GlossaryGlossary3G 3rd generation mobilecommunications. A digital system formobile communications which aims atglobal use and provides increasedbandwidth. 3G lets a mobile deviceuser access a wide variety of services,such as multimedia.Ad-hocoperatingmodeA WLAN network mode where two ormore devices connect to each otherusing WLAN directly without a WLANaccess point.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, theserver is able to evaluate your use ofthe web site, what you are interestedin, what you want to read, and so on.DNS Domain name service. An internetservice that translates domain namessuch as www.nokia.com into IPaddresses such as 192.100.124.195.Domain names are easier to rememberbut this translation is needed becausethe internet is based on IP addresses.DTMF tones Dual-tone multifrequency tones. TheDTMF system is used by touch-tonetelephones. DTMF assigns a specificfrequency, or tone, to each key so thatit can easily be identified by amicroprocessor. DTMF tones allow youto communicate with voice mailboxes,computerised telephony systems, andso on.EAP Extensible authentication protocol.EAP plug-ins are used in wirelessnetworks to authenticate wirelessdevices and authentication servers.EGPRS Enhanced GPRS. EGPRS is similar toGPRS, but it enables faster connection.For availability and data transferspeed, contact your service provider.134 Glossary
