Telecom Acronyms

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Acronym 2.5G 2G 3CP 3DES 3G 3G 3GPP 3GPP2 4G AAA AAL AAL AAL2 AAL5 AAN AAS AATOS ABR AC ACD ACES ACK ACK ACL ACO ACP ACR ACS ACT ADM ADPCM ADR ADSL AERS AES AGC AHC AHS AI AICH AIOD AIS ALC ALCAP

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Acronyms of Telecom Technologies

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Acronym2.5G2G 3CP3DES3G3G 3GPP3GPP24GAAAAALAAL AAL2 AAL5 AANAASAATOSABRACACDACESACKACK ACLACOACPACRACSACTADMADPCMADRADSLAERSAESAGCAHCAHSAI AICH AIODAISALCALCAP ALDSALGALNP

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AMAM AMBRAMCAMIAMISAMPSAMR AMSCAMSSANAN ANIANSANSIAOTDRAPCOAPDU APIAPI APNAPOCAPSAQLARARACSARPARP ARQARQ ARSASAS ASAASCASC ASCIIASN.1 ASONASPASRASRNASTNASYNCATBATISATMATM

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ATMFATMSATOAUAuC AUPAVIAVMAVMSAVVIDB8ZSBBAABBASBBKUP&RBBSBCCHBCCH BCFE BCHBCH BDMBEBECNBERBER BERTBGANBGPBID BISDNBITSBLERBLER BLSRBMC BMOBMPBNCBOCBODBOEBOMbpsBPSKBPSRBRBRIBRM

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BSBS BSCBSC BSSBSS BTBTS BWC&AC.O.CACADCAMCALEACAMEL CAPCAP CASCB CBBCBDCBRCBR CBSCBS CBWFQCC CCAMPCCBCCCH CCECCEPCCF CCH CCIRCCITTCCPCH CCRCCRTCCSCCSACCSECCTrCH CCTVCDCDACDDCDG

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CDMACDMA CDNSCDPDCDPDSCDRCDRLCDROMCDSCDUCDVCECELPCERTCESCFICFOCFRCHSCIOCIPSCIRCISCISSPCITSCLECCLINCLLICLNSCLOCMCMCCMMCMMICMMTSCMPCNCN CNAMCNICNMCNMCCNMSCoACOAXCODComPASCOMSEC

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CONOPCONUSCOOPCORCORBACOSCoSSCOTCOTRCOTSCoWCPCPABCPALCPCCPCBCPCH CPCLCPCSCPCS CPDFCPECPICH CPNICPOCPS CPUCPU CQICRACCRCCRC CRLCRMCRNC CRNTIC-RNTICRPCSCS CSACSCCSCFCSCF CS-CNCSDECSDESCSDS

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CSE CSFMCS-GWCSICSIRCCSIRTCSOCSPCSRCSRACSSCSTACSUCSU/DSUCSVCTCH CTDMA CTFCTICTPCTSCUGCVCVECVSCVSSCW CWDCWDMDADAADACDACSDARDARPADASDdBDBCESDBMSDBoRDCDC DCADCA DCCHDCCH DCCSDCERPC

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DCH DCIDCIDDCSDCSSDCTNDDADDoSDDRDEADECNetDECTDECT DESDFSDFTDHCPDHCP DHSDIDDiff-ServDiffServeDIRECTDISDISADISCODISNDITCODITSCAPDLDL DLCIDLSDL-SCHDMRCDMSDMTDMVPNDMZDN DNADNIDNISDNRCDNSDOCSISDoDDOS

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DPCCH DPCH DPDCH DPMDRDRADRAC DRMDRNC DRNS DRODROTDRXDRX DSDS0DSADS-CDMADSCH DSCPDSLDSLAMDSRDSSDSS1DSUDSXDTCHDTCH DTEDTMFDTMF DTSDTXDTX DUNSDVDDWDME911ECCECMECOSECRECRMECSECTFEDGEEDGE

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EDROEFMAEFTE-GGSNEGPEGPRS E-HLREIAEIGRPEITELANELINEEMEMEAeMLPP EMMEMSENeNBEOPEOSEPAEPCEPCRAePOEPOPEPREPROEPSERERMSERPERTNRESESCONESFESMRESPEthSETRETSETSIETSI E-UTRAEUTRANE-UTRANEVCEV-DO

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FAFACH FARFASFASTARFAUSCH FAXFAX FBFCFCCFCIAFCPFCS FDCCFDDFDD FDDIFDMFDMAFDMA FDPFEAFECFEC FECNFedCIRCFEDSTDFER FFPFFS FFTFIBFICONFIPSFIRSTFISMAFMCFmFmFN FOFOAFOCFOCNFODMFOIAFOTSFP

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FPMRFRFRADFRFFRIPFRSFSDPFSOFSPFSSFT1FT3FTASFTPFTRFTSFTS2001FTTPFUSFFWTSGAMGAMnetGAOGbEGbpsGBRGbyteGC GCLGCRAGCSCGEICOGETNGETSGFEGFMSGFPGGSNGGSN GHzGIGIACGIDCGIFGIGRGMISGMPLSGMS

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GMSC GMSK GNOCGoSGOTSGPGP GPMPGPRSGPRS GPSGQGREGRLGSIIGSMGSM GSN GSRGTGTCOMMGTPGTP GTP-UGUIGUMMEIGUTIGVTPGWHAH-ARQHazMatHAZWOPERHBAHCOHCS H-CSCFHDPEHDTVHE-VASPHFH-FDDHHO HIDHITSHLRHLR HN

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HOHO HPCHPLMNHPLMN HPPIHRHSCSD HSDHSDPAHSPAHSPSHSSHSS HSSIHSUPAHTMLHTTPHTTP HTTPSHVACHVPLSI.R.C.I/OI/O IAIA/RAIACIAMIATO/IATTICICBICCICGW ICIICICICMICMPICPICSICTIDID IDCIDFTIDIQIDLHiDNS

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IDPSIDSIDSLIE IECIEC IEEEIEMSIETFIETF IFFTIFSiGEMSIGMPIGRPIIFIK ILECIMIMAIMAPIMCIMEIIMEI IMGI IMPIMSIMSIIMSI IMTIMT-2000ININ INAP INCINCITSINMARSATINRSINSTARINTIOCIOMIOPSIOSIPIP IPAIPBE

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IPeFRIPLIPMIP-MIPPMIPSIPSecIPTIPTelSIPv4IPVPNSIPVTSIPXIR1SLMIRASIRFCIRPIRSIRUIS41ISARSISCiSCSIISDNISDN ISDNUPISIISISISMISNISOISO ISPISP ISSEPISUPISUP ITITFSITILITSITUITU ITUTITUTSSIUI IVRIXC

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JITJPEGkbpsKbps KHzKPKPIKsps L1L1 L2 L2TPL2VPNSL3L3 LAC LAI LANLAN LAPLAPBLAPDLATALBLBRLCASLCCELPLCDLCRLCS LDAPLDIFLDPLECLEOLERGLFDLGCLHLILLC LLDSLMDSLMRLMRASLMRSLN LND

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LNPLNSLOHLONESTARLPRLRLR1SLMLSA LSB LSMRLSOLSPLTELWSM/A/CMA MAAMACMAC MAC-AMAC-IMAHO MANMAPMAP MAPIMARMARCMAROMASMBMSMbpsMBRMBSMBSFNMCBMCCMCC MCCHMCHMCMMcps MCRMCSMCSEMCUMCU MDS

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MEME MEASMEFMEGACOMEHO MENMER MessagingMExE MFMFABMFIMFSMGCFMGCF MGCPMGCP MGT MGWMGW MHzMIBMIDSMIMEMIMOMIPMISMISOMITTMLPPMM MMCMMDMMDSMMEMMEGIMMI MMPMMRCMMSMNC MNP MNSMO MOHO MOPSMOS

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MOS MOUMPEGMPEG MPiBGPMPINMPLSMPOPMRCMRF MRGMSMS MSAMSB MSCMSC MSCCMSEMSE MSID MSIN MSPMSP MSPRingMSSMSSQLMT MTAMTBFMTCHMTIPSMTPMTP MTP3-BMTSMTSOMTSPMTSSMTTRMUAMUI MUXMWIMWLANSNAARNACKNACSZ

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NAICSNANPNANPANASNAS NASANATNBAP NBIPVPNSNBMNCASNCPNCSNDCNDC NDONDRNDSNENEBSNECNECANEHO NESVNetDBNetworkNFMNFPANGNGBENGNNIACAPNICNIDNIDRNIDSNIINISCAPNISPOMNISTNITZ NIUNIUFNLDSNLSPNMNMCNMLI

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NMMNMSNMSI NNINNI NNTPNO NOCNP NPANPA NPI NPMNPPNPRNPVNRANRCNRENRICNROCNRT NS/EPNS/EPCCNSANSAP NSCNSCMNSDU NSIENSISNSPNSSNSS NSTACNTNt NTIANTMSNTPNTSCNUINUI NW NXXNZDFNZDSO&M

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OAOADMOAMOAM&POAMPOASISOCOCCCH OCDOCDDOCNOCONUSOCPODB ODCCH ODCH ODMA ODTCH OEOOFDMOFDMAOGPOIFOMBONOOBOPMOPSOPTORACH ORTOSOSA OSEOSFOSIOSNROSPFOSSOSWFOTAOTAROTCOTDROTGROTMOTNOVO

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OVPNOVSF OWSPABPagSPALPAOPAPRPARPARTIESPATPAVPBCHPBIPVPNSPBP PBSAPBXPBX PCPC PC(O)PCCHPCCH PCCPCH PCEPCFICHPCHPCH PCK PCMPCMCIAPCOPCPCH PCRPCRFPCSPCS PCU PDAPDCCHPDCPPDCP PDFPDH PDNPDN PDPPDP

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PDSCHPDSCH PDUPDU PEPEDPEPPERCEVALPFLPGPG P-GWPHICHPHS PHYPHY PhyCH PI PIAPICPICCPICH PID PINPIN PIPPIRPKCSPKIPLPLMNPLMN PLSPLxMLPMCHPMDPMIPPMMPMOPMOSSPMPPNPN PNBEPOCPOCSAGPOHPON

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POPPOP3POP4PORPOSPOSAGPOSIPPOTSPPAPPIRSPPM PPPPPSNPPSNGRPPTPPRACHPRACH PRBPRIPRMP-RNTIPRQSPRSPS PSAPPSC P-SCHPSCH PSDUPSE PSMPPSNPSSPSTNPSTN PTM PTMPPTP PTSCPTSCSACPTTPUCCHPUSCHPUSCH PVCPWEQAQAM

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QCIQiQQoSQoS QPSKQPSK QWERTYR00 R99 RARA RAB RACHRACH RADIUSRAI RAIDRAMRAMPRANRAN RANAP RAPIDRATRBRB RBGANRCSRDRDCRDLAPRDRARDRMRESPRFRF RFCRFC RFE RFU RIRIPRL RLCRLC RLCP RMRMB

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RMPRNC RNS RNSAP RNTI ROCHROEROWRPHRPIRPRRRAPRRCRRC RRMRRM RSARSCP R-SGWRSRPRSSIRSSI RST RSVPRSVP RTRT RTAPRTCPRTMRTNRRTORTPRTP RTTRU RUBYRX S/NS1-USAAL SACSACCH SAESAFERSAGSALTSAM

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SANSANS/FBISAP SAPI SARSAR SASSSAT SatAASatASSBSB/SDBSBPSBUSCSCASCAMPSCCH SCCPSCCPCH SCESCF SC-FDMASCHSCH SCISCI SCIFSCP SCRSCRMS-CSCFSCSISCTPSCTP SDCCH SDDNSDFSDHSDH SDISDLCSDMASDNSDNNRASDNSMSSDPSDPP

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SDSSDSLSDUSDU SE SECAMSEDSEMPSENServiceSESSETASFSF SFN SFPSFTPSGSGSNSGSN S-GWSHASHCCH SISI-1SIASIBSICSIMSIM SIMOSIMPLESINASIOPESISIPSIP SIPUASIRSIR SLASLMSLOSMCSMDISMESMEMSSMFSMIR

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SMOLTSSMSSMS SMSCSMS-CBSMTPSNSN SNASNDCP SNISNIASNMPSNOCSNPPSNRSNRCSOSOASOACSOAPSOCSOCNSOFDMASOHSOHOSoIPSoLSA SOMCSONETSONETSSOPSOSSSPSP SPAWARSPCSPC1SPESPFSPITSPOSPOCSPSSPX/IPXSQLSQRTSR

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SRMSRMLMSRNCSRNC SRNS S-RNTISSSS7SS7 SSASSAA/SSPSSCF SSCF-NNISSCOP SSCS SSDT SSFSSF SSHSSLSSMSSSAR STST&ESTASTCSTIGSTMNSTPSTSSTSNSTTD STUIIISVCSVC SVSSWCSystemT TATACACSTAITALSTAPTAPITAPSTASTB&R

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TCBTCCTCH TCIFTCMTCOTCOSTCPTCP TDTD-CDMATDDTDD TDD/TTYTDMTDMATDMA TETE TEIDTELNETTEMARTESPTF TFC TFCI TFCS TFI TFMMTFSTFS TFTTIATICTICAPTIFFTIMOTINTKIPTLLI TLSTMTMFTMNTMOTMPTMSTMSI

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TnTNPPTOTODTOFTOHTOPSTPTPATPC TPSTR TRACSTrCH TRMTSTS TS/SCITSATSAATSAPITSGT-SGWTSITSNOWTSPTSRTSSTSTD TTITTRTTSTUITWSTX UARFCN UARFN UBIUBRUBSUCIUDPUDP UEUE UER UFRUIUI UICC

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UIFNUITNULUL ULHUL-SCHUMUM UMAUMSUMS UMTSUMTS UNUNIUNI UP UpPTSUPSUPSRUPT UpTSURA URAN URI URLURL U-RNTIUSCUSC USCERTUSCH USFUSGUSIM USNOUSSD UT UTCUTPUTRA UTRAN UUI UUS V&HVASVASP VBRVBR VBRNRT

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VBRRTVBS VCVC VCATVCCVCOVESDAVFRnrtVFRrtVGCS VHE VIFVINESVIPVISVLANVLDBVNSVoATMVODVoFRVoIPVoIP VoIPTSVP/VCVPATVPIMVPLMNVPLMN VPLSVPNVPN VPNMonVPVNVPWSVRBVRFVRUVSVSATVSRVSSVTVT1.5VTSVTUVXML

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WACFOWAE WANWAPWAP WCDMAWCDMA WCSWCTPWDMWDP WDPDSWEPWFMWGIWiFiWi-FiWiMAXWIPNWISPWLANWLNAAWLNASWLSAAWLSASWMMWNCCWORMWPAWPSWRED1x RTT

2G

3G

3GPP

8-PSK

A-SGW

A3

A38

A5/1

A5/2

A5/X

A8

AAL

AAL2

AAL5

AB

AC

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ACC

ACELP

ACCH

ACIR

ACK

ACL

ACLR

ACM

ACMmax

ACRR

ACS

ACU

ADC

ADCH

ADF

ADM

ADN

ADPCM

AE

AEC

AEF

AESA

AFC

AGCH

Ai

AI

AICH

AID

AIUR

AK

AKA

AKI

ALCAP

ALSI

ALW

AM

AMF

AMN

AMR

AMR-WB

AN

ANP

AoC

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AoCC

AoCI

AP

APDU

API

APN

ARFCN

ARP

ARQ

ARR

AS

ASC

ASCI

ASE

ASN.1

AT command

ATM

ATR

ATT (flag)

AU

AuC

AUT(H)

AUTN

AWGN

B-ISDN

BA

BAIC

BAOC

BC

BCC

BCCH

BCD

BCF

BCFE

BCH

BCIE

BDN

BER

BFI

BG

BGT

BI

BIC

BIC-Roam

BID

BLER

Bm

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BMC

BN

BO

BOC

BOIC

BOIC-exHC

BPSK

BS

BSG

BSC

BSIC

BSIC-NCELL

BSR

BSS

BSSAP

BSSGP

BSSMAP

BSSOMAP

BTFD

BTS

BVC

BVCI

BW

BWT

CC

C-

C/I

CA

C-APDU

C-RNTI

C-TPDU

CA

CAA

CAD

CAI

CAMEL

CAP

CAZAC

CB

CBC

CBCH

CBMI

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CBR

CBS

CC

CC/PP

CCBS

CCCH

CCE

CCF

CCH

CCI

CCITT

CCK

CCM

CCO

CCP

CCPCH

Cct

CCTrCH

CD

CDA

CDCH

CDMA

CDN

CDR

CDUR

CED

CEIR

CEND

CEPT

CF

CFB

CFN

CFNRc

CFNRy

CFU

CGI

CHAP

CHP

CHV

CI

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CID

CIM

CIR

CK

CKSN

CLA

CLI

CLIP

CLIR

CLK

CM

CMAS

CMC

CMD

CMIP

CMISE

CMM

CN

CNAP

CNG

CNL

CNTR

CLNP

CLNS

COLI

COLP

COLR

COM

CONNACK

CONS

CORBA

CP

CP-Admin

CP-TP

CPBCCH

CPICH

CPCH

CPCS

CPS

CPU

C-plane

C/R

CQI

CRC

CRE

CRNC

CS-GW

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CS

CSCF

CSD

CSE

CSG

CSGID

CSI

CSPDN

CT

CTCH

CTDMA

CTFC

CTM

CTR

CTS

CUG

CW

CWI

CWT

C-RNTI

DDAC

DAD

DAM

DB

DC

DCA

DCCH

DCE

DCF

DCH

DCI

DCK

DCN

DCS

DCS1800

DC-HSDPA

DDI

DECT

DET

DES

DF

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DFT

DHCP

DHO

diff-serv

DISC

DL

DLCI

DLD

DL-SCH

Dm

DMR

DMTF

DN

DNIC

DNS

DO

DP

DPCCH

DPCH

DPDCH

DRAC

DRB

DRNC

DRNS

DRX

DS-CDMA

DSAC

DSCH

DSE

DSI

DSS1

DTAP

DTCH

DTE

DTMF

DTT

DTX

DUT

DwPTS

EE-CID

E-GGSN

E-HLR

E-RAB

E-SMLC

E-TM

EA

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EARFCN

EBSG

ECB

ECC

ECEF

ECGI

ECI

ECM

Ec/No

ECSD

ECT

ECTRA

EDC

EDGE

EEL

EF

EFR

EFS

EGPRS

EHPLMN

EIR

EIRP

EL

EF

EM

EMC

eMLPP

EMMI

eNB

EP

EPA

EPC

EPRE

E-UTRA

E-UTRAN

EPS

EPCCH

EPROM

ERP

ERR

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ESD

ETNS

ETR

ETS

ETSI

etu

ETU

ETWS

EUI

EVA

EVM

FFA

FAC

FACCH

FACCH/F

FACCH/H

FACH

FAUSCH

FAX

FB

FBI

FCC

FCCH

FCI

FCP

FCS

FDD

FDM

FDMA

FDN

FDR

FEC

FER

FFS

FFT

FH

FLO

FM

FMC

FN

FNUR

FP

FPLMN

FR

FRC

FTAM

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ftn

GG-RNTI

GAGAN

GBR

GC

GCR

GERAN

GGSN

GID1

GID2

GLONASS

GMLC

GMM

GMSC

GMSK

GP

GPA

GPRS

GPS

GRA

GSA

GSIM

GSM

GSN

GT

GTP

GTP-U

GTT

GUMMEI

GUP

HH-CSCF

HANDO

HARQ

HCS

HDLC

HE

HE-VASP

HF

HFN

HHO

HLC

HLR

HN

HO

HOLD

HPLMN

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HPS

HPU

HR

HRPD

HRR

HSCSD

HSDPA

HSN

HSPA

HSS

HSUPA

HTTP

HTTPS

HU

II-Block

I-ETS

I/O

I

IA

IAM

IC

IC(pref)

