Caroline County, Virginia Request for Proposals Project 25 Radio ...

UHF/700 MHz P25 Radio Communications SystemRequestion for ProposalsGlossaryCaroline County, VirginiainfrastructureinterferenceinteroperabilityintranetIPkHzkWLANLEDLMRMHSBMHzmodemMPEmutual aidDedicated telecommunications networks; the hardware and softwareneeded to complete and maintain a public safety communicationssystemExtraneous energy, from natural or man-made sources, that impedesthe reception of desired RF signals.The ability of diverse systems and organizations to work together(interoperate). In public safety, the ability of personnel to exchangevoice and data communications with staff from other agencies, ondemand and in real time.A private computer network that uses Internet technologies to sharean organization's information or operational systems with itsemployees in a secure manner.Internet Protocolkilo Hertz (1000 Hertz)KilowattsLocal Area NetworkLight emitting diodeLand Mobile RadioMonitored Hot StandbyMegahertz (1,000,000 Hz)An acronym for modulator/demodulator, which is a device thattranslates digital signals coming from a computer into analog signalsthat can be transmitted over standard telephone lines. The modemalso translates the analog signals back into digital signals that acomputer can understand.Maximum Permissible ExposureGenerally describes a situation where a major emergency or incidentrequires a large number of agencies, including agencies from remotelocations, working together to mitigate the crisis.May 27, 2011 Page 97 of 134