Installation Guide

FinMInstallationGuideRev.0.9 Release4.5.25 B‐1
AppendixB:Terminology
TableB‐1:Terminology(Sheet1of3)
Term Description
Assuredthroughput Actualnumberoftimeslotsallocatedtoaradiounit.
ACS
AutomaticChannelSelection.Optionthatinstructstheradioto
choosewhichfrequencytouse.Enablingordisablingthisoption
hasvariousramificationsasshowninthedocumentation.
BFD
BidirectionalForwardingDetection.Anetworkprotocolusedto
detectfaultsbetweentwoforwardingenginesc
onnectedbyalink.
BS
BaseStation:aradiothatcantransmitandreceivetomorethan
onepoint.SeealsoHBS
CPE CustomerPremisesEquipment
Diversity
Atechniquebywhichthereliabilityofaradiolinkisincreased
usingmultipletransmittingandreceivingantennas,transmitting
thesamesignalonallantennas.
Downlink
Datatr
afficfromanHBStoanHSU,or
DatatrafficfromanRT‐AtoanRT‐B
DFS DynamicFrequencySelection
EACS
EnhancedACSMode:Amethodthatpreventsinterferencefrom
RADARinstallations.Theunitisswitchedtoadifferentfrequency
band.
EIRP
Equivalent(orEffective)IsotropicallyRadiatedPower:Thepower
thatanan
tennamustemittoproducethepeakpowerdensityin
thedirectionofmaximumantennagain.Inourcases,thisis
usually:SystemTxPower+Antenna
Gain‐CableLoss.
FAA
FederalAviationAdministration.AU.S.federalofficethatmanages
aviationregulationsthroughouttheUnitedStates.