Sony Ericsson GC89 - Manual (Page 110)

110 Glossary
kbps
Kilobits per second - rate of data flow.
LAN
Local Area Network.
ME
Mobile Equipment.
MO
Mobile Origination. For example, an SMS message sent
from a mobile terminal.
MMI
Man-Machine Interface.
MS
Mobile Station.
MT
Mobile Termination.
PC
Personal Computer.
PCS
Personal Communications Services, often used to
describe GSM1900 networks.
PC Card
A card having physical and electrical characteristics
specified by PCMCIA providing extra functionality
when inserted into a laptop PC. Typical examples are
modems and network cards. Type refers to the thickness
of the card. The GC89 is type II.
PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card International
Association – defines specifications for PC Cards.
www.pcmcia.org.
PDP
Packet Data Protocol.
Phone book
A memory in the SIM card where phone numbers can be
stored and accessed by name or position.
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network, for example
ordinary analogue phone line for speech and/or computer
modem.
RADIUS
Remote Access Dial-In Service. Facility at the ISP or
corporation to manage remote data connections.
RX
Receive
SC
Service Centre (for SMS).
Service Provider
A company that provides services and subscriptions to
GC89 users.
SIM card
Subscriber Identity Module card – a card that must be
inserted in any GSM-based mobile terminal. It contains
subscriber details, security information and memory for
a personal directory of numbers. The card can be a small
plug-in type or credit card-sized, but both types have the
same functions. The GC89 uses the small plug-in card.
SMS
Short Message Service. Allows messages of up to 160
characters to be sent and received via the network
operator's message centre to a GC89.
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.
TCP/IPv4
TCP/IP Version 4. Most widely implemented form of
TCP/IP today having a 4 byte address format such as
212.161.127.136.
TE
Terminal Equipment. Generic term for GSM terminals
such as phones and PC cards.
Terminal Adaptor
Generic term for the equipment terminating a digital
comms line such as an ISDN2 line. The GC89 is a
Terminal Adaptor since it interfaces to GSM digital data
services.