1xEV-DO |
1x Evolution for Data Optimized |
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3GPP |
Third Generation Partnership Project |
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3GPP2 |
Third Generation Partnership Project 2 |
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4G |
Fourth Generation Wireless Systems |
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AAA |
authentication, authorization, and accounting |
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AAS |
Adaptive Antenna System |
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AC |
Authentication Center |
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ACK |
Acknowledge (telecommunications; Cf. NAK) |
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am |
Acknowledged Mode |
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AMBR |
Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate |
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AMC |
Adaptive Modulation and Coding |
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AN |
Access Network |
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APN |
An Access Point Name |
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ARP |
Address Resolution Protocol (ATM) |
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ARP |
Allocation and Retention Priority |
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ARQ |
Automatic Repeat-reQuest |
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AS |
Application Server |
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AS |
Access Stratum |
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BCCH |
Broadcast Control Channel |
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BCH |
Broadcast Channel |
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BER |
Bit-Error Rate |
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BLER |
Block Error Rate |
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BPSK |
binary phase shift keying |
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BW |
Bandwidth |
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C-RNTI |
Cell Radio Network Temporary Identity |
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CDMA |
Code Division Multiple Access (voice/data transmission) |
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ce |
Cyclic Extensions |
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CFI |
Channel Format Indicator |
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CN |
Core Network |
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COA |
Care-Of Address |
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CP |
Cyclic Prefix |
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CQI |
Channel Quality Indicator |
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CRC |
Contrôle de Redondance Cyclique (French: Cyclic Redundancy Check) |
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CS |
Circuit-Switched |
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CS-CN |
Circuit Switched-Core Network |
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CSCF |
Call Session Control Function |
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CSI |
Channel State Information |
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DCCH |
Dedicated Control Channel |
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DCI |
Downlink Control Information |
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DFT |
Discrete Fourier Transform |
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DHCP |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
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DL |
Downlink Message |
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DL-SCH |
Downlink Shared Channel |
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DRA |
Dynamic Resource Allocation |
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DRX |
Discontinuous Reception |
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DS |
Direct Spread |
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DSCP |
Differentiated Service Code Point |
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DTCH |
Dedicated Traffic Channel |
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DTX |
Discontinuous Transmission |
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E-UTRA |
Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access |
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E-UTRAN |
Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network |
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ECM |
EPS Connection Management |
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EMM |
EPS Mobility Management |
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eNB |
E-UTRAN Node B |
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EPC |
Evolved Packet Core |
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EPS |
Evolved Packet System |
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ESP |
Encapsulating Security Payload |
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EUTRAN |
Evolved UTRAN |
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EV-DO |
Evolution for Data Optimized |
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FA |
Foreign Agent |
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FDD |
Frequency Division Duplex |
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FDMA |
Frequency Division Multiple Access |
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FEC |
Forward Error Correction |
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FFT |
Fast Fourier Transform |
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FMC |
Fixed Mobile Convergence "Mobile UC or Unified Communications over Wireless" |
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GBR |
Guaranteed Bit Rate |
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GGSN |
Gateway GPRS Support Node |
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GI |
Guard Interval |
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GP |
Guard Period |
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GPRS |
General Packet Radio Service |
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GSM |
Global System for Mobile Communications |
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GT |
Guard Time |
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GTP |
GPRS Tunneling Protocol |
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GTP-U |
GTP User plane |
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GUMMEI |
Globally Unique MME Identity |
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GUTI |
Globally unique Temporary UE identity |
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GW |
Gateway |
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H-ARQ |
Hybrid ARQ |
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H-FDD |
Half-Frequency Division Duplex |
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HA |
Home Agent |
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HDTV |
Hi Definition TV |
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HLR |
Home Location Register |
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HO |
Handover |
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HPLMN |
Home PLMN |
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HSDPA |
High-Speed Downlink Packet Access |
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HSPA |
High Speed Packet Access |
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HSS |
Home Subscriber Server |
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HSUPA |
High Speed Uplink Packet Access |
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ICI |
Inter-Carrier Interference |
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ICIC |
Inter-Cell Interference Coordination |
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IDFT |
Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform |
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IETF |
Internet Engineering Task Force |
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IFFT |
Inverse Fast Fourier Transform |
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IMEI |
International Mobile Equipment Identity |
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IMS |
IP Multimedia Subsystem |
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IMSI |
International Mobile Subscriber Identity |
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IMT |
International Mobile Telecommunication |
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IN |
Intelligent Network |
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IP |
Internet Protocol |
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IPSec |
Internet Protocol Security |
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IPV4 |
Internet Protocol Version 4 |
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ISI |
Inter-Symbol Interference |
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ISUP |
ISDN Signaling User Part |
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ITU |
International Telecommunication Union |
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kbps |
kilobits per second |
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Khz |
Kilo Hertz |
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L1 |
Layer 1 |
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L3 |
Layer 3 |
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LB |
Load Balancing |
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LCR |
Low Chip Rate |
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LI |
Lawful Intercept |
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LTE |
Long Term Evolution |
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MAC |
Media Access Control |
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MAC |
Message Authentication Code |
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MBMS |
Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service |
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MBR |
Maximum Bit Rate |
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MBSFN |
