The wireless RF-based portion of a network providing access from a mobile terminal device (transmitter/receiver) to the core, or backbone, network of the radio service provider.
The services in the OSI protocol stack (layer 1) that provide the transmission of bits over the network medium. Also known as the "PHY" layer.
The user data that traverses a circuit or network, in contrast to signaling and control information and overhead.
The process of routing and transferring data by means of addressed packets so that a channel is occupied during the transmission of the packet only, and upon completion of the transmission the channel is made available for the transfer of other traffic.
The property for radio frequency (RF) signals of being independent and mutually exclusive and, therefore, avoiding intersymbol interference.
The phenomenon where wireless radio or optical signals take multiple physical paths between transmitter and receiver as they bounce off of various physical obstructions.
A finite number of M alternative symbols that correspond to the changes in the carrier signal.
The altering of a carrier wave in order to transmit a data signal (text, voice, audio, video, etc.) from one location to another via a discrete channel.
