98-145510-E Glossary-1
Glossary
Glossary 1
A
ABS ADU Bus Slave
ACU Antenna Control Unit
ADM ACU Digital Module. A main processor board in the ACU.
AMB Antenna Module Bus
B
BUC Block Up Converter. The BUC can be thought of as the “transmitter”, and its actions are
effectively the opposite to the LNB. The BUC consists of the Up Converter and HPA.
C
CE Conformité Européenne. This term signifies that a CE certified product conforms to
European health, environmental, and safety regulations. In short, it makes the product
legal to be sold in the European Union.
CM Continuous Monitoring
D
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses to
devices on a network. With dynamic addressing, a device can have a different IP address
every time it connects to the network.
DVB Digital Video Broadcasting, a set of standards relating to digital television.
E
EIRP Effective Isotropically-Radiated Power. The amount of power that would have to be
emitted by an isotropic antenna (that evenly distributes power in all directions) to
produce the peak power density observed in the direction of maximum antenna gain.
eTRIA Transmit and Receive Integrated Assembly
F
FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
FWG Flexible Wave Guide
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