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TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual Glossary 95
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RSSI
Received Signal Strength Indicator is a level that indicates the strength of
the received signal.
RTP Real Time Protocol is an Internet protocol that supports the real-time
transmission of voice and data.
Rx Receiver.
Secure Shell (SSH) Secure Shell (SSH) is a cryptographic network protocol for operating
network services securely over an unsecured network.
Selectivity The ability of a radio receiver to select the wanted signal and reject
unwanted signals on adjacent channels (expressed as a ratio).
sensitivity The sensitivity of a radio receiver is the minimum input signal strength
required to provide a usable signal.
simplex Able to provide transmission and reception in only one direction at a time.
site 1. The base station equipment at a particular location. This includes power
supplies, transmitters, receivers, network interfaces and controllers.
2. The location of that equipment.
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. A protocol used (for example) by
the trunking site controller to monitor the base station’s parameters and
alarm status.
standalone node The base station itself can act as a DMR trunking controller, but with
limited functionality. The base station is then said to be a standalone node.
TaitNet Brand name for any PMR network designed and manufactured by Tait
International Limited.
TaitNet DMR
network
A set of Tait base stations and controllers interconnected by an IP network
that can carry voice and data traffic.
TB7300 Base
Station
A base station consisting of the equipment necessary to receive and
transmit on one physical channel in a DMR or analog network. Often
abbreviated to TB7300 or base station.
TCP Transmission Control Protocol. A complex protocol on top of IP for
sending reliable streams of data with flow control.