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Glossary

Explore our library of thousands of telecoms terms and acronyms defined for on-the-job reference or learning new material.

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HeNB

Home evolved Node B

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HeNB-GW

HeNB Gateway

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HNB

Home Node B

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HNB-GW

Home Node B

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Hopping Pilot Beacon

Hopping Pilot Beacon

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HUB

HUB

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I-SBC

Interconnect Session Border Controller

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IAB

Internet Architecture Board

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IBCF

Interconnection Border Control Function

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IBSS

Independent Basic Service Set

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IEEE 802.11b

IEEE 802.11b

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IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks

IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks

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In Band Signalling

In Band Signalling

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Insured Burst

Insured Burst

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Intra Base Station Frame Handler

Intra Base Station Frame Handler

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ITU-T Series B

ITU-T Series B

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Iub Interface

Iub Interface

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Ka Band

Ka Band

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kbit/s

kilobit / Second

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kByte/s

kilobyte / Second

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Key Distribution

Key Distribution

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Ku Band

Ku Band

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L2R BOP

Layer 2 Relay Bit Orientated Protocol

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Label

Label

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