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Wireless networking

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

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decibel

Network hardware; Wireless networking

A unit for measuring relative power ratios in terms of gain or loss.

decibels referenced to the carrier

Network hardware; Wireless networking

Referenced to the carrier (dBc) is a technique for expressing a power measurement in logarithmic form using the carrier power as a reference.

decibels referenced to a dipole antenna

Network hardware; Wireless networking

A technique for expressing a power gain measurement in logarithmic form using a standard dipole antenna as a reference.

decibels referenced to an isotropic antenna

Network hardware; Wireless networking

DeciBels referenced to an isotropic antenna (dBi) is a technique for expressing a power gain measurement in logarithmic form using a theoretical isotropic antenna as a reference.

decibels referenced to a milli-watt

Network hardware; Wireless networking

A technique for expressing a power measurement in logarithmic form using 1 mW as a reference.

dynamic channel allocation (DCA)

Network hardware; Wireless networking

An automatic process for assigning traffic channels in a frequency reuse wireless system.  

dedicated control channel (DCC)

Network hardware; Wireless networking

A dedicated channel used to carry signalling information in active GSM and cdma2000 traffic channels.

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