Glossary of Terms

Understand basic Public Safety definitions and terms.

POSROUTREQ

Definition:

Position Routing Request. Position routing request from the MPC to the CRDB; a J‐STD‐036 message.

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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PSAP, Secondary

The Secondary PSAP receives emergency calls from the 9‐1‐1 network only as a result of a transfer. The Secondary PSAP never receives first routed...

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Omni Directional Antenna

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

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Real-Time

An operating mode in which the information to be handled is sent, processed, and returned in a time interval that is short relative to the...

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