Glossary
PAM
Power Amplifier Module
Passive RU
A passive replaceable unit has a very low
level of intelligence and is independent of
the processor system.
PBA
Printed Board Assembly
PBC
Power and Battery Cabinet
PC
Personal Computer
PCAT
Product CATalogue
A web-based ordering system on
Ericsson’s Intranet.
PCB
Printed Circuit Board
PCH
Paging CHannel
Downlink only subchannel of CCCH for
system paging of MSs.
⇒
CCCH
PCM
Pulse Code Modulation
PCU
Packet Control Unit
PDCH
Packet Data Channel
PE terminal
Protective Earth terminal in an AC mains
connection
PFWD
Power Forward
Physical Channel
An air interface physical channel carries
one or more logical channels. A physical
channel uses a combination of frequency
and time division multiplexing and is
defined as a sequence of radio frequency
channels and time slots.
⇒
TDMA frame
⇒
Logical channel
PIN
Personal Identification Number
PLB
Payload Loop Back
PLMN
Public Land Mobile Network
A network, established and operated by an
administration or its licensed operator(s),
for the specific purpose of providing land
mobile communication services to the
public. It provides communication
possibilities for mobile users. For
communication between mobile and fixed
480 (485)
EN/LZT 720 0008
P2A
2001-11-28
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