TB9300 Installation and Operation Manual Glossary 123© Tait Limited March 2016GlossaryThis glossary contains an alphabetical list of terms and abbreviationsrelated to the TaitNet network and the TB9300 base station.AAA protocols AAA commonly stands for Authentication, Authorization and Accounting.It refers to an IP-based security architecture that allows centralized,controlled access to devices in a network.ADC Analog-to-Digital Converter. A device for converting an analog signal to adigital signal that represents the same information.AMBE+2™ Advanced Multiband Excitation. A voice compression technology patentedby Digital Voice Systems, Inc and used in the vocoders of DMR radios.ANI Automatic Number Identification. A service that provides the receiver of acall with a numerical identifier or alphanumeric label of the caller.ARP Address Resolution Protocol is an IP protocol used to map IP networkaddresses to the hardware addresses used by a data link protocol.base station A radio receiver and transmitter that is located in a specific place (at a site)that enables a two-way radio to communicate with a dispatcher or over alarger range with other two-way radios. Specifically, Tait TB9300equipment in a subrack.battery protectionmode A PMU enters battery protection mode when its DC input drops below theuser-configured power shutdown voltage. In battery protection mode, thePMU will shut down the base station to protect the battery. The base stationwill restart when the DC input reaches the user-configured startup voltage.bearer network Telecom equipment that is used to carry user data.BER Bit Error Rate. A measure of the quality of digital transmission, expressedas a percentage. The BER indicates the proportion of errors to correctlyreceived digits in a received signal.BSP Base Station Protocol. A proprietary protocol operating over IP for theexchange of channel control messages between a base station and atrunking node controller.
