Template:FMB Glossary

This section is a glossary of terms found in the FMB120 Manual.

• AC/DC – Alternating Current/Direct Current.
• AVL - Automatic vehicle location - means for automatically determining and transmitting the geographic location of a vehicle.
• GNSS – Global Navigation Satellite System - a system with global coverage that uses satellites to provide autonomous geo-spatial positioning.
• GPS – Global Positioning System - a worldwide satellite navigational system formed by 24 satellites orbiting the earth and their corresponding receivers on the earth.
• GPRS – General Packet Radio Service - a standard for wireless communications which runs at speeds up to 115 kilobits per second.
• GSM – Global System for Mobile Communications - one of the leading digital cellular systems. GSM uses narrowband TDMA, which allows eight simultaneous calls on the same radio frequency.
• I/O – Input/Output.
• OBD – On-board Diagnostics.
• PC – Personal Computer.
• SMS – Short Message Service - the transmission of short text messages to and from a mobile phone, fax machine and/or IP address.
• Record – AVL data stored in FMB120 memory. AVL data contains GNSS and I/O information;
• AVL packet - Data packet which is being sent to the server during data transmission.