Installation Guide

RADWIN5000InstallationGuideDQ0266610/A.01 A‐1
AppendixA:Terminology
TableA‐1:Terminology(Sheet1of5)
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documenta‐
tion.
API ApplicationProgramInterface
ATPC AutomaticTransmitPowerControl
BE
BestEffort:Alevelofpriorityfortrafficinwhichusersreceive
dynamicresourceallocationaccordingtooveralldemand.
Theyarenotguaranteedresources.SeealsoCIR.
BFD
BidirectionalForwardingDetection.Anetworkprotocolused
todetectfaultsbetweentwoforwardingenginesconnected
byalink.
BS
BaseStation:aradiothatcantransmitandreceivetomore
thanonepoin
t.SeealsoHBS
CIR
CommittedInformationRate:Alevelofpriorityfortrafficin
whichusersreceiveaguaranteedpercentageofresourcesin
additiontodynamicresourcesifavailable.SeealsoBE.
CPE CustomerPremisesEquipment
DBA
DynamicBandwidthAllocation:amethodthatallocates
bandwidthbetweenthevarioususersofthatsameband‐
widthinthene
twork.
DBS
DynamicBandwidthSelection:Whenactivatingabasesta‐
tion,orwhenchangingitsbandwidth,ifyouchoosethema x‐
imumvalueavailableforthebandwidth,thelinkmay
dynamicallyswitchbetweenthemaximumvalueandvalues
aslowas20MHztoensurethebestthr
oughput.