B
Bandwidth
A term meaning both the width of a transmission channel in terms of Hertz and the maximum transmission speed in bits per second that it will support
BCH
Broadcast Channels; carry only downlink information and are mainly responsible for synchronisation and frequency correction (BCCH, FCCH and SCH)
BCCH
Broadcast Control Channel; the logical channel used in cellular networks to broadcast signalling and control information to all mobile phones within the network
B-CDMA
Broadband Code Division Multiple Access
B-ISDN
Broadband ISDN
BER
Bit Error Rate; the percentage of received bits in error compared to the total number of bits received
BERT
Bit Error Rate Test
Bit
A bit is the smallest unit of information technology. As bits are made up using the binary number system, all multiples of bits must be powers of two i.e. a kilobit is actually 1024 bits and a megabit 1048576 bits. Transmission speeds are given in bits per second (bit/s)
Bluetooth
A low power, short range wireless technology designed to provide a replacement for the serial cable. Operating in the 2.4GHz ISM band, Bluetooth can connect a wide range of personal, professional and domestic devices such a laptop computers and mobile phones together wirelessly.
BHCA
Busy Hour Call Attempts; the number of call attempts made during a network’s busiest hour of the day
BSC
Base Station Controller; the network entity controlling a number of Base Transceiver Stations
BSS
Base Station System/Subsystem
BTS
Base Transceiver Station; the network entity which communicates with the mobile station
The Consumer Mobile Glossary
Battery status/Battery charge display
An indication of the amount of battery life remaining
Battery
A chargeable device which provides the mobile phone with power. A variety of battery technologies have been used for mobile phones including nickel cadmium (NiCad), nickel metal hydride (NiMH) and lithium ion (Li-ion)
