3-ISO
8802.3-international standard.
F
fault tolerance: The ability of a system to sustain a fault condition and
still provide the expected outcome, typically through additional mechanisms.
fault tolerant: A description of computer and networking hardware and
software products which are resistant to failures.
flash: In computer memory, a device that behaves like ROM, but can be
modified or overwritten using special procedures. Usually used in hardware
devices (such as a modem) to upgrade or update the feature set of the device.
Formatted Logical Messaging: (FLM) A Motorola proprietary
protocol that defines logical messages for Private DataTAC™ network host
communications.
FullVision® Integrated Network Manager: (FullVision INM) A
Motorola software application that provides a view of the status and health of
a communication system.
G
GigaHertz: (GHz) A unit of frequency equal to one billion cycles per
second (Hz).
Global Positioning System: (GPS) The GPS system is a constellation of
high orbit U.S. Government satellites which make approximately two passes
a day around the world, at 11K miles per hour.