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Glossary

Explore a comprehensive collection of terms and definitions related to wireless technologies, regulatory standards, texting requirements, and more.
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A

Accreditation Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) Ampere (A) Amplitude Modulation (AM) Antenna Directivity (D) Antenna Gain Antenna Polarization AWGN (Additive White Gaussian Noise)

B

Bandwidth Beam Width Bit Error Rate (BER) Bluetooth Classic (BR/EDR) Bluetooth LE Audio Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) Bluetooth Mesh

C

Carrier-to-Noise Ratio (C/N) CE Mark Certification Channel Bandwidth Channel Number Conducted Measurements Conformity Assessment Coulomb (C)

D

Decibel (dB) dBd (Decibel-Dipole) dBi (Decibel-Isotropic) dBm (Decibel-Milliwatt) DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection) Device Under Test (DUT) Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)

E

ECE-R-10 ECE Type Approval Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) Effective Radiated Power (ERP) Electric Field Strength (E) EMC Pre-Compliance ETSI EN 300 220 ETSI EN 300 328 ETSI EN 301 893 ETSI EN 301 489-1 ETSI EN 303 687 EU Declaration of Conformity (DoC)

F

FCC §15.247 FCC §15.407 Free Space Path Loss (FSPL) Frequency (f) Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) Frequency Modulation (FM)

G

Gain Method Gauss

H

Harmonized Standard Hertz (Hz)

I

Impedance (Z) Importer / Authorized Representative ISED RSS-210 ISED RSS-247 ISED RSS-310 ISED RSS-Gen ISO 17025 International Telecommunication Union (ITU) ITU-R (Radiocommunication Sector)

J

K

L

M

Magnetic Field Strength (H) Market Access Market Surveillance Milliwatt (mW) Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA)

N

Notified Body (NB) Noise Figure (NF)

O

Occupied Bandwidth Ohm's Law

P

Phase Modulation (PM) Phase Shift Keying (PSK) Placing on the Market Power Density

Q

Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM)

R

Radar Classes: SRR, MRR, LRR Radar Sensor Calibration Radiated Measurements Resistance (Ω) Responsible Person (EU) Return Loss (RL) Risk Assessment

S

SAR (Specific Absorption Rate) Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) Signal Modulation Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) SI Unit Spurious Emission

T

Technical Documentation Telecommunications Certification Body (TCB) Tesla (T) Thermal Load Transmit Power Control (TPC) Type Examination

U

V

Voltage (V) VSWR (Voltage Standing Wave Ratio)

W

Watt (W) Wavelength (λ) Wi-Fi Channel Allocation World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC)

Y

Y-Factor Method