User's Manual

Table Of Contents
DRAFT 4
TB9400 Installation and Operation Manual TaitNet P25 Glossary 127
© Tait Electronics Limited September 2011
as the user moves throughout the coverage area the strongest channel is
always available for a call.
VPN Virtual Private Network. A private communications network used to
communicate confidentially over a non-private network.
VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio is the ratio of the maximum peak voltage
anywhere on the transmission line to the minimum value anywhere on the
transmission line. A perfectly matched line has a VSWR of 1:1. A high ratio
indicates that the antenna subsystem is poorly matched.
W
watchdog A circuit that checks that the system is still responding. If the system does
not respond (because the firmware has locked up), the circuit generally resets
the system.