====== Glossary ======

===== LoRa =====

  * **LoRa**: Proprietary radio modulation technology for LPWAN (Low-Power Wide-Area Network) used by LoRaWAN.
  * **LoRaWAN**: Low-Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) specification. LoRaWAN defines the communication protocol and system architecture for the network.
  * **Packet forwarder**: The packet forwarder is a program running on the host of a Lora gateway that forwards RF packets received by the concentrator to a server and emits RF packets that are sent by the server.


===== Network =====

  * **IMEI** (International Mobile Equipment Identity): Unique number that identifies mobile phone sets.
  * **IMSI** (International Mobile Subscriber Identity): Unique number, usually fifteen digits, associated with Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) network mobile phone users. The IMSI is a unique number identifying a GSM subscriber.
  * **MCC** (Mobile Country Code): Number used in combination with an MNC to uniquely identify a mobile subscribers network.
  * **MNC** (Mobile Network code): Number used in combination with an MCC to uniquely identify a mobile subscribers network.
  * **AT commands**: Specific command language. The command set consists of a series of short text strings which can be combined to produce commands for operations such as dialing and changing the parameters of the connection.
  * **Ofono**: Ofono is a free software project for mobile telephony (GSM/UMTS) applications.
  * **ConnMan**: ConnMan is an internet connection manager for embedded devices running the Linux operating system. 

===== Security =====

  * **VPN** (Virtual Private Network): A Virtual Private Network extends a private network across a public network. A VPN secures the private network, using encryption and other security mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users can access the network and that the data cannot be intercepted. 

  * **IPsec**: IPsec is a suite of protocols designed to authenticate and encrypt all IP traffic between two locations. IPsec can be deployed to implement VPNs.

  * **strongSwan**: strongSwan is an Open Source IPsec-based VPN solution for Linux and other UNIX based operating systems.
  * **OpenVPN**: OpenVPN is an open-source software application that implements virtual private network (VPN).
  * **Trustzone**: The Wirnet iBTS and iFemtoCell gateways embed a trustzone security feature. TrustZone is an hardware-based security built into SoCs by semiconductor chip designers. The Trustzone approach is the concept of secure and non-secure worlds that are hardware separated. TrustZone technology is commonly used to run trusted boot and a Trusted OS to create a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE). 
  * **ProvenCore**: Trusted OS use on Wirnet™ iBTS to work with the Trustzone.
  * **ProvenRun**: Name of ProvenCore provider.

===== Radio =====

  * **BNM** (Boot Noise Measurement): Feature available since v3.3.3 firmware. The feature enables a spectral scan at startup.
  * **Cavity filter**: Cavity filters pass one narrow band of frequencies and attenuate all others. The use of such filter is mandatory in some countries.
===== Others ====

  * **CPF**: Common Packet Forwarder issued from Kerlink for Wirnet iBTS and iFemtoCell gateways.
  * **Monit**: Monit is a utility for managing and monitoring processes, programs, files, directories and filesystems on a Unix system. 
  * **SNMP** (Simple Network Management Protocol): Internet Standard protocol for collecting and organizing information about managed devices on IP networks and for modifying that information to change device behavior. 
  * **MIB** (Management Information Base): Database used for managing the entities in a communication network. Most often associated with SNMP, the term is also used more generically.
  * **OPKG** (Open PacKaGe management):  Lightweight package management system.
  * **IPK**: Extension of OPKG packages.   .