TC65 Terminal Hardware Interface Description
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TC65 Terminal_HD_V02.000b
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Terms and Abbreviations
Abbreviation Description
ADC Analog-to-Digital
Converter
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
ARP
Antenna Reference Point
B Thermistor
Constant
BER
Bit Error Rate
BTS
Base Transceiver Station
CE
Conformité Européene (European Conformity)
CHAP
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
CS Coding
Scheme
CSD
Circuit Switched Data
CTS
Clear to Send
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
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
FCC
Federal Communications Commission (U.S.)
FR Full
Rate
GMSK
Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying
GPIO
General Purpose Input/Output
GPRS
General Packet Radio Service
GSM
Global Standard for Mobile Communications