Wireless networking

Wireless networking

Terms in relation to computer networks that use (usually) ratio communication to wirelessly connect to the internet.

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Wireless networking

drift radio network controller (drnc or drift rnc)

Network hardware; Wireless networking

Is a type of Radio Network Controller (RNC) in a 3G mobile wireless network.

direct sequence (DS)

Network hardware; Wireless networking

A process of spectrum spreading where the digital information stream is multiplied, using an exclusive OR technique, by a high speed pseudorandom code (spreading sequence) to generate a spread ...

dynamic single frequency networks (dsfn)

Network hardware; Wireless networking

Is a transmitter macrodiversity technique for, for example, OFDM-based cellular networks. DSFN is based on the idea of single frequency networks (SFN), which is a group of radio transmitters that ...

direct-sequence spread spectrum (DSSS)

Network hardware; Wireless networking

Used in WLAN 802. 11 and 802. 11b physical layer, its transmissions multiply a "noise" signal to the data being transmitted. This noise signal is a pseudorandom sequence of 1 and -1 values, at a ...

data terminal equipment (DTE)

Network hardware; Wireless networking

An end instrument that converts user information into signals for transmission, or reconverts the received signals into user information.

dual tone multi frequency (DTMF)

Network hardware; Wireless networking

The sounds made by a phone's keypad when a button is pressed. Each button emits a sound that is actually the combination of two specific sounds in order to minimize the possibility of an incorrect ...

discontinuous transmission (DT)

Network hardware; Wireless networking

Is a feature in mobile systems where transmitters mute when there is no information to send, such as during periods of silence. This feature prolongs battery life in portable phones and reduces ...