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

coded digital verification color code (cdvcc)

Network hardware; Wireless networking

Is a unique 12-bit code word used to identify the base station. It is added at the base station to the downlink or forward channel and the mobile then detects and returns the code.

cell

Network hardware; Wireless networking

In wireless communication, Cell is the geographic area encompassing the signal range from one base station (a site containing a radio transmitter/receiver and network communication equipment).

cell broadcast

Network hardware; Wireless networking

Is a one-to-many geographically focused messaging service, whereas the Short Message Service - Point to Point (SMS-PP) is a one-to-one and one-to-a-few service.

Lso called Base Station, is the local cellular tower and radio antenna (including the radios, controller, switch interconnect, etc. ) that handles communication with subscribers in a particular area ...

cell splitting

Network hardware; Wireless networking

Is the process of splitting a mobile cell into several smaller cells. This is usually done to make more voice channels available to accommodate traffic growth in the area covered by the original ...

cellular

Network hardware; Wireless networking

In wireless communications, cellular refers most basically to the structure of the wireless transmission networks which are comprised of cells or transmission sites.

cellular handoff

Network hardware; Wireless networking

Refers to the process that a telephone call is switched by computers from one transmitter to the next without disconnecting the signal, as a vehicle moves from cell to cell.