Comtech EF Data EQ90 Series - Manual (Page 63)

Glossary EQ90 Amplitude Equalizerl
g–2 Rev. 2
CS Clear to Send
CSC Comstream Compatible
CSMA Carrier Sense Multiple Access
CTS Clear to Send
CU Channel Unit
CW Continuous Wave
D/C Down Converter
DAC Digital-to-Analog Converter
DAMA Demand Assignment Multiple Access
dB Decibels
dB/Hz Decibels/Hertz (unit of carrier-to-noise density ratio)
dBc Decibels referred to carrier
dBm Decibels referred to 1.0 milliwatt
dBm0 The signal magnitude in dBm referenced to the nominal level at that
point
dBW Decibels referred to 1.0 watt
DC Direct Current
DDS Direct Digital Synthesis
Demod Demodulator
DET Detector
DM Data Mode
DPCM Differential Pulse Code Modulation
DPSK Differential Phase Shift Keying
DSP Digital Signal Processing
DSR Data Signal Rate
DTE Data Terminal Equipment
E
b
/N
0
Bit Energy-to-Noise Ratio
EFD EFData Compatible
EIA Electronic Industries Association
ESC Engineering Service Circuit or Engineering Service Channel
ESD Electrostatic Discharge
EXC External Clock
EXT External Reference Clock
FIFO First in/First Out
FW Firmware
GHz Gigahertz (10 9 hertz)
GND Ground
HI STAB High Stability
HPA High Power Amplifier
Hz Hertz (cycle per second)
I&Q In-Phase and Quadrature
I/O Input/Output
k kilo (10 3 )
K Ω kilo-ohms
kbit/s Kilobits per second (10 3 bits per second)
kHz Kilohertz (10 3 Hertz)
ks/s Kilosymbols Per Second (10 3 symbols per second)
kW Kilowatt (10 3 Watts)
LAN Local Area Network
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LED Light-Emitting Diode
lf Line Feed
mA Milliamperes
Max Maximum
Mbit/s Megabits per second
MHz Megahertz (10 6 Hertz)