Glossary 49
Glossary
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1X
— Internet at 1/10 the speed of EV-DO.
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3G
— Third Generation. 3G refers to the third generation of mobile
telephony technology.
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4G LTE
— Fourth Generation. 4G LTE refers to the fourth generation of
mobile telephony technology.
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802.11 (b, g, n)
— A set of WLAN communication standards in the 2.4,
3.6 and 5 GHz frequency bands.
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bps
— Bits per second. The rate of data flow.
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Broadband
— High-capacity high-speed transmission channel with a
wider bandwidth than conventional modem lines. Broadband channels
can carry video, voice, and data simultaneously.
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CDMA
— Code Division Multiple Access. It is the underlying channel
access method used by some mobile phone standards.
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DHCP
— Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Software found in
servers and routers that automatically assigns temporary IP addresses to
clients logging into an IP network.
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DHCP Server
— A server or service with a server that assigns IP
addresses.
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DNS
— Domain Name System. A system for converting host names and
domain names into IP addresses on the Internet or on local networks
that use the TCP/IP protocol.
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EDGE
— Enhances Data rates for GSM Evolution. A digital mobile phone
technology that allows improved data transmission rates as a backward-
compatible extension of GSM.
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GSM
— A computer program embedded in an electronic device.
Firmware usually contains operating code for the device.
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Hotspot
— A Wi-Fi (802.11) access point or the area covered by an
access point. Used for connecting to the Internet.
