LG VX9100 Owner's Manual (English) - Page 128

Glossary, Optimized abbreviated as EVDO, EV-DO

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Glossary ERI Enhanced Roaming Indicator is a feature to indicate whether a mobile phone is on its home system, a partner network, or a roaming network. Many phones indicate home vs. roaming as an icon, but ERI capable phones can clearly indicate third "partner network" status. EVDO Evolution Data Only or Evolution Data Optimized (abbreviated as EVDO, EV-DO, EvDO, 1xEV-DO or 1xEvDO) provides fast wireless broadband access (3G) anywhere, without needing a WiFi hotspot. GPS Global Positioning System is a system of satellites, computers, and receivers able to determine the latitude and longitude of a specific receiver on Earth. Position is calculated using time and distance. IS 2000 Type of digital signaling. It's the second generation of CDMA digital cellular, an extension of IS-95. Differences between signaling types have to do with pilot signal and links to provide more traffic channels, and control protocols. NAM Number Assignment Module is how the phone stores the phone number and its electronic serial number. SSL Secure Sockets Layer Protocol used to encrypt data sent over the air. TTY Teletypewriter. An electromechanical typewriter that either transmits or receives messages coded in electrical signals. A phone with TTY support is able to translate typed characters to voice or translate voice into characters to display on the TTY. 126

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Glossary
ERI
E
nhanced
R
oaming
I
ndicator is a
feature to indicate whether a mobile
phone is on its home system, a partner
network, or a roaming network. Many
phones indicate home vs. roaming as an
icon, but ERI capable phones can clearly
indicate third “partner network” status.
EVDO
Ev
olution
D
ata
O
nly or Evolution Data
Optimized (abbreviated as EVDO, EV-DO,
EvDO, 1xEV-DO or 1xEvDO) provides fast
wireless broadband access (3G)
anywhere, without needing a WiFi
hotspot.
GPS
G
lobal
P
ositioning
S
ystem is a system of
satellites, computers, and receivers able
to determine the latitude and longitude of
a specific receiver on Earth.
Position is
calculated using time and distance.
IS 2000
Type of digital signaling. It's the second
generation of CDMA digital cellular, an
extension of IS-95. Differences between
signaling types have to do with pilot
signal and links to provide more traffic
channels, and control protocols.
NAM
N
umber
A
ssignment
M
odule is how the
phone stores the phone number and its
electronic serial number.
SSL
S
ecure
S
ockets
L
ayer Protocol used to
encrypt data sent over the air.
TTY
T
ele
ty
pewriter. An electromechanical
typewriter that either transmits or
receives messages coded in electrical
signals. A phone with TTY support is able
to translate typed characters to voice or
translate voice into characters to display
on the TTY.