ICB

ICC

ICCID

ICD

ICGW

ICI

ICIC

ICM

ICMP

ICS

ICT

ID

IDFT

IDL

IDN

IDNNS

IE

IEC

IED

IEI

IEIDL

IETF

IF

IFD

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IFOM

IFS

IFSC

IFSD

IHOSS

IIOP

IK

IM

IMA

IMC

IMEI

IMGI

IMPI

IMPU

IMS

IMSI

IMT-2000

IMUN

IN

INAP

INF

IP

IP-CAN

IP-M

IPv4

IPv6

IR

IRP

IS

ISC

ISCP

ISDN

ISIM

ISO

ISP

ISUP

ITC

ITU

ITU-R

IUI

IUT

IWF

I-WLAN

IWMSC

IWU

J

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JAR file

JCRE

JD

JNDI

JP

JPEG

JTAPI

JVM

Kk

K

kbps

Kc

Ki

KSI

ksps

LL1

L2

L2ML

L2R

L2R BOP

L2R COP

L3

LA

LAC

LAI

LAN

LAPB

LAPDm

LATA

LAU

LB

LCD

LCG

LCN

LCP

LCR

LCS

LCSC

LCSS

LE

LEN

LI

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LIPA

LLC

Lm

LMSI

LMU

LN

LNA

LND

LNS

LPLMN

LPP

LPPa

LR

LSA

LSB

LSTR

LTE

LTZ

LU

LV

MM

M

MA

MAC

MAC-A

MAC-I

MACN

MAF

MAH

MAHO

MAI

MAIO

MAP

MBMS

MBSFN

MCC

MCCH

MCE

MCH

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MCI

MCML

Mcps

MCS

MCU

MD

MDL

MDS

MDT

ME

MEF

MEHO

MER

MExE

MF

MGCF

MGCP

MGT

MGW

MHEG

MHS

MIB

MIC

MIM

MIMO

MIP

MIPS

MLC

MM

MME

MMI

MNC

MNP

MO

MO-LR

MO-SMS

MOHO

MOS

MoU

MP

MPEG

MPH

MPTY

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MRF

MRP

MS

MSA

MSB

MSC

MSCM

MSCU

MSD

MSE

MSID

MSD

MSI

MSIN

MSISDN

MSP

MSR

MSRN

MT

MTCH

MT-LR

MT-SMS

MTM

MTP

MTP3-B

MTU

MU

MUI

MUMS

MVNO

NNACC

NACK

NAD

NAI

NAS

NBAP

NB

NCELL

NBAP

NBIN

NCC

NCH

NCK

NCP

NDC

NDUB

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NE

NEF

NEHO

NET

Norme Europeenne de Télécommunications

NEV

NF

NI-LR

NIC

NITZ

NM

NMC

NMR

NMO

NMS

NMSI

NNI

NO

NP

NPA

NPI

NRI

NRM

NRT

NSAP

NSAPI

NSCK

NSDU

NSS

Nt

NT

NTAAB

NTDD

NUA

NUI

NUP

NW

OO

O&M

OA

OACSU

OCB

OCCCH

OCF

OCI

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OCNG

OCNS

OCT

OD

ODB

ODCCH

ODCH

OLR

ODMA

ODTCH

OID

OFDM

OFDMA

OFM

OMC

OML

OOB

OPLMN

OR

ORACH

ORLCF

OS

OSA

OSI

OSI RM

OSP

OSP:IHOSS

OTA

OTDOA

OTP

OVSF

PP-CCPCH

P-CPIH

P-RNTI

P-TMSI

PA

PAPR

PABX

PACCH

PAD

PAGCH

PAP

PAR

PB

PBID

PBCCH

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PBCH

PBP

PBX

PC

PCB

PCCC

PCCCH

PCCH

PCDE

PCell

PCFICH

PCG

PCH

PCK

PCM

PCMCIA

PCPCH

PCS

PCU

PD

PDCCH

PDCP

PDCH

PDH

PDN

PDP

PDSCH

PDTCH

PDU

PG

PH

PHF

PHI

PHICH

PHS

PHY

PhyCH

PI

PICH

PICS

PID

PIN

PIXT

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PKCS

PL

PLMN

PMCH

PMD

PMI

PN

PNE

PNP

POI

PoR

POTS

PP

PPCH

PPE

PPF

PPM

PPP

PPS

PRACH

PRB

Pref CUG

PRS

PS

PSC

PSCH

PSE

PSPDN

PSTN

PTCCH

PTM

PTM-G

PTM-M

PTP

PU

PUCCH

PUCT

PUK

PUSCH

PVC

PW

PWS

QQA

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QAF

QAM

QCI

QoS

QPSK

QZSS

RR

R-APDU

R-Block

R-PDCCH

R-SGW

R-TPDU

R99

RA

RA-RNTI

RAB

RAC

RACH

RADIUS

RAI

RAN

RANAP

RAND

RAT

RAU

RB

RBC

RBER

RDF

RDI

RE

REC

REG

REJ

REL

Rel-4

Rel-5

REQ

RES

RET

RETAP

RF

RFC

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RFCH

RFE

RFN

RFU

RI

RIM

RL

RLC

RLCP

RLP

RLR

RLS

RMS

RN

RNC

RNL

RNS

RNSAP

RNTABLE

RNTI

ROHC

RPLMN

RPOA

RR

RRC

RRM

RS

RSA

RSCP

RSE

RSL

RSRQ

RSSI

RST

RSTD

RSVP

RSZI

RT

RTE

RTP

RU

RWB

RX

RXLEV

RXQUAL

SS1AP

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S1-MME

S1-U

S-Block

S-CCPCH

S-CPICH

S-CSCF

S-GW

S-RNTI

S-TMSI

SAAL

SABM

SACCH

SACCH/C4

SACCH/C8

SACCH/T

SACCH/TF

SACCH/TH

SAD

SAE

SAP

SAPI

SAR

SAT

SB

SBAS

SBLP

SBSC

SBSS

SC

SC-FDMA

SCCH

SCCP

SCell

SCF

SCH

SCI

SCN

SCP

SCTP

SCUDIF

SDCCH

SDH

SDL

SDMA

SDN

SDP

Page 61: Telecom Acronyms

SDT

SDU

SE

SEF

SET

SF

SFH

SFI

SFN

SGSN

SHCCH

SI

SI-RNTI

SIB

SIC

SID

SIM

SIP

SIPTO

SIR

SLA

SLP

SLPP

SLR

SLTM

SM

SMDS

SME

SMG

SMI

SMLC

SMS

SMS-CB

SMS-PP

SMS-SC

Smt

SN

Serving Network

Sequence Number

SNDCP

SNMP

Page 62: Telecom Acronyms

SNR

SOA

SoLSA

SON

SoR

SP

SPC

SPCK

SPI

SQN

SR

SRB

SRES

SRNC

SRNS

SRS

SS

SS7

SSC

SSCOP

SSCF

SSCF-NNI

SSCS

SSDT

SSE

SSF

SSN

SSSAR

STC

STMR

STP

STTD

SuM

SUPL

SV

SVC

SVN

SW

SW1/SW2

TT-SGW

T

Page 63: Telecom Acronyms

TA

TAC

TAF

TAR

TB

TBD

TBF

TBR

TC

TCH

TCH/F

TCH/F2,4

TCH/F4,8

TCH/F9,6

TCH/FS

TCH/H

TCH/H2,4

TCH/H4,8

TCH/HS

TC-TR

TCI

TCP

TD-CDMA

TDD

TDMA

TDoc

TE

TE9

Tei

TEID

TF

TFA

TFC

TFCI

TFCS

TFI

TFIN

TFP

TFS

TFT

TI

Page 64: Telecom Acronyms

TLLI

TLM

TLS

TLV

TM

TMA

TMAAP

TMF

TMN

TMSI

TN

TNL

TO

TOA

TON

TP

TPC

TPDU

TR

TRAU

TrCH

TRX

TS

TSC

TSDI

TSG

TSTD

TTCN

TTI

TUP

TV

TX

TXPWR

UU-plane

U-RNTI

UARFCN

UARFN

UART

UCS2

UDD

UDI

UDP

Page 65: Telecom Acronyms

UDUB

UDCH

UE

UEM

UI

UIA

UIC

UL

UL-SCH

UM

UML

UMS

UMSC

UMTS

UNI

UP

UPCMI

UPE

UPD

UpPTS

UPT

URA

URAN

URB

URI

URL

USAT

USB

USC

USCH

USF

USIM

USSD

UT

UTRA

UTRAN

UUI

UUS

VV

VA

VAD

UER

Page 66: Telecom Acronyms

VAP

VASP

VBR

VBS

VC

VGCS

VHE

VLR

VMSC

VoIP

VPLMN

VPN

VRB

VSC

V(SD)

VTX host

WWA

WAAS

WAE

WAP

WBEM

WCDMA

WDP

WG

WGS-84

WIM

WIN

WLAN

WLAN UE

WPA

WS

WSP

WTA

WTAI

WTDD

WTLS

WTP

WTX

WWT

WWW

XX2-C

X2-U

XID

XMAC

XML

Page 67: Telecom Acronyms

XRES

YZZC

Page 68: Telecom Acronyms

Detailtwo and a half generation 2nd Generation Command, Control and Communications Processtriple data encryption standards third generation 3rd Generation third generation partnership project Third Generation Partnership Project 2Fourth Generation Wireless Systemsadministration, authorization, and authentication ATM adaptation layer ATM Adaptation Layer ATM Adaptation Layer (Type-2) ATM Adaptation Layer (Type-5)application aware network Adaptive Antenna SystemAlternative Access to Operator Services available bit rate Authentication Centerautomatic call distributor Access Certificates for Electronic Services Acknowledge or Acknowledgement Acknowledgement access control list Administrative Contracting Officer action control point anonymous call rejection Audio Conferencing Services accounting control transaction asynchronous disconnected mode adaptive pulse code modulation alternate destination routing ,alternate dispute resolution asymmetric digital subscriber line alternate enhanced redirect solutions advanced encryption standards Automatic Gain Control agency hierarchy code Application Hosting Services Acquisition Indicator Acquisition Indicator Channel automatic identification of outward dialing automated information system agency local contact Access Link Control Application Protocol Applications Layer Data Service application layer gateway aggregated line and node protection

Page 69: Telecom Acronyms

Acknowledged Mode Acknowledged Mode Aggregate Maximum Bit RateAdaptive Modulation and Codingalternate mark inversion audio message interface specification Advanced Mobile Phone Service Adaptive Multi Rate American Mobile Satellite Corporation Advanced Mobile Satellite Service Access Network Access Network automatic number identification, automatic number information Automatic Noise Suppression American National Standards Institute automated optical time domain reflectometer Association of Publicsafety Communications Officials Application Protocol Data Unit application programming interface Application Programming Interface access point name advanced paging operators code automatic protection switching acceptable quality level access router access router auto configuration system Address Resolution Protocol Address Resolution Protocol Automatic Repeat reQuest Automatic Repeat Request automatic route selection application server Access Stratum adaptive security algorithm accredited standards committee Access Service Class American Standard Code for Information Exchange Abstract Syntax Notation One automatic switched optical network applications services provider Automatic Speech Recognition Agency service request number automatic switched transport network asynchronous alltrunksbusy Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions asynchronous transfer mode Asynchronous Transfer Mode

Page 70: Telecom Acronyms

asynchronous transfer mode forum Asynchronous Transfer Mode Service authority to operate authorized users Authentication Centre acceptable use policy audio visual interleave antivirus management Antivirus Management Service Architecture for Voice, Video, and Integrated Data (Cisco product name)binary, 8 zero substitution line code broad band access arrangement Broadband Access Services backup and restore broadband switching system Broadcast Control Channel Broadcast Control Channel Broadcast Control Functional Entity Broadcast Channel Broadcast Channel bill data mediation border edge ,border element backward explicit congestion notification bit error ratio Bit Error Rate Bit Error Rate Testing Broadband Global Area Network (Inmarsat service) border gateway protocol Binding Identity Broadband ISDN building integrated timing system Block Error Rate Block Error Rate bidirectional line switched ring Broadcast/Multicast Control Business Management Office business maintenance platform connector for coaxial cable Bell Operating Company bandwidth on demand Body of Evidence bill of materials bits per second Binary Phase Shift Keyingbidirectional path switched ring basic router basic rate interface business reference model

Page 71: Telecom Acronyms

British standard Base Station binary synchronous communication Base Station Controller Broadcast Satellite Services Base Station System burst tolerance Base Transceiver Station BandwidthCertification and Accreditation Contracting Officer Communications Assistant (Federal Relay Service) computeraided design and computeraided manufacturing Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Agencies Customised Application for Mobile network Enhanced Logic II computer access protocol number II CAMEL Application Part channel associated signaling ,cost accounting standards Cell Broadcast common backbone commercial business district constant bit rate Constant Bit Rate committed burst size Cell Broadcast Service class based weighted fair queuing Call Control common control and measurement plane Change Control Board Common Control Channel call control element NSA Commercial ComSec Endorsement Program Call Control Function Control Channel International Radio Consultative Committee International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Common Control Physical Channel Central Contractor Registration customer care router tool Contact Center Services ,common channel signaling CheckPoint Certified Security Administrator CheckPoint Certified Security Engineer Coded Composite Transport Channel closed circuit television chromatic dispersion Contracts Disputes Act custom design document code division multiple access (CDMA) Development Group

Page 72: Telecom Acronyms

code division multiple access Code Division Multiple Access Content Delivery Network Services cellular digital packet data Cellular Digital Packet Data Service Call Detail Record ,committed data record Contract Data Requirements List compact disk read only memory Cellular Dispatch Services clock distribution unit cell delay variation customer edge code excited linear predictive Computer Emergency Response Team Circuit Emulation Services Channel Format IndicatorChief Financial Officer Code of Federal Regulations Collocated Hosting Services Chief Information Officer Converged Internet Protocol Services committed information rate Center for Internet Security Certified Information System Security Professionals combat information transport system competitive local exchange carrier Contract Line Item Number common language location identifier Connectionless Network Service control link oscillator Configuration Management common messaging calls Capability Maturity Model Capability Maturity Model Integration CustomerMonitored Managed Transport Services Configuration Management Plan Core Network Core Network caller name common network interface customer network management Cable Network Maintenance Center Customer Network Management Services Care Of Addresscoaxial cable connection oriented data Comparison of Publicly Available Services communications security

Page 73: Telecom Acronyms

concept of operation contiguous United States continuity of operations Contracting Officer’s Representative common object request broker architecture Class of Service Collaboration Support Services cumulative outage time Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative commercial offtheshelf cell on wheels Contingency Plan Contractor Provided and Agency Based Contractor Provided Agency Location calling party’s category Contractor Provided and Contractor Based Common Packet Channel Contractor Provided Contractor Location Cellular/Personal Communications Service Common Part Convergence Sublayer (ATM) central personnel data file customer premises equipment Common Pilot Channel customer proprietary network information Contractor’s Program Organization Common Part Sublayer central processing unit Central Processing Unit Channel Quality Indicatorcomputer room air conditioner cyclic redundancy check Cyclic Redundancy Check certification revocation list customer relationship management Controlling Radio Network Controller Cell Radio Network Temporary Identity / Controlling RNC Radio Network Temporary Identity Cell Radio Network Temporary Identitycustomer routing point Combined Services Circuit Switched Communications Service Authorization Customer Service Center; Computer Sciences Corporation Call Session Control Function Call Server Control Function Circuit Switched Core NetworkCustomer Specific Design and Engineering Customer Specific Design and Engineering Services Circuit Switched Data Services

Page 74: Telecom Acronyms

Camel Service Environment custom spam filter management Circuit Switched Gateway Channel State InformationComputer Security Incident Response Center Computer Security Incident Response Team Customer Service Office Common Security Platform Customer Service Representative ,customer specified routing customer specified routing and avoidance Circuit Switched Service computer supported telephony applications channel service unit channel service unit/data service unit comma separated values Common Traffic Channel Code Time Division Multiple Access Convergence Task Force computer telephony integration Comprehensive Transition Plan ,common test platform Comprehensive Telecommunications Services closed user group code violation common vulnerability exposure Cellular Voice Service Common Vulnerability Scoring System Continuous Wave (unmodulated signal) customer want date coarse wavelength division multiplexing Domain Analysis designated approving authority dial around the cloud digital access crossconnect systems Designated Agency Representative Defense Advanced Research Agency direct attached storage device decibel dynamic bandwidth circuit emulation database management system database of record direct current Dedicated Control (SAP) distributed component architecture Dynamic Channel Allocation Dedicated Control Channel Dedicated Control Channel digital cross connects systems distributed computing environmentremote procedure calls

Page 75: Telecom Acronyms

Dedicated Channel Downlink Control InformationDirector of Central Intelligence Directive digital crossconnect switch digital conferencing switching system Defense Commercial Telecommunications Network domaindefined attribute distributed denial of service data delivery rate Drug Enforcement Administrator Digital Equipment Corporation Protocol disaster engineering connection technology Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications Data Encryption Standard Dark Fiber Services Discrete Fourier Transformdynamic host configuration protocol Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Dedicated Hosting Services ,Department of Homeland Security direct inward dialing Differentiated services differentiated service disaster intelligent recovery engineering connection technologydraft international standard Defense Information System Agency Defense Industrial Service Clearance Office Defense Information Services Network Defense Information Technology Contracting Office DoD Information Technology Security Certification and Downlink Downlink (Forward Link) data link connection identifier data link switching Downlink Shared Channeldevice monthly recurring charge Defense Message System Distributed Mission Training dynamic multipoint virtual private network demilitarized zone Destination Network dynamic network application dialed number identification Destination Number (Dialed Number) Information Service device nonrecurring charge domain name service data over cable service interface specifications Department of Defense ,direct outward dialing denial of service

Page 76: Telecom Acronyms

Dedicated Physical Control Channel Dedicated Physical Channel Dedicated Physical Data Channel defects per million disaster recovery Dynamic Resource Allocation Dynamic Resource Allocation Control data reference model Drift Radio Network Controller Drift RNS disaster recovery option Disaster Recovery Operations Team Discontinuous Reception Discontinuous Reception digital signal level n digital signal zero digital signature algorithm Direct-Sequence Code Division Multiple Access Downlink Shared Channel differentiated services code point digital subscriber line digital subscriber line access multiplexer daily system report digital signature standard digital subscriber signaling system number 1 data service unit Digital Signal Crossconnect Dedicated Traffic Channel Dedicated Traffic Channel data terminal equipment dual tone multifrequency Dual Tone Multiple Frequency Dedicated Transmission Services; Diplomatic Telecom Service Discontinuous Transmission Discontinuous Transmission Data Universal Numbering System ROM digital video disk read only memory dense wavelength division multiplexing enhanced 911 Emergency Communication Center

endtoend Class of Service enhanced call routing electronic customer relationship management Electronic Commerce Service Enterprise Computer Telephony Forum enhanced data for GPRS evolution Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution

