GSM - Useful Acronyms

The following is a compiled list of mobile terms and acronyms taken from a GSM Association supported publication. 1G The first generation of analogue mobile phone technologies including AMPS, TACS and MT 2G The second generation of digital mobile phone technologies including GSM, C!MA "S#$% and !#AMPS "S#&'( 2.5G The enhancement of GSM which includes technologies such as GP)S 3G The third generation of mobile phone technologies co*ered by the "T+ "MT#,--- family 3GPP The 'rd Generation Partnership Pro.ect, a grouping of international standards bodies, operators and *endors with the responsibility of standardising the /C!MA based members of the "MT#,--- family 3GPP2 The counterpart of 'GPP with responsibility for standardising the C!MA,---#based members of the "MT#,--- family. 'GPP, is spearheaded by A S" 8PSK 0ctantal Phase Shift 1eying

A5/1/2/3/8X 2ncryption algorithms for GSM networks AAL ATM Adaptation 3ayer ABR A*ailable 4it )ate A- !s "nterface between the 4SC and 4TS in a GSM network AB Access 4urst5 used for random access and characterised by a longer guard period to allow for burst transmission from a MS that does not know the correct timing ad*ance when first contacting a network A"#$ Appro*als Committee for Terminal 26uipment

A"#S Ad*anced Communications Technologies and Ser*ices . a 2uropean technology initiati*e A"U Antenna Combining +nit A%P"M Adapti*e !ifferential Pulse Code Modulation5 a form of *oice compression that typically uses ',kbit7s A&" Automatic 8re6uency Control AG"' Access Grant Channel5 downlink only, 4TS allocates a TC9 or S!CC9 to the MS, allowing it access to the network A!r !n(erf)ce "n a mobile phone network, the radio transmission path between the base station and the mobile terminal A-!n(erf)ce "nterface between the MSC and 4SS in a GSM network AM Amplitude Modulation AMPS Ad*anced Mobile Phone System, the analogue mobile phone technology used in orth and South America and in around '% other countries. 0perates in the :--M9; band using 8!MA technology AMR Adapti*e Multi#)ate codec. !e*eloped in &$$$ for use in GSM networks, the AM) has been adopted by 'GPP for 'G An)lo*ue The representation of information by a continuously *ariable physical 6uantity such as *oltage A+S, American ational Standards "nstitute. An non#profit making +S organisation which does not carry out standardisation work but re*iews the work of standards bodies and assigns them category codes and numbers A+S,-13See !#AMPS AP, Application Program "nterface Ao" Ad*ice of Charge AR,B Association of )adio "ndustries and 4usinesses. An organisation established by <apan.s Ministry of Posts and Communications to act as the standardisation authority for radio

communication and broadcasting ARPU A*erage )e*enue Per +ser AS",, American Standard Code for "nformation "nterchange AS," Application Specific "ntegrated Circuit ASP Application Ser*ice Pro*ider Asymme(r!c #r)nsm!ss!on !ata transmissions where the traffic from the network to the subscriber is at a higher rate than the traffic from the subscriber to the network A-#%MA Ad*anced Time !i*ision Multiple Access A#M Asynchronous Transfer Mode5 a multiple=ed information transfer and switching method in which the data is organised into fi=ed length %'#octet cells and transmitted according to each application.s instantaneous need AU" Authentication Centre5 the element within a GSM network which generates the parameters for subscriber authentication

B)n./!.(0 A term meaning both the width of a transmission channel in terms of 9ert; and the ma=imum transmission speed in bits per second that it will support B"' 4roadcast Channels5 carry only downlink information and are mainly responsible for synchronisation and fre6uency correction >4CC9, 8CC9 and SC9? B""' 4roadcast Control Channel5 the logical channel used in cellular networks to broadcast signalling and control information to all mobile phones within the network B-"%MA 4roadband Code !i*ision Multiple Access B-,S%+ 4roadband "S! B$R 4it 2rror )ate5 the percentage of recei*ed bits in error compared to the total number of bits recei*ed B$R# 4it 2rror )ate Test

B!( A bit is the smallest unit of information technology. As bits are made up using the binary number system, all multiples of bits must be powers of two i.e. a kilobit is actually &-,@ bits and a megabit &-@:%A( bits. Transmission speeds are gi*en in bits per second >bit7s? Blue(oo(0 A low power, short range wireless technology designed to pro*ide a replacement for the serial cable. 0perating in the ,.@G9; "SM band, 4luetooth can connect a wide range of personal, professional and domestic de*ices such a laptop computers and mobile phones together wirelessly. B'"A 4usy 9our Call Attempts5 the number of call attempts made during a network.s busiest hour of the day BS" 4ase Station Controller5 the network entity controlling a number of 4ase Transcei*er Stations BSS 4ase Station System7Subsystem B#S 4ase Transcei*er Station5 the network entity which communicates with the mobile station

"A, Common Air "nterface5 a standard de*eloped for the +1.s public CT, networks which enabled the same handset to be used on different networks "AM$L Customised Application for Mobile network 2nhanced 3ogic5 an " feature in GSM networks that enables users to carry personal ser*ices with them when roaming into other networks that support CAM23 "S$ CAM23 Ser*ice 2n*ironment ")1)c!(y A measure of a cellular network.s ability to support simultaneous calls "B Cell 4roadcast "" Call Control5 manages call connections ""B Customer Care and 4illing """' Common Control Channels5 a group of uplink and downlink channels between the MS and the 4TS >see PC9, AGC9 and )AC9?

