Glossary of Terms

Understand basic Public Safety definitions and terms.

Omni Directional Antenna

Definition:

An antenna that radiates and/or receives radio signals in all directions.

Base Station

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

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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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RF

Radio Frequency.

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RAT

Radio Access Technology.

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