User guide

AirCard® 597E ExpressCard - User Guide
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FCC FederalCommunicationsCommission—TheU.S.fede ral
agencythatisresponsibleforinterstateand foreigncommuni‐
cations.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.
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.
host • Acomputerthatusesamodemorasimilardeviceto
answeracallingcomputer.
• Asource
ordestinationinthecommunicationnetwork.
• Acomputerthatcontainsdataorfilestobeaccessedby
clientcomputers.Alsoknownasaserver.
IS InterimStandard—Afterreceiv ingindustryconsensus,theTIA
forwardsthestandardtoANSIforapproval.
IS-95 ThestandardforCDMA.
Kbps Kilobitspersecond—Actually1000,not1024,asused
in
computermemorysizemeasurementsofkilobytes.
LAN LocalAreaNetwork
LED LightEmittingDiode—Asemiconductordiodethatemits
visibleorinfraredlight.
MEID MobileEquipmentIdentifier—Theuniquesecond‐generation
serialnumberassignedtotheAirCardExpressCardforcellular
networkuse.ComparetoESN.
MHz Mega‐Hertz—Onemillioncyclespersecond.
Mbps Megabitspersecond
packet
Ashortfixed‐lengthblockofdata,includingaheader,thatis
transmittedasaunitinacommunicationsnetwork.
PCMCIA PersonalComputerMemoryCardInternationalAssociation—
TheorganizationthatstandardizesExpressCardsand
PC Cards.
PCS PersonalCommunicationsServices—Acellular
communicationinfrastructurethatusesadifferentfrequency
rangethanAMPS.
roaming Acellularsubscriberis
inanareawhereserviceisobtained
fromacellularserviceproviderthatisnotthesubscri b er’s
provider.