""S2 Common Channel Signalling

o. A

"%MA Code !i*ision Multiple Access5 also known as spread spectrum, C!MA cellular systems utilise a single fre6uency band for all traffic, differentiating the indi*idual transmissions by assigning them uni6ue codes before transmission. There are a number of *ariants of C!MA >see /#C!MA, 4#C!MA, T!#SC!MA et al? "%MAone The first commercial C!MA cellular system5 deployed in known as "S#$% orth America and 1orea5 also

"%MA2333 A member of the "MT#,--- 'G family5 backwardly compatible with cdma0ne "%MA 1X The first generation of cdma,---5 the standardisation process indicated that there would be C!MA ,B and C!MA 'B but this no longer appears likely "%MA 1X $4-%5 A *ariant of C!MA &B which deli*ers data only "%P% Cellular !igital Packet !ata5 a packet switched data ser*ice largely deployed in the +SA. The ser*ice uses idle analogue channels to carry the packetised information. "%PSK Coherent !ifferential Phase Shift 1eying "%R Call !etail )ecords5 the record made within the cellular network of all details of both incoming and outgoing calls made by subscribers, The C!) is passed to the billing system for action "ell The area co*ered by a cellular base station. A cell site may sectorise its antennas to ser*ice se*eral cells from one locationCell site The facility housing the transmitters7recei*ers, the antennas and associated e6uipment "ell s1l!((!n* The process of con*erting a single cell to multiple cells by sectorising the antennas in the cell site or constructing additional cells within a cell site "$LP Code 2=cited 3inear Prediction5 an analogue to digital *oice coding scheme, there are a number of *ariants used in cellular systems "$P# Conference of 2uropean Posts and Telecommunications. A organisation of national posts, telegraphs and telephone administrations. +ntil &$::, when this work was take o*er by 2TS", the main 2uropean body for telecommunications standardisation. C2PT established the original GSM standardisation group "& Call 8orwarding

", Carrier to "nterference ratio ",B$R Cellular "ntercarrier 4illing 2=change )oamer )ecord ",% Caller "dentification "!rcu!( s/!(c0!n* A method used in telecommunications where a temporary dedicated circuit of constant bandwidth is established between two distant endpoints in a network. Mainly used for *oice traffic5 the opposite of packet switching "L,% Calling 3ine "dentification "L,P Calling 3ine "dentification Presentation "L,R Calling 3ine "dentification )estriction "M Connection Management5 is used to set up, maintain and take down call connections "M5S Complementary Metal 0=ide Substrate "o.ec A word formed by combining coder and decoder the codec is a de*ice which encodes and decodes signals. The *oice codec in a cellular network con*erts *oice signals into and back from bit strings. "n GSM networks, in addition to the standard *oice codec, it is possible to implement 9alf )ate >9)? codecs and 2nhanced 8ull )ate >28)? codecs "on(rol s!*n)l A signal sent to a cellular phone from a base station or *ice *ersa which carries information essential to the call but not including the audio portion of a con*ersation "P$ Customer Premises 26uipment5 all the e6uipment on the end user.s side of the network interface "PU Central Processing +nit "R" Cyclic )edundancy Check "RM Customer )elationship Management "SS Customer Support System "# Cordless Telephony

"#3 Cero generation cordless telephony5 the earliest domestic cordless phones which used analogue technology and which had se*ere limitations in terms of range and security "#1 8irst generation cordless telephony5 "mpro*ed analogue phones with greater range and security5 a number of 2uropean nations produced CT& standards "#2 Second generation cordless telephony5 +sing digital technology CT, phones offered greater range, impro*ed security and a wide range of new functionalities. +sed in both domestic and cordless PA4B deployments, CT, was standardised as an interim 2TS but was o*erwhelmed by !2CT "#2-"A, Second generation cordless telephony#common air interface "#A Cordless Terminal Adaptor5 a !2CT term "#M Cordless Terminal Mobility "#R Common Technical )egulation5 part of the 2TS" standardisation process "UG Closed +ser Group

%/A !igital to Analogue con*ersion %A" !igital to Analogue Con*ertor %AMA !emand Assigned Multiple Access %-AMPS !igital AMPS, a +S wireless standard also known as "S#&'( %A+ !2CT Access ode

%"A !ynamic Channel Assignment %""' !edicated Control Channels5 responsible for roaming, hando*ers, encryption etc. >See S!CC9, SACC9 and 8ACC9? %"$ !ata Communications 26uipment