MBMS Single Frequency Network |
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MCCH |
Multicast Control Channel |
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MCH |
Multicast Channel |
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MCM |
Multi-Carrier Modulation |
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ME |
Mobile Equipment |
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MGCF |
Media Gateway Control Function |
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MGW |
Media Gateway |
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MHz |
Mega Hertz |
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MIB |
Master Information Block |
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MIMO |
Multiple Input, Multiple Output |
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MIP |
Mobile IP |
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MISO |
Multiple Input Single Output |
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MMD |
Multimedia Domain |
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MME |
Mobility Management Entity |
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MMEGI |
MME Group Identity |
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MMS |
Multimedia Messaging Service |
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MS |
Mobile Station |
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MSC |
Mobile Switching Center |
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MTCH |
MBMS Traffic Channel |
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NACK |
Negative ACKnowledge |
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NAS |
Non-Access Stratum |
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NBM |
Network Based Mobility |
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OFDM |
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing |
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OFDMA |
Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access |
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OSS |
Operations System Support |
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P-GW |
PDN Gateway |
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P-RNTI |
Paging Radio Network Temporary Identity |
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P-SCH |
Primary Synchronization Channel |
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PAPR |
Peak-to-Average Power Ratio |
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PBCH |
Physical Broadcast Channel |
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PCCH |
Paging Control Channel |
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PCFICH |
Physical Control Format Indicator Channel |
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PCH |
Paging Channel |
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PCRF |
Policy and Charging Rule Function |
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PDCCH |
Physical Dedicated Control Channel |
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PDCP |
Packet Data Convergence Protocol |
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PDN |
Packet Data Network |
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PDP |
Packet Data Protocol |
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PDP |
Policy Decision Point |
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PDSCH |
Physical Downlink Shared Channel |
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PDU |
Protocol data unit (such as segment, packet, frame, etc.) |
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PHICH |
Physical Hybrid ARQ Indicator Channel |
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PHY |
Physical Layer |
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PLMN |
Public Land Mobile Network |
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PMCH |
Physical Multicast Channel |
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PMIP |
Proxy MIP |
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PN |
Pseudo-Random Noise |
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PRACH |
Physical Random Access Channel |
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PRB |
Physical Resource Block |
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PRI |
Primary Rate Interface (ISDN) |
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PSDU |
Protocol Service Data Unit |
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PSTN |
Public Switched Telephone Network |
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PUCCH |
Physical Uplink Control Channel |
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PUSCH |
Physical Uplink Shared Channel |
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QAM |
quadrature amplitude modulation |
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QCI |
QoS Class Identifiers |
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QoS |
Quality of Service |
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QPSK |
aeronautical quadrature phase shift keying |
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RACH |
Random Access Channel |
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RAN |
Radio Access Network |
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RAT |
Radio Access Technology |
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RB |
Radio Bearer |
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RB |
Resource Block |
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RF |
Radio Frequency |
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RLC |
Radio Link Control |
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ROCH |
Robust Header Compression |
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RRC |
Radio Resource Control |
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RRM |
Radio Resource Management |
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RSRP |
Reference Symbol Received Power |
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RSSI |
Received Signal Strength Indicator |
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S-GW |
Serving Gateway |
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S1-U |
S1 - User Plane |
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SAE |
System Architecture Evolution |
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SC |
Single Carrier |
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SC-FDMA |
Single Carrier - Frequency Division Multiple Access |
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SCH |
Synchronization Channel |
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SCTP |
Stream Control Transmission Protocol |
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sdf |
Service data flows |
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SDMA |
Space Division Multiple Access |
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SDU |
Service Data Unit (ATM) |
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SG |
Signaling Gateway (IETF) |
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SI |
System Information |
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SI-1 |
System Information message 1 |
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SIB |
System Information Block |
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SIMO |
Single Input, Multiple Output |
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SIP |
Session Initiation Protocol |
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SIR |
signal-to-interference ratio |
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SMS |
Short Message Service |
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SN |
Service Node |
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SNR |
Signal-to-Noise Ratio |
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SOFDMA |
Scalable Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Access |
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SRNC |
Serving Radio Network Controller |
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STC |
Space Time Coding |
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ta |
Tracking Area |
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TAI |
Tracking Area Identifier |
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TDD |
Time Division Duplex |
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TEID |
Tunnel Endpoint Identifier |
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TFT |
Traffic Flow Template |
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TM |
Transparent Mode |
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TTI |
Transmission Time Interval |
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uci |
Uplink Control Information |
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UDP |
User Datagram Protocol (FDDI related) |
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UE |
User Equipment |
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UL |
Uplink |
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UL-SCH |
Uplink Shared Channel |
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UM |
Unacknowledged Mode |
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UMA |
Unlicensed Mobile Access |
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UMTS |
Universal Mobile Telecommunications Standard |
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UpPTS |
Uplink Pilot Time Slot |
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UpTS |
Uplink Time Slot |
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VOIP |
Voice Over IP (Internet Protocol) |
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VPLMN |
Visited PLMN |
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VRB |
Virtual Resource Blocks |
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WCDMA |
Wideband Code Division Multiple Access |
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Wi-Fi |
Wireless Fidelity |
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WiMAX |
Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, Inc. |
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wlan |
Wireless local-area networks |
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