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HSPA
High Speed Packet Access, an amalgam of two mobile telephony protocols, High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) and High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), that extends and improves the performance of existing 3G mobile telecommunication networks
UMTS
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, a third-generation mobile cellular system for networks based on the GSM standard
5G
Fifth Generation, the fifth generation of mobile network technology, offering higher speeds and reduced latency compared to 4G
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, the suite of communications protocols used to connect hosts on the Internet, TCP controls transmission and IP directs packets
MIMO
Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output, a wireless technology that uses multiple transmitters and receivers to send and receive more data at the same time
WAN
Wide Area Network, a telecommunications network that extends over a large geographic area for the main purpose of computer networking
SIM
Subscriber Identity Module, a small memory card used in mobile phones that stores data for GSM/CDMA identities.
SIP
Session Initiation Protocol, a signaling protocol used for initiating, maintaining, and terminating real-time sessions that include voice, video and messaging applications
LTE
Long-Term Evolution, a standard for wireless broadband communication for mobile devices and data terminals, with increased capacity and speed using a different radio interface
QoS
Quality of Service, the description or measurement of the overall performance of a service, such as telephony or computer networking
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy, a security algorithm for IEEE 802.11 wireless networks
SSID
Service Set Identifier, a sequence of characters that uniquely names a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)
RF
Radio Frequency, the rate of oscillation within the range of about 3 Hz to 300 GHz, which corresponds to the frequency of radio waves
CDMA
Code Division Multiple Access, a channel access method used by various radio communication technologies, it assigns unique codes to each communication to differentiate from others
SNR
Signal-to-Noise Ratio, a measure used in science and engineering to quantify how much a signal has been corrupted by noise
NFC
Near Field Communication, a set of communication protocols that enable two electronic devices to establish communication by bringing them within 4 cm of each other
RSSI
Received Signal Strength Indicator, a measurement of the power present in a received radio signal
WPA
Wi-Fi Protected Access, a security protocol and security certification program developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance to secure wireless computer networks
LAN
Local Area Network, a network that connects computers within a limited area such as a residence, school, or office building
4G
Fourth Generation, the fourth generation of broadband cellular network technology, succeeding 3G, and preceding 5G
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol, a technology that allows for voice communications and multimedia sessions over Internet Protocol networks
GSM
Global System for Mobile Communications, a standard developed to describe the protocols for second-generation digital cellular networks used by mobile phones
FDMA
Frequency Division Multiple Access, a channel access method used in multiple-access protocols as a channelization protocol
ITU
International Telecommunication Union, a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for issues that concern information and communication technologies
EDGE
Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution, also known as Enhanced GPRS (EGPRS), a digital mobile phone technology that allows improved data transmission rates
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network, a set of communication standards for simultaneous digital transmission of voice, video, data, and other network services over the traditional circuits of the public switched telephone network
TDMA
Time Division Multiple Access, a channel access method for shared-medium networks which allows several users to share the same frequency channel by dividing the signal into different time slots
CSMA/CD
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection, a network protocol that senses or listens whether a channel is busy before transmitting on it to avoid collisions
OFDM
Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing, a method of encoding digital data on multiple carrier frequencies
APN
Access Point Name, the name of a gateway between a GSM, GPRS, 3G or 4G mobile network and another computer network
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