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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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Wireless networking

breakout gateway control function (bgch)

Network hardware; Wireless networking

A component in the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), controls call transfers to and from the public switched telephone network (PSTN).

big leo

Network hardware; Wireless networking

Refers to a low-earth orbit satellite system that will offer voice and data services, e.g., Iridium, Globalstar. Orbits, typically a few thousand kilometers high, that are intermediate in size ...

blackberry

Network hardware; Wireless networking

Is a two-way wireless device, made by Waterloo, that allows users to check e-mail and voice mail (translated into text), as well as to page other users via a wireless network service. Also known as a ...

block error rate (ber)

Network hardware; Wireless networking

Is a ratio of the number of erroneous blocks to the total number of blocks received on a digital circuit. Block error rate (BLER) is used for W-CDMA performance requirements tests (demodulation tests ...

block code

Network hardware; Wireless networking

Block code is a family of codes having a one-to-one mapping between k-symbol source words and n-symbol code words.

dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH)

Network hardware; Wireless networking

A term from UMTS, this is the physical channel from layer 2 on which the signalling is transmitted on the uplink by the UE (user equipment) to the Node-B (the base transceiver station).

digital phase modulation (DPM)

Network hardware; Wireless networking

A form of CPM in which the shaped symbol pulses are directly applied to the phase modulator. This technique provides the advantages of CPM techniques and is easily implemented in VLSI.

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