%"' !ata Clearing 9ouse %"PSK !ifferentially Coherent Phase Shift 1eying %"S1833 !igital Cellular System at &:--M9;, now known as GSM&:-%$"# !igitally 2nhanced Cordless Telecommunications system, a second generation digital cordless technology standardised by 2TS" %$PSK !ifferential 2ncoded Phase Shift 1eying %$S !igital 2ncryption Standard %&SK !ouble 8re6uency Shift 1eying %!*!()l a method of representing information as numbers with discrete *alues5 usually e=pressed as a se6uence of bits %P"M !ifferential Pulse Code Modulation %PSK !igital Phase Shift 1eying %6PSK !igital Duadrature Phase Shift 1eying %S-"%MA !irect Se6uence C!MA %SP !igital Signal Processing %SRR !igital Short )ange )adio5 a +1 standard for a low power, short range radio system designed for small *oice and data networks %#$ !ata Terminal 26uipment %#M& !ual Tone Multi8re6uency5 better know as Touch Tone. The tones generated by touching the keys on the phone are used for a *ariety of purposes including *oice mail systems and *oice messaging %#X !iscontinuous Transmission %u)l B)n.

The capability of GSM infrastructure elements and handsets to work across both the $--M9; and &:--M9; bands. The capability to seamlessly hando*er between the two bands offers operators ma.or capacity gains %B !ummy 4urst5 transmitted as a filler in unused timeslots of the carrier %u1le7 The wireless techni6ue where one fre6uency band is used for traffic from the network to the subscriber >the downlink? and another, widely separated, band is used for traffic from the subscriber to the network >the uplink?

$%G$ 2nhanced !ata rates for GSM 2*olution5 effecti*ely the final stage in the e*olution of the GSM standard, 2!G2 uses a new modulation schema to enable theoretical data speeds of up to ':@kbit7s within the e=isting GSM spectrum. An alternati*e upgrade path towards 'G ser*ices for operators, such as those in the +SA, without access to new spectrum. Also known as 2nhanced GP)S >2#GP)S? $$PR5M 2lectrically 2rasable Programmable )ead 0nly Memory $&R 2nhanced 8ull )ate5 a alternati*e *oice codec that pro*ides impro*ed *oice 6uality in a GSM network >see codec? $&# 2lectronic 8unds Transfer $GSM 2=tended >fre6uency range? GSM $,R 26uipment "dentity )egister5 a database that contains a list of all *alid mobile stations within a network based on their "M2" $,RP 2ffecti*e "sotropic )adiated Power $P5" The mobile phone operating system de*eloped by Symbian. !eri*ed from epoch#the beginning of an era#2P0C is a ',#bit operating en*ironment which comprises a suite of applications, customisable user interfaces, connecti*ity options and a range of de*elopment tools $PR5M 2rasable Programmable )ead 0nly Memory $rl)n* A dimensionless unit of a*erage traffic density in a telecommunications network $RM$S 2nhanced )adio Messaging System5 a paging technology de*eloped by 2TS" which was intended to allow users to roam throughout 2urope. Adopted by a number of 2uropean and Middle 2astern countries, 2)M2S, like paging in general, was o*ertaken by the

ubi6uity of GSM $R5 2uropean )adiocommunications 0ffice $RP 2ffecti*e )adiated Power $SMR 2nhanced Special Mobile )adio5 a +S PM) *ariant >see SM)? $S+ 2lectronic Serial umber5 a ',#bit number that uni6uely identifies a mobile phone

$SPR,# 2uropean Strategic Programme for )esearch and !e*elopment in "nformation Technology $#A"S 2=tended TACS5 the e=tension of TACS by the addition of new fre6uencies $#S, 2uropean Telecommunications Standards "nstituteE The 2uropean group responsible for defining telecommunications standards

&A""' 8ast Associated Control Channel5 similar to the S!CC9 but used in parallel for operation of the TC9. "f the data rate of the SACC9 is insufficient borrowing mode is used &B 8re6uency Correction 4urst5 used for fre6uency synchronisation of the mobile &"" 8ederal Communications Commission5 the +S regulatory body for telecommunications &""' 8re6uency Correction Channel5 downlink only, correction of MS fre6uencies, transmission of fre6uency standard to MS etc. &%% 8re6uency !i*ision !uple=5 a radio techni6ue which uses paired spectrum5 +MTS has an 8!! element &%MA 8re6uency !i*ision Multiple Access#a transmission techni6ue where the assigned fre6uency band for a network is di*ided into sub#bands which are allocated to a subscriber for the duration of their calls &$" 8orward 2rror Correction &' 8re6uency 9opping &'-"%MA

8re6uency 9opping C!MA &M" 8i=ed Mobile Con*ergence &M, 8i=ed Mobile "ntegration &PLM#S 8uture Public 3and Mobile Telecommunications System, the original title of the "T+.s third generation concept now known as "MT#,--&RA 8i=ed )adio Access5 see /33 &S%PSK 8iltered Symmetric !ifferential Phase Shift 1eying &SK 8re6uency Shift 1eying5 a method of using fre6uency modulation to send digital information &S56 8re6uency Shift 0ffset Duadrature Modulation &SS 8i=ed Satellite Ser*iceGb The interface between the PC+ and the SGS

in a GSM7GP)S network

Gc The interface between the GGS G. The interface between the SGS Gf The interface between the SGS G! The interface between the GGS Gn The interface between the GGS

and the 93) in a GSM7GP)S network and the SMSC in a GSM7GP)S network and the 2") in a GSM7GP)S network and the "nternet in a GP)S network and the SGS in a GP)S network

