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Control and Status—A proprietary protocol for managing Sierra Wireless devices.

The serial communications port of a computer.

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Domain Name Server—Internet server that supplies the mapping of domain names to IP addresses.

The packet data connection has the logical PPP session left open while the underlying physical link (the radio channel) is released. When traffic is to resume, a radio channel is re- aquired and the original PPP session resumes.

Dial-Up Networking—A Windows® protocol for connecting a computer to a server via the telephone network.

Emergency call mode.

Effective Radiated Power—A measure of the RF energy radiated from an antenna.

Electro-Static Discharge

Electronic Serial Number—The unique serial number assigned to the modem for cellular network use.

Federal Communications Commission—The U.S. federal agency that is responsible for interstate and foreign communi- cations. The FCC regulates commercial and private radio spectrum management, sets rates for communications services, determines standards for equipment, and controls broadcast licensing. Consult www.fcc.gov.

Frame Error Rate - Ratio of data transmitted with errors, to total data transmitted. Used to determine the quality of a signal. If the FER is too high, (too many errors,) the connection may be dropped.

Software stored in ROM or EEPROM; essential programs that remain even when the system is turned off. Firmware is easier to change than hardware but more permanent than software stored on disk.

Factory Serial Number—A tracking number applied by and for the manufacturer, distinct from the ESN.

Graphical User Interface- Elements of a GUI include such things as: windows, pull-down menus, buttons, scroll bars, iconic images, wizards, the mouse, and no doubt many things that havenʹt been invented yet.

1.A computer that uses a modem or a similar device to answer a calling computer.

2.A source or destination in the communication network.

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