Operating instructions

DMDVB20 LBST Satellite Modem Glossary

TM138 – Rev. 1.0 G-3

F Fahrenheit

FAS Frame Acquisition Sync. A repeating series bits, which allow acquisition of a

frame.

FCC Federal Communications Commission

FEC Forward Error Correction

FIFO First In, First Out

FPGA Field Programmable Gate Arrays

FW Firmware

g Force of Gravity

GHz Gigahertz

GND Ground

HSSI High Speed Serial Interface

HW Hardware

Hz Hertz (Unit of Frequency)

IBS Intelsat Business Services

IDR Intermediate Data Rate

I/O Input/Output

IEEE International Electrical and Electronic Engineers

IESS INTELSAT Earth Station Standards

IF Intermediate Frequency

INTELSAT International Telecommunication Satellite Organization

ISO International Standards Organization

I & Q Analog In-Phase (I) and Quadrature Signals (Q)

J Joule