EPS Connection Management

Page 77: Telecom Acronyms

enhanced diversity routing option Ethernet in the First Mile Alliance electronic funds transfer Enhanced GGSN exterior gateway protocol Enhanced GPRS Enhanced HLR Electronic Industries Alliance enhanced interior gateway routing protocol electronic information technology Ethernet private local area network Ethernet private line element manager Europe, Middle East, and Africa enhanced Multi-Level Precedence and PreEPS Mobility ManagementElectronic Messaging Services ,element management systems Event Notification E-UTRAN Node BExecutive Office of the President elements of service Environmental Protection Agency Evolved Packet CoreEmergency Planning and Community RighttoKnow Act of ePolicy Orchestrator electronic point of presence emergency performance routing eProcurement Requisition Processing Evolved Packet Systemextended reach Email Response Management Service Emergency Response Plan ,enterprise resource planning enhanced realtime network routing error second (optical) enterprise system connection extended superframe enhanced specialized mobile radio Encapsulating Security PayloadEthernet Services external timing reference emergency telecommunications support European Telecommunications Standard Institute European Telecommunications Standards Institute Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio AccessEvolved UTRANEvolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access NetworkEthernet virtual connection, Ethernet virtual circuit Evolution for Data Optimized

Page 78: Telecom Acronyms

Foreign Agent Forward Access Channel Federal Acquisition Regulation Federal Acquisition Service fast automatic restoration system Fast Uplink Signaling Channel facsimile Facsimile fixed bandwidth fiber channel Federal Communications Commission Fiber Channel Industry Association fiber channel protocol Frame Check Sequence Federal Desktop Core Configuration Frequency Division Duplex Frequency Division Duplex fiber distributed data interface frequency division multiplexing frequency division multiple access Frequency Division Multiple Access fiber distribution panel Federal Enterprise Architecture forward error connection Forward Error Correction forward explicit congestion notification Federal Computer Incident Response Center Federal Standard Frame Erasure Rate, Frame Error Rate firm fixed price For Further Study Fast Fourier Transformforwarding information base fiber connectivity Federal Information Processing Standard Forum of Incident Response and Security Team Federal Information Security Management Act Fixed Mobile ConvergenceFind Me Follow Me Frame Number fail open firm order acceptance full operating capability firm order commitment notice fail open detection and mitigation Freedom of Information Act fiberoptic transport system Frame Protocol

Page 79: Telecom Acronyms

federal property management regulations frame relay frame relay access device frame relay forum Functional Requirements Implementation Plan Frame Relay Services fiber service delivery point free space optics free space photonics (same as FSO) Fixed Satellite Services fractional t1 fractional t3 fiber threat analysis system file transfer protocol Federal Telecommunications Recommendations Federal Technology Service (Federal Telecommunications Federal Telecommunications System 2001 fiber to the premises Federal Universal Service Fund Federal Wireless Telecommunications Service global account manager global account management network General Accounting Office Gigabit Ethernet Gigabit per second Guaranteed Bit RateGigabyte General Control (SAP) Government Communications Laboratory generic cell rate algorithm Global Customer Support Center Government Employees Insurance Company Government Education & Training Network Government Emergency Telecommunications Service Government furnished equipment global fraud management system Government furnished property ,generic framing procedure gateway general support node Gateway GPRS Support Node Gigahertz Guard IntervalGlobal Information Assurance Certification global internet data center graphics interchange format Gigabit Internet gateway router government managed internet service generalized multiprotocol label switching Government Management Service

Page 80: Telecom Acronyms

Gateway MSC Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying Global Network Operations Center grade of service GovernmentOffTheShelf Guard Period Guard Period General Project Management Plan General Packet Radio Services General Packet Radio Service global positioning system generational qualifier general routing encapsulation protocol Global Response Loop Government Services Information Infrastructure Global System for Mobile Communications Global System for Mobile communications GPRS Support Nodes Global Servicing Router Guard Timeglobally transportable satellite packages GPRS Tunneling Protocol GPRS Tunneling Protocol GTP User planegraphical user interface Globally Unique MME IdentityGlobally unique Temporary UE identityGeneral Verification Test Plan GatewayHome AgentHybrid ARQhazardous materials Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response host bus adapter hearing carry over Hierarchical Cell Structure Home CSCF highdensity polyethylene Hi Definition TV Home Environment Value Added Service Provider high frequency Half-Frequency Division Duplex Hard Handover host intrusion detection Hawaii Information Transfer System home location register Home Location Register Home Network

Page 81: Telecom Acronyms

Handover Handover high probability of completion Home PLMN Home Public Land Mobile Network high performance parallel interface human resources High Speed Circuit Switched Data highspeed data highspeed downlink packet access High Speed Packet AccessHighSpeed Packet Services Home Subscriber Server Home Subscriber Server high speed serial interface High Speed Uplink Packet AccessHyperText Markup Language HyperText transfer protocol Hyper Text Transfer Protocol HyperText transfer protocol secure heating, ventilation, and air conditioning hierarchical VPLS Internal Revenue Code input/output Input/Output Information Assurance Interactive Announcement/Response Arrangement Interagency Committee initial address message Interim Authority to Operation/Test integration contractor individual case basis Implementation Control Center Incoming Call Gateway inter carrier interface Inter-cell Interference CoordinationIntelligent Contact Management (Cisco) internet control message protocol intelligent call processing incident command structure Information and Communication Technology identification (user) Identifier Internet Data Center Inverse Discrete Fourier Transformindefinite delivery, indefinite quantity immediately dangerous to life or health IntelligentDelivery Network Services

Page 82: Telecom Acronyms

Intrusion Detection and Prevention Service intrusion detection systems ISDN DSL Information Element International Electrotechnical Commission International Electrotechnical Commission Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers International Emergency Multimedia Service Internet Engineering Task Force Internet Engineering Task Force Inverse Fast Fourier TransformInternet Facsimile Service Integrated Global Enterprise Management System Internet group management protocol interior gateway routing protocol interworking and interoperability function Integrity Key incumbent local exchange carrier inverse multiplexing ,(UMS) instant messaging inverse multiplexing over ATM Internet message access protocol Interagency Management Council International Mobile Equipment Identity International Mobile Equipment Identity International mobile group identity Implementation Management Plan Internet protocol multimedia subsystem ,incident management system International Mobile Subscriber Identity International Mobile Subscriber Identity international mobile telecommunications International Mobile Telecommunications 2000 Intelligent Networks Intelligent Network Intelligent Network Application Part international carrier International Committee for Information Technology StandardInternational Maritime Satellite Organization Incident Response Service IP Network Systems and Asset Resource integer function interoffice channel integrated order manager input/output per second intelligent optical switch Internet protocol Internet Protocol identity proofing agent Internet protocol border element

Page 83: Telecom Acronyms

Internet protocolenabled frame relay international private line interpersonal messaging IP Multicast Internet Protocol (IP) Protocol Network Internet protocol service IP Security Integrated Product Team IP Telephony Service Internet Protocol version 4Internet ProtocolVirtual Private Network Service Internet Protocol Video Transport Services Internet protocol exchange intermediate reach – single – longitudinal mode integrated routing assignment system Internet route free core Incident Response Plan Internal Revenue Service indefeasible rights of use North American Standard for Wireless Telecommunications information security analysis and requirements specification inter system channel Internet protocol small computer system interface integrated services digital network Integrated Services Digital Network ISDN user part Inter-Symbol Interferenceintermediate system to intermediate system information security manager Internet Security News Network International Organization for Standardization International Organisation for Standardisation internationally standardized profile; also, Internet service provider Internet Service Provider information systems security engineering professional ISDN Signaling User Part ISDN User Part information technology international tollfree service Information Technology Infrastructure Library Institute for Telecommunication Sciences International Telecommunications Union International Telecommunication Union International Telecommunications Union TelecommunicationInternational Telecommunications Union Telecom Service Sector International USIM Identifier interactive voice response interexchange carrier

Page 84: Telecom Acronyms

justintime Joint Photographic Experts Group kilobit per second kilo bits per secondKilo HertzKey Personnel Key Performance Indicator kilo symbols per second Layer 1 (physical layer) Layer 1 (physical layer) Layer 2 (data link layer) Layer 2 tunneling protocol Layer 2 Virtual Private Network Services Layer 3 (network layer) Layer 3 (network layer) Link Access Control Location Area Identity local area network Local Area Network link access protocol link access protocol basic for X.25 link access protocol for D channel signaling (ISDN) local access and transport area Load Balancinglowbit rate link capacity adjustment scheme low complexity code excited linear predictive liquid crystal display Low Chip Rate Location Services lightweight directory access protocol lightweight directory access protocol data interchange formatlabel distribution protocol local exchange carrier low earth orbit local exchange routing guide large file download local government contact long haul Lawful Intercept Logical Link Control Link Layer Data Service Local Multipoint Distribution System land mobile radio Land Mobile Radio Access Services Land Mobile Radio Services Logical Name last number dialed

Page 85: Telecom Acronyms

local number portability local network service line overhead local network services technology recovery local primary reference long reach long reach – single – longitudinal mode Localised Service Area Least Significant Bit local span mesh restoration local serving offices label switch path Long Term EvolutionLucent Worldwide Services move/add/change Multiple Access Metropolitan Area Acquisition mandatory access control Medium Access Control (protocol layering context) MAC used for authentication and key agreement (TSG T WG3 context) MAC used for data integrity of signalling messages (TSG T WG3 context) Mobile Assisted Handover metropolitan area network mobile application part Mobile Application Part message application program interface maximum allocation resource multiAgency radio communications Managed Internet Service Access Redundancy Options messaging applications server ,Multiple Award Schedule Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Servicemegabit per second Maximum Bit Ratemaximum burst size MBMS Single Frequency Networkmanagement control bridge migration control center Mobile Country Code Multicast Control ChannelMulticast ChannelMulti-Carrier Modulation Mega chips per secondminimum cell rate mobile switching center ,measurement collection server Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer multipoint control unit Media Control Unit Multimedia Distribution Service

Page 86: Telecom Acronyms

Mobile Equipment Mobile Equipment Managed EAuthentication Service Metro Ethernet Forum media gateway control Mobile evaluated handover metro Ethernet network Message Error Rate Leveraging Extensions Mobile station (application) Execution Environment multifrequency major failure action binder multifunction interpreter Managed Firewall Service Media Gateway Control Function Media Gateway Control Function media gateway control protocol Media Gateway Control Part Mobile Global Title Media Gateway Media GateWay Mega Hertzmanagement information base Managed Intrusion Detection Service multipurpose Internet mail extensions Multiple Input Multiple OutputMajor Incident Plan ,Migration Interconnection Plan Managed Internet Service Multiple Input Single OutputMedical Information Technology Transition multilevel precedence and preemption Mobility Management multimedia commands Multimedia DomainMicrowave Multipoint Distribution Service Mobility Management EntityMME Group Identity Man Machine Interface Migration Management Plan maintenance monthly recurring cost Multimedia Messaging Service Mobile Network Code Mobile Number Portability Managed Network Services Mobile Originated Mobile Originated Handover management and operations mean opinion score

Page 87: Telecom Acronyms

Mean Opinion Score minutes of use Moving Picture Experts Group Moving Pictures Experts Group multiprotocol internal border gateway protocol Marketing Partner Identification Number multiprotocol label switching minimum point of penetration monthly recurring charge Media Resource Function minimum revenue guarantee media server ,MicroSoft Mobile Station Metropolitan Statistical Area ,multiservice access Most Significant Bit mobile switching center Mobile Switching Centre managed services support center multiservice edge MExE Service Environment Mobile Station Identifier Mobile Station Identification Number multiservice platform Multiple Subscriber Profile multiplex shared section protection ring Managed Security Services ,Mobile Satellite Service MicrosoftStructured Query Language Mobile Terminated message transfer agent mean time between failures MBMS Traffic ChannelManaged Trusted Internet Protocol Service message transfer part Message Transfer Part Message Transfer Part level 3 Managed Telecommunications Services Mobile Telephone Switching Office multitier security profiles Managed Tiered Security Services mean time to repair ,mean time to restore mail user agent Mobile User Identifier multiplexor message waiting indicator Multimode/Wireless Local Area Network Services next available agent routing Negative ACKname, address, city, state, zip code

Page 88: Telecom Acronyms

North American Industry Classification System North American Numbering Plan North America Numbering Plan Administration Non-Access Stratum Non-Access StratumNational Aeronautics and Space Administration network address translation Node B Application Part NetworkBased Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network ServiceNetwork Based Mobilitynoncall associated signaling network control point National Communications System National Data Center National Destination Code Network Duty Officer Network Disaster Recovery Network Deployment Services (now called NIDS) ,NonDevelopmental Software network element Network Equipment Building Systems Nippon Electric Company National Exchange Carrier Association Network evaluated handover network edge switch vehicle network debugger Signaling network fault management National Fire Protection Association next generation network gateway border element next generation network National Information Assurance Certification and network interface card ,network information centralizer network intrusion detection network information discovery and retrieval Network Integration & Deployment Services national information infrastructure National Information Security Certification and Accreditation Process National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual National Institute of Standards and Technology Network Identity and Time Zone Network Interface Unit National ISDN Users Forum Network Layer Data Service netware link services protocol network management Network Management Center ,network management control native mode local area network interconnection

Page 89: Telecom Acronyms

network monitoring and management network management server ,Network Management System National Mobile Station Identifier networknetwork interface Network Node Interfacenetwork news transfer protocol Network Operator Network Operations Center Network Performance Numbering Plan Area Numbering Plan Area Numbering Plan Identifier National Project Management Natural Presenter Package National Performance Review net present value network remote access nonrecurring charge network routing engine National Reliability Industry Council ,Network Reliability and Interoperability Council Northern Regional Operations Center Non Real TimeNational Security/Emergency Preparedness National Security/Emergency Preparedness Control Center National Security Agency Network Service Access Point network services complex Networx sales channel manager Network service data unit network security information exchange next steps in signaling not separately priced Network Scanning Service Network Sub System National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee network termination,number translation Notification (SAP) ,Non Transparent , National Telecommunications and Information National Telecommunications Management Structure network time protocol National Television Standards Committee network user identification National User / USIM Identifier Network office code where n=29 and x=09 nonzero dispersion fiber nonzero dispersion shifted Operations and Maintenance

Page 90: Telecom Acronyms

optical amplifier optical adddrop multiplexer operations, administration, and management operations, administration, maintenance and provisioning oneway active measurement protocol Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standardoptical carrier ODMA Common Control Channel operational capability demonstration online call detail data optical carrier levelN outside contiguous United States optical control plane Operator Determined Barring ODMA Dedicated Control Channel ODMA Dedicated Channel Opportunity Driven Multiple Access ODMA Dedicated Traffic Channel opticalelectricaloptical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple AccessOffice of Governmentwide Policy Optical Internetworking Forum Office of Management and Budget optical networking outofband Office of Personnel Management OneWay Paging Service Office of Priority Telecommunications ODMA Random Access Channel operations readiness test operating system Open Service Architecture open system environment Open Software Foundation open systems interconnect opticalsignal tonoise ratio open shortest path first operational support system onsite workforce over the air overtheairrekeying Office of the TSP Coordinator optical time domain reflectometer optical transport generic requirements Optical Terminal Multiplexeroptical transport network open view operations

Page 91: Telecom Acronyms

optical virtual private network Orthogonal Variable Spreading Factor Optical Wavelength Service Personal Address Book Paging Service phase alternation by line Product and Service Assurance Office Peak-to-Average Power RatioPersonnel Action Request Protected Area Run Time Interface Extension Services port address translation percentage allocation value Physical Broadcast ChannelPremisesBasedInternet Protocol Virtual Private Network Services Paging Block Periodicity PerformanceBased Service Acquisition Private Branch Exchange Private Branch eXchange personal computer Power Control / Personal Computer permanent connection (optical) Paging Control Channel Paging Control Channel Primary Common Control Physical Channel path computation element Physical Control Format Indicator ChannelPaging Channel Paging Channel Personalisation Control Key pulse code modulation Personal Computer Memory Card International Association Procuring Contracting Officer Physical Common Packet Channel peak cell rate Policy and Charging Rule FunctionPersonal Communications Service Personal Communication System Packet Control Unit personal digital assistant Physical Dedicated Control ChannelPacket Data Convergence Protocol Packet Data Convergence Protocol portable document format Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy pseudo destination number Public Data Network Packet Data Protocol Packet Data Protocol

Page 92: Telecom Acronyms

Physical Downlink Shared Channel Physical Downlink Shared Channel (DHS) power distribution unit Protocol Data Unit provider edge price engine documentation performance enhancement proxy performance evaluator performance factor level peripheral gateways Processing Gain PDN GatewayPhysical Hybrid ARQ Indicator Channel Personal Handyphone System Physical Layer Physical layer Physical Channel Page Indicator Private Impact Assessment primary interexchange carrier presubscribed interexchange carrier charge Page Indicator Channel Packet Identification personal identification number Personal Identification Number PictureinPicture peak information rate Public Key Cryptography Standards public key infrastructure private line Public Land Mobile Network Public Land Mobile Network private line service Phone Line Extensible Markup Language Physical Multicast Channelpolarization mode dispersion Proxy MIPprice management mechanism Program Management Office program management operational support system Program Management Plan Pseudo-random Noise Pseudo Noise peer network border element Point Of Contact Post Office Code Standardization Advisory Group path overhead passive optical network

Page 93: Telecom Acronyms

point of presence Post Office Protocol Version 3 Post Office Protocol Version 4 plan of record packet over SONET Post Office Standardization Advisory Group packet over SONET interface processor plain old telephone service Pollution Prevention Act past performance information retrieval system Parts Per Million point to point protocol public packet switched network public packet switched network generic requirement point to point tunneling protocol Physical Random Access Channel Physical Random Access Channel Physical Resource Blockprimary rate interface performance reference model Paging Radio Network Temporary IdentityPerformance, Reliability, and Quality Committee primary reference source Packet Switched public safety answering point Primary Synchronization Code Primary Synchronization Channel Physical Shared Channel Protocol Service Data Unit Personal Service Environment ProjectSpecific Management Plan public switched network Packet Switched Service public switched telephone network Public Switched Telephone Network Point to MultipointPreliminary Transition Management Plan Point to point Packet Technology and Systems Committee Packet Technology and Systems Committee on Signaling, Postal Telephone and Telegraph Physical Uplink Control ChannelPhysical Uplink Shared Channel Physical Uplink Shared Channel permanent virtual circuit pseudo wire emulation quality assurance Quadrature Amplitude Modulation

Page 94: Telecom Acronyms

QoS Class IdentifiersQtag in Qtag quality of service Quality of Service Quadrature Phase Shift Keying Quadrature (Quaternary) Phase Shift Keying Standard Layout Keyboard Release 2000 Release 1999 Registration Authority Routing Area Radio Access Bearer Random Access Channel Random Access Channel Remote Authentication Dialup Service Routing Area Identity Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks roaming authorization per mobile MSC radio access mail protocol Radio Access Network Radio Access Network Radio Access Network Application Part restoration and provisioning integrated design Radio Access TechnologyRadio Bearer Radio Bearer regional broadband global area network routing control system Requirements Development Regional Data Center radio datalink access protocol remote data replication for archiving remote data replication for mirroring ORG responsible organization radio frequency Radio Frequency Request for Comment Request For Comments Routing Functional Identity Reserved for Future Use reporting interval routing information protocol Radio Link Radio Link Control Radio Link Control Radio Link Control Protocol Requirements Management Risk Management Board

