Why does this matter operationally?
Service Assurance
The operational discipline of guaranteeing that connectivity services meet defined performance levels, availability targets, and recovery time objectives. Service assurance combines monitoring, SLA management, and proactive intervention to maintain the reliability that industrial operations depend on.
406 terms
Bandwidth
Bandwidth is the amount of transmission capacity available in a communication channel or network path over time. It describes how much data or spectral space a system can support.
Concept/Framework
Bandwidth Allocation
Bandwidth Allocation is the assignment of available network capacity to users, flows, or services according to policy or demand. It governs how shared capacity is distributed.
Operations
Base Station
A base station is a fixed radio site or node that transmits and receives signals to connect end devices to a wireless or mobile access network. It is the local…
Hardware
Battery Management System
Battery Management System is the subsystem that monitors, protects, and controls battery charging, discharging, and state of charge. It keeps the battery operating within safe limits.
Hardware
Beam Coverage
Beam Coverage is the spatial area over which a radio beam provides usable service. It describes the footprint of signal availability from a directional beam, determined by antenna pattern, transmit…
Concept/Framework
Beam Hopping
Beam Hopping is the dynamic activation or scheduling of satellite beams over time to allocate capacity where it is needed.
Operations
Best-Effort Networking
Best-effort networking is a delivery model in which the network attempts to forward packets but does not promise deterministic performance.
Concept/Framework
Border Relay
Border Relay is a communications relay deployed in border regions to extend coverage or route traffic across difficult terrain and jurisdictional edges.
Hardware
Boundary Clock
A boundary clock is a clocking device that synchronizes to an upstream time source and then provides a refreshed synchronized time reference to downstream devices.
Hardware
Broadband Access Network
A broadband access network is the access-layer communications system that provides broadband connectivity from the service provider or enterprise edge to the customer or site. It includes access nodes, last-mile…
Service Model