COMBA mPICO Series - Glossary of Terms

USER MANUAL FOR mPICO SERIES
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0.4 GLOSSARY OF TERMS
ALC
Automatic Level Control
ATT
Attenuation
AFC
Antenna Feedback Cancellation
BTS
Base Transceiver Station
CSA
Cross Sectional Area
dB
Decibel
dBm
Decibels relative to 1 mill watt
DL
Downlink
DPX
Duplexer
DT
Donor Terminal
E/O, O/E
Electrical/Optical, Optical/Electrical
FSK
Frequency Shift Keying
FOU
Fiber Optical Unit
GSM
Global Standard for Mobile Communication
Hz
Hertz
ID
Identification
LNA
Low Noise Amplifier
MCU
Main Control Unit
MHz
Megahertz
MT
Mobile Terminal
MTBF
Mean Time Between Failures
NF
Noise Figure
OMC
Operation & Maintenance Center
OMT
Operation & Maintenance Terminal
OP
Optical Fiber
PA
Power Amplifier
PLL
Phase Locked Loop
PSU
Power Supply Unit
RF
Radio Frequency
RFU
Radio Frequency Unit
RX
Receive
SMA
Sub-Miniature “A” Connector
SIU
Slide-In-Unit
TX
Transmit
UL
Uplink
VAC
Volts Alternating Current
VSWR
Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
WDM
Wavelength Division Multiplexer