Wireless networking

Wireless networking

Terms in relation to computer networks that use (usually) ratio communication to wirelessly connect to the internet.

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Broadband code division multiple access (C-CDMA)

Network hardware; Wireless networking

Designed to correct many of the inherent short-falls of IS-95 (narrowband CDMA) and other digital narrowband technologies.

Block error rate (ber)

Network hardware; Wireless networking

Is a ratio of the number of erroneous blocks to the total number of blocks received on a digital circuit. Block error rate (BLER) is used for W-CDMA performance requirements tests (demodulation tests ...

Big leo

Network hardware; Wireless networking

Refers to a low-earth orbit satellite system that will offer voice and data services, e.g., Iridium, Globalstar. Orbits, typically a few thousand kilometres high, that are intermediate in size ...

Blackberry

Network hardware; Wireless networking

Is a two-way wireless device, made by Waterloo, that allows users to cheque e-mail and voice mail (translated into text), as well as to page other users via a wireless network service. Also known as ...

Best effort service

Network hardware; Wireless networking

One of the five QOS service types defined in the IEEE 802. 16 WiMAX. The 802. 16 protocol supports five types of QoS: UGS (Unsolicited grant service), rtPS (Real time polling Service), ertPS ...

Broadcast channels (BCH)

Network hardware; Wireless networking

A group downlink point to multipoint logical channels used by mobiles to synchronise to and receive information necessary to access a cell in GSM, cdma2000, and WCDMA systems.