G1 The interfaces between the GGS 7SGS Gr The interface between the SGS Gs The interface between the SGS

and the 4order Gateway in a GP)S network

and the 93) in a GP)S network and the MSC in a GSM7GP)S network

GA,# GSM7A S" &'( "nteroperability Committee

GAP Generic Access Profile5 a !2CT term G !(/s A unit of data transmission rate e6ual to one billion bits per second GMS" Gateway Mobile Ser*ices Switching Centre5 the gateway between two networks G"& Global Certification 8orum Geos()(!on)ry )efers to a satellite in e6uatorial orbit abo*e the earth which appears from the surface to be stationary G$RA+ GSM#2!G2 )adio Access on 2!G2 etwork5 the name for the e*olution of GSM towards 'G based

GGR& GSM Global )oaming 8orum GGS+ Gateway GP)S Support ode5 the gateway between a cellular network and a "P network.

G'8 A unit of fre6uency e6ual to one billion 9ert; per second GMP"S Global Mobile Personal Communications by Satellite GMSK Gaussian filtered Minimum Shift 1eying5 a refinement of 8S1 which minimises ad.acent channel interference GPRS General Packet )adio Ser*ice5 standardised as part of GSM Phase ,F, GP)S represents the first implementation of packet switching within GSM, which is a circuit switched technology. GP)S offers theoretical data speeds of up to &&%kbit7s using multislot techni6ues. GP)S is an essential precursor for 'G as it introduces the packet switched core re6uired for +MTS GPS Global Positioning System5 a location system based on a constellation of +S !epartment of !efence satellites. !epending on the number of satellites *isible to the user can pro*ide accuracies down to tens of metres. ow being incorporated as a key feature in an increasing number of handsets GRX GP)S )oaming 2=change GSM Global System for Mobile communications, the second generation digital technology originally de*eloped for 2urope but which now has in e=cess of A& per cent of the world market. "nitially de*eloped for operation in the $--M9; band and subse6uently modified

for the :%-, &:-- and &$--M9; bands. GSM originally stood for Groupe Speciale Mobile, the C2PT committee which began the GSM standardisation process GSM MoU The GSM Memorandum of +nderstanding, an agreement signed between all the ma.or 2uropean operators to work together to promote GSM. The precursor of the GSM Association GSM-R GSM#)ailway, A *ariant of GSM designed to meet the special communications needs of international train operators

')n.off The transfer of control of a cellular phone call in progress from one cell to another, without any discontinuity ')n.s-free The operation of a cellular phone without using the handset5 usually installed in *ehicles. '"S 9ierarchical Cell Structure5 the architecture of a multi#layered cellular network where subscribers are handed o*er from the macro to the micro to the pico layer depending on the current network capacity and the needs of the subscriber '%L" 9igh le*el !ata 3ink Control ',P$RLA+ 9igh Performance )adio 3ocal Access etwork5 a wireless local area network being standardised by 2TS" >Also 9"P2)3A ,? 'LR 9ome 3ocation )egister5 the database within a GSM network which stores all the subscriber data. An important element in the roaming process 'S"S% 9igh Speed Circuit Switched !ata5 a special mode in GSM networks which pro*ides higher data throughput 4y cocatenating a number of timeslots, each deli*ering &@.@kbit7s, much higher data speeds can be achie*ed 'SPS% 9igh Speed Packet Switched !ata"ub The interface between the ode 4 and the ) C in a +MTS network

,ur The interface between ) Cs in a +MTS network ,u1s The connection between the ) C and the packet switched network in a GSM7GP)S7+MTS network ,ucs

The connection between the ) C and the circuit switched network in a GSM7GP)S7 +MTS network ,-$#S "nterim 2uropean Telecommunications Standard ,-mo.e A ser*ice de*eloped by <apanese operator TT !oCoMo, "#mode deli*ers a huge range of ser*ices to subscribers and has pro*ed enormously popular with some '- million regular users. The re*enue sharing model used for "#mode is being adopted by other operators as the basis for the new ser*ices enabled by GP)S and 'G ,M$, "nternational Mobile 26uipment "dentity ,MS, "nternational Mobile Subscriber "dentity5 an internal subscriber identity used only by the network ,M#-2333 The family of third generation technologies appro*ed by the "T+. There are fi*e members of the familyE "MT#!S, a direct se6uence /C!MA 8!! solution "MT#TC, a /C!MA T!! solution "MT#MC, a multicarrier solution de*eloped from cdma,--- "MT#SC, a single carrier solution de*eloped from "S#&'(7+/C#&'( "MT#8T, a T!MA7T!! solution deri*ed from !2CT ,+ "ntelligent ,+AP "ntelligent etwork etwork Application Part

,n(erne( A loose confederation of autonomous databases and networks. 0riginally de*eloped for academic use the "nternet is now a global structure of millions of sites accessible by anyone ,n(r)ne( A pri*ate network which utilises the same techni6ues as the "nternet but is accessible only by authorised users ,P "nternet Protocol ,PR "ntellectual Property )ights ,P9The ne=t generation of "P addressing designed to replace the current system "P*@ which uses a ', bit address code which limits the number of possible addresses. "P*( uses a &,: bit code ensuring that the possible number of "P addresses will be *irtually limitless ,r%A "nfra red !ata Association ,r!.!um A low earth orbit satellite communications system de*eloped initially by Motorola.

