GPRS - Useful Acronyms

GPRS - Useful Acronyms
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GPRS USEFUL ACRONYMS

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The following is a compiled list of mobile terms and acronyms taken from a GSM ssociation supported publication.
1G The first generation of analogue mobile phone technologies including M!S" T CS and #MT 2G The second generation of digital mobile phone technologies including GSM" C$M %S&'( and $& M!S %S&)*+ 2.5G The enhancement of GSM which includes technologies such as G!,S 3G The third generation of mobile phone technologies co-ered by the %T. %MT&/000 family 3GPP The *rd Generation !artnership !ro1ect" a grouping of international standards bodies" operators and -endors with the responsibility of standardising the 2C$M based members of the %MT&/000 family 3GPP2 The counterpart of *G!! with responsibility for standardising the C$M /000&based members of the %MT&/000 family. *G!!/ is spearheaded by #S% 8PSK 3ctantal !hase Shift 4eying 5ack to top A5/1/2/3/8X 6ncryption algorithms for GSM networks AAL TM daptation 7ayer ABR -ailable 5it ,ate A-bis %nterface between the 5SC and 5TS in a GSM network AB ccess 5urst8 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 ACTE ppro-als Committee for Terminal 69uipment ACTS d-anced Communications Technologies and Ser-ices" an 6uropean technology initiati-e ACU ntenna Combining .nit ADPCM dapti-e $ifferential !ulse Code Modulation8 a form of -oice compression that typically uses */kbit/s AFC
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utomatic :re9uency Control AGCH ccess Grant Channel8 downlink only" 5TS allocates a TC; or S$CC; to the MS" allowing it access to the network Ai i!"# $%&# %n a mobile phone network" the radio transmission path between the base station and the mobile terminal A-i!"# $%&# %nterface between the MSC and 5SS in a GSM network AM mplitude Modulation AMPS d-anced Mobile !hone System" the analogue mobile phone technology used in #orth and South merica and in around *( other countries. 3perates in the <00M;= band using :$M technology AMR dapti-e Multi&,ate codec. $e-eloped in )''' for use in GSM networks" the M, has been adopted by *G!! for *G A!%'()*# The representation of information by a continuously -ariable physical 9uantity such as -oltage ANS+ merican #ational Standards %nstitute. n 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 ANS+-13, See $& M!S AP+ pplication !rogram %nterface A(C d-ice of Charge AR+B ssociation of ,adio %ndustries and 5usinesses. n organisation established by >apan.s Ministry of !osts and Communications to act as the standardisation authority for radio communication and broadcasting ARPU -erage ,e-enue !er .ser ASC++ merican Standard Code for %nformation %nterchange AS+C pplication Specific %ntegrated Circuit ASP pplication Ser-ice !ro-ider As-..#" i& T %!s.issi(! $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-TDMA d-anced Time $i-ision Multiple ccess ATM synchronous Transfer Mode8 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 AUC uthentication Centre8 the element within a GSM network which generates the parameters for subscriber authentication
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5ack to top B%!/0i/"1 term meaning both the width of a transmission channel in terms of ;ert= and the ma?imum transmission speed in bits per second that it will support BCH 5roadcast Channels8 carry only downlink information and are mainly responsible for synchronisation and fre9uency correction A5CC;" :CC; and SC;B BCCH 5roadcast Control Channel8 the logical channel used in cellular networks to broadcast signalling and control information to all mobile phones within the network B-CDMA 5roadband Code $i-ision Multiple ccess B-+SDN 5roadband %S$# BER 5it 6rror ,ate8 the percentage of recei-ed bits in error compared to the total number of bits recei-ed BERT 5it 6rror ,ate Test Bi" bit is the smallest unit of information technology. s bits are made up using the binary number system" all multiples of bits must be powers of two" i.e." a kilobit is actually )0/C bits and a megabit )0C<(D+ bits. Transmission speeds are gi-en in bits per second Abit/sB B'*#"(("1 low power" short range wireless technology designed to pro-ide a replacement for the serial cable. 3perating in the /.CG;= %SM band" 5luetooth can connect a wide range of personal" professional and domestic de-ices such a laptop computers and mobile phones together wirelessly. BHCA 5usy ;our Call ttempts8 the number of call attempts made during a network@s busiest hour of the day BSC 5ase Station Controller8 the network entity controlling a number of 5ase Transcei-er Stations BSS 5ase Station System/Subsystem BTS 5ase Transcei-er Station8 the network entity" which communicates with the mobile station
