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GSM

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1G

First Generation

2G

Second Generation

3G

Third Generation

3GPP

Generation Partnership Project

8PSK

8-Phase Shift Keying

,
EDGE

Interface between MSC and TRC MSC TRC

or BSC/TRC
(BSC/TRC)

Abis

Interface between BSC and BTS

BSC BTS

AGCH

Access Granted Channel

AMR

Adaptive Multi Rate

ANSI

American National Standards

Institute

AoC

Advice of Charge

()

API

Application Programming
Interface

APN

Access Point Name

( GPRS)

ARFCN

Absolute Radio Frequency

Channel Number

ASN.1

Abstract Syntax Notation #1

Ater

Interface between TRC and BSC

TRC BSC

AuC

Authentication Center

BAIC

Barring of All Incoming Calls

BAOC

Barring of All Outgoing Calls

BCCH

Broadcast Control Channel

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BCH

Broadcast Channels

BEP

Bit Error Probability

BICRO

Barring of all Incoming Calls

when roaming outside the home
PLMN country

PLMN

BOIC

Barring of all Outgoing

International Calls

BOICEXH

Barring of all Outgoing

International Calls EXcept those
directed to the Home PLMN
country

PLMN

BPC

Basic Physical Channel

( GSM )

BSC

Base Station Controller

BSIC

Base Station Identity Code

BSS

Base Station System

BSSMAP

Base Station Sub-system

Maintenance Application Part

(
7)

BTS

Base Transceiver Station

(C)

C/I

Carrier to Interference

C7, CCS#7

Common Channel Signaling

Number 7

7 (7)

CAMEL

Customized Application for

Mobile Enhanced Logic

,
IN

CAP

CAMEL Application Part

CAMEL

CB

Call Barring or Cell Barred

() ,

CBCH

Cell Broadcast Channel

,

(SMS
Cell Broadcast)

CDR

Call Data Record

CF

Call Forwarding

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CFB

Call Forwarding on subscriber

Busy

CFNRY

Call Forwarding on No Reply

CFNRC

Call Forwarding on subscriber Not

Reachable

CFU

Call Forwarding Unconditional

CGI

Cell Global Identity

CLIP

Calling Line Identification

Presentation

CLIR

Calling Line Identification

presentation Restriction

CN

Core Network

,
"
" (,
..)

COLP

Connected Line identification

Presentation

COLR

Connected Line identification

Presentation Restriction

CM

Connection Management

CP

Central Processor

CS

Circuit Switching

CS-1/2/3/4

Coding Scheme 1/2/3/4

GPRS

CUG

Closed User Group

CW

Call Waiting

DDF

Digital Distribution Frame

DEMUX

De-Multiplexer

DL

Downlink

DTMF

Dual Tone Multi Frequency

DTX

Discontinuous Transmission

" " (
/
)

ECP

Echo Canceller in a Pool

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EDGE

Enhanced Data rates for Global

Evolution

GSM,

EFR

Enhanced Full rate

EGPRS

Extended General Packet Radio

Service

GPRS EDGE

EIR

Equipment Identity Register

eMLPP

Enhanced Multi Level Precedence

and Preemption

ETSI

European Telecommunications
Standards Institute

FACCH

Fast Associated Control Channel

FCCH

Frecuency Correction Channel

FR

Full Rate

Gb

Interface between BSC and SGSN BSC SGSN

GGSN

Gateway GPRS Support Node

GPRS

GMSC

Gateway Mobile Swithching

Center

MSC

GMSK

Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying ,

GSM

GPRS

General Packet Radio Service

GSM

GPS

Global Positioning System

GS

Group Switch

GSM

Global System for Mobile

Communications

gsmSCF

GSM Service Control Function

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gsmSRF

GSM Service Resource Function

gsmSSF

GSM Service Switching Function ,

SCF
IN

GT

Global Title

,

SCCP

GTP

GPRS Tunneling Protocol

GPRS

HDLC

High Level Data Link Control

HLR

Home Location Register

""

HPLMN

Home PLMN

" ", ,

HR

Half Rate

,


GSM

HSCSD

High Speed Circuit Switched Data

HSL

High Speed Signalling Link

7 (
2/)