,S-5: The first e*olution in the +SA from analogue to digital technology. +sed a hybrid of analogue and digital technology, superseded by "S#&'( ,S-;5 Cellular standard know also as cdma0ne ,S-13Cellular standard also known as T!MA or !#AMPS ,S%+ "ntegrated Ser*ices !igital etwork

,S5 "nternational Standards 0rganisation ,SP "nternet Ser*ice Pro*ider ,#U "nternational Telecommunications +nion ,#U-R "T+ Telecommunications )adio Sector ,#U-# "T+ Telecommunications Standardisation Sector ,<& "nterworking 8unction

=)9) A programming language de*eloped by Sun Microsystems <a*a is characterised by the fact that programs written in <a*a do not rely on an operating system =P$G <oint Photographic 2=perts Group

LA+ 3ocal Area LA+S 3ocal Area

etwork etwork Ser*ices

LAP 3ink Access Protocol L$5 3ow 2arth 0rbit5 refers to satellites which orbit the 2arth at around &,--- kilometres LMSS

3and Mobile Satellite Ser*ice L5S 3ine of Sight

MA" Media Access Control5 the lower sublayer of the 0S" system MA+ Metropolitan Area etwork

MAP Mobile Application Part M !(/s MegabitE a unit of data transmission speed e6ual to one million bits per second M'8 Megahert;5 a unit of fre6uency e6ual to one million 9ert; M"PA Multi Carrier Power Amplifier MeXe Mobile 2=ecution 2n*ironment5 likely to be based on <a*a, MeBe enables /AP#enabled de*ices to offer a wider range of features with greater security and fle=ibility, as well as greater control of telephony features M&SK Multiple 8re6uency Shift 1eying MM, Man Machine "nterface MMS Multimedia Messaging Ser*ice5 an e*olution of SMS, MMS goes beyond te=t messaging offering *arious kinds of multimedia content including images, audio and *ideo clips MMSK Modified Minimum Shift 1eying M+5 Mobile etwork 0perator

Mo.ul)(!on The process of imposing an information signal on a carrier. This can be done by changing the amplitude >AM?, the fre6uency >8M? or the phase, or any combination of these MoU Memorandum of +nderstanding# see GSM Mo+ MP$G Motion Picture 2=perts Group5 MP2G@ is a technology for compressing *oice and *ideo so

that the information can be transmitted o*er normally difficult links such as mobile radio MS Mobile Station MS" Mobile Switching Centre5 the switching centre of a mobile phone network, the MSC has interfaces to the 4SCs, 93), G3) and other MSCs MS,S%+ Mobile Station "nternational "S! umber

MSK Minimum Shift 1eying5 Another term for 88S1 Mul(!1le7!n* A telecommunications techni6ue where se*eral channels can be combined to share the same transmission medium. The most common forms are Time !i*ision Multiple=ing >T!M? and 8re6uency !i*ision Multiple=ing >8!M? M4P+ Mobile Girtual Pri*ate etwork

+-AMPS arrowband AMPS +B ormal 4urst5 used to carry traffic and control channels e=cept )AC9 +$# orme 2uropeenne de Telecommunications +M# ordic Mobile Telephone system5 an analogue cellular technology deployed in the ordic countries in the late &$A-.s5 *ariations were also deployed in the 4enelu= countries and in )ussia. MT operated in the @%- and $--M9; bands and was the first technology to offer international roaming, albeit only in the ordic countries +o.e B The element in a +MTS network which interfaces with the mobile station, analogous to a 4TS in a GSM network

5#A 0*er the air acti*ation >of ser*ices and tariff changes? 5>M 0perations and Maintenance 5M" 0perations and Maintenance Centre

5M"-R The radio 0MC 5M"-S The switching 0MC 5S, 0pen Systems "nterconnection5 a se*en layer model for protocols defined by "S0

PA"S Personal Access Communication System5 a digital cordless technology de*eloped initially by 4ell 3abs in the +S, PACS was designed to compete with !2CT P)c?e( s/!(c0!n* A communication system wherein the information is transmitted in packets of a set si;e. These packets ha*e address headers and find their way to their destination by the most efficient route through the network. Compared to circuit switching where a connection is occupied until the traffic e=change is completed, packet switching offers considerable efficiencies as connections can be used by a number of users simultaneously PAMR Public Access Mobile )adio5 Commercial ser*ice using trunking techni6ues in which multiple groups of users can set up their own closed systems within a shared public network PAP Public Access Profile5 a !2CT term P"' Paging Channel5 downlink only, the MS is informed of incoming calls by the 4TS *ia the PC9 P"M Pulse Code Modulation5 the standard digital *oice format at (@kbit7s P"M",A Personal Computer Memory Card "nterface Association the body responsible for defining the standards and formats for memory e=pansion cards for laptop computers and P!As. ow e=tended to co*er cards for mobile phones P"+ Personal Communications etwork5 a designation initially used in the +1 to refer to networks operating in the &:--M9; band >see also !CS&:--?. o longer in use P"S 1;33 Personal Communications Systems &$--M9;5 the terminology used in the +S to describe the new digital networks being deployed in the &$--M9; band5 rarely used today P"U Packet Control +nit5 an element in a GP)S7+MTS network P%A Personal !igital Assistant P%"

