air interface

air interface definition - telecom
Referring to the radio portion of the link between wireless devices, such as a cellular telephone and a base station. In the context of the OSI Reference Model, the air interface operates at the Physical Layer and the Data Link Layer. See also cellular radio, Data Link Layer, link, OSI Reference Model, Physical Layer, radio, and wireless.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
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