Page 95: Telecom Acronyms

risk management process Radio Network Controller Radio Network Subsystem Radio Network Subsystem Application Part Radio Network Temporary Identity Robust Header Compressionright of entry rest of world resource priority header routing pattern index resilient packet ring repetitive routing attempt procedure Radio Resource Control Radio Resource Control Radio Resource Management Radio Resource Management Risk/Security Assessment Received Signal Code Power Roaming Signalling Gateway Reference Symbol Received PowerReceived Signal Strength Indicator Received Signal Strength Indicator Reset resource reservation setup protocol Resource ReserVation Protocol route target Real Time realtime attack prevention realtime transport control protocol Requirements Traceability Matrix realtime network routing recovery time objectives reliable transport profile Real Time Protocol radio transmission technology Resource Unit rule building capability Receive signaltonoise S1 - User Plane Signaling ATM Adaptation Layer Service Access Code Slow Associated Control Channel System Architecture Evolutionsplit access flexible egress routing Senior Advisory Group Speech Application Language Tags SCSI3 Architecture Model

Page 96: Telecom Acronyms

storage area networks SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security Institute/Federal Bureau of Investigation Service Access Point Service Access Point Identifier Security Assessment Report Segmentation and Reassembly Shared Access for Switched Services SIM Application Toolkit satellite access arrangement Satellite Access Service service broker Small Business/Small Disadvantaged Business serial bus protocol sensitive but unclassified service coordinator ,(O) switched connection (optical) Security Control Assessment security call analysis and monitoring platform Synchronization Control Channel skinny client control protocol Secondary Common Control Physical Channel service creation environment Service Control Function (IN context), Service Capability Feature (VHE/OSA context) Single Carrier - Frequency Division Multiple AccessSynchronization Channel Synchronization Channel sensitive compartmented information Subscriber Controlled Input Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility Service Control Point selective call rejection ,sustained cell rate Supply Change Risk Management Serving CSCF small computer system interface Stream Control Transmission Protocol Simple Control Transmission Protocol Standalone Dedicated Control Channel software defined data network Service Data Flowssynchronous digital hierarchy Synchronous Digital Hierarchy Strategic Defense Initiative Software Development Life Cycle ,synchronous data link control Space (or Spatial) Division Multiple Accesssoftware defined network Software Defined NetworkNetwork Remote Access Software Defined NetworkService Management System Service Delivery Point Service Delivery Project Plan

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Switched Data Service Symmetric digital subscriber line Service Data Unit Service Data Unit Security Environment Système Electronique Couleur Avec Memoire service enabling device Systems Engineering Management Plan Security Enforcement Node prior to October 1997) SCSI enclosure services ,(OWS) severe error seconds system engineering and technical assistance (SONET) super frame format Spreading Factor System Frame Number Small Formfactor pluggable optics secure file transfer protocol Signaling Gatewayserving GPRS support node Serving GPRS Support Node Serving Gatewaysecure hash algorithm Shared Channel Control Channel System InformationSystem Information message 1Site Interface Agreement System Information Blockservice initiation charge security information management ,subscriber identity module Subscriber Identity Module Single Input Multiple OutputSession Initiation Protocol and Presence for Instant static integrated network access single integrated operational planextremely sensitive information session initiation protocol Session Initiated Protocol session initiation protocol user agent Signal-to-Interference RatioSignal to Interference RatioService Level Agreement Statistical Language Models Service Level Objective SCSI3 medium changer commands simple message desk interface subject matter expert Secure Managed Email Services singlemode fiber Singlemode Fiber, Intermediate Range

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single mode optical line test sets service management system ,Short Messaging Service Short Message Service Short Messaging Service Center SMS Cell Broadcast simple mail transfer protocol Service Node Serving Network system network architecture Sub Network Dependent Convergence Protocol Server Name Indication ,SNA network interconnect Storage Networking Industry Association simple network management protocol Secure Network Operations Center simple network paging protocol Signal-to-Noise Ratioservice node routing complex ,Service Order Special Operations service oriented architecture Security Operations Analysis Center simple object access protocol Service Order Confirmation Service Order Completion Notice Scalable Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Accesssection overhead small office, home office Services over Internet Protocol Support of Localised Service Area Security Operations Management Center synchronous optical network synchronous optical network services security operating procedures server and operating system support Special Publication Switching Point / Service Provider Space & Naval Warfare Systems Command (U.S. Navy) soft permanent connection ,SPC Benchmark1 SPC Benchmark1 SONET payload envelope Shortest Path First spam over Internet protocol telephony Strategic Planning Office single pointofcontact standard positioning service sequenced packet exchange/internet packet exchange service quality level ,Structured Query Language square root function short reach

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service component reference model short reach multilongitudinal mode Serving Radio Network Controller Serving Radio Network Controller Serving RNS SRNC Radio Network Temporary Identity Storage Services Signaling System 7 Signaling System No. 7 serial storage architecture ,Source Selection Authority System Security Authorization Agreement/ Service Specific Coordination Function Service Specific Coordination Function – Network Node Interface Service Specific Connection Oriented Protocol Service Specific Convergence Sublayer Site Selection Diversity Transmission standard singlemode fiber Service Switching Function secure shell ,secure socket handling Secure Sockets Layer Statistical Semantic Models Service Specific Segmentation and Reassembly sublayer scheduled transfer Security Test and Evaluation SCSI Trade Association Space Time CodingSecurity Technical Information Guides synchronous transport mode level N shielded twisted pair synchronous transport signal synchronous transport signal LevelN ,secure telephone unit III Space Time Transmit Diversity secure telephone unit III switched virtual circuit Switched virtual circuit Switched Voice Service Serving Wire Center Security Plan Transparent terminal adaptor Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Tracking Area Identifiertime division multiplexing (TDM) access line service telocator alphanumeric protocol ,traffic analysis platform telephony application program interface ticket analysis performance system Traffic Analysis Service tape backup and restore

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technical control bridge Transition Control Center Traffic Channel Telecommunications Industry Forum traffic capacity management TSP Coordinator’s Office ,total cost of ownership traveling classmark transmission control protocol Transmission Control Protocol transport demultiplexing Time Division- Code Division Multiple AccessTelecommunications Device for the Deaf Time Division Duplex Telecommunications Device for the Deaf/Teletypewriter time division multiplexing time division multiple access Time Division Multiple Access traffic engineering ,terminal equipment Terminal Equipment Tunnel Endpoint IdentifierTerminalremote Host Protocol Program traffic engineeringmaximum allocated resouce telecommunications electric service priority Transport Format Transport Format Combination Transport Format Combination Indicator Transport Format Combination Set Transport Format Indicator tollfree multimedia TollFree Service Transport Format Set Traffic Flow TemplateTelecommunications Industries Association Trusted Internet Connections Transport Internet Connection Access Provider Tag Image File Format Transition, Implementation, Migration Office Taxpayer Identification Number temporal key integrity protocol Temporary Logical link Identity transport layer security Transparent ModeTeleManagement Forum total management network Technology Management Office Transition Management Plan Threat Management Solution Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity

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trunk level n telocator network paging protocol task order time of the day technical order form transport overhead Telecommunications Ordering and Pricing System Transition Plan ,(Billing) FTS NonItemized Purchase Order TP Agreement Transmit Power Control TwoWay Paging Service Technical Report Total Router Access Configuration System Transport Channel Technical Reference Model Telecommunications Services, Trade Study Technical Specification Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information Transportation Security Administration, Time Slot Alignment terminating switched access arrangement telephony services application program interface timing signal generator Transport Signalling Gateway Time Slot Interchange transport service now telecommunications service priority terabit switch router telecommunications service sector Time Switched Transmit Diversity Transmission Time IntervalTime to Restore text to speech telephony user interface Teleworking Services Transmit UTRA Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number UTRA Absolute Radio Frequency Number unique billing identifier unspecified bit rate unclassified but sensitive Uplink Control Informationuser datagram protocol User Datagram Protocol User Equipment User Equipment User Equipment with ODMA relay operation enabled unspecified frame relay user interface User Interface Universal Integrated Circuit Card

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Universal International Free Phone Number Universal International TollFree Number Uplink Uplink (Reverse Link) ultra longhaul Uplink Shared Channelunified messaging Unacknowledged Mode Unlicensed Mobile AccessUnified Messaging Services User Mobility Server Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Universal Mobile Telecommunications System United Nations usertonetwork interface User Network Interface User Plane Uplink Pilot Time Slotuninterruptible power supply unidirectional path switch ring Universal Personal Telecommunication Uplink Time Slot User Registration Area UMTS Radio Access Network Uniform Resource Identifier uniform resource locator Uniform Resource Locator UTRAN Radio Network Temporary Identity United States Code UE Service Capabilities United StatesComputer Emergency Readiness Team Uplink Shared Channel Universal Service Fund United States Government Universal Subscriber Identity Module United States Naval Observatory Unstructured Supplementary Service Data Universal Time universal time code unshielded twisted pair Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network User to User Information Uu Stratum vertical and horizontal coordinates value added service Value Added Service Provider variable bit rate Variable Bit Rate variable bit ratenon real time (also known as NRTVBR)

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variable bit ratereal time Voice Broadcast Service virtual circuit ,(SONET) virtual container Virtual Circuit virtual concatenation virtual channel connections voice carry over very early smoke detection apparatus variable frame ratenon real time variable frame ratereal time Voice Group Call Service Virtual Home Environment vertical inlaid fiber Virtual Integrated Network Service verification internet protocol Voice Information System virtual local area network very large database Victim Notification System voice over asynchronous transfer mode videoondemand voice over frame relay voice over Internet protocol Voice Over IP Voice over Internet Protocol Transport Services virtual path/virtual channel Voluntary Product Accessibility Template voice profile for Internet mail Visited PLMN Visited Public Land Mobile Network Virtual Private Local Area Network Service virtual private network Virtual Private Network Virtual Private Network Monitoring virtual private voice network Virtual Private Wire Service Virtual Resource Blocksvirtual routing and forwarding voice response unit Voice Services very small aperture terminal very short reach Vulnerability Scanning Service virtual tributary Virtual Tributary 1.5 Video Teleconferencing Services Video Terminal Unit voice eXtensible markup language

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where available commercially from offeror Wireless Application Environment wide area network wireless application protocol Wireless Application Protocol widebandcode division multiple access Wideband Code Division Multiple Access Web Conferencing Services wireless communications transfer protocol wavelength division multiplexing Wireless Datagram ProtocolWireless Digital Packet Data Service wireless encryption protocol ,(TWS) wired equivalent privacy workforce management within grade increase wireless fidelity Wireless FidelityWorldwide Interoperability for Microwave AccessWireless Private Network wireless Internet service provider wireless local area network wireline access arrangement Wireline Access Service wireless access arrangement Wireless Access Service wireless fidelity multimedia Wireless Network Control Center write once, read many Works Progress Administration Wireless Priority Service weighted random early detection

CDMA2000 1x Radio Transmission Technology

Third Generation Partnership Project8-state Phase Shift KeyingAccess Signalling GatewayAuthentication algorithm A3A single algorithm performing the functions of A3 and A8Encryption algorithm A5/1Encryption algorithm A5/2Encryption algorithm A5/0-7Ciphering key generating algorithm A8ATM Adaptation LayerATM Adaptation Layer type 2ATM Adaptation Layer type 5Access Burst Access Class (C0 to C15)

2nd Generation3rd Generation

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Access ConditionApplication ContextAuthentication CentreAutomatic Congestion ControlAlgebraic Code Excited Linear PredictionAssociated Control ChannelAdjacent Channel Interference RatioAcknowledgement APN Control ListAdjacent Channel Leakage Power Ratio Accumulated Call MeterAddress Complete Message ACM (Accumulated Call Meter) maximal valueAdjacent Channel Rejection RatioAdjacent Channel Selectivity Antenna Combining UnitAdministration CentreAnalogue to Digital ConverterAssociated Dedicated ChannelApplication Dedicated FileAccess condition to an EF which is under the control of the authority which creates this fileAbbreviated Dialling NumbersAdaptive Differential Pulse Code ModulationApplication EntityAcoustic Echo ControlAdditional Elementary FunctionsATM End System AddressAutomatic Frequency ControlAccess Grant CHannelAction indicatorAcquisition IndicatorAcquisition Indicator ChannelApplication IDentifierAir Interface User RateAnonymity KeyAuthentication and Key AgreementAsymmetric Key IndexAccess Link Control Application ProtocolApplication Level Subscriber IdentityALWaysAcknowledged ModeAuthentication Management FieldArtificial Mains NetworkAdaptive Multi RateAdaptive Multi Rate Wide BandAccess NetworkAccess Network ProviderAdvice of Charge

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Advice of Charge ChargingAdvice of Charge Information Access preambleApplication Protocol Data UnitApplication Programming InterfaceAccess Point NameAbsolute Radio Frequency Channel NumberAddress Resolution ProtocolAutomatic Repeat ReQuestAccess Rule ReferenceAccess StratumAccess Service ClassAdvanced Speech Call Items Application Service ElementAbstract Syntax Notation OneATtention CommandAsynchronous Transfer ModeAnswer To Reset AttachAccess UnitAuthentication CentreAuthenticationAuthentication tokenAdditive White Gaussian NoiseBroadband ISDNBCCH Allocation Barring of All Incoming Calls Barring of All Outgoing Calls Band CategoryBase Transceiver Station (BTS) Colour CodeBroadcast Control Channel Binary Coded DecimalBase station Control Function Broadcast Control Functional EntityBroadcast Channel Bearer Capability Information Element Barred Dialling NumberBit Error RatioBasic Encoding Rules (of ASN.1)Bad Frame Indication Border GatewayBlock Guard Timeall Barring of Incoming call Baseline Implementation CapabilitiesBarring of Incoming Calls when Roaming outside the home PLMN country Binding IdentityBlock Error RatioFull-rate traffic channel

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Broadcast/Multicast ControlBit Number all Barring of Outgoing call Bell Operating CompanyBarring of Outgoing International Calls Barring of Outgoing International Calls except those directed to the Home PLMN Country Binary Phase Shift KeyingBase StationBasic Service (group)Bearer ServiceBasic Service GroupBase Station ControllerBase transceiver Station Identity Code BSIC of an adjacent cellBuffer Status ReportBase Station SubsystemBase Station Subsystem Application PartBase Station Subsystem GPRS ProtocolBase Station Subsystem Management Application PartBase Station Subsystem Operation and Maintenance Application Part Blind Transport Format DetectionBase Transceiver StationBSS GPRS Protocol Virtual ConnectionBSS GPRS Protocol Virtual Connection Identifier BandwidthBlock Waiting Time

ConditionalControl-Carrier-to-Interference Power RatioCarrier AggregationCommand APDUCell Radio Network Temporary IdentityCommand TPDUCapacity Allocation Cell AllocationCertification AuthorityCapacity Allocation Acknowledgement Card Acceptance DeviceCharge Advice InformationCustomised Application for Mobile network Enhanced LogicCAMEL Application PartConstant Amplitude Zero Auto-CorrelationCell BroadcastCell Broadcast Centre Cipher Block ChainingCell Broadcast CHannelCell Broadcast Message Identifier

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Constant Bit RateCell Broadcast ServiceCall ControlCountry CodeCryptographic ChecksumComponent CarrierComposite Capability/Preference ProfilesCompletion of Calls to Busy SubscriberCommon Control ChannelControl Channel ElementCall Control FunctionControl Channel Capability / Configuration IdentifierComité Consultatif International Télégraphique et Téléphonique (The International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee)Corporate Control KeyCertificate Configuration MessageCurrent Call MeterCell Change OrderCapability/Configuration ParameterCommon Control Physical ChannelCircuit Coded Composite Transport ChannelCapacity Deallocation Collision DetectionCapacity Deallocation AcknowledgementControl-plane Dedicated CHannelCode Division Multiple AccessCoupling/Decoupling NetworkCharging Data RecordChargeable DURationcalled station identifierCentral Equipment Identity Registerend of charge pointConférence des administrations Européennes des Postes et TelecommunicationsConversion Facilityall Call Forwarding servicesCall Forwarding on mobile subscriber BusyConnection Frame NumberCall Forwarding on mobile subscriber Not ReachableCall Forwarding on No Reply Call Forwarding UnconditionalCommon Gateway InterfaceCell Global IdentifierChallenge Handshake Authentication ProtocolCHarging PointCard Holder Verification informationCell IdentityCUG index

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Cell-ID (positioning method)Common Information ModelCarrier to Interference Ratio Cipher KeyCiphering Key Sequence Number CLAssCalling Line IdentityCalling Line Identification PresentationCalling Line Identification RestrictionClockConnection ManagementCommercial Mobile Alert ServiceConnection Mobility ControlCommandCommon Management Information ProtocolCommon Management Information ServiceChannel Mode Modify Core NetworkComfort NoiseCalling Name PresentationCalling ToneCo-operative Network List CounterConnectionless network protocol Connectionless network serviceCOnnected Line IdentityCOnnected Line identification Presentation COnnected Line identification Restriction COMpleteConnect AcknowledgementConnection-oriented network serviceCommon Object Request Broker ArchitectureCyclic prefixCertificate Present (in the MExE SIM)-AdministratorCertificate Present (in the MExE SIM)-Third Party COMPACT Packet BCCHCommon Pilot ChannelCommon Packet ChannelCommon Part Convergence SublayerCommon Part SublayerCentral Processing UnitControl PlaneCommand/Response field bitChannel Quality IndicatorCyclic Redundancy CheckCall Ree-establishment procedureControlling Radio Network ControllerCircuit Switched Gateway

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Circuit SwitchedCoding Scheme Call Server Control FunctionCircuit Switched DataCamel Service EnvironmentClosed Subscriber GroupClosed Subscriber Group IdentityChannel State InformationCircuit Switched Public Data Network Call Transfer supplementary serviceChannel TesterChannel TypeCommon Traffic ChannelCode Time Division Multiple AccessCalculated Transport Format CombinationCellular Text telephone ModemCommon Technical Regulation Cordless Telephony System

Closed User Group Call WaitingContinuous Wave (unmodulated signal)Character Waiting IntegerCharacter Waiting TimeCell RNTI

Digital to Analog ConverterDestination ADressDECT Authentication ModuleDummy BurstDedicated Control (SAP)Direct CurrentDynamic Channel AllocationDedicated Control ChannelData Circuit terminating EquipmentData Communication FunctionDedicated Channel Downlink Control InformationDepersonalisation Control KeyData Communication NetworkData Coding SchemeDigital Cellular Network at 1800MHzDual Cell HSDPADirect Dial InDigital Enhanced Cordless TelecommunicationsDetach Data Encryption StandardDedicated File

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Discrete Fourier TransformationDynamic Host Configuration ProtocolDiversity HandoverDifferentiated servicesDisconnectData LayerDownlink (Forward Link)Data Link Connection IdentifierData Link DiscriminatorDownlink Shared channelControl channel (ISDN terminology applied to mobile service)Digital Mobile RadioDistributed Management Task ForceDestination NetworkData Network IdentifierDirectory Name ServiceData ObjectDial/Dialled PulseDedicated Physical Control ChannelDedicated Physical ChannelDedicated Physical Data ChannelDynamic Resource Allocation ControlData Radio BearerDrift Radio Network ControllerDrift RNS Discontinuous ReceptionDirect-Sequence Code Division Multiple AccessDomain Specific Access Control Downlink Shared Channel Data Switching ExchangeDigital Speech InterpolationDigital Subscriber Signalling No1Direct Transfer Application PartDedicated Traffic ChannelData Terminal EquipmentDual Tone Multiple FrequencyDigital Terrestrial TelevisionDiscontinuous TransmissionDevice Under TestDownlink Pilot Timeslot