Personal !igital Communications5 a digital cellular technology de*eloped and deployed uni6uely in <apan. A T!MA technology, P!C is incompatible with any other digital cellular standard P$%" Pan 2uropean !igital Communications5 A designation occasionally used in the early &$$-.s to describe GSM. o longer in use Pene(r)(!on The percentage of the total population which owns a mobile phone P'S / P'P Personal 9andyPhone System7Phone5 a digital cordless technology de*eloped in <apan which achie*ed great success. !eployed by TT !oCoMo and other <apanese operators P9S offered two#way communications, data ser*ices and "nternet access and e*entually won some ,: million customers. ow in decline as cellular.s wide area capabilities offer better ser*ice P,+ Personal "dentifier umber

PK, Public 1ey "nfrastructure PLM+ Public 3and Mobile etwork5 any cellular operator.s network

PMR Pri*ate Mobile )adiocommunications5 two#way radio technology widely used for despatch and deli*ery ser*ices, ta=i companies and the like. See T2T)A P5"SAG Post 0ffice Code Standardisation Group5 a now defunct industry grouping which standardised pager addressing systems PoP Points of Presence5 a method of measuring the *alue of a cellular licence5 the appro=imate number of potential customers within a geographical area P5#S Plain 0ld Telephone Ser*ice PR5M Programmable )ead 0nly Memory PSK Phase Shift 1eying PSR"P Public Safety )adio Communications Pro.ect5 an initiati*e by the +1 Go*ernment to standardise all emergency ser*ices communications on to a single digital technology >see T2T)A? PS%+ Public Switched !ata PSP%+ etwork

Public Switched Packet !ata PS#+ Public Switched Telephone PSU Power Supply +nit

etwork etwork

P#5 Public Telecommunication 0perator P## Posts, Telephone and Telegraph Administration P## Push#to#Talk5 a feature of PM) systems P<# Personal /ireless Telecommunications5 a *ariant of !2CT de*eloped for use in the +SA

6AM Duadrature Amplitude Modulation 6APSK Duadrature Amplitude Phase Shift 1eying 6"$LP Duadrature Code 2=cited 3inear Prediction 6oS Duality of Ser*ice5 a broad term to describe the performance attributes of an end#to#end connection 6PSK Duadrature Phase Shift 1eying

RA"$ )esearch in Ad*anced Communications in 2urope RA"' )andom Access Channel5 uplink only, allows the MS to re6uest an S!CC9 in response to a page or for a call RAM )andom Access Memory R&P )adio 8i=ed Part5 e6ui*alent to a base station in a !2CT system R"" )adio Common Carrier R$LP

)egular pulse 2=citation 3inear Prediction coding Reuse The assignment of fre6uencies or channels to cells so that ad.oining cells do not use the same fre6uencies and cause interference whereas more distant cells can use the same fre6uencies. )euse e=pands the capacity of a cellular network by enabling the use of the same channels throughout the network RP )adio Part R+" )adio etwork Controller5 the element which controls the ode 4s within a +MTS network. "t is roughly analogous to a 4SC in a GSM network Ro)m!n* A ser*ice uni6ue to GSM which enables a subscriber to make and recei*e calls when outside the ser*ice area of his home network e.g. when tra*elling abroad Rou(er A de*ice which forwards information in a network on a connectionless basis RRM )adio )esource Management, part of the +MTS infrastructure R# )emote Terminal 4ack to top SA""' Slow Associated Control Channel5 transmits continuous measurements in parallel with operation of TC9 or S!CC95 needed for hando*er decisions SAR Specific Absorption )ate SB Synchronisation 4urst5 used for time synchronisation of the mobile S-"%MA Synchronous C!MA >see C!MA? S"' Synchronisation Channel5 downlink only frame synchronisation and identification of base station S"P Switching7Ser*ice Control Point S%""' Stand#alone !edicated Control Channel5 communications channel between the MS and the 4TS. +sed for signalling during call set#up before a TC9 is allocated S%L" Synchronous !ata 3ink Control

S%MA Spatial !i*ision Multiple Access SGS+ Ser*ing GP)S Support GP)S7+MTS network ode5 the gateway between the ) C and the core network in a

S,M Subscriber "dentity Module5 A smart card containing the telephone number of the subscriber, encoded network identification details, the P" and other user data such as the phone book. A user.s S"M card can be mo*ed from phone to phone as it contains all the key information re6uired to acti*ate the phone So'o Small 0ffice79ome 0ffice S(re)m!n* An "nternet deri*ed e=pression for the one#way transmission of *ideo and audio content S#K S"M Tool1itE specified within the GSM standard, this allows operators to add additional functions to the phone menu in order to pro*ide new ser*ices such as mobile banking or email SMR Specialised Mobile )adio5 the +S term for pri*ate mobile radio >See PM)? SMS Short Message Ser*ice5 a te=t message ser*ice which enables users to send short messages >&(- characters? to other users. A *ery popular ser*ice, particularly amongst young people, with @-- billion SMS messages sent worldwide in ,--, SMS" SMS Centre#the network entity which switches SMS traffic SMS"B SMS Cell 4roadcast SMS-M5 SMS Mobile 0riginated SMS-M# SMS Mobile Terminated SMS-PP SMS Point to Point SP Ser*ice Pro*ider S6AM Staggered Duadrature Amplitude Modulation S6PSK Staggered Duadrature Phase Shift 1eying

SS Supplementary Ser*ice Support5 handles special ser*ices SS2 Signalling System umber A >See CCSA?

