Glossary of Terms

Understand basic Public Safety definitions and terms.

Base Station

Definition:

The central radio transmitter/receiver that maintains communications with mobile radio phone sets within a given range (typically a cell site).

Hand-off

The process by which the Mobile Telephone Switching Office (MTSO) passes a cellular phone conversation from one radio frequency in one cell to...

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IS-41

Interim Standard 41. Cellular Radio Telecommunications Intersystem Operations. Signaling protocol for cellular mobility management. A set of...

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IPOSREQ

Interim Standard 41. Cellular Radio Telecommunications Intersystem Operations. Signaling protocol for cellular mobility management. A set of...

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Cellular Carrier

A carrier authorized to provide cellular mobile radio communications exchange services.

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