base station

English

Noun

base station (plural base stations)

1. (surveying) A GPS receiver at known fixed location, used to derive correction information for nearby portable GPS receivers.
2. (computing, networking) A radio receiver/transmitter that serves as the hub of the local wireless network, and may also be the gateway between a wired network and the wireless network.
   • 2022 September 7, Philip Haigh, “Wireless coverage leaves us hanging on our telephones”, in RAIL, number 965, page 42:

     Used from mobile network operators' (MNOs) usual base stations, these waves work well in open country, which gives passengers a decent service. But DfT's report says that MNO base stations are not optimised for railways.

3. (radio) A radio transceiver permanently or semipermanently installed in a fixed location on land, typically used to communicate with mobile stations and/or other base stations

   Coordinate term: mobile station

Translations

networking

• Polish: stacja bazowa f