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AN-50 System User Manual 
 
 
10.2.  Appendix 1 - Glossary Of Terms 
 
AN-50 
Redline Communications’ Access Node-50 Broadband Fixed 
Wireless (BFW) system. 
Antenna 
A device for transmitting and/or receiving a radio frequency 
(RF). Antennas vary in design and frequencies supported. 
Antenna Gain 
The measure of antenna performance relative to a theoretical 
antenna called an isotropic antenna. 
ARQ 
Automatic Repeat Request. This is the protocol used over the 
air for error correction. 
Beamwidth  
The angle of signal coverage provided by an antenna. 
BFW 
Broadband Fixed Wireless 
Bps (Bits Per Second) 
A unit of measurement for the rate at which data is transmitted.  
BPSK 
Binary Phase Shift Keying.  
BS 
Base Station 
Channel 
A communications path wide enough to permit a single RF 
transmission. 
CID 
Channel Identification 
CIR 
Committed Information rate 
DB 
A ratio expressed in decibels.  
dBi  
A ratio, measured in decibels, of the effective gain of an 
antenna compared to an isotropic antenna. 
DBm 
Decibels above a milliwatt 
DHCP 
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A DHCP server will 
automatically issue IP addresses within a specified range to 
devices on a network. 
Directional Antenna  
An antenna that concentrates transmission power into one 
direction. 
Encryption 
For the purposes of privacy, the transformation of data into an 
unreadable format until reformatted with a decryption key.  
Ethernet 
A LAN architecture using a bus or star topology  
FD 
Full Duplex. Refers to the transmission of data in two directions 
simultaneously (i.e. a telephone) 
FWA 
Fixed Wireless Access 
Gain 
The ratio of the output amplitude of a signal to the input 
amplitude of a signal. Typically expressed in decibels (dB). 
Gateway 
A network point that acts as an entrance to another network.  
GHz 
Gigahertz.  1,000,000,000 Hz, or 1,000 MHz 
GUI 
Graphical User Interface 
Hertz (Hz)  
The international unit for measuring frequency, equivalent to 
the number of cycles per second. One megahertz (MHz) is one 
million Hertz. One gigahertz (GHz) is one billion Hertz.  
IF 
Intermediate Frequency. 
IP (Internet Protocol) 
See TCP/IP.  
Isotropic  
A theoretic construct of an antenna that radiates its signal 360 
degrees both vertically and horizontally—a perfect sphere. 
Generally used as a reference. 
IXC (Inter-exchange Carrier) 
A long-distance phone company. 
LAN (Local Area Network) 
A data communications network, typically within a building or 
campus linking computers, printers and other devices together.  
LEC (Local Exchange 
Carriers) 
The traditional local wired phone company.  
LED 
Light Emitting Diode