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| 1xRTT |
single carrier (1x) radio transmission technology -- 3G |
| 3GPP |
3rd Generation Partnership Project -- homepage
- Cetecom is member |
| 8-PSK |
8 fold Phase Shift Keying -- the RF layer of EDGE |
| A |
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| AFLT |
Advanced Forward Link Trilateration, used for LBS |
| A-GPS |
Assisted GPS, used for LBS |
| ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
| B |
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| BQB |
Bluetooth Qualification Body (actually a person) |
| C |
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| CDMA |
Code Division Multiple Access |
| CDMA2000 |
Same as 1xRTT |
| D |
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| DSSS |
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (used for 802.11b) |
| E |
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| EDGE |
Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution |
| EGPRS |
Enhanced GPRS, using EDGE RF-Modulation |
| ELF |
Extremely Low Frequency (electromagnetic fields) |
| EMC |
Electromagnetic Compatibility |
| E-OTD |
Enhanced Observed Time Difference, used for LBS |
| ECSD |
Enhanced CSD = HSCSD using EDGE RF-Modulation |
| ETSI |
European Telecommunications Standard Institute
- Cetecom is one of ~900 Members from ~50 countries.
- Controls e.g. GSM |
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| FCC |
Federal Communications Commission -- See homepage |
| FDMA |
Frequency Division Multiple Access -- now known as NAMPS |
| G |
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| GCF |
Global Certification Forum |
| GMSK |
Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying -- the GSM Modulation |
| GPR |
Ground Penetrating Radar (a possible UWB application) |
| GPRS |
General Packet Radio Service |
| GPS |
Global Positioning System |
| GSM |
Global Standard for Mobile Communications |
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| HSCSD |
High Speed Circuit Switch Data |
| I |
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| IEC |
International Engineering Consortium -- homepage |
| IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers -- homepage |
| ITA |
International Type Approval -- Bluetooth |
| ITU |
International Telecommunication Union |
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| LAN |
Local Area Network |
| LBS |
Location-Based Services |
| M |
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| MAC |
Medium Access Control |
| N |
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| NAMPS |
Narrowband Analog Mobile-Phone Service |
| O |
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| OATS |
Open Area Test Site |
| OFDM |
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (used for 802.11a) |
| P |
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| PIT |
Profile Interoperability Tester (Bluetooth) |
| PLC |
Power Line Communications |
| Q |
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| QoS |
Quality of Service |
| S |
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| SAR |
Specific Absorption Rate |
| SIG |
Bluetooth Special Interest Group
- Cetecom is Member |
| SIM |
Subscriber Identity Module |
| SMS |
Short Messaging Service |
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| TCRL |
Test Cases Reference List (Bluetooth). |
| TDD |
Time Division Duplex, e.g. in Bluetooth BB |
| TDMA |
Time Division Multiple Access -- See page by IEC |
| TELEC |
Telecom Engineering Center -- Approvals in Japan |
| TTCN |
Tree and Tabular Combined Notation -- See page by IEC |
| TTE |
Telecommunications Terminal Equipment |
| U |
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| UWB |
Ultra Wide Band |
| W |
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| WAP |
Wireless Application Protocol
See the WAP-Forum White Paper, June 2000 |
| WCDMA |
Wideband CDMA -- used for 3G |
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