Enhanced Cell-ID (positioning method)Enhanced GGSNEnhanced HLRE-UTRAN Radio Access BearerEnhanced Serving Mobile Location CentreE-UTRA Test ModelExternal Alarms

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E-UTRA Absolute Radio Frequency Channel NumberElementary Basic Service Group Electronic Code-book Emergency Call CodeElliptic Curve CryptographyEarth Centred, Earth FixedE-UTRAN Cell Global IdentifierEarth-Centered-InertialError Correction Mode (facsimile)EPS Connection ManagementRatio of energy per modulating bit to the noise spectral densityEnhanced CSDExplicit Call Transfer supplementary serviceEuropean Committee of Telecommunications Regulatory AffairsError Detection Code byteEnhanced Data rates for GSM EvolutionElectric Echo Loss Elementary File (on the UICC)Enhanced Full RateError free secondsEnhanced GPRSEquivalent Home PLMNEquipment Identity CentreEquipment Identity RegisterEquivalent Isotropic Radiated PowerEcho LossElementary FileElement ManagerElectroMagnetic Compatibilityenhanced Multi-Level Precedence and Pre-emptionElectrical Man Machine InterfaceE-UTRAN Node Bevolved Node BElementary ProcedureExtended Pedestrian A modelEnhanced Power ControlEvolved Packet CoreEnergy Per Resource ElementEvolved UTRAEvolved Universal Terrestrial Radio AccessEvolved UTRANEvolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access NetworkEvolved Packet SystemEnhanced Power Control ChannelErasable Programmable Read Only MemoryEar Reference PointEquivalent Radiated PowerError

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Electrostatic dischargeEuropean Telecommunications Numbering SpaceETSI Technical ReportEuropean Telecommunication StandardEuropean Telecommunications Standards Instituteelementary time unitExtended Typical Urban modelEarthquake and Tsunami Warning SystemEnd-User IdentityExtended Vehicular A modelError Vector Magnitude

Full AllocationFax AdaptorFinal Assembly CodeFast Associated Control CHannel Fast Associated Control Channel/Full rateFast Associated Control Channel/Half rate Forward Access ChannelFast Uplink Signalling ChannelFacsimileFrequency correction BurstFeedback InformationFederal Communications CommissionFrequency Correction CHannelFile Control Information File Control ParameterFrame Check SequenceFrequency Division DuplexFrequency Division MultiplexFrequency Division Multiple AccessFixed Dialling NumberFalse transmit format Detection RatioForward Error CorrectionFrame Erasure Rate, Frame Error RateFor Further StudyFast Fourier TransformationFrequency HoppingFlexible Layer OneFault Management Fixed Mobile ConvergenceFrame NumberFixed Network User Rate Frame Protocol Forbidden PLMNFull RateFixed Reference ChannelFile Transfer Access and Management

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forwarded-to number

GERAN Radio Network Temporary IdentityGPS Aided Geo Augmented NavigationGuaranteed Bit RateGeneral Control (SAP)Group Call RegisterGSM EDGE Radio Access NetworkGateway GPRS Support NodeGroup Identifier (level 1)Group Identifier (level 2)GLObal'naya NAvigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema (Engl.: Global Navigation Satellite System)Gateway Mobile Location CentreGPRS Mobility ManagementGateway MSCGaussian Minimum Shift KeyingGuard PeriodGSM PLMN AreaGeneral Packet Radio ServiceGlobal Positioning SystemGERAN Registration AreaGSM System AreaGSM Service Identity ModuleGlobal System for Mobile communicationsGPRS Support NodesGlobal TitleGPRS Tunneling ProtocolGPRS Tunnelling Protocol for User PlaneGlobal Text Telephony Globally Unique MME Identifier3GPP Generic User Profile

Home CSCFHandoverHybrid ARQ, Hybrid Automatic Repeat RequestHierarchical Cell StructureHigh Level Data Link Control Home EnvironmentHome Environment Value Added Service ProviderHuman FactorsHyperFrame NumberHard HandoverHigh Layer CompatibilityHome Location RegisterHome NetworkHandoverCall holdHome Public Land Mobile Network

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Handover Path SwitchingHand Portable UnitHalf RateCDMA2000 High Rate Packet DataHandover Resource ReservationHigh Speed Circuit Switched DataHigh Speed Downlink Packet AccessHopping Sequence NumberHigh Speed Packet AccessHome Subscriber ServerHigh Speed Uplink Packet AccessHyper Text Transfer ProtocolHyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure (https is http/1.1 over SSL, i.e. port 443)Home Units

Information BlockInterim European Telecommunications StandardInput/OutputInformation frames (RLP)Incoming Access (closed user group SS)Initial Address MessageIntegrated CircuitInterlock Code (CUG SS)Interlock Code of the preferential CUGIncoming Calls Barred (within the CUG)Integrated Circuit Card Integrated Circuit Card IdentificationInterface Control DocumentIncoming Call Gateway Incoming Call InformationInter-Cell Interference CoordinationIn-Call ModificationInternet Control Message Protocol In-Channel SelectivityIncoming Call TimerIdentifierInverse Discrete Fourier TransformInterface Definition LanguageIntegrated Digital NetworkIntra Domain NAS Node SelectorInformation ElementInternational Electrotechnical Commission Information Element DataInformation Element Identifier Information Element Identifier Data LengthInternet Engineering Task ForceInfrastructure Interface Device

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IP FlOw MobilityInformation Field SizesInformation Field Size for the UICCInformation Field Size for the TerminalInternet Hosted Octet Stream ServiceInternet Inter-ORB ProtocolIntegrity keyIntermodulationIP MultimediaInverse Multiplexing on ATMIMS CredentialsInternational Mobile Equipment IdentityInternational mobile group identity IP Multimedia Private IdentityIP Multimedia PUblic identityIP Multimedia SubsystemInternational Mobile Subscriber IdentityInternational Mobile Telecommunications 2000International Mobile User NumberIntelligent NetworkInterrogating NodeIntelligent Network Application PartINFormation fieldInternet ProtocolIP-Connectivity Access NetworkIP MulticastInternet Protocol Version 4Internet Protocol Version 6InfraredIntegration Reference PointInterface SpecificationInternational Switching CentreInterference Signal Code PowerIntegrated Services Digital Network IM Services Identity ModuleInternational Organisation for StandardisationInternet Service ProviderISDN User PartInformation Transfer CapabilityInternational Telecommunication UnionRadiocommunication Sector of the ITUInternational USIM Identifier Implementation Under TestInterWorking Function Interworking WLANInterWorking MSCInter Working Unit

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Java Archive FileJava Card™ Run Time EnvironmentJoint DetectionJava Naming Directory InterfaceJoint PredistortionJoint Photographic Experts GroupJava Telephony Application Programming InterfaceJava™ Virtual Machine

Windows sizeConstraint length of the convolutional codeUSIM Individual keykilo-bits per secondCiphering keyIndividual subscriber authentication keyKey Set Identifierkilo-symbols per second

Layer 1 (physical layer)Layer 2 (data link layer)Layer 2 Management LinkLayer 2 RelayL2R Bit Orientated ProtocolL2R Character Orientated ProtocolLayer 3 (network layer)Location AreaLink Access ControlLocation Area CodeLocation Area IdentityLocal Area NetworkLink Access Protocol BalancedLink Access Protocol on the Dm channelLocal Access and Transport AreaLocation Area UpdateLoad BalancingLow Constrained Delay Logical Channel GroupLocal Communication NetworkLink Control ProtocolLow Chip RateLocation ServicesLCS ClientLCS ServerLocal ExchangeLENgthLanguage Indication Length IndicatorLine Identity

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Local IP AccessLogical Link ControlLow Layer CompatibilityTraffic channel with capacity lower than a BmLocal Mobile Station IdentityLocation Measurement UnitLogical NameLow Noise AmplifierLast Number DialledL2TP Network ServerLocal PLMNLTE Positioning ProtocolLTE Positioning Protocol AnnexLocation RegisterLocation RegistrationLocalised Service AreaLeast Significant Bit Listener SideTone RatingLocal Terminal EmulatorLong Term EvolutionLocal Time Zone Local UnitsLocation UpdateLength and Value

MandatoryMandatoryMobile AllocationMultiple AccessMedium Access Control (protocol layering context)Message authentication code (encryption context)MAC used for authentication and key agreement (TSG T WG3 context)MAC used for data integrity of signalling messages (TSG T WG3 context)Mobile Allocation Channel NumberMobile Additional FunctionMobile Access Hunting supplementary service Mobile Assisted HandoverMobile Allocation IndexMobile Allocation Index OffsetMobile Application PartMultimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service

Multimedia Broadcast multicast service Single Frequency NetworkMobile Country CodeMulticast Control ChannelMulti-cell/multicast Coordination EntityMulticast channel

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Malicious Call Identification supplementary service Multi-Class Multi-Link PPPMega-chips per secondModulation and Coding SchemeMedia Control UnitMediation Device(mobile) Management (entity) - Data Link (layer)Multimedia Distribution ServiceMinimization of Drive TestsMaintenance EntityMobile Equipment Maintenance Entity FunctionMobile evaluated handoverMessage Error RatioMobile Execution EnvironmentMaster FileMultiFrameMedia Gateway Control FunctionMedia Gateway Control PartMobile Global TitleMedia GateWayMultimedia and Hypermedia Information Coding Expert GroupMessage Handling SystemManagement Information BaseMaster Information BlockMobile Interface ControllerManagement Information ModelMultiple Input Multiple OutputMobile IPMillion Instructions Per SecondMobile Location CentreMan MachineMobility ManagementMultimediaMobile Management EntityMan Machine InterfaceMobile Network CodeMobile Number PortabilityMobile OriginatedMobile Originating Location Request Mobile Originated Short Message ServiceMobile Originated HandoverMean Opinion ScoreMemorandum of UnderstandingMulti-link PPPMoving Pictures Experts Group (mobile) Management (entity) - PHysical (layer) [primitive]MultiParTY

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Media Resource FunctionMouth Reference PointMobile StationMCH Subframe AllocationMost Significant BitMobile Switching CentreMobile Station Class MarkMobile Station Control UnitMaximum Sensitivity DegradationMExE Service EnvironmentMobile Station IdentifierMaximum Sensitivity DegradationMCH Scheduling InformationMobile Station Identification NumberMobile Subscriber ISDN NumberMultiple Subscriber ProfileMulti-Standard RadioMobile Station Roaming NumberMobile TerminatedMobile TerminationMulticast Traffic ChannelMobile Terminating Location Request Mobile Terminated Short Message ServiceMobile-To-Mobile (call)Message Transfer PartMessage Transfer Part level 3Maximum Transfer UnitMark UpMobile User Identifier Multi User Mobile Station Mobile Virtual Network Operator

Network Assisted Cell ChangeNegative AcknowledgementNode Address byteNetwork Access IdentifierNon-Access StratumNode B Application Part Normal BurstNeighbouring (of current serving) CellNode B Application Part A parameter in the hopping sequence Network (PLMN) Colour CodeNotification CHannel Network Control KeyNetwork Control ProtocolNational Destination CodeNetwork Determined User Busy

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Network ElementNetwork Element FunctionNetwork evaluated handoverNETwork

Norme Europeenne de Télécommunications

NEVerNetwork FunctionNetwork Induced Location RequestNetwork Independent ClockingNetwork Identity and Time ZoneNetwork ManagerNetwork Management Centre Network Measurement ResultsNetwork Mode of OperationNetwork Management SubsystemNational Mobile Station IdentifierNetwork-Node InterfaceNetwork OperatorNetwork PerformanceNumbering Plan AreaNumbering Plan IdentifierNetwork Resource IdentifierNetwork Resource ModelNon-Real TimeNetwork Service Access PointNetwork Service Access Point IdentifierNetwork Subset Control KeyNetwork service data unitNetwork Sub SystemNotification (SAP)Network TerminationNon TransparentNew Type Approval Advisory BoardNarrow-band Time Division DuplexingNetwork User AccessNational User / USIM IdentifierNetwork User IdentificationNational User Part (SS7)Network

OptionalOperations & MaintenanceOutgoing Access (CUG SS)Off-Air-Call-Set-UpOutgoing Calls Barred within the CUGODMA Common Control ChannelOpen Card FrameworkOutgoing Call Information

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OFDMA Channel Noise GeneratorOrthogonal Channel Noise SimulatorOutgoing Call TimerOptional for operators to implement for their aimOperator Determined BarringODMA Dedicated Control ChannelODMA Dedicated ChannelOverall Loudness RatingOpportunity Driven Multiple AccessODMA Dedicated Traffic ChannelObject IdentifierOrthogonal Frequency Division MultiplexOrthogonal Frequency Division MultiplexingOrthogonal Frequency Division Multiple AccessOperational Feature MonitorOperation and Maintenance CentreOperations and Maintenance LinkOut-of-bandOperator Controlled PLMN (Selector List)Optimal RouteingODMA Random Access CHannelOptimal Routeing for Late Call ForwardingOperations SystemOpen Service AccessOpen System InterconnectionOSI Reference ModelOctet Stream ProtocolOctet Stream Protocol for Internet Hosted Octet Stream Service Over-The-AirObserved Time Difference Of Arrival (positioning method)One Time PasswordOrthogonal Variable Spreading Factor

Primary Common Control Physical ChannelPrimary Common Pilot ChannelPaging RNTIPacket TMSIPower AmplifierPeak-to-Average Power RatioPrivate Automatic Branch eXchangePacket Associated Control ChannelPacket Assember/DisassemblerPacket Access Grant ChannelPassword Authentication ProtocolPeak to Average Ratio Pass BandPhoneBook IDentifierPacket Broadcast Control Channel

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Physical Broadcast ChannelPaging Block PeriodicityPrivate Branch eXchangePower ControlPersonal ComputerProtocol Control ByteParallel Concatenated Convolutional Code Packet Common Control ChannelPaging Control ChannelPeak Code Domain ErrorPrimary CellPhysical control format indicator channelProject Co-ordination GroupPaging ChannelPersonalisation Control KeyPulse Code ModulationPersonal Computer Memory Card International AssociationPhysical Common Packet ChannelPersonal Communication SystemPacket Control UnitProtocol DiscriminatorPublic DataPhysical Downlink Control ChannelPacket Data Convergence ProtocolPacket Data ChannelPlesiochronous Digital HierarchyPublic Data NetworkPacket Data NetworkPacket Data ProtocolPhysical Downlink Shared ChannelPacket Data Traffic ChannelProtocol Data UnitProcessing GainPacket HandlerPHysical (layer)Packet Handler FunctionPacket Handler InterfacePhysical hybrid-ARQ indicator channelPersonal Handyphone SystemPhysical layerPhysical ChannelPage IndicatorPresentation IndicatorPage Indicator ChannelProtocol Implementation Conformance StatementPacket IdentificationPersonal Identification NumberProtocol Implementation eXtra information for Testing

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Public-Key Cryptography StandardsPreferred LanguagesPublic Land Mobile NetworkPhysical Multicast ChannelPhysical Media DependentPrecoding Matrix IndicatorPseudo NoisePrésentation des Normes EuropéennesPrivate Numbering PlanPoint Of Interconnection (with PSTN) Proof of ReceiptPlain Old Telephony ServicePoint-to-PointPacket Paging ChannelPrimative Procedure EntityPaging Proceed FlagParts Per MillionPoint-to-Point ProtocolProtocol and Parameter Select (response to the ATR)Physical Random Access ChannelPacket Random Access ChannelPhysical Resource BlockPreferential CUGPositioning Reference SignalPacket SwitchedLocation ProbabilityPrimary Synchronisation Code Packet SchedulingPhysical Shared ChannelPersonal Service EnvironmentPacket Switched Public Data NetworkPublic Switched Telephone NetworkPacket Timing advance Control ChannelPoint-to-MultipointPTM Group CallPTM MulticastPoint to pointPayload UnitPhysical Uplink Control ChannelPrice per Unit Currency Table PIN Unblocking KeyPhysical Uplink Shared ChannelPermanent Virtual Circuit Pass WordPublic Warning System

Q (Interface) - Adapter

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Q - Adapter FunctionQuadrature Amplitude ModulationQoS Class IdentifierQuality of ServiceQuadrature (Quaternary) Phase Shift KeyingQuasi-Zenith Satellite System

Value of Reduction of the MS transmitted RF power relative to the maximum allowed output power of the highest power class of MS (A)Response APDUReceive-ready BlockRelay Physical Downlink Control ChannelRoaming Signalling GatewayResponse TPDURelease 1999Routing AreaRandom mode request information fieldRandom Access RNTIRadio Access Bearer Random Access BurstRouting Area CodeRandom Access ChannelRemote Authentication Dial In User ServiceRouting Area IdentityRadio Access NetworkRadio Access Network Application Part RANDom number (used for authentication)Radio Access TechnologyRouting Area UpdateRadio BearerRadio Bearer ControlResidual Bit Error RatioResource Description FormatRestricted Digital InformationResource ElementRECommendationResource Element GroupREJect(ion)RELeaseRelease 4Release 5REQuest user RESponse64-bit signed RESponse that is the output of the function f2 in a 3G AKARemote Electrical TiltingRemote Electrical Tilting Application PartRadio FrequencyRequest For CommentsRadio Frequency Channel

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Radio Frequency CHannelRouting Functional IdentityReduced TDMA Frame NumberReserved for Future UseRank IndicationRAN Information ManagementRadio LinkRadio Link Control Radio Link Control ProtocolRadio Link ProtocolReceiver Loudness RatingRadio Link SetRoot Mean Square (value)Relay NodeRadio Network Controller Radio Network LayerRadio Network Subsystem Radio Network Subsystem Application Part Table of 128 integers in the hopping sequenceRadio Network Temporary IdentityRobust Header CompressionRegistered Public Land Mobile NetworkRecognised Private Operating AgencyRadio ResourcesRadio Resource ControlRadio Resource Management Reference SymbolAlgorithm invented by Rivest, Adleman and ShamirReceived Signal Code PowerRadio System EntityRadio Signalling LinkReference Signal Received QualityReceived Signal Strength IndicatorResetReference Signal Time DifferenceResource ReserVation ProtocolRegional Subscription Zone IdentityReal TimeRemote Terminal EmulatorReal Time ProtocolResource UnitResolution BandwidthReceive Received signal levelReceived Signal Quality

S1 Application Protocol

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S1 for the control planeS1 for the user planeSupervisory BlockSecondary Common Control Physical ChannelSecondary Common Pilot ChannelServing CSCFServing GatewaySRNC Radio Network Temporary IdentitySAE Temporary Mobile Station IdentifierSignalling ATM Adaptation LayerSet Asynchronous Balanced ModeSlow Associated Control ChannelSlow Associated Control CHannel/SDCCH/4Slow Associated Control CHannel/SDCCH/8Slow Associated Control CHannel/Traffic channelSlow Associated Control CHannel/Traffic channel Full rateSlow Associated Control CHannel/Traffic channel Half rateSource AddressSystem Architecture EvolutionService Access PointService Access Point IdentifierSegmentation and ReassemblySIM Application ToolkitSynchronization BurstSpace Based Augmentation SystemService Based Local Policy Serving Base Station ControllerServing Base Station SubsystemService Centre (used for SMS)Service CodeSingle-Carrier Frequency Division Multiple AccessSynchronisation Control ChannelSignalling Connection Control PartSecondary CellService Control Function (IN context), Service Capability Feature (VHE/OSA context)Synchronisation ChannelSubscriber Controlled InputSub-Channel NumberService Control PointS Common Transport Protocol Service Change and UDI/RDI FallbackStand-Alone Dedicated Control ChannelSynchronous Digital HierarchySpecification Description Language Spatial Division Multiple AccessService Dialling NumberService Discovery Protocol (Bluetooth related)Session Description Protocol

