LG Electronics VX5300 manual Glossary, Acronyms and Abbreviations

Glossary

Acronyms and Abbreviations

DTMF	Dual-Tone Multi Frequency (or “touch-
	tone”) is a method used to communicate
	keys pressed on the phone. Pressing a
	key generates two simultaneous tones,
	one for the row and one for the column
	to determine which key was pressed.
EMS	Enhanced Messaging Service is an
	extension to SMS for cellular phones
	available on specific networks. An EMS
	enabled phone can send and receive
	messages with special text formatting
	(such as bold or italic), animations,
	pictures, icons, sound effects, and
	special ring tones. EMS messages sent
	to non-EMS devices will be displayed as
	SMS transmissions.
ERI	Enhanced Roaming Indicator is a feature
	to indicate whether a mobile phone is on
	its home system, a partner network, or a
	roaming network. Many phones indicate
	home vs. roaming as an icon, but ERI
	capable phones can clearly indicate
	third “partner network” status.

GPS	Global Positioning System is a system of
	satellites, computers, and receivers able
	to determine the latitude and longitude
	of a specific receiver on Earth. Position
	is calculated using time and distance.
IS 2000	Type of digital signaling. It's the second
	generation of CDMA digital cellular, an
	extension of IS-95. Differences between
	signaling types have to do with pilot
	signal and links to provide more traffic
	channels, and control protocols.
NAM	Number Assignment Module is how the
	phone stores the phone number and its
	electronic serial number. A multiple
	NAM phone can register with multiple
	service providers and be set to
	automatically switch between
	programmed phone numbers for service
	provider areas.
SID	System Identification is a number
	transmitted by base stations to identify a
	wireless system which conforms to a
	TIA cellular or PCS standard.

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