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.

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.

EVDO

Evolution Data Only or Evolution Data

 

Optimized (abbreviated as EVDO, EV-DO,

 

EvDO, 1xEV-DO or 1xEvDO) provides fast

 

wireless broadband access (3G) anywhere,

 

without needing a WiFi hotspot.

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.

SSL

Secure Sockets Layer Protocol used to

 

encrypt data sent over the air.

TTY

Teletypewriter. An electromechanical

 

typewriter that either transmits or receives

 

messages coded in electrical signals. A

 

phone with TTY support is able to translate

 

typed characters to voice or translate voice

 

into characters to display on the TTY.

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