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SDL Development ToolService Data UnitSecurity EnvironmentSending EntitySupport EntitySupport Entity FunctionSUPL Enabled TerminalSpreading FactorSlow Frequency HoppingShort EF IdentifierSystem Frame NumberServing GPRS Support NodeShared Channel Control ChannelScreening IndicatorService InterworkingSupplementary Information (SIA = Supplemenatary Information A)System InformationSystem Information RNTISystem Information BlockService Implementation CapabilitiesSIlence DescriptorGSM Subscriber Identity ModuleSession Initiated ProtocolSelected IP Traffic OffloadSignal-to-Interference RatioService Level AgreementSUPL Location PlatformSubscriber LCS Privacy ProfileSend Loudness RatingSignalling Link Test MessageSession ManagementShort MessageSwitched Multimegabit Data ServiceShort Message EntitySpecial Mobile GroupStructure of Management Information (RFC 1155)Serving Mobile Location CentreShort Message ServiceSMS Cell Broadcast Short Message Service/Point-to-PointShort Message Service - Service CentreShort message terminal Serial Number

Subscriber NumberSub-Network Dependent Convergence ProtocolSimple Network Management Protocol

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Serial NumbeRSignal-to-Noise RatioSuppress Outgoing Access (CUG SS)Support of Localised Service AreaSelf Organizing NetworksSteering of RoamingSwitching PointService ProviderSignalling Point CodeSuppress Preferential CUGService Provider Control Key Security Parameters IndicationSequence numberScheduling RequestSignalling Radio BearerSigned RESponse (authentication value returned by the SIM or by the USIM in 2G AKA)Serving Radio Network ControllerServing RNS Sounding Reference SignalSupplementary ServiceSystem Simulator Signalling System No. 7Secondary Synchronisation CodeSupplementary Service Control stringService Specific Connection Oriented ProtocolService Specific Co-ordination FunctionService Specific Coordination Function – Network Node InterfaceService Specific Convergence SublayerSite Selection Diversity TransmissionService Specific Entities Service Switching FunctionSub-System NumberService Specific Segmentation and Re-assembly sublayerSignalling Transport ConverterSideTone Masking RatingSignalling Transfer PointSpace Time Transmit Diversity Subscription ManagementSecure User Plane LocationSpace VehicleSwitched virtual circuitSoftware Version NumberStatus WordSoftware Status Word 1/Status Word 2

Transport Signalling GatewayTimer

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TransparentType only Terminal AdaptationTiming AdvanceTracking AreaType Approval CodeTerminal Adaptation Function Toolkit Application ReferenceTransport BlockTo Be DefinedTemporary Block FlowTechnical Basis for RegulationTransaction CapabilitiesTransCoderTransmission ConvergenceTraffic ChannelA full rate TCHA full rate data TCH (≤2,4kbit/s)A full rate date TCH (4,8kbit/s)A full rate data TCH (9,6kbit/s)A full rate Speech TCHA half rate TCHA half rate data TCH (≤2,4kbit/s)A half rate data TCH (4,8kbit/s)A half rate Speech TCHTechnical Committee Technical Report Transceiver Control InterfaceTransmission Control ProtocolTime Division-Code Division Multiple AccessTime Division Duplex(ing)Time Division Multiple AccessTemporary DocumentTerminal EquipmentTerminal Equipment 9 (ETSI sub-technical committee)Terminal endpoint identifierTunnel End Point IdentifierTransport FormatTransFer AllowedTransport Format CombinationTransport Format Combination Indicator Transport Format Combination SetTransport Format IndicatorTemporary Flow IdentityTransport Format INdicatorTransFer ProhibitedTransport Format SetTraffic Flow TemplateTransaction Identifier

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Temporary Logical Link IdentityTeLeMetry wordTransport Layer SecurityTag Length ValueTelecom ManagementTransparent ModeTower Mounted AmplifierTower Mounted Amplifier application partTelecom Management ForumTelecom Management NetworkTemporary Mobile Subscriber IdentityTermination NodeTimeslot NumberTransport Network LayerTelecom Operations MapTime of ArrivalType Of NumberThird PartyTransmit Power ControlTransfer Protocol Data UnitTechnical ReportTranscoder and Rate Adapter UnitTransport ChannelTransceiverTechnical SpecificationTeleserviceTime SlotTraining Sequence CodeTransceiver Speech & Data Interface Technical Specification GroupTime Switched Transmit DiversityTree and Tabular Combined NotationTransmission Timing IntervalTelephone User Part (SS7)Type and ValueTransmit Transmit PoWeR; Tx power level in the MS_TXPWR_REQUEST and MS_TXPWR_CONF parameters

User planeUTRAN Radio Network Temporary IdentityUTRA Absolute Radio Frequency Channel NumberUTRA Absolute Radio Frequency NumberUniversal Asynchronous Receiver and TransmitterUniversal Character Set 2Unconstrained Delay DataUnrestricted Digital InformationUser Datagram Protocol

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User Determined User BusyUser-plane Dedicated CHannelUser EquipmentUser Equipment with ODMA relay operation enabledoperating band Unwanted Emissions MaskUser InterfaceUnnumbered Information (Frame) 3G Integrity AlgorithmUnion Internationale des Chemins de FerUplink (Reverse Link)Uplink Shared channelUnacknowledged ModeUnified Modelling LanguageUser Mobility ServerUMTS Mobile Services Switching CentreUniversal Mobile Telecommunications SystemUser-Network InterfaceUser PlaneUniform PCM Interface (13-bit)User Plane EntityUp to dateUplink Pilot TimeslotUniversal Personal TelecommunicationUser Registration AreaUTRAN Registration AreaUMTS Radio Access NetworkUser Radio BearerUniform Resource IdentifierUniform Resource Locator USIM Application ToolkitUniversal Serial BusUE Service CapabilitiesUplink Shared ChannelUplink State FlagUniversal Subscriber Identity Module

Unstructured Supplementary Service DataUniversal TimeUniversal Terrestrial Radio AccessUniversal Terrestrial Radio Access Network User-to-User InformationUu Stratum User-to-User Signalling

Value only Voice Activity factorVoice Activity Detection

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Videotex Access PointValue Added Service ProviderVariable Bit RateVoice Broadcast ServiceVirtual CircuitVoice Group Call ServiceVirtual Home EnvironmentVisitor Location RegisterVisited MSCVoice Over IPVisited Public Land Mobile NetworkVirtual Private Network Virtual Resource BlockVideotex Service CentreSend state variableThe components dedicated to Videotex service

Wide AreaWide Area Augmentation SystemWireless Application EnvironmentWireless Application ProtocolWeb Based Enterprise ManagementWideband Code Division Multiple AccessWireless Datagram ProtocolWorking Group World Geodetic System 1984Wireless Identity ModuleWireless Intelligent Network Wireless Local Area NetworkWLAN User EquipmentWrong Password Attempts (counter)Work StationWireless Session ProtocolWireless Telephony ApplicationsWireless Telephony Applications InterfaceWideband Time Division DuplexingWireless Transport Layer SecurityWireless Transaction Protocol Waiting Time eXtenstionWork Waiting TimeWorld Wide Web

X2-Control planeX2-User planeeXchange IDentifierexXpected Message Authentication Code (calculated by the USIM application in 3G AKA)eXtensible Markup Language

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EXpected user RESponse

Zone Code

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Acronym Detail

Err:504

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Comité Consultatif International Télégraphique et Téléphonique (The International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee)

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Value of Reduction of the MS transmitted RF power relative to the maximum allowed output power of the highest power class of MS (A)

Page 138: Telecom Acronyms

1x RTT

2G

3G

3GPP

8-PSK

A-SGW

A3

A38

A5/1

A5/2

A5/X

A8

AAL

AAL2

AAL5

AB

AC

ACC

ACELP

ACCH

ACIR

ACK

ACL

ACLR

ACM

ACMmax

ACRR

ACS

ACU

ADC

ADCH

ADF

ADM

ADN

ADPCM

AE

AEC

AEF

AESA

AFC

AGCH

Ai

AI

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AICH

AID

AIUR

AK

AKA

AKI

ALCAP

ALSI

ALW

AM

AMF

AMN

AMR

AMR-WB

AN

ANP

AoC

AoCC

AoCI

AP

APDU

API

APN

ARFCN

ARP

ARQ

ARR

AS

ASC

ASCI

ASE

ASN.1

AT command

ATM

ATR

ATT (flag)

AU

AuC

AUT(H)

AUTN

AWGN

B-ISDN

BA

BAIC

BAOC

BC

BCC

BCCH

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BCD

BCF

BCFE

BCH

BCIE

BDN

BER

BFI

BG

BGT

BI

BIC

BIC-Roam

BID

BLER

Bm

BMC

BN

BO

BOC

BOIC

BOIC-exHC

BPSK

BS

BSG

BSC

BSIC

BSIC-NCELL

BSR

BSS

BSSAP

BSSGP

BSSMAP

BSSOMAP

BTFD

BTS

BVC

BVCI

BW

BWT

CC

C-

C/I

CA

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C-APDU

C-RNTI

C-TPDU

CA

CAA

CAD

CAI

CAMEL

CAP

CAZAC

CB

CBC

CBCH

CBMI

CBR

CBS

CC

CC/PP

CCBS

CCCH

CCE

CCF

CCH

CCI

CCITT

CCK

CCM

CCO

CCP

CCPCH

Cct

CCTrCH

CD

CDA

CDCH

CDMA

CDN

CDR

CDUR

CED

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CEIR

CEND

CEPT

CF

CFB

CFN

CFNRc

CFNRy

CFU

CGI

CHAP

CHP

CHV

CI

CID

CIM

CIR

CK

CKSN

CLA

CLI

CLIP

CLIR

CLK

CM

CMAS

CMC

CMD

CMIP

CMISE

CMM

CN

CNAP

CNG

CNL

CNTR

CLNP

CLNS

COLI

COLP

COLR

COM

CONNACK

CONS

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CORBA

CP

CP-Admin

CP-TP

CPBCCH

CPICH

CPCH

CPCS

CPS

CPU

C-plane

C/R

CQI

CRC

CRE

CRNC

CS-GW

CS

CSCF

CSD

CSE

CSG

CSGID

CSI

CSPDN

CT

CTCH

CTDMA

CTFC

CTM

CTR

CTS

CUG

CW

CWI

CWT

C-RNTI

DDAC

DAD

DAM

DB

DC

Page 144: Telecom Acronyms

DCA

DCCH

DCE

DCF

DCH

DCI

DCK

DCN

DCS

DCS1800

DC-HSDPA

DDI

DECT

DET

DES

DF

DFT

DHCP

DHO

diff-serv

DISC

DL

DLCI

DLD

DL-SCH

Dm

DMR

DMTF

DN

DNIC

DNS

DO

DP

DPCCH

DPCH

DPDCH

DRAC

DRB

DRNC

DRNS

DRX

DS-CDMA

DSAC

DSCH

DSE

DSI

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DSS1

DTAP

DTCH

DTE

DTMF

DTT

DTX

DUT

DwPTS

EE-CID

E-GGSN

E-HLR

E-RAB

E-SMLC

E-TM

EA

EARFCN

EBSG

ECB

ECC

ECEF

ECGI

ECI

ECM

Ec/No

ECSD

ECT

ECTRA

EDC

EDGE

EEL

EF

EFR

EFS

EGPRS

EHPLMN

EIR

EIRP

EL

EF

EM

EMC

eMLPP

EMMI

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eNB

EP

EPA

EPC

EPRE

E-UTRA

E-UTRAN

EPS

EPCCH

EPROM

ERP

ERR

ESD

ETNS

ETR

ETS

ETSI

etu

ETU

ETWS

EUI

EVA

EVM

FFA

FAC

FACCH

FACCH/F

FACCH/H

FACH

FAUSCH

FAX

FB

FBI

FCC

FCCH

FCI

FCP

FCS

FDD

FDM

FDMA

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FDN

FDR

FEC

FER

FFS

FFT

FH

FLO

FM

FMC

FN

FNUR

FP

FPLMN

FR

FRC

FTAM

ftn

GG-RNTI

GAGAN

GBR

GC

GCR

GERAN

GGSN

GID1

GID2

GLONASS

GMLC

GMM

GMSC

GMSK

GP

GPA

GPRS

GPS

GRA

GSA

GSIM

GSM

GSN

GT

GTP

GTP-U

GTT

GUMMEI

GUP

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HH-CSCF

HANDO

HARQ

HCS

HDLC

HE

HE-VASP

HF

HFN

HHO

HLC

HLR

HN

HO

HOLD

HPLMN

HPS

HPU

HR

HRPD

HRR

HSCSD

HSDPA

HSN

HSPA

HSS

HSUPA

HTTP

HTTPS

HU

II-Block

I-ETS

I/O

I

IA

IAM

IC

IC(pref)

ICB

ICC

ICCID

ICD

ICGW

ICI

ICIC

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ICM

ICMP

ICS

ICT

ID

IDFT

IDL

IDN

IDNNS

IE

IEC

IED

IEI

IEIDL

IETF

IF

IFD

IFOM

IFS

IFSC

IFSD

IHOSS

IIOP

IK

IM

IMA

IMC

IMEI

IMGI

IMPI

IMPU

IMS

IMSI

IMT-2000

IMUN

IN

INAP

INF

IP

IP-CAN

IP-M

IPv4

IPv6

IR

IRP

IS

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ISC

ISCP

ISDN

ISIM

ISO

ISP

ISUP

ITC

ITU

ITU-R

IUI

IUT

IWF

I-WLAN

IWMSC

IWU

JJAR file

JCRE

JD

JNDI

JP

JPEG

JTAPI

JVM

Kk

K

kbps

Kc

Ki

KSI

ksps

LL1

L2

L2ML

L2R

L2R BOP

L2R COP

L3

LA

LAC

LAI

LAN

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LAPB

LAPDm

LATA

LAU

LB

LCD

LCG

LCN

LCP

LCR

LCS

LCSC

LCSS

LE

LEN

LI

LIPA

LLC

Lm

LMSI

LMU

LN

LNA

LND

LNS

LPLMN

LPP

LPPa

LR

LSA

LSB

LSTR

LTE

LTZ

LU

LV

MM

M

MA

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MAC

MAC-A

MAC-I

MACN

MAF

MAH

MAHO

MAI

MAIO

MAP

MBMS

MBSFN

MCC

MCCH

MCE

MCH

MCI

MCML

Mcps

MCS

MCU

MD

MDL

MDS

MDT

ME

MEF

MEHO

MER

MExE

MF

MGCF

MGCP

MGT

MGW

MHEG

MHS

MIB

MIC

MIM

MIMO

MIP

MIPS

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MLC

MM

MME

MMI

MNC

MNP

MO

MO-LR

MO-SMS

MOHO

MOS

MoU

MP

MPEG

MPH

MPTY

MRF

MRP

MS

MSA

MSB

MSC

MSCM

MSCU

MSD

MSE

MSID

MSD

MSI

MSIN

MSISDN

MSP

MSR

MSRN

MT

MTCH

MT-LR

MT-SMS

MTM

MTP

MTP3-B

MTU

MU

MUI

MUMS

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MVNO

NNACC

NACK

NAD

NAI

NAS

NBAP

NB

NCELL

NBAP

NBIN

NCC

NCH

NCK

NCP

NDC

NDUB

NE

NEF

NEHO

NET

Norme Europeenne de Télécommunications

NEV

NF

NI-LR

NIC

NITZ

NM

NMC

NMR

NMO

NMS

NMSI

NNI

NO

NP

NPA

NPI

NRI

NRM

NRT

NSAP

NSAPI

NSCK

NSDU

NSS

Nt

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NT

NTAAB

NTDD

NUA

NUI

NUP

NW

OO

O&M

OA

OACSU

OCB

OCCCH

OCF

OCI

OCNG

OCNS

OCT

OD

ODB

ODCCH

ODCH

OLR

ODMA

ODTCH

OID

OFDM

OFDMA

OFM

OMC

OML

OOB

OPLMN

OR

ORACH

ORLCF

OS

OSA

OSI

OSI RM

OSP

OSP:IHOSS

OTA

OTDOA

Page 156: Telecom Acronyms

OTP

OVSF

PP-CCPCH

P-CPIH

P-RNTI

P-TMSI

PA

PAPR

PABX

PACCH

PAD

PAGCH

PAP

PAR

PB

PBID

PBCCH

PBCH

PBP

PBX

PC

PCB

PCCC

PCCCH

PCCH

PCDE

PCell

PCFICH

PCG

PCH

PCK

PCM

PCMCIA

PCPCH

PCS

PCU

PD

PDCCH

PDCP

PDCH

PDH

PDN

PDP

PDSCH

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PDTCH

PDU

PG

PH

PHF

PHI

PHICH

PHS

PHY

PhyCH

PI

PICH

PICS

PID

PIN

PIXT

PKCS

PL

PLMN

PMCH

PMD

PMI

PN

PNE

PNP

POI

PoR

POTS

PP

PPCH

PPE

PPF

PPM

PPP

PPS

PRACH

PRB

Pref CUG

PRS

PS

PSC

PSCH

PSE

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PSPDN

PSTN

PTCCH

PTM

PTM-G

PTM-M

PTP

PU

PUCCH

PUCT

PUK

PUSCH

PVC

PW

PWS

QQA

QAF

QAM

QCI

QoS

QPSK

QZSS

RR

R-APDU

R-Block

R-PDCCH

R-SGW

R-TPDU

R99

RA

RA-RNTI

RAB

RAC

RACH

RADIUS

RAI

RAN

RANAP

RAND

RAT

RAU

RB

RBC

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RBER

RDF

RDI

RE

REC

REG

REJ

REL

Rel-4

Rel-5

REQ

RES

RET

RETAP

RF

RFC

RFCH

RFE

RFN

RFU

RI

RIM

RL

RLC

RLCP

RLP

RLR

RLS

RMS

RN

RNC

RNL

RNS

RNSAP

RNTABLE

RNTI

ROHC

RPLMN

RPOA

RR

RRC

RRM

RS

RSA

RSCP

RSE

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RSL

RSRQ

RSSI

RST

RSTD

RSVP

RSZI

RT

RTE

RTP

RU

RWB

RX

RXLEV

RXQUAL

SS1AP

S1-MME

S1-U

S-Block

S-CCPCH

S-CPICH

S-CSCF

S-GW

S-RNTI

S-TMSI

SAAL

SABM

SACCH

SACCH/C4

SACCH/C8

SACCH/T

SACCH/TF

SACCH/TH

SAD

SAE

SAP

SAPI

SAR

SAT

SB

SBAS

SBLP

SBSC

SBSS

SC

Page 161: Telecom Acronyms

SC-FDMA

SCCH

SCCP

SCell

SCF

SCH

SCI

SCN

SCP

SCTP

SCUDIF

SDCCH

SDH

SDL

SDMA

SDN

SDP

SDT

SDU

SE

SEF

SET

SF

SFH

SFI

SFN

SGSN

SHCCH

SI

SI-RNTI

SIB

SIC

SID

SIM

SIP

SIPTO

SIR

SLA

SLP

SLPP

SLR

SLTM

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SM

SMDS

SME

SMG

SMI

SMLC

SMS

SMS-CB

SMS-PP

SMS-SC

Smt

SN

Serving Network

Sequence Number

SNDCP

SNMP

SNR

SOA

SoLSA

SON

SoR

SP

SPC

SPCK

SPI

SQN

SR

SRB

SRES

SRNC

SRNS

SRS

SS

SS7

SSC

SSCOP

SSCF

SSCF-NNI

SSCS

SSDT

SSE

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SSF

SSN

SSSAR

STC

STMR

STP

STTD

SuM

SUPL

SV

SVC

SVN

SW

SW1/SW2

TT-SGW

T

TA

TAC

TAF

TAR

TB

TBD

TBF

TBR

TC

TCH

TCH/F

TCH/F2,4

TCH/F4,8

TCH/F9,6

TCH/FS

TCH/H

TCH/H2,4

TCH/H4,8

TCH/HS

TC-TR

TCI

TCP

TD-CDMA

TDD

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TDMA

TDoc

TE

TE9

Tei

TEID

TF

TFA

TFC

TFCI

TFCS

TFI

TFIN

TFP

TFS

TFT

TI

TLLI

TLM

TLS

TLV

TM

TMA

TMAAP

TMF

TMN

TMSI

TN

TNL

TO

TOA

TON

TP

TPC

TPDU

TR

TRAU

TrCH

TRX

TS

TSC

TSDI

TSG

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TSTD

TTCN

TTI

TUP

TV

TX

TXPWR

UU-plane

U-RNTI

UARFCN

UARFN

UART

UCS2

UDD

UDI

UDP

UDUB

UDCH

UE

UEM

UI

UIA

UIC

UL

UL-SCH

UM

UML

UMS

UMSC

UMTS

UNI

UP

UPCMI

UPE

UPD

UpPTS

UPT

URA

URAN

URB

URI

URL

USAT

UER

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USB

USC

USCH

USF

USIM

USSD

UT

UTRA

UTRAN

UUI

UUS

VV

VA

VAD

VAP

VASP

VBR

VBS

VC

VGCS

VHE

VLR

VMSC

VoIP

VPLMN

VPN

VRB

VSC

V(SD)

