GlossaryGlossary3G 3rd generation mobile communications. Adigital system for mobile communicationswhich aims at global use and providesincreased bandwidth. 3G lets a mobiledevice user access a wide variety of services,such as multimedia.Ad-hocoperatingmodeA WLAN network mode where two or moredevices connect to each other using WLANdirectly without a WLAN access point.Cookies Cookies are little pieces of information,given by the server to you, to storeinformation about your visits to a web site.When you accept cookies, the server is ableto evaluate your use of the web site, whatyou are interested in, what you want toread and so on.DNS Domain name service. An internet servicethat translates domain names such aswww.nokia.com into IP addresses such as192.100.124.195. Domain names are easierto remember but this translation is neededbecause the internet is based on IPaddresses.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, contactyour service provider.GPRS General packet radio service. GPRS enableswireless access for mobile phones to datanetworks (network service). GPRS usespacket data technology where informationis sent in short bursts of data over themobile network. The benefit of sendingdata in packets is that the network isoccupied only when sending or receivingdata. As GPRS uses the network efficiently,it allows for quick data connection setupand fast data transmission speeds.You must subscribe to the GPRS service. Foravailability and subscription to GPRS,contact your service provider.During a voice call, you cannot establish aGPRS connection, and any existing GPRSconnection is put on hold unless thenetwork supports dual transfer mode.© 2009 Nokia. All rights reserved. 155