5ack to top CA+ Common ir %nterface8 a standard de-eloped for the .4@s public CT/ networks which enabled the same handset to be used on different networks CAMEL Customised pplication for Mobile network 6nhanced 7ogic8 an %# feature in GSM networks that enables users to carry personal ser-ices with them when roaming into other networks that support C M67 CSE C M67 Ser-ice 6n-ironment C%2%&i"measure of a cellular network@s ability to support simultaneous calls CB Cell 5roadcast
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CC Call Control8 manages call connections CCB Customer Care and 5illing CCCH Common Control Channels8 a group of uplink and downlink channels between the MS and the 5TS Asee !C;" GC; and , C;B CCS3 Common Channel Signalling #o. D CDMA Code $i-ision Multiple ccess8 also known as spread spectrum" C$M cellular systems utilise a single fre9uency band for all traffic" differentiating the indi-idual transmissions by assigning them uni9ue codes before transmission. There are a number of -ariants of C$M Asee 2&C$M " 5& C$M " T$&SC$M et alB CDMA(!# The first commercial C$M cellular system8 deployed in #orth merica and 4orea8 also known as %S&'( CDMA2444 member of the %MT&/000 *G family8 backwardly compatible with cdma3ne CDMA 1X The first generation of cdma/0008 the standardisation process indicated that there would be C$M /E and C$M *E but this no longer appears likely CDMA 1X E5-DO -ariant of C$M )E which deli-ers data only CDPD Cellular $igital !acket $ata8 a packet switched data ser-ice largely deployed in the .S . The ser-ice uses idle analogue channels to carry the packetised information. CDPSK Coherent $ifferential !hase Shift 4eying CDR Call $etail ,ecords8 the record made within the cellular network of all details of both incoming and outgoing calls made by subscribers" the C$, is passed to the billing system for action C#'' The area co-ered by a cellular base station. cell site may sectorise its antennas to ser-ice se-eral cells from one locationCell site The facility housing the transmitters/recei-ers" the antennas and associated e9uipment C#'' s2'i""i!) 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 CELP Code 6?cited 7inear !rediction8 an analogue to digital -oice coding scheme" there are a number of -ariants used in cellular systems CEPT Conference of 6uropean !osts and Telecommunications. organisation of national posts" telegraphs and telephone administrations. .ntil )'<<" when this work was take o-er by 6TS%" the main 6uropean body for telecommunications standardisation. C6!T established the original GSM standardisation group CF Call :orwarding C+ Carrier to %nterference ratio C+BER Cellular %ntercarrier 5illing 6?change ,oamer ,ecord
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C+D Caller %dentification Ci &*i" s0i"&1i!) 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 traffic8 the opposite of packet switching CL+D Calling 7ine %dentification CL+P Calling 7ine %dentification !resentation CL+R Calling 7ine %dentification ,estriction CM Connection Management8 is used to set up" maintain and take down call connections CMOS Complementary Metal 3?ide Substrate C(/#& 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 ;alf ,ate A;,B codecs and 6nhanced :ull ,ate A6:,B codecs C(!" (' si)!%' 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 CPE Customer !remises 69uipment8 all the e9uipment on the end user@s side of the network interface CPU Central !rocessing .nit CRC Cyclic ,edundancy Check CRM Customer ,elationship Management CSS Customer Support System CT Cordless Telephony CT4 Fero generation cordless telephony8 the earliest domestic cordless phones" which used analogue technology and which had se-ere limitations in terms of range and security CT1 :irst generation cordless telephony8 %mpro-ed analogue phones with greater range and security8 a number of 6uropean nations produced CT) standards CT2 Second generation cordless telephony8 .sing digital technology CT/ phones offered greater range" impro-ed security and a wide range of new functionalities. .sed in both domestic and cordless ! 5E deployments" CT/ was standardised as an interim 6TS but was o-erwhelmed by $6CT CT2-CA+ Second generation cordless telephony&common air interface CTA Cordless Terminal daptor8 a $6CT term
