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COMMON AIR INTERFACE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiotelephony
  • Telecommunications
OBS

[R]efers to the protocol by which handheld and mobile radios communicate with the radio system infrastructure. In modern radio systems this is typically a proprietary format; however the CAI, defined by the Project 25 Standard, makes this an open protocol. This allows different manufacturers’ portable and mobile radios to work together on a single radio system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiotéléphonie
  • Télécommunications
OBS

CAI : L'acronyme provient du terme anglais «common air interface».

Spanish

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