RADWIN5000ConfigurationGuide Release4.9.17 A‐1
AppendixA:Terminology
TableA‐1:Terminology(Sheet1of3)
Term Description
Assuredthroughput Actualnumberoftimeslotsallocatedtoaradiounit.
ACS
AutomaticChannelSelection.Optionthatinstructstheradioto
choosewhichfrequencytouse.Enablingordisablingthisoption
hasvariousramificationsasshowninthedocumentation.
ATPC AutomaticTransmitPowerControl
BE
BestEffort:Alevelofpriorityfortrafficinwhichuser
sreceive
dynamicresourceallocationaccordingtooveralldemand.They
arenotguaranteedre sources.SeealsoCIR.
BS
BaseStation:aradiothatcantransmitandreceivetomorethan
onepoint.SeealsoHBS
CIR
CommittedInformationRate:Alevelofpriorityfortrafficinwhich
usersreceiveaguaranteedpercentageofres
ourcesinadditionto
dynamicresourcesifavailable.SeealsoBE.
CPE CustomerPremisesEquipment
DBA
DynamicBandwidthAllocation:amethodthatallocates
bandwidthbetweenthevarioususersofthatsamebandwidthin
thenetwork.
DHCP
DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol:aprotocolthat
automaticallyassignsIPaddressesandothernetwork
configurationpar ameters.
Div
ersity
Atechniquebywhichthereliabilityofaradiolinkisincreased
usingmultipletransmittingandreceivingantennas,transmitting
thesamesignalonallantennas.
Downlink
DatatrafficfromanHBStoanHSU,or
DatatrafficfromanRT‐AtoanRT‐B