User's Manual

CDMA and GSM / UMTS Mini Card Hardware Integration Guide
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In the event of a discrepancy in values between this guide and the Product Specification Document (PSD), the PSD takes precedence.
MC5725 / MC5725V /
MC5727 / MC5727V /
MC5728V
Sierra Wireless Mini Cards used on CDMA networks
MC57xx Any of the following CDMA Mini Cards: MC5725 / MC5725V /
MC5727 / MC5727V / MC5728V
MC8775 / MC8775V /
MC8780 / MC8781 /
MC8790 / MC8790V /
MC8791V / MC8792V /
MC8795V / MC8700
Sierra Wireless Mini Cards used on GSM / UMTS networks
MC87xx Any of the following GSM / UMTS Mini Cards: MC8775 / MC8775V /
MC8780 / MC8781 / MC8790 / MC8790V / MC8791V / MC8792V /
MC8795V / MC8700
MHz MegaHertz = 10E6 Hertz (Hertz = 1 cycle/second)
MIO Module Input/Output
MPE Maximum Permissible Exposure — the level of radiation to which a
person may be exposed without hazardous effect or adverse
biological changes
OTA Over-The-Air or Radiated through the antenna
PCS Personal Communication System - PCS spans the 1.9 GHz radio
spectrum
RF Radio Frequency
RMS Root Mean Square
SA Selective Availability
Sensitivity (Audio) Measure of lowest power signal that the receiver can measure
Sensitivity (RF) Measure of lowest power signal at the receiver input that can
provide a prescribed BER / BLER / SNR value at the receiver
output.
SIM Subscriber Identity Module
SNR Signal to Noise Ratio
SOF Start of Frame - a USB function
UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter
UDK Universal Development Kit (PCI Express Mini Card Dev Kit)
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
Table B-1: Acronyms and definitions
Acronym or term Definition