Furuno INMARSAT-C MOBILE EARTH STATION FELCOM 12 - Manual (Page 164)

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Glossary of Acronyms
Acronym Meaning
AOR-E Atlantic Ocean Region-East
AOR-W Atlantic Ocean Region-West
BB Bulletin Board
BBER Bulletin Board Error Rate
BPSK Binary Phase Shift Keying
BS Back Space
C/N0 Carrier to Noise Power Spectral Density
CNID Close Network ID
CPU Central Processing Unit
CSDN Circuit Switched Data Network
DCE Data Circuit Terminating Equipment
DP-RAM Dual-Port Random Access Memory
DTE Data Terminal Equipment
EGC Enhanced Group Call
EIRP Equivalent Isotopically Radiated Power
FD Floppy Disk
GPS Global Positioning System
G/T Gain to Noise Temperature Ratio
HPA High Power Amplifier
IA5 International Alphabet No.5
ID Identity
IMO International Maritime Organization
INMARSAT International Mobile Satellite Organization
IOR Indian Ocean Region
ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network
ITA2 No.2 International Telegraphy Alphabet
ITU International Telecommunications Union
LES Land Earth Station
LNA Low Noise Amplifier
MES Mobile Earth Station
MSI Maritime Safety Information
NAVAREA Navigational Area
NAVTEX MF Navigational Broadcast Service
NCS Network Coordination Station
NMEA National Maritime Electronics Association
OCC Operation Control Center
PEP Packet Error Probability
POR Pacific Ocean Region
PSDN Packet Switched Data Network
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
PVT Performance Verification Test
RAM Random Access Memory
RCC Rescue Coordination Center
ROM Read Only Memory
SCC Satellite Control Center
SFU Store and Forward Unit
SOLAS Safety of Life at Sea
TDM Time Division Multiplex
TDMA Time Division Multiple Access
UTC Coordinated Universal Time
WMO World Meteorological Organization