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12 GLOSSARY

1xRTT

Short for single carrier (1x) Radio Transmission Technology. A high speed wireless technology based on the CDMA

platform. 1xRTT has the capability of providing broadband-like speeds of up to 144 Kbps. 1xRTT is also referred to as

CDMA2000.

1xEVDO

Part of a family of CDMA2000 1x digital wireless standards. 1xEVDO is a "3G" standard. EVDO stands for "EVolution,

Data-Only". 1xEVDO is based on a technology initially known as "HDR" (High Data Rate) or "HRPD" (High Rate Packet

Data), developed by Qualcomm. The international standard is known as IS-856. 1xEVDO has the capability of providing

broadband-like speeds of average speeds of 300-600 kbps.

Access Point

An interface between a Wi-Fi network and a wired network.

bps

Bits per second – rate of data flow.

Broadband

High-capacity high-speed, transmission channel with a wider bandwidth than conventional copper telephone lines.

Broadband channels can carry video, voice, and data simultaneously.

COM Port

Defines a serial/RS-232 port within the Windows environment. May be physical or virtual.

Dial-Up Connection

A switched network connection established by a computer using an analog data modem over ordinary copper telephone

lines.

Dormancy

A network state that occurs when no data has been transmitted or received after a given amount of time. A network

connection may disconnect during a dormant state.

Firewall

A hardware or software boundary that protects a network or single PC from unwanted outside traffic.

HTTP

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

ISP

Internet Service Provider

Internet Protocol. The mechanism by which packets are routed between computers on a network.

Kilobyte

1024 bytes

Kbps

Kilobits per second – rate of data flow