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Term: 1-bit tags
ID: 12368
Source: GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added: 03/06/06
Definition: RFID devices that do not include a chip or memory and cannot store an EPC. 1-bit tags are only used to activate an alarm at retail store entrances as a means of preventing theft.

Term: 1/3 rate Forward Error Correction (FEC)
ID: 11738
Source: GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added: 12/10/05
Definition: An error correction scheme that repeats each bit three times for redundancy.

Term: 16-pulse position modulation (16-PPM)
ID: 11737
Source: GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added: 12/10/05
Definition: A modulation technique that translates four data bits into 16 light impulses.

Term: 16-pulse position modulation (16-PPM)
ID: 11831
Source: GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added: 12/10/05
Definition: A modulation technique that translates four data bits into 16 light impulses.

Term: 2.5 Generation (2.5G)
ID: 12336
Source: GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added: 03/06/06
Definition: An interim step between 2G and 3G digital cellular networks.

Term: 2.5G
ID: 11580
Source: GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added: 12/09/05
Definition: A digital cellular technology that sends data at a maximum of 384 Kbps.

Term: 2/3 rate FEC
ID: 11739
Source: GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added: 12/10/05
Definition: An error correction scheme that uses a mathematical formula to add extra error correction bits to the data sent.

Term: 3G (third generation)
ID: 11581
Source: GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added: 12/09/05
Definition: A digital cellular technology that sends data at up to 2 Mbps and will harmonize all of the different specifications used around the world into one universal standard.

Term: 4-pulse position modulation (4-PPM)
ID: 11740
Source: GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added: 12/10/05
Definition: A modulation technique that translates two data bits into 4 light impulses.

Term: 4-pulse position modulation (4-PPM)
ID: 11832
Source: GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added: 12/10/05
Definition: A modulation technique that translates two data bits into 4 light impulses.

Term: 802.11 standard
ID: 11833
Source: GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added: 12/10/05
Definition: An IEEE standard released in 1990 that defines wireless local area networks at a rate of either 1 Mpbs or 2 Mpbs. All WLAN features are contained in the PHY and MAC layers.

Term: 802.11b standard
ID: 11834
Source: GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added: 12/10/05
Definition: A 1999 addition to the IEEE 802.11 standard for WLANs that added two higher speeds, 5.5 Mbps and 11 Mbps. Also known as Wi-Fi.

Term: access control list (ACL)
ID: 11741
Source: GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added: 12/10/05
Definition: A list of addresses of other devices from which the device that maintains the list expects to receive frames.

Term: access point (AP)
ID: 11582
Source: GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added: 12/09/05
Definition: A device that receives the signals and transmits signals back to wireless network interface cards (NICs).

Term: access point (AP)
ID: 11835
Source: GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added: 12/10/05
Definition: A device connected to the wired local area network that receives signals and transmits signals back to wireless clients.

Term: active mode
ID: 11742
Source: GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added: 12/10/05
Definition: A state in which the Bluetooth device actively participates on the channel.

Term: active scanning
ID: 11836
Source: GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added: 12/10/05
Definition: The process of sending frames to gather information.

Term: active slaves
ID: 11743
Source: GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added: 12/10/05
Definition: Slave devices that are connected to the piconet and are sending transmissions.

Term: active tags
ID: 12369
Source: GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added: 03/06/06
Definition: RFID tags that include a battery.

Term: ad hoc mode
ID: 11837
Source: GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added: 12/10/05
Definition: A WLAN mode in which wireless clients communicate directly among themselves without using an access point.

Term: adaptive array processing
ID: 11686
Source: GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added: 12/10/05
Definition: A radio transmission technique that replaces a traditional antenna with an array of antenna elements.

Term: Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
ID: 11744
Source: GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added: 12/10/05
Definition: a symmetric key encryption mechanism introduced by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Term: Advanced Mobile Phone Service (AMPS)
ID: 12337
Source: GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added: 03/06/06
Definition: The standard used for 1G analog cellular transmissions based on FDMA.

Term: ambient light
ID: 11745
Source: GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added: 12/10/05
Definition: Bright surrounding light.

Term: American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
ID: 11687
Source: GeekGlossary.com (v1)
Date Added: 12/10/05
Definition: A clearinghouse for standards development in the United States.

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