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Glossary
The following terms appear in this manual:
802.11d
The 802.11d standard is a supplement to the 802.11
standard. It allows international use of local 802.11
networks so that stations may convey information
on frequency ranges that are dependent on what is
permitted in the country where the device is
operating.
ADC
Analog to digital converter
AP
Access Point
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information
Interchange. A standardized way of assigning
numerical codes to characters and control codes.
ATE
Automated test equipment used in performance
testing of printed circuit assemblies.
Baud rate
Data transfer rate associated with serial data
transfers, typically between personal computers
via modems. Example: 9600 bits per second.
Bit map
Technique of drawing computer images by
mapping the image in RAM.
BNC
A push and twist connector that allows a fast
connect/disconnect of thin coaxial cable.
Boot ROM
Programmed ROM devices that contain basic data
required to start a digital system at power up. This
data generates instructions to the processor,
allowing a limited set of start-up instructions.
CA
Certificate Authority. A trusted third party entity
which issues digital certificates for use by other
parties. A CA provides authentication of
certificates that it generates on request from
certificate users. It generates a CA root certificate
that does not need authentication and is the basis
for authenticating the certificates generated by
the CA. The CA also publishes a list of certificates
whose authentication has been revoked.
CFI
Common Flash Interface
Checksum
A count of the number of bits in a transmission
unit, which is included with the transmission unit,
so that a receiver can check to see whether the
same number of bits arrived.
CMOS RAM
Battery backed up device used to store
configuration information such as node name,
node ID, or bed names.
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