GlossaryGlossary3G 3rd generation mobile communications.A digital system for mobilecommunications which aims at globaluse and provides increased bandwidth.3G lets a mobile device user access a widevariety of services, such as multimedia.Ad-hocoperatingmodeA WLAN network mode where two ormore devices connect to each other usingWLAN directly without a WLAN accesspoint.Cookies Cookies are little pieces of information,given by the server to you, to storeinformation about your visits to a website. When you accept cookies, the serveris able to evaluate your use of the website, what you are interested in, what youwant to read, and so on.DNS Domain name service. An internet servicethat translates domain names such aswww.nokia.com into IP addresses suchas 192.100.124.195. Domain names areeasier to remember but this translation isneeded because the internet is based onIP addresses.DTMF tones Dual-tone multifrequency tones. TheDTMF system is used by touch-tonetelephones. DTMF assigns a specificfrequency, or tone, to each key so that itcan easily be identified by amicroprocessor. DTMF tones allow you tocommunicate with voice mailboxes,computerised telephony systems, and soon.EAP Extensible authentication protocol. EAPplug-ins are used in wireless networks toauthenticate wireless devices andauthentication servers.EGPRS Enhanced GPRS. EGPRS is similar to GPRS,but it enables faster connection. Foravailability and data transfer speed,contact your service provider.124 Glossary
