Glossary

Glossary

Glossary
Additional Acknowledge Delay
Adjustable delay setting to allow additional time before a transmitting ADC assumes the receiving ADC did not acknowledge. Best used on channels with slow crypto devices or radios.
Acknowledge - ACK
Sent by a receiving ADC to the transmitter, after receipt of a probe or burst transmission.
ANDVT
Advanced Narrowband Digital Voice Terminal
ARQ
Automatic Resend Request
BIT
Built In Test
BPS
Bits per Second
Burst
The transmission that carries the message or file from transmitter to receiver.
CCI
Controlled Cryptographic Item
CDC
Compact Data Controller
CFG
Configuration
CMPR
Compression
CRC
Cyclic Redundancy Code
CTS
Clear to Send
CSMA
Carrier Sense Multiple Access. Channel sharing technique to provide cooperative sharing of tactical communications channel assets.
CUR
Cursor
DSP
Digital Signal Processor
Data Terminal Software - DTS
The software used on IBM compatible PC's to control the ADC
Destination - DEST
The intended recipient ADC(s)
EDAC
Error Detection and Correction
EEPROM
Electrically Eraseable Programmable Read Only Memory
FAX
Facsimile
FD
Full-duplex
FEC
Forward Error Correction
HD
Half-duplex
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
LED
Light Emitting Diode
Local Address
The local ADC's address
LOS
Line of Sight
MIL-STD
Military Standard
MS-DOS
Microsoft Disk Operating System
N/C
Not Connected
Probe
Tranmission used by ADC's in CSMA mode. Sent by the transmitter to capture the channel, channel is considered captured when the receiving ADC sends a probe ACK.
PROM
Programmable Read Only Memory
RTS
Request to Send
Routing Information Protocol - RIP
Used by the ADC/IP to broadcast connected networks, and receive information from other routers of available networks connections
Route Table
Used in the ADC/IP to maintain list of connected networks, and the path to reach connected networks.
SI
Simplex
STO
Store
TBD
To Be Determined
Turnaround Delay
Allows an adjustable delay after an ADC receives a probe, burst, or ACK and before it sends it's probe, burst, or ACK. Best used on radios having a slow transmit/recieve turnaround time.
VDC
Volts Direct Current
VOX
Voice

 


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