Radio Frequency Power Amplifier
Amplifier having one or more active devices to
amplify radio signals.
Abbreviation:RFPA
Receiver Electronic device that amplifies RF
signals. A receiver separates the audio signal from
the RF carrier, amplifies it, and converts it back to
the original sound waves.
Request-To-Send In General Packet Radio
Service (GPRS), a handshaking signal used with
some communication links to indicate that data is
ready for transmission.
Abbreviation:RTS
RESET Reset line; an input to the microcontroller
that restarts execution.
Signal An electrically transmitted electromagnetic
wave.
SLIM Slim Connector
Spectrum Frequency range within which
radiation has specific characteristics.
Static Random Access Memory Static-
RAM chip used for volatile, program/data memory.
Abbreviation:SRAM
Subscriber Identity Module A smart card
that holds subscriber information (including the
authentication key) and is inserted into the radio to
grant its personality.
Abbreviation:SIM
System-On-a-Chip An integrated circuit with
all the required circuitry and components of an
electronic system on a single chip.
Abbreviation:SoC
Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) A
channel access method to allow several users to
share the same frequency channel by dividing the
signal into different time slots
Transceiver Transmitter-receiver: A device that
both transmits and receives signals.
Abbreviation:XCVR
Transmitter Electronic equipment that generates
and amplifies an RF carrier signal, modulates the
signal, and then radiates it into space.
Universal Serial Bus (USB) An external bus
standard that supports data transfer rates of 12
Mbps.
Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) An
oscillator whereby the frequency of oscillation can
be varied by changing a control voltage.
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