Glossary of Terms

Understand basic Public Safety definitions and terms.

Telnet

Definition:

TCP/IP application that allows access to a remote system as if the user were located at the system.

A-GPS (Assisted-Global Positioning System)

A-GPS (Assisted-Global Positioning System) is a system that often significantly improves the startup performance—i.e., time-to-first-fix (TTFF)—of a...

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Subsystem

A set of elements, which is a system itself, within the larger FMCC system.

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SSN

Sub‐system Number. Identifies the sub‐system within an SS7 network element.

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Radio Dispatch

This system is interfaced with the LMR (Land Mobile Radio) system of each agency (there may be several). Its purpose is to connect the ECC with first...

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