SSP Ser*ice Switching Point S#M Synchronous Transfer Mode Sym !)n A company created by Psion, okia, 2ricsson and Motorola in &$$: with the aim of de*eloping and standardising an operating system which enable mobile phones from different manufacturers to e=change information The operating system is known as 2P0C. Matsushita has subse6uently .oined Symbian

#A"S Total Access Communications System >an AMPS *ariant deployed in a number of countries principally the +1? #AP Transferred Account Procedure5 the essential charging methodology for international GSM roaming. There ha*e been four TAP standards, TAP&, TAP,, TAP,F and TAP'. The latter offers *ariable record length and is sufficiently fle=ible to support all future re6uirements arising from the mo*e to 'G #BR Technical 4asis for )egulation >part of the 2TS" standardisation process? #"' Traffic Channel #%-"%MA Time !i*ision C!MA #%-S"%MA Time !i*ision#Synchronous C!MA5 a C!MA *ariant de*eloped by Chinese *endors which is claimed to offer high data rates and greater co*erage #%% Time !i*ision !uple=5 a radio technology for use in unpaired spectrum. /C!MA7+MTS includes a band for T!! mode usage and both P9S and !2CT use this technology #%MA Time !i*ision Multiple Access5 a techni6ue for multiple=ing multiple users onto a single channel on a single carrier by splitting the carrier into time slots and allocating these on a as#needed basis #elem)(!cs A wireless communications system designed for the collection and dissemination of information, particularly refers to *ehicle#based electronic systems, *ehicle tracking and positioning, on#line *ehicle na*igation and information systems and emergency assistance

#$#RA Terrestrial Trunked )adio5 a 2uropean de*eloped digital pri*ate mobile radio technology which is now being e=tensi*ely deployed worldwide #e(r)1ol A competiti*e digital PM) technology to T2T)A de*eloped by 8rench *endors #&#S Terrestrial 8light Telephone System #!meslo( A frame within a T!MA schema5 has a time inter*al of %A( microseconds. Physical content of a timeslot is known as a burst. 8i*e different burst types e=ist, they are distinguished by different T!MA frame di*isions >see 4, 84, S4, A4 and !4? #,P'5+ Telecommunications and "nternet Protocol 9armonisation o*er etworks5 an 2TS" pro.ect designed to support the market for *oice communications and *oice band communications. "n particular T"P90 will ensure that users on "P#based networks can communicate with those on circuit switched networks #M+ Telecommunications Management etwork

#MS, Temporary Mobile Subscriber "dentity5 co*ers the "MS" to pre*ent o*er#the#air interception and tracing #RAU Transcoder )ate Adapter +nit5 the transport unit for a &(kbit7s traffic channel on the A# bis interface #r!- )n. )efers to a mobile phone able to operate on the three internationally designated GSM fre6uencies# $--, &:-- and &$--M9; #rueSync A technology which enables the optimal synchronisation of calendars, address books, action lists and memoranda. "t enables multi#point, one#step synchronisation of wireless and wireline de*ices, desktop computers and ser*er#based applications and ser*ices #RX Transmitter7recei*er >transcei*er?

U, +ser "nterface Um The air interface between the 4TS and the MS in a GSM network Uu The air interface between the ode 4 and the MS in a +MTS network.

UM#S +ni*ersal Mobile Telecommunications System5 the 2uropean entrant for 'G5 now subsumed into the "MT#,--- family as the /C!MA technology. UP+ +ni*ersal Personal umber

UP# +ni*ersal Personal Telecommunications URL +niform )esource 3ocator5 the addressing system of the "nternet US5 +ni*ersal Ser*ice 0bligation U#RA +ni*ersal Terrestrial )adio Access5 the air interface component of /C!MA. U#RA+ +ni*ersal Terrestrial )adio Access etwork5 the +MTS radio access network comprising the ) C, ode 4 and the air interface US,M +ni*ersal Subscriber "dentity Module5 the 'G e6ui*alent of the GSM S"M U<B +ltra /ide 4and

4AS Galue Added Ser*ices 4BR Gariable 4it )ate 4'$ Girtual 9ome 2n*ironment 4LR Gisitor 3ocation )egister 4oco.er Goice coder 4o,P Goice o*er "nternet Protocol 4P+ Girtual Pri*ate etwork

