RF Terms
- 2G - second generation of wireless communications systems
- 3G - third generation
- A/D - analog-to-digital
- AC - alternating current
- ACPR - adjacent-channel power ratio
- ADC - analog-to-digital converter
- AGC - automatic gain control
- AMPS - advanced mobile phone system
- ASIC - application-specific integrated circuit
- ASK - amplifier shift keying
- ASP - application service provider
- ATM - asynchronous transfer mode
- AWGN - additive white gaussian noise
- BER - bit error rate
- BPSK - binary phase shift keying
- CCRR - co-channel rejection ratio
- CDMA - code-division multiple access
- CDPD - cellular digital packet data
- CMOS - complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
- CMRR - common-mode rejection ratio
- CPU - central processing unit system
- CW - continuous wave
- DC - direct current
- dBc - dB relative to the carrier power
- DCS - distributed communications system or digital cellular system
- DDS - direct digital synthesis
- DECT - digital european cordless telephone
- DSP - digital signal processor
- DUT - device under test
- EEPROM - electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
- EMC - electromagnetic compatibility
- EMI - electromagnetic interference
- ESD - electrostatic discharge
- ETSI - european telecommunications standards institute
- FCC - federal communications commission
- FDD - frequency division duplex
- FEC - forward error corrections
- FER - frame error rate
- FET - field-effect transistor
- FHSS - frequency-hopping, spread spectrum
- FIFO - first-in, first-out
- FIR - finite impulse response
- FM - frequency modulation
- FSK - frequency shift keying
- GaAs - gallium arsenide
- GaN - gallium nitride
- GFSK - gaussian filtered frequency shift keying
- GHz - gigahertz
- GMSK - gaussian minimum shift keying
- GPIB - general-purpose interface bus
- GPRS - general packet radio service
- GPS - global positioning system
- GSM - global system for mobile communications
- HBT - heterojunction bipolar transistor
- HEMT - high electron mobility transistor
- Hz - Hertz
- HSCSD - high-speed circuit-switched data
- HTTP - hypertext transfer protocol
- I and Q - in-phase and quadrature
- I/O - input/output
- IC - integrated circuit
- IF - intermediate frequency
- IM - intermodulation
- IMD - intermodulation distortion
- InGaP - indium gallium phosphide
- InP - indium phosphide
- IP - internet protocol
- IR - infrared
- ISM - industrial, scientific, and medical
- kB - kilobyte
- LDMOS - laterally diffused metal oxide silicon
- LMDS - local multipoint distribution service
- LNA - low-noise amplifier
- LO - local oscillator
- LOS - line of sight
- LPF - low-pass filter
- LSI - large scale integration
- LTCC - low-temperature co-fired ceramic
- MDS - multipoint distribution systems
- MHZ - megahertz
- MMDS - multichannel multipoint distribution service
- MMIC - monolithic microwave integrated circuit
- MOSFET - metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor
- MS/s - million of samples per second
- NFC - near field communication
- NTC - negative temperature coefficient
- OEM - original equipment manufacturer
- OXCO - oven controlled crystal oscillator
- PA - power amplifier
- PAE - power added efficiency
- PAR - peak-to-average ratio
- PCB - printed circuit board
- PCM - pulse-code modulation
- PCN - personal communications network
- PCS - personal communications system
- PDA - personal digital assistant
- PDC - pacific digital cellular
- PECL - positive emitter-coupled logic
- PHEMT - pseudomorphic high-electron-mobility transistor
- PLL - phase-locked loop
- PSK - phase shift keying
- QAM - quadrature amplitude modulation
- QASK - quadrature amplitude shift keying
- QPSK - quadrature phase shift keying
- RFI - radio frequency interference
- RFIC - radio frequency integrated circuit
- RISC - reduced instruction set computing
- ROM - read-only memory
- SDH - synchronous digital hierarchy
- SCM - signal code modulation
- SiGe - silicon-germanium
- SMR - specialized mobile radio
- SMS - short messaging service
- SMT - surface-mount technology or surface-mount toroidal
- SNR - signal-to-noise ratio
- SOIC - small-outline integrated circuit
- SONET - synchronous optical network
- SPDT - single-pole double-throw
- SSB - single side band
- SSPA - solid state power amplifiers
- TCP - transmission control protocol
- TDD - time division duplex
- TDMA - time-division multiple access
- TETRA - trans european trunked radio
- TTL - transistor - transistor logic
- TXCO - temperature-compensated crystal oscillator
- UART - universal asynchronous receiver transmitter
- UHF - ultra high frequency
- UMTS - universal mobile telecommunications service
- PVCO - voltage-controlled oscillator
- VCXO - voltage-controlled crystal oscillator
- VOFDM - vector orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
- VSAT - very small aperture terminal (satellite service)
- VSB - vestigial side band
- VSWR - voltage standing wave ratio
- WAP - wireless application protocol
- W-CDMA - wideband code-division multiple access
- WLAN - wireless local area network
source: http://www.sunmantechnology.com/resources_gls_rfts.html + OSS/ABA additions