VTX host

WWA

WAAS

WAE

WAP

WBEM

WCDMA

WDP

WG

WGS-84

WIM

WIN

WLAN

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WLAN UE

WPA

WS

WSP

WTA

WTAI

WTDD

WTLS

WTP

WTX

WWT

WWW

XX2-C

X2-U

XID

XMAC

XML

XRES

YZ

ZC

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CDMA2000 1x Radio Transmission Technology

Third Generation Partnership Project

8-state Phase Shift Keying

Access Signalling Gateway

Authentication algorithm A3

A single algorithm performing the functions of A3 and A8

Encryption algorithm A5/1

Encryption algorithm A5/2

Encryption algorithm A5/0-7

Ciphering key generating algorithm A8

ATM Adaptation Layer

ATM Adaptation Layer type 2

ATM Adaptation Layer type 5

Access Burst

Access Class (C0 to C15)

Access Condition

Application Context

Authentication Centre

Automatic Congestion Control

Algebraic Code Excited Linear Prediction

Associated Control Channel

Adjacent Channel Interference Ratio

Acknowledgement

APN Control List

Adjacent Channel Leakage Power Ratio

Accumulated Call Meter

Address Complete Message

ACM (Accumulated Call Meter) maximal value

Adjacent Channel Rejection Ratio

Adjacent Channel Selectivity

Antenna Combining Unit

Administration Centre

Analogue to Digital Converter

Associated Dedicated Channel

Application Dedicated File

Access condition to an EF which is under the control of the authority which creates this file

Abbreviated Dialling Numbers

Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation

Application Entity

Acoustic Echo Control

Additional Elementary Functions

ATM End System Address

Automatic Frequency Control

Access Grant CHannel

Action indicator

Acquisition Indicator

2nd Generation

3rd Generation

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Acquisition Indicator Channel

Application IDentifier

Air Interface User Rate

Anonymity Key

Authentication and Key Agreement

Asymmetric Key Index

Access Link Control Application Protocol

Application Level Subscriber Identity

ALWays

Acknowledged Mode

Authentication Management Field

Artificial Mains Network

Adaptive Multi Rate

Adaptive Multi Rate Wide Band

Access Network

Access Network Provider

Advice of Charge

Advice of Charge Charging

Advice of Charge Information

Access preamble

Application Protocol Data Unit

Application Programming Interface

Access Point Name

Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number

Address Resolution Protocol

Automatic Repeat ReQuest

Access Rule Reference

Access Stratum

Access Service Class

Advanced Speech Call Items

Application Service Element

Abstract Syntax Notation One

ATtention Command

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

Answer To Reset

Attach

Access Unit

Authentication Centre

Authentication

Authentication token

Additive White Gaussian Noise

Broadband ISDN

BCCH Allocation

Barring of All Incoming Calls

Barring of All Outgoing Calls

Band Category

Base Transceiver Station (BTS) Colour Code

Broadcast Control Channel

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Binary Coded Decimal

Base station Control Function

Broadcast Control Functional Entity

Broadcast Channel

Bearer Capability Information Element

Barred Dialling Number

Bit Error Ratio

Basic Encoding Rules (of ASN.1)

Bad Frame Indication

Border Gateway

Block Guard Time

all Barring of Incoming call

Baseline Implementation Capabilities

Barring of Incoming Calls when Roaming outside the home PLMN country

Binding Identity

Block Error Ratio

Full-rate traffic channel

Broadcast/Multicast Control

Bit Number

all Barring of Outgoing call

Bell Operating Company

Barring of Outgoing International Calls

Barring of Outgoing International Calls except those directed to the Home PLMN Country

Binary Phase Shift Keying

Base Station

Basic Service (group)

Bearer Service

Basic Service Group

Base Station Controller

Base transceiver Station Identity Code

BSIC of an adjacent cell

Buffer Status Report

Base Station Subsystem

Base Station Subsystem Application Part

Base Station Subsystem GPRS Protocol

Base Station Subsystem Management Application Part

Base Station Subsystem Operation and Maintenance Application Part

Blind Transport Format Detection

Base Transceiver Station

BSS GPRS Protocol Virtual Connection

BSS GPRS Protocol Virtual Connection Identifier

Bandwidth

Block Waiting Time

Conditional

Control-

Carrier-to-Interference Power Ratio

Carrier Aggregation

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Command APDU

Cell Radio Network Temporary Identity

Command TPDU

Capacity Allocation

Cell Allocation

Certification Authority

Capacity Allocation Acknowledgement

Card Acceptance Device

Charge Advice Information

Customised Application for Mobile network Enhanced Logic

CAMEL Application Part

Constant Amplitude Zero Auto-Correlation

Cell Broadcast

Cell Broadcast Centre

Cipher Block Chaining

Cell Broadcast CHannel

Cell Broadcast Message Identifier

Constant Bit Rate

Cell Broadcast Service

Call Control

Country Code

Cryptographic Checksum

Component Carrier

Composite Capability/Preference Profiles

Completion of Calls to Busy Subscriber

Common Control Channel

Control Channel Element

Call Control Function

Control Channel

Capability / Configuration Identifier

Comité Consultatif International Télégraphique et Téléphonique (The International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee)

Corporate Control Key

Certificate Configuration Message

Current Call Meter

Cell Change Order

Capability/Configuration Parameter

Common Control Physical Channel

Circuit

Coded Composite Transport Channel

Capacity Deallocation

Collision Detection

Capacity Deallocation Acknowledgement

Control-plane Dedicated CHannel

Code Division Multiple Access

Coupling/Decoupling Network

Charging Data Record

Chargeable DURation

called station identifier

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Central Equipment Identity Register

end of charge point

Conférence des administrations Européennes des Postes et Telecommunications

Conversion Facility

all Call Forwarding services

Call Forwarding on mobile subscriber Busy

Connection Frame Number

Call Forwarding on mobile subscriber Not Reachable

Call Forwarding on No Reply

Call Forwarding Unconditional

Common Gateway Interface

Cell Global Identifier

Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

CHarging Point

Card Holder Verification information

Cell Identity

CUG index

Cell-ID (positioning method)

Common Information Model

Carrier to Interference Ratio

Cipher Key

Ciphering Key Sequence Number

CLAss

Calling Line Identity

Calling Line Identification Presentation

Calling Line Identification Restriction

Clock

Connection Management

Commercial Mobile Alert Service

Connection Mobility Control

Command

Common Management Information Protocol

Common Management Information Service

Channel Mode Modify

Core Network

Comfort Noise

Calling Name Presentation

Calling Tone

Co-operative Network List

Counter

Connectionless network protocol

Connectionless network service

COnnected Line Identity

COnnected Line identification Presentation

COnnected Line identification Restriction

COMplete

Connect Acknowledgement

Connection-oriented network service

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Common Object Request Broker Architecture

Cyclic prefix

Certificate Present (in the MExE SIM)-Administrator

Certificate Present (in the MExE SIM)-Third Party

COMPACT Packet BCCH

Common Pilot Channel

Common Packet Channel

Common Part Convergence Sublayer

Common Part Sublayer

Central Processing Unit

Control Plane

Command/Response field bit

Channel Quality Indicator

Cyclic Redundancy Check

Call Ree-establishment procedure

Controlling Radio Network Controller

Circuit Switched Gateway

Circuit Switched

Coding Scheme

Call Server Control Function

Circuit Switched Data

Camel Service Environment

Closed Subscriber Group

Closed Subscriber Group Identity

Channel State Information

Circuit Switched Public Data Network

Call Transfer supplementary service

Channel Tester

Channel Type

Common Traffic Channel

Code Time Division Multiple Access

Calculated Transport Format Combination

Cellular Text telephone Modem

Common Technical Regulation

Cordless Telephony System

Closed User Group

Call Waiting

Continuous Wave (unmodulated signal)

Character Waiting Integer

Character Waiting Time

Cell RNTI

Digital to Analog Converter

Destination ADress

DECT Authentication Module

Dummy Burst

Dedicated Control (SAP)

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Direct Current

Dynamic Channel Allocation

Dedicated Control Channel

Data Circuit terminating Equipment

Data Communication Function

Dedicated Channel

Downlink Control Information

Depersonalisation Control Key

Data Communication Network

Data Coding Scheme

Digital Cellular Network at 1800MHz

Dual Cell HSDPA

Direct Dial In

Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications

Detach

Data Encryption Standard

Dedicated File

Discrete Fourier Transformation

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

Diversity Handover

Differentiated services

Disconnect

Data Layer

Downlink (Forward Link)

Data Link Connection Identifier

Data Link Discriminator

Downlink Shared channel

Control channel (ISDN terminology applied to mobile service)

Digital Mobile Radio

Distributed Management Task Force

Destination Network

Data Network Identifier

Directory Name Service

Data Object

Dial/Dialled Pulse

Dedicated Physical Control Channel

Dedicated Physical Channel

Dedicated Physical Data Channel

Dynamic Resource Allocation Control

Data Radio Bearer

Drift Radio Network Controller

Drift RNS

Discontinuous Reception

Direct-Sequence Code Division Multiple Access

Domain Specific Access Control

Downlink Shared Channel

Data Switching Exchange

Digital Speech Interpolation

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Digital Subscriber Signalling No1

Direct Transfer Application Part

Dedicated Traffic Channel

Data Terminal Equipment

Dual Tone Multiple Frequency

Digital Terrestrial Television

Discontinuous Transmission

Device Under Test

Downlink Pilot Timeslot

Enhanced Cell-ID (positioning method)

Enhanced GGSN

Enhanced HLR

E-UTRAN Radio Access Bearer

Enhanced Serving Mobile Location Centre

E-UTRA Test Model

External Alarms

E-UTRA Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number

Elementary Basic Service Group

Electronic Code-book

Emergency Call Code

Elliptic Curve Cryptography

Earth Centred, Earth Fixed

E-UTRAN Cell Global Identifier

Earth-Centered-Inertial

Error Correction Mode (facsimile)

EPS Connection Management

Ratio of energy per modulating bit to the noise spectral density

Enhanced CSD

Explicit Call Transfer supplementary service

European Committee of Telecommunications Regulatory Affairs

Error Detection Code byte

Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution

Electric Echo Loss

Elementary File (on the UICC)

Enhanced Full Rate

Error free seconds

Enhanced GPRS

Equivalent Home PLMN

Equipment Identity Centre

Equipment Identity Register

Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power

Echo Loss

Elementary File

Element Manager

ElectroMagnetic Compatibility

enhanced Multi-Level Precedence and Pre-emption

Electrical Man Machine Interface

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E-UTRAN Node B

evolved Node B

Elementary Procedure

Extended Pedestrian A model

Enhanced Power Control

Evolved Packet Core

Energy Per Resource Element

Evolved UTRA

Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access

Evolved UTRAN

Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network

Evolved Packet System

Enhanced Power Control Channel

Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

Ear Reference Point

Equivalent Radiated Power

Error

Electrostatic discharge

European Telecommunications Numbering Space

ETSI Technical Report

European Telecommunication Standard

European Telecommunications Standards Institute

elementary time unit

Extended Typical Urban model

Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System

End-User Identity

Extended Vehicular A model

Error Vector Magnitude

Full Allocation

Fax Adaptor

Final Assembly Code

Fast Associated Control CHannel

Fast Associated Control Channel/Full rate

Fast Associated Control Channel/Half rate

Forward Access Channel

Fast Uplink Signalling Channel

Facsimile

Frequency correction Burst

Feedback Information

Federal Communications Commission

Frequency Correction CHannel

File Control Information

File Control Parameter

Frame Check Sequence

Frequency Division Duplex

Frequency Division Multiplex

Frequency Division Multiple Access

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Fixed Dialling Number

False transmit format Detection Ratio

Forward Error Correction

Frame Erasure Rate, Frame Error Rate

For Further Study

Fast Fourier Transformation

Frequency Hopping

Flexible Layer One

Fault Management

Fixed Mobile Convergence

Frame Number

Fixed Network User Rate

Frame Protocol

Forbidden PLMN

Full Rate

Fixed Reference Channel

File Transfer Access and Management

forwarded-to number

GERAN Radio Network Temporary Identity

GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation

Guaranteed Bit Rate

General Control (SAP)

Group Call Register

GSM EDGE Radio Access Network

Gateway GPRS Support Node

Group Identifier (level 1)

Group Identifier (level 2)

GLObal'naya NAvigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema (Engl.: Global Navigation Satellite System)

Gateway Mobile Location Centre

GPRS Mobility Management

Gateway MSC

Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying

Guard Period

GSM PLMN Area

General Packet Radio Service

Global Positioning System

GERAN Registration Area

GSM System Area

GSM Service Identity Module

Global System for Mobile communications

GPRS Support Nodes

Global Title

GPRS Tunneling Protocol

GPRS Tunnelling Protocol for User Plane

Global Text Telephony

Globally Unique MME Identifier

3GPP Generic User Profile

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Home CSCF

Handover

Hybrid ARQ, Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request

Hierarchical Cell Structure

High Level Data Link Control

Home Environment

Home Environment Value Added Service Provider

Human Factors

HyperFrame Number

Hard Handover

High Layer Compatibility

Home Location Register

Home Network

Handover

Call hold

Home Public Land Mobile Network

Handover Path Switching

Hand Portable Unit

Half Rate

CDMA2000 High Rate Packet Data

Handover Resource Reservation

High Speed Circuit Switched Data

High Speed Downlink Packet Access

Hopping Sequence Number

High Speed Packet Access

Home Subscriber Server

High Speed Uplink Packet Access

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure (https is http/1.1 over SSL, i.e. port 443)

Home Units

Information Block

Interim European Telecommunications Standard

Input/Output

Information frames (RLP)

Incoming Access (closed user group SS)

Initial Address Message

Integrated Circuit

Interlock Code (CUG SS)

Interlock Code of the preferential CUG

Incoming Calls Barred (within the CUG)

Integrated Circuit Card

Integrated Circuit Card Identification

Interface Control Document

Incoming Call Gateway

Incoming Call Information

Inter-Cell Interference Coordination

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In-Call Modification

Internet Control Message Protocol

In-Channel Selectivity

Incoming Call Timer

Identifier

Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform

Interface Definition Language

Integrated Digital Network

Intra Domain NAS Node Selector

Information Element

International Electrotechnical Commission

Information Element Data

Information Element Identifier

Information Element Identifier Data Length

Internet Engineering Task Force

Infrastructure

Interface Device

IP FlOw Mobility

Information Field Sizes

Information Field Size for the UICC

Information Field Size for the Terminal

Internet Hosted Octet Stream Service

Internet Inter-ORB Protocol

Integrity key

Intermodulation

IP Multimedia

Inverse Multiplexing on ATM

IMS Credentials

International Mobile Equipment Identity

International mobile group identity

IP Multimedia Private Identity

IP Multimedia PUblic identity

IP Multimedia Subsystem

International Mobile Subscriber Identity

International Mobile Telecommunications 2000

International Mobile User Number

Intelligent Network

Interrogating Node

Intelligent Network Application Part

INFormation field

Internet Protocol

IP-Connectivity Access Network

IP Multicast

Internet Protocol Version 4

Internet Protocol Version 6

Infrared

Integration Reference Point

Interface Specification

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International Switching Centre

Interference Signal Code Power

Integrated Services Digital Network

IM Services Identity Module

International Organisation for Standardisation

Internet Service Provider

ISDN User Part

Information Transfer Capability

International Telecommunication Union

Radiocommunication Sector of the ITU

International USIM Identifier

Implementation Under Test

InterWorking Function

Interworking WLAN

InterWorking MSC

Inter Working Unit

Java Archive File

Java Card™ Run Time Environment

Joint Detection

Java Naming Directory Interface

Joint Predistortion

Joint Photographic Experts Group

Java Telephony Application Programming Interface

Java™ Virtual Machine

Windows size

Constraint length of the convolutional code

USIM Individual key

kilo-bits per second

Ciphering key

Individual subscriber authentication key

Key Set Identifier

kilo-symbols per second

Layer 1 (physical layer)

Layer 2 (data link layer)

Layer 2 Management Link

Layer 2 Relay

L2R Bit Orientated Protocol

L2R Character Orientated Protocol

Layer 3 (network layer)

Location Area

Link Access Control

Location Area Code

Location Area Identity

Local Area Network

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Link Access Protocol Balanced

Link Access Protocol on the Dm channel

Local Access and Transport Area

Location Area Update

Load Balancing

Low Constrained Delay

Logical Channel Group

Local Communication Network

Link Control Protocol

Low Chip Rate

Location Services

LCS Client

LCS Server

Local Exchange

LENgth

Language Indication

Length Indicator

Line Identity

Local IP Access

Logical Link Control

Low Layer Compatibility

Traffic channel with capacity lower than a Bm

Local Mobile Station Identity

Location Measurement Unit

Logical Name

Low Noise Amplifier

Last Number Dialled

L2TP Network Server

Local PLMN

LTE Positioning Protocol

LTE Positioning Protocol Annex

Location Register

Location Registration

Localised Service Area

Least Significant Bit

Listener SideTone Rating

Local Terminal Emulator

Long Term Evolution

Local Time Zone

Local Units

Location Update

Length and Value

Mandatory

Mandatory

Mobile Allocation

Multiple Access

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Medium Access Control (protocol layering context)

