RADWIN5000ConfigurationGuide Release4.9.17 A‐2
EIRP
Equivalent(orEffective)IsotropicallyRadiatedPower:Thepower
thatanantennamustemittoproducethepeakpowerdensityin
thedirectionofmaximumantennagain.Inourcases,thisis
usually:SystemTxPower+Antenna
Gain‐CableLoss.
FAA
FederalAviationAdministration.AU.S.federalofficethatmanages
aviationregulationsthr
oughouttheUnitedStates.
Fixed(HSU)
A“fixed”HSUremainsinonelocation,ascontrastedwitha
nomadicormobileHSU,whichdoesnotremaininonelocation.
GHSS GPSHubSiteSynchronization
HBS HighcapacityBaseStation.SameasaBS
HMU
HighcapacityMobility(subscri ber)Unit.SimilartoanHSU,butcan
bemobi
le.
HSC
HubSyncClient:WhenusingHubSiteSynchronization,oneunitis
amaster(generatesthesyncpulses),andtheotherunitsare
clients.
HSM
HubSyncMaster:WhenusingHubSiteSynchronization,oneunit
isamaster(generatesthesyncpulses),andtheotherunitsare
clients.
HSU HighcapacitySubscriberU
nit.SameasanSU
ISU
IntegratedSynchronizationUnit:anetworkdevicethatprovidesa
synchronizationsignaltoundergroundHBSs.
ITHO Intra‐trainhandovermechanism
LFF LargeForm‐Factor
MIMO
MultipleIn,MultipleOut.Atechniquebywhichthecapacityofa
radiolinkisincreasedusingmultipletransmittingandreceiving
antennas,transmittingadifferentsig
nalonallantennas.
MIR MaximumInformationRate
Mobile(HSU)
A“mobile”HSUcanmovefromlocationtolocationandprovide
servicewhileitmovesorwhenitisstationary.
Nomadic(HSU)
A“nomadic”HSUmov efromlocationtolocationbutcanonly
provideservicewhenitisstationary.
ODU
OutdoorUnit:agenericte
rmforanyradio,andcanusuallybe
exchangedforHBSorHSU.
PtMP PointtoMulti‐Point:linkfromanHBStoseveralHSUs
PtP PointtoPoint
RADIUS RemoteAuthenticationDial‐InUserService
TableA‐1:Terminology(Sheet2of3)
Term Description