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Record 1 - external organization data 2011-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
06.01.122 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

<radio communications> region within which an interrogator’s RF transmissions are attenuated by less than 90 dB

OBS

In free space, the operating environment is a sphere whose radius is approximately 1000 m, with the interrogator located at the centre; in a building or other enclosure, the size and shape of the operating environment depends on factors such as the material properties and shape of the building, and may be less than 1000 m in certain directions and greater than 1000 m in other directions.

OBS

operating environment: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-4:2008].

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