Message authentication code (encryption context)

MAC used for authentication and key agreement (TSG T WG3 context)

MAC used for data integrity of signalling messages (TSG T WG3 context)

Mobile Allocation Channel Number

Mobile Additional Function

Mobile Access Hunting supplementary service

Mobile Assisted Handover

Mobile Allocation Index

Mobile Allocation Index Offset

Mobile Application Part

Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service

Multimedia Broadcast multicast service Single Frequency Network

Mobile Country Code

Multicast Control Channel

Multi-cell/multicast Coordination Entity

Multicast channel

Malicious Call Identification supplementary service

Multi-Class Multi-Link PPP

Mega-chips per second

Modulation and Coding Scheme

Media Control Unit

Mediation Device

(mobile) Management (entity) - Data Link (layer)

Multimedia Distribution Service

Minimization of Drive Tests

Maintenance Entity

Mobile Equipment

Maintenance Entity Function

Mobile evaluated handover

Message Error Ratio

Mobile Execution Environment

Master File

MultiFrame

Media Gateway Control Function

Media Gateway Control Part

Mobile Global Title

Media GateWay

Multimedia and Hypermedia Information Coding Expert Group

Message Handling System

Management Information Base

Master Information Block

Mobile Interface Controller

Management Information Model

Multiple Input Multiple Output

Mobile IP

Million Instructions Per Second

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Mobile Location Centre

Man Machine

Mobility Management

Multimedia

Mobile Management Entity

Man Machine Interface

Mobile Network Code

Mobile Number Portability

Mobile Originated

Mobile Originating Location Request

Mobile Originated Short Message Service

Mobile Originated Handover

Mean Opinion Score

Memorandum of Understanding

Multi-link PPP

Moving Pictures Experts Group

(mobile) Management (entity) - PHysical (layer) [primitive]

MultiParTY

Media Resource Function

Mouth Reference Point

Mobile Station

MCH Subframe Allocation

Most Significant Bit

Mobile Switching Centre

Mobile Station Class Mark

Mobile Station Control Unit

Maximum Sensitivity Degradation

MExE Service Environment

Mobile Station Identifier

Maximum Sensitivity Degradation

MCH Scheduling Information

Mobile Station Identification Number

Mobile Subscriber ISDN Number

Multiple Subscriber Profile

Multi-Standard Radio

Mobile Station Roaming Number

Mobile Terminated

Mobile Termination

Multicast Traffic Channel

Mobile Terminating Location Request

Mobile Terminated Short Message Service

Mobile-To-Mobile (call)

Message Transfer Part

Message Transfer Part level 3

Maximum Transfer Unit

Mark Up

Mobile User Identifier

Multi User Mobile Station

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Mobile Virtual Network Operator

Network Assisted Cell Change

Negative Acknowledgement

Node Address byte

Network Access Identifier

Non-Access Stratum

Node B Application Part

Normal Burst

Neighbouring (of current serving) Cell

Node B Application Part

A parameter in the hopping sequence

Network (PLMN) Colour Code

Notification CHannel

Network Control Key

Network Control Protocol

National Destination Code

Network Determined User Busy

Network Element

Network Element Function

Network evaluated handover

NETwork

Norme Europeenne de Télécommunications

NEVer

Network Function

Network Induced Location Request

Network Independent Clocking

Network Identity and Time Zone

Network Manager

Network Management Centre

Network Measurement Results

Network Mode of Operation

Network Management Subsystem

National Mobile Station Identifier

Network-Node Interface

Network Operator

Network Performance

Numbering Plan Area

Numbering Plan Identifier

Network Resource Identifier

Network Resource Model

Non-Real Time

Network Service Access Point

Network Service Access Point Identifier

Network Subset Control Key

Network service data unit

Network Sub System

Notification (SAP)

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Network Termination

Non Transparent

New Type Approval Advisory Board

Narrow-band Time Division Duplexing

Network User Access

National User / USIM Identifier

Network User Identification

National User Part (SS7)

Network

Optional

Operations & Maintenance

Outgoing Access (CUG SS)

Off-Air-Call-Set-Up

Outgoing Calls Barred within the CUG

ODMA Common Control Channel

Open Card Framework

Outgoing Call Information

OFDMA Channel Noise Generator

Orthogonal Channel Noise Simulator

Outgoing Call Timer

Optional for operators to implement for their aim

Operator Determined Barring

ODMA Dedicated Control Channel

ODMA Dedicated Channel

Overall Loudness Rating

Opportunity Driven Multiple Access

ODMA Dedicated Traffic Channel

Object Identifier

Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex

Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing

Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access

Operational Feature Monitor

Operation and Maintenance Centre

Operations and Maintenance Link

Out-of-band

Operator Controlled PLMN (Selector List)

Optimal Routeing

ODMA Random Access CHannel

Optimal Routeing for Late Call Forwarding

Operations System

Open Service Access

Open System Interconnection

OSI Reference Model

Octet Stream Protocol

Octet Stream Protocol for Internet Hosted Octet Stream Service

Over-The-Air

Observed Time Difference Of Arrival (positioning method)

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One Time Password

Orthogonal Variable Spreading Factor

Primary Common Control Physical Channel

Primary Common Pilot Channel

Paging RNTI

Packet TMSI

Power Amplifier

Peak-to-Average Power Ratio

Private Automatic Branch eXchange

Packet Associated Control Channel

Packet Assember/Disassembler

Packet Access Grant Channel

Password Authentication Protocol

Peak to Average Ratio

Pass Band

PhoneBook IDentifier

Packet Broadcast Control Channel

Physical Broadcast Channel

Paging Block Periodicity

Private Branch eXchange

Power Control

Personal Computer

Protocol Control Byte

Parallel Concatenated Convolutional Code

Packet Common Control Channel

Paging Control Channel

Peak Code Domain Error

Primary Cell

Physical control format indicator channel

Project Co-ordination Group

Paging Channel

Personalisation Control Key

Pulse Code Modulation

Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

Physical Common Packet Channel

Personal Communication System

Packet Control Unit

Protocol Discriminator

Public Data

Physical Downlink Control Channel

Packet Data Convergence Protocol

Packet Data Channel

Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy

Public Data Network

Packet Data Network

Packet Data Protocol

Physical Downlink Shared Channel

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Packet Data Traffic Channel

Protocol Data Unit

Processing Gain

Packet Handler

PHysical (layer)

Packet Handler Function

Packet Handler Interface

Physical hybrid-ARQ indicator channel

Personal Handyphone System

Physical layer

Physical Channel

Page Indicator

Presentation Indicator

Page Indicator Channel

Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement

Packet Identification

Personal Identification Number

Protocol Implementation eXtra information for Testing

Public-Key Cryptography Standards

Preferred Languages

Public Land Mobile Network

Physical Multicast Channel

Physical Media Dependent

Precoding Matrix Indicator

Pseudo Noise

Présentation des Normes Européennes

Private Numbering Plan

Point Of Interconnection (with PSTN)

Proof of Receipt

Plain Old Telephony Service

Point-to-Point

Packet Paging Channel

Primative Procedure Entity

Paging Proceed Flag

Parts Per Million

Point-to-Point Protocol

Protocol and Parameter Select (response to the ATR)

Physical Random Access Channel

Packet Random Access Channel

Physical Resource Block

Preferential CUG

Positioning Reference Signal

Packet Switched

Location Probability

Primary Synchronisation Code

Packet Scheduling

Physical Shared Channel

Personal Service Environment

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Packet Switched Public Data Network

Public Switched Telephone Network

Packet Timing advance Control Channel

Point-to-Multipoint

PTM Group Call

PTM Multicast

Point to point

Payload Unit

Physical Uplink Control Channel

Price per Unit Currency Table

PIN Unblocking Key

Physical Uplink Shared Channel

Permanent Virtual Circuit

Pass Word

Public Warning System

Q (Interface) - Adapter

Q - Adapter Function

Quadrature Amplitude Modulation

QoS Class Identifier

Quality of Service

Quadrature (Quaternary) Phase Shift Keying

Quasi-Zenith Satellite System

Value of Reduction of the MS transmitted RF power relative to the maximum allowed output power of the highest power class of MS (A)

Response APDU

Receive-ready Block

Relay Physical Downlink Control Channel

Roaming Signalling Gateway

Response TPDU

Release 1999

Routing Area

Random mode request information field

Random Access RNTI

Radio Access Bearer

Random Access Burst

Routing Area Code

Random Access Channel

Remote Authentication Dial In User Service

Routing Area Identity

Radio Access Network

Radio Access Network Application Part

RANDom number (used for authentication)

Radio Access Technology

Routing Area Update

Radio Bearer

Radio Bearer Control

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Residual Bit Error Ratio

Resource Description Format

Restricted Digital Information

Resource Element

RECommendation

Resource Element Group

REJect(ion)

RELease

Release 4

Release 5

REQuest

user RESponse

64-bit signed RESponse that is the output of the function f2 in a 3G AKA

Remote Electrical Tilting

Remote Electrical Tilting Application Part

Radio Frequency

Request For Comments

Radio Frequency Channel

Radio Frequency CHannel

Routing Functional Identity

Reduced TDMA Frame Number

Reserved for Future Use

Rank Indication

RAN Information Management

Radio Link

Radio Link Control

Radio Link Control Protocol

Radio Link Protocol

Receiver Loudness Rating

Radio Link Set

Root Mean Square (value)

Relay Node

Radio Network Controller

Radio Network Layer

Radio Network Subsystem

Radio Network Subsystem Application Part

Table of 128 integers in the hopping sequence

Radio Network Temporary Identity

Robust Header Compression

Registered Public Land Mobile Network

Recognised Private Operating Agency

Radio Resources

Radio Resource Control

Radio Resource Management

Reference Symbol

Algorithm invented by Rivest, Adleman and Shamir

Received Signal Code Power

Radio System Entity

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Radio Signalling Link

Reference Signal Received Quality

Received Signal Strength Indicator

Reset

Reference Signal Time Difference

Resource ReserVation Protocol

Regional Subscription Zone Identity

Real Time

Remote Terminal Emulator

Real Time Protocol

Resource Unit

Resolution Bandwidth

Receive

Received signal level

Received Signal Quality

S1 Application Protocol

S1 for the control plane

S1 for the user plane

Supervisory Block

Secondary Common Control Physical Channel

Secondary Common Pilot Channel

Serving CSCF

Serving Gateway

SRNC Radio Network Temporary Identity

SAE Temporary Mobile Station Identifier

Signalling ATM Adaptation Layer

Set Asynchronous Balanced Mode

Slow Associated Control Channel

Slow Associated Control CHannel/SDCCH/4

Slow Associated Control CHannel/SDCCH/8

Slow Associated Control CHannel/Traffic channel

Slow Associated Control CHannel/Traffic channel Full rate

Slow Associated Control CHannel/Traffic channel Half rate

Source Address

System Architecture Evolution

Service Access Point

Service Access Point Identifier

Segmentation and Reassembly

SIM Application Toolkit

Synchronization Burst

Space Based Augmentation System

Service Based Local Policy

Serving Base Station Controller

Serving Base Station Subsystem

Service Centre (used for SMS)

Service Code

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Single-Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access

Synchronisation Control Channel

Signalling Connection Control Part

Secondary Cell

Service Control Function (IN context), Service Capability Feature (VHE/OSA context)

Synchronisation Channel

Subscriber Controlled Input

Sub-Channel Number

Service Control Point

S Common Transport Protocol

Service Change and UDI/RDI Fallback

Stand-Alone Dedicated Control Channel

Synchronous Digital Hierarchy

Specification Description Language

Spatial Division Multiple Access

Service Dialling Number

Service Discovery Protocol (Bluetooth related)

Session Description Protocol

SDL Development Tool

Service Data Unit

Security Environment

Sending Entity

Support Entity

Support Entity Function

SUPL Enabled Terminal

Spreading Factor

Slow Frequency Hopping

Short EF Identifier

System Frame Number

Serving GPRS Support Node

Shared Channel Control Channel

Screening Indicator

Service Interworking

Supplementary Information (SIA = Supplemenatary Information A)

System Information

System Information RNTI

System Information Block

Service Implementation Capabilities

SIlence Descriptor

GSM Subscriber Identity Module

Session Initiated Protocol

Selected IP Traffic Offload

Signal-to-Interference Ratio

Service Level Agreement

SUPL Location Platform

Subscriber LCS Privacy Profile

Send Loudness Rating

Signalling Link Test Message

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Session Management

Short Message

Switched Multimegabit Data Service

Short Message Entity

Special Mobile Group

Structure of Management Information (RFC 1155)

Serving Mobile Location Centre

Short Message Service

SMS Cell Broadcast

Short Message Service/Point-to-Point

Short Message Service - Service Centre

Short message terminal

Serial Number

Subscriber Number

Sub-Network Dependent Convergence Protocol

Simple Network Management Protocol

Serial NumbeR

Signal-to-Noise Ratio

Suppress Outgoing Access (CUG SS)

Support of Localised Service Area

Self Organizing Networks

Steering of Roaming

Switching Point

Service Provider

Signalling Point Code

Suppress Preferential CUG

Service Provider Control Key

Security Parameters Indication

Sequence number

Scheduling Request

Signalling Radio Bearer

Signed RESponse (authentication value returned by the SIM or by the USIM in 2G AKA)

Serving Radio Network Controller

Serving RNS

Sounding Reference Signal

Supplementary Service

System Simulator

Signalling System No. 7

Secondary Synchronisation Code

Supplementary Service Control string

Service Specific Connection Oriented Protocol

Service Specific Co-ordination Function

Service Specific Coordination Function – Network Node Interface

Service Specific Convergence Sublayer

Site Selection Diversity Transmission

Service Specific Entities

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Service Switching Function

Sub-System Number

Service Specific Segmentation and Re-assembly sublayer

Signalling Transport Converter

SideTone Masking Rating

Signalling Transfer Point

Space Time Transmit Diversity

Subscription Management

Secure User Plane Location

Space Vehicle

Switched virtual circuit

Software Version Number

Status Word

Software

Status Word 1/Status Word 2

Transport Signalling Gateway

Timer

Transparent

Type only

Terminal Adaptation

Timing Advance

Tracking Area

Type Approval Code

Terminal Adaptation Function

Toolkit Application Reference

Transport Block

To Be Defined

Temporary Block Flow

Technical Basis for Regulation

Transaction Capabilities

TransCoder

Transmission Convergence

Traffic Channel

A full rate TCH

A full rate data TCH (≤2,4kbit/s)

A full rate date TCH (4,8kbit/s)

A full rate data TCH (9,6kbit/s)

A full rate Speech TCH

A half rate TCH

A half rate data TCH (≤2,4kbit/s)

A half rate data TCH (4,8kbit/s)

A half rate Speech TCH

Technical Committee Technical Report

Transceiver Control Interface

Transmission Control Protocol

Time Division-Code Division Multiple Access

Time Division Duplex(ing)

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Time Division Multiple Access

Temporary Document

Terminal Equipment

Terminal Equipment 9 (ETSI sub-technical committee)

Terminal endpoint identifier

Tunnel End Point Identifier

Transport Format

TransFer Allowed

Transport Format Combination

Transport Format Combination Indicator

Transport Format Combination Set

Transport Format Indicator

Temporary Flow Identity

Transport Format INdicator

TransFer Prohibited

Transport Format Set

Traffic Flow Template

Transaction Identifier

Temporary Logical Link Identity

TeLeMetry word

Transport Layer Security

Tag Length Value

Telecom Management

Transparent Mode

Tower Mounted Amplifier

Tower Mounted Amplifier application part

Telecom Management Forum

Telecom Management Network

Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity

Termination Node

Timeslot Number

Transport Network Layer

Telecom Operations Map

Time of Arrival

Type Of Number

Third Party

Transmit Power Control

Transfer Protocol Data Unit

Technical Report

Transcoder and Rate Adapter Unit

Transport Channel

Transceiver

Technical Specification

Teleservice

Time Slot

Training Sequence Code

Transceiver Speech & Data Interface

Technical Specification Group

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Time Switched Transmit Diversity

Tree and Tabular Combined Notation

Transmission Timing Interval

Telephone User Part (SS7)

Type and Value

Transmit

Transmit PoWeR; Tx power level in the MS_TXPWR_REQUEST and MS_TXPWR_CONF parameters

User plane

UTRAN Radio Network Temporary Identity

UTRA Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number

UTRA Absolute Radio Frequency Number

Universal Asynchronous Receiver and Transmitter

Universal Character Set 2

Unconstrained Delay Data

Unrestricted Digital Information

User Datagram Protocol

User Determined User Busy

User-plane Dedicated CHannel

User Equipment

User Equipment with ODMA relay operation enabled

operating band Unwanted Emissions Mask

User Interface

Unnumbered Information (Frame)

3G Integrity Algorithm

Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer

Uplink (Reverse Link)

Uplink Shared channel

Unacknowledged Mode

Unified Modelling Language

User Mobility Server

UMTS Mobile Services Switching Centre

Universal Mobile Telecommunications System

User-Network Interface

User Plane

Uniform PCM Interface (13-bit)

User Plane Entity

Up to date

Uplink Pilot Timeslot

Universal Personal Telecommunication

User Registration Area

UTRAN Registration Area

UMTS Radio Access Network

User Radio Bearer

Uniform Resource Identifier

Uniform Resource Locator

USIM Application Toolkit

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Universal Serial Bus

UE Service Capabilities

Uplink Shared Channel

Uplink State Flag

Universal Subscriber Identity Module

Unstructured Supplementary Service Data

Universal Time

Universal Terrestrial Radio Access

Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network

User-to-User Information

Uu Stratum

User-to-User Signalling

Value only

Voice Activity factor

Voice Activity Detection

Videotex Access Point

Value Added Service Provider

Variable Bit Rate

Voice Broadcast Service

Virtual Circuit

Voice Group Call Service

Virtual Home Environment

Visitor Location Register

Visited MSC

Voice Over IP

Visited Public Land Mobile Network

Virtual Private Network

Virtual Resource Block

Videotex Service Centre

Send state variable

The components dedicated to Videotex service

Wide Area

Wide Area Augmentation System

Wireless Application Environment

Wireless Application Protocol

Web Based Enterprise Management

Wideband Code Division Multiple Access

Wireless Datagram Protocol

Working Group

World Geodetic System 1984

Wireless Identity Module

Wireless Intelligent Network

Wireless Local Area Network

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WLAN User Equipment

Wrong Password Attempts (counter)

Work Station

Wireless Session Protocol

Wireless Telephony Applications

Wireless Telephony Applications Interface

Wideband Time Division Duplexing

Wireless Transport Layer Security

Wireless Transaction Protocol

Waiting Time eXtenstion

Work Waiting Time

World Wide Web

X2-Control plane

X2-User plane

eXchange IDentifier

exXpected Message Authentication Code (calculated by the USIM application in 3G AKA)

eXtensible Markup Language

EXpected user RESponse

Zone Code

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Comité Consultatif International Télégraphique et Téléphonique (The International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee)

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GLObal'naya NAvigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema (Engl.: Global Navigation Satellite System)

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Value of Reduction of the MS transmitted RF power relative to the maximum allowed output power of the highest power class of MS (A)

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Transmit PoWeR; Tx power level in the MS_TXPWR_REQUEST and MS_TXPWR_CONF parameters