IMEI

International Mobile Subscriber

Identity

()

IMSI

International Mobile Subscriber

Identity

GSM

IN

Intelligent Network

INAP

Intelligent Network Application

Part

7,

IN

IP

Internet Protocol

ISDN

Integrated Service Digital Network C

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,
(,
DTMF ..) IN

ISO

International Standardization
Organization

ISUP

ISDN User Part

7,
ISDN

ITU (old CCITT) International Telecommunications ()

Union

Kbps

Kilo-bits per Second

LAI

Location Area Identity

GSM

LLC

Logical Link Control

MAC

Media Access Control

MAP

Mobile Application Part

7,

GSM

MCC

Mobile Crosstalk Control

MHT

Mean Holding Time

(),

MPTY

MultiParty call

MS

Mobile Station

(),

MSC

Mobile services Switching Center GSM

MSISDN

Mobile Station ISDN Number

MSRN

Mobile Station Roaming Number ,

,

MT

Mobile Terminal

-
( )

MTP

Message Transfer Part

7,

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MUX

Multiplexer

NE

Network Element

Network Service Virtual

Connection

Gb

O&M

Operation and Maintenance

OL

Overlaid

- , UL (underlaid),

OMC

Operation and Maintenance Center

OSI

Open System Interconnection

OSI -
( ),

OSS

Operation and Support System

Ericsson,
OMC NMC

PBCCH

Packet Broadcast Control Channel BCCH GPRS

PBX

Public Branch eXchange

PCH

Paging Channel

PCM

Pulse Code Modulation

-
()

PCU

Packet Control Unit

,
GPRS BSC

PDCH

Packet Data Channel

( )
GSM,
GPRS

PDN

Packet Data Network

PDP

Packet Data Protocol

(
GPRS)

PDP Context

Packet Data Protocol Context

GPRS

PDU

Packet Data Unit

PLMN

Public Land Mobile Network

PS

Packet Switching

PSET

Set of PDCHs

,
GPRS

NSVCs

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PSTN

Public Switched Telephone

Network

()

QoS

Quality of Service

RA

Rate Adaptation

RACH

Random Access Channel

RAI

Routing Area Identifier

GPRS

RANAP

Radio Access Network

Application Part

7,


3G

RBS

Radio Base Station

Ericsson,

RLC

Radio Link Control

RR

Radio Resource

RX

Receiver

SACCH

Slow Associated Control Channel GSM,

( )

SC

Service Center

SCCP

Signaling and Connection Control 7,

Part

SCH

Synchronization Channel

SCP

Service Control Point

SCF
(. gsmSCF)

SDCCH

Stand alone Dedicated Control

Channel

GSM

SDP

Service Data Point

, IN

SGSN

Serving GPRS Support Node

GPRS

,
(SMS, VMS
..)

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SI

Service Indicator

,
-

SIM

Subscriber Identification Module

(-)

SM

Session Management

SMS

Short Message Service

SMSC

Short Message Service Center

, SMS

SMSCB

Short Message Service Cell

Broadcast

SP

Signalling Unit

SS

Signal Strength

SSP

Service Switching Point

SSF
(. gsmSSF)

TA

Timing Advance

TCAP

Transaction Capability Application 7,

Part

TCH

Traffic Channel

TCP/IP

Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol

TDMA

Time Division Multiple Access

TLLI

Temporary Logical Link Identity

GPRS

TMSI

Temporary Mobile Station Identity

, IMSI

TRC

Transcoder Controller

TRH

Transceiver Handler

BSC,

TRU

Transceiver Unit

TS

TimeSlot

( ),
TDMA

TX

Transmitter

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UL

Uplink

Um

Air Interface

GSM

UMTS

Universal Mobile
Telecommunication System

USIM

UMTS SIM

- UMTS

USSD

Unstructured Supplementary
Service Data

,
GSM

UTRAN

UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access

Network

UMTS

VAD

Voice Activity Detector

VLR

Visitor Location Register

,

MSC/VLR

VPLMN

Visitor PLMN

"" ( )

WAP

Wireless Access Protocol

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