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Wireless networking
Terms in relation to computer networks that use (usually) ratio communication to wirelessly connect to the internet.
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Wireless networking
Decibels referenced to the carrier
Network hardware; Wireless networking
Referenced to the carrier (dBc) is a technique for expressing a power measurement in logarithmic form using the carrier power as a reference.
Dedicated control channel (DCC)
Network hardware; Wireless networking
A dedicated channel used to carry signalling information in active GSM and cdma2000 traffic channels.
Decibels referenced to a milli-watt
Network hardware; Wireless networking
A technique for expressing a power measurement in logarithmic form using 1 mW as a reference.
Advanced Radio Data Information Service (ARDIS)
Network hardware; Wireless networking
Advanced Radio Data Information Service (ARDIS) is a wireless two-way data network jointly owned and operated by Motorola and IBM.
Backscattering
Network hardware; Wireless networking
Backscattering is radio wave propagation in which the direction of the incident and scattered waves, resolved along a reference direction (usually horizontal) are oppositely directed. A signal ...
Automatic repeat request (ARQ)
Network hardware; Wireless networking
Automatic Repeat Request (ARQ) is a communication protocol in which the receiving device detects errors and requests retransmissions. When the receiver detects an error in a packet, it automatically ...
Additive white gaussian noise (AWGN)
Network hardware; Wireless networking
Additive White Gaussian Noise (AWGN) is the statistically random radio noise characterised by a wide frequency range with regards to a signal in a communications channel.
