Specifications
TC35 / TC37 Hardware Interface Description
TC35_37_HD_02_V03.10 - Released Page 9 of 92 21.12.2001
1.2 Terms and abbreviations
Abbreviation Description
ADC Analog-to-Digital Converter
AFC Automatic Frequency Control
AGC Automatic Gain Control
ARFCN Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number
ARP Antenna Reference Point
ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
BER Bit Error Rate
BTS Base Transceiver Station
CB or CBM Cell Broadcast Message
CS Coding Scheme
CSD Circuit Switched Data
CPU Central Processing Unit
CE Conformité Européene (European Conformity)
DAC Digital-to-Analog Converter
dBm0 Digital level, 3.14dBm0 corresponds to full scale, see ITU G.711, A-law
DCE Data Communication Equipment (typically modems, e.g. Siemens GSM engine)
DCS 1800 Digital Cellular System, also referred to as PCN
DSB Development Support Box
DSP Digital Signal Processor
DSR Data Set Ready
DTE Data Terminal Equipment (typically computer, terminal, printer or, for example, GSM
application)
DTR Data Terminal Ready
DTX Discontinuous Transmission
EFR Enhanced Full Rate
EGSM Enhanced GSM
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
ESD Electrostatic Discharge
ETS European Telecommunication Standard
FDMA Frequency Division Multiple Access
FFC Flat Flexible Cable
FR Full Rate
GMSK Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying
GPRS General Packet Radio Service
GSM Global Standard for Mobile Communications