Acronym
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Choice:W or WD
or WL
W3C - World Wide Web Consortium - oversees
developments in Web standards. www.w3c.org
WAIS - Wide Area Information Server - a server that maintains an
index of documents on hundreds of servers
WAN - Wide Area Network - communications
network that covers wide geographic area, such as a state or country.
WAP - Wireless Application Protocol - an open global specification
that empowers mobile users with wireless devices to access and interact
with information and services instantly
WCDMA - Wideband Code Division Multiple Access - This system offers
transmission quality roughly equal to ISDN, high-speed data communications,
ability to meet the demands of mobile multimedia, and increased
transmission capacity.
WCS - Wireless Communications Services
- frequencies in the 2.3Ghz band designated for general fixed wireless
use
WDF - Wireless Data Forum - an industry
group dedicated to promoting wireless data
WDM - Wavelength Division Multiplexing
- technology that uses multiple lasers to transmit several wavelengths
of light simultaneously over a single optical fiber. Companies have
introduced WDM and DWDM (dense WDM) systems that can support more
than 150 wavelengths, each carrying up to 10 Gbps.
WIN - Wireless Intelligent Network -
a wireless switched network that allows carriers to provide enhanced
and customized services for mobile phones
WINS - Windows Internet Naming Service
Wireless IP - the packet data protocol
standard for sending wireless data over the Internet
WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network -
a flexible data communication system implemented as an extension
to or as an alternative for a wired LAN within a building or campus
- it uses a radio frequency (RF) technology to transmit/receive
data over the air, minimizing the need to wired connections
Wireless PBX - equipment that allows
employees or customers within a building or limited area to use
wireless handsets connected to an office's private branch exchange
system
WLL - Wireless Local Loop - a fixed service
that competes with or substitutes for local wireline phone service
WYSIWYG - What you see is what you get!
More to come!
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