Installation Manual

Table Of Contents
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propagation loss
Signal attenuation that occurs during transmission.
provisioning
Act of configuring the gateway routers and the site equipment to enable a
customer to receive service.
Q
QAM
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation. Transmitted signal defined by amplitude
and phase.
R
Radio Frequency (RF)
An electromagnetic wave frequency from approximately 3 KHz to
approximately 300 GHz. Includes the frequencies used for radio and
television transmission.
radio overhead
IFU communication channel in addition to the payload.
rain attenuation
Transmit signal loss due to rain.
Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI)
Received Signal Strength Indicator (also known as RSL, Received Signal
Level). A measured value from a receiver describing the received signal level
or strength.
receiver
Telecommunication equipment device that captures and converts a
transmitted signal to the required format.
reference oscillator
A device that generates a precise radio frequency signal to be used as a
reference.
RF
See Radio Frequency (RF).
RF spectrum
Range of available radio frequencies.