User's Manual

G LOSSARY
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URL Uniform Resource Locator: An easy-to-read character string that is used to
represent a resource available on the Internet. For example, “http://
www.url-example.com/.”
WIMAX The IEEE 802.16 standard for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave
Access. The IEEE 802.16-2004 standard, known as “fixed WiMAX,”
supports only point-to-point links and has no support for mobility. The IEEE
802.16e-2005 standard, known as “mobile WiMAX,” is an amendment to
IEEE 802.16-2004 and supports mobility. Note that mobile WiMAX standard
is not backward compatible with the fixed WiMAX standard.