4SA# Gery Small Aperture Terminal 4S$LP Gector Sum 2=cited 3inear Prediction

4ack to top <AP /ireless Application Protocol5 a de facto standard for enabling mobile phones to access the "nternet and ad*anced ser*ices. +sers can access websites and pages which ha*e been con*erted by the use of /M3 into stripped#down *ersions of the original more suitable for the limited display capabilities of mobile phones <AR" /orld Administration )adio Conference5 an "T+ conference held at regular inter*als to determine the allocation of spectrum for *arious ser*ices <"%MA /ideband C!MA5 the technology created from a fusion of proposals to act as the 2uropean entrant for the "T+ "MT#,--- family <LL /ireless 3ocal 3oop5 a techni6ue for pro*iding telephony and low speed data ser*ices to fi=ed customers using wireless. )egarded as ha*ing considerably potential for rapidly addressing the telecommunications gap in de*eloping countries. A number of different /33 solutions ha*e been marketed based on cellular and cordless technologies <LA+ /ireless 3ocal Area etwork5 a short range radio network normally deployed in traffic hotspots such as airport lounges, hotels and restaurants. /3A enables suitably e6uipped users to access the fi=ed network wirelessly, pro*iding high speed access >up to &&Mbit7s download? to distant ser*ers. The key /3A technologies are the "222:-,.&& family and 2TS" 9"P2)3A 7, <ML /ireless Markup 3anguage5 a markup language de*eloped specifically for wireless applications. /M3 is based on BM3 <6AM /eighted Duadrature Amplitude Modulation <<< /orld /ide /eb

XML eBtended Markup 3anguage #0e "onsumer Mo !le Gloss)ry A.9!ce of c0)r*e A ser*ice which pro*ides the user with information on the cost of calls from a mobile phone A!r(!me The amount of time a subscriber spends using his7her mobile phone B)((ery s()(us/B)((ery c0)r*e .!s1l)y

An indication of the amount of battery life remaining B)((ery A chargeable de*ice which pro*ides the mobile phone with power. A *ariety of battery technologies ha*e been used for mobile phones including nickel cadmium > iCad?, nickel metal hydride > iM9? and lithium ion >3i#ion? ")ll )rr!n* A ser*ice which enables users to bar certain incoming or outgoing calls on their mobile phones ")ll (!mer A ser*ice which keeps track of the amount of airtime being used by the subscriber on a cumulati*e basis ")ll .!9er( The capability to di*ert incoming calls to another phone >fi=ed or mobile? or to an answering ser*ice ")ll 0ol. The ability to put an ongoing call on hold whilst answering or making a second call ")ller ,% Caller "dentification5 displays the name7number of the person calling a mobile phone. Also known as C3" "L, See Caller "! "LR Clear5 the key on a cellular phone which is pressed to remo*e information from the display %)() c)1) le Mobile phones which ha*e the capability to enable transmission of data from a laptop computer or P!A *ia the phone %u)l )n. Mobile phones which support transmission and reception of calls on the $--M9; and &:--M9; bands with seamless hando*er between the two fre6uency bands $&R 2nhanced 8ull )ate >codec?5 an impro*ed *ersion of the standard *oice codec used in GSM phones5 offers impro*ed speech 6uality without impacting on network capacity $+% The key on a cellular phone which is pressed to terminate a call ,nfr)re. .)() 1or( A facility on a mobile phone to allow information to be e=changed with other de*ices e.g. a PC using infra red technology Loc? A function on a cellular phone which, when acti*ated, pre*ents use of the phone until the user enters a security code +o Ser9!ce

An indication on the display of a cellular phone that indicates that the user is in an area where cellular ser*ice is una*ailable 5ne-(ouc0 .!)ll!n* The ability to dial fre6uently called numbers using a single key stroke5 see Speed !ialling P"+ Personal Communications band etworks5 an outdated term for GSM ser*ices in the &:--M9;

P%A Personal !igital Assistant5 a sophisticated handheld de*ice with ad*anced display facilities and a range of business#oriented software programs P0one oo? A list of personal names and numbers stored in a mobile phone.s internal memory or in the S"M card. These numbers can be called by accessing the appropriate memory and making a single key stroke P,+ Personal "dentity umber5 a number, usually four digits, that must be keyed into a mobile phone to make it work. A security measure to pre*ent unauthorised usage R"L The function on a cellular phone which recalls a phone number from memory Ro)m!n* The ability to make and recei*e calls on the same mobile phone when tra*elling outside the area of the home network operator Sm)r(10one a combination of mobile phone and personal digital assistant S+% Send5 The key on a cellular phone which initiates a call or answers an incoming call S1ee. .!)ll!n* See 0ne#touch dialling S()n. y (!me The length of time a battery can power a mobile phone when it is switched on but not making or recei*ing calls #)l?-(!me The length of time a battery can power a mobile phone when making or recei*ing calls 4o!cem)!l A ser*ice offered by network operators whereby calls recei*ed when the mobile is in use, switched off or out of co*erage can be di*erted to an answering ser*ice which can be personalised by the user <AP /ireless Application Protocol5 a standard whereby mobile phones can gain access to specially tailored "nternet websites <ML /ireless Markup 3anguage5 a specially designed markup language used for tailoring /AP

content. /M3 enables optimum usage of the limited display capabilities of the mobile phone