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CTM Cordless Terminal Mobility CTR Common Technical ,egulation8 part of the 6TS% standardisation process CUG Closed .ser Group
5ack to top D/A $igital to nalogue con-ersion DAC $igital to nalogue Con-ertor DAMA $emand ssigned Multiple ccess D-AMPS $igital M!S" a .S wireless standard also known as %S&)*+ DAN $6CT ccess #ode DCA $ynamic Channel ssignment DCCH $edicated Control Channels8 responsible for roaming" hando-ers" encryption etc. ASee S$CC;" S CC; and : CC;B DCE $ata Communications 69uipment DCH $ata Clearing ;ouse DCPSK $ifferentially Coherent !hase Shift 4eying DCS1844 $igital Cellular System at )<00M;=" now known as GSM)<00 DECT $igitally 6nhanced Cordless Telecommunications system" a second generation digital cordless technology standardised by 6TS% DEPSK $ifferential 6ncoded !hase Shift 4eying DES $igital 6ncryption Standard DFSK $ouble :re9uency Shift 4eying Di)i"%' a method of representing information as numbers with discrete -alues8 usually e?pressed as a se9uence of bits DPCM $ifferential !ulse Code Modulation DPSK $igital !hase Shift 4eying
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D6PSK $igital Guadrature !hase Shift 4eying DS-CDMA $irect Se9uence C$M DSP $igital Signal !rocessing DSRR $igital Short ,ange ,adio8 a .4 standard for a low power" short range radio system designed for small -oice and data networks DTE $ata Terminal 69uipment DTMF $ual Tone Multi:re9uency8 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 DTX $iscontinuous Transmission D*%' B%!/ The capability of GSM infrastructure elements and handsets to work across both the '00M;= and )<00M;= bands. The capability to seamlessly hando-er between the two bands offers operators ma1or capacity gains DB $ummy 5urst8 transmitted as a filler in unused timeslots of the carrier D*2'#7 The wireless techni9ue where one fre9uency band is used for traffic from the network to the subscriber Athe downlinkB and another" widely separated" band is used for traffic from the subscriber to the network Athe uplinkB
5ack to top EDGE 6nhanced $ata rates for GSM 6-olution8 effecti-ely the final stage in the e-olution of the GSM standard" 6$G6 uses a new modulation schema to enable theoretical data speeds of up to *<Ckbit/s within the e?isting GSM spectrum. n alternati-e upgrade path towards *G ser-ices for operators" such as those in the .S " without access to new spectrum. lso known as 6nhanced G!,S A6&G!,SB EEPROM 6lectrically 6rasable !rogrammable ,ead 3nly Memory EFR 6nhanced :ull ,ate8 a alternati-e -oice codec that pro-ides impro-ed -oice 9uality in a GSM network Asee codecB EFT 6lectronic :unds Transfer EGSM 6?tended Afre9uency rangeB GSM E+R 69uipment %dentity ,egister8 a database that contains a list of all -alid mobile stations within a network based on their %M6% E+RP 6ffecti-e %sotropic ,adiated !ower EPOC The mobile phone operating system de-eloped by Symbian. $eri-ed from epoch&the beginning of an era&6!3C 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 EPROM 6rasable !rogrammable ,ead 3nly Memory
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E '%!) dimensionless unit of a-erage traffic density in a telecommunications network ERMES 6nhanced ,adio Messaging System8 a paging technology de-eloped by 6TS% which was intended to allow users to roam throughout 6urope. dopted by a number of 6uropean and Middle 6astern countries" 6,M6S" like paging in general" was o-ertaken by the ubi9uity of GSM ERO 6uropean ,adiocommunications 3ffice ERP 6ffecti-e ,adiated !ower ESMR 6nhanced Special Mobile ,adio8 a .S !M, -ariant Asee SM,B ESN 6lectronic Serial #umber8 a */&bit number that uni9uely identifies a mobile phone ESPR+T 6uropean Strategic !rogramme for ,esearch and $e-elopment in %nformation Technology ETACS 6?tended T CS8 the e?tension of T CS by the addition of new fre9uencies ETS+ 6uropean Telecommunications Standards %nstitute: The 6uropean group responsible for defining telecommunications standards
5ack to top FACCH :ast ssociated Control Channel8 similar to the S$CC; but used in parallel for operation of the TC;. %f the data rate of the S CC; is insufficient borrowing mode is used FB :re9uency Correction 5urst8 used for fre9uency synchronisation of the mobile FCC :ederal Communications Commission8 the .S regulatory body for telecommunications FCCH :re9uency Correction Channel8 downlink only" correction of MS fre9uencies" transmission of fre9uency standard to MS" etc. FDD :re9uency $i-ision $uple?8 a radio techni9ue" which uses paired spectrum8 .MTS has an :$$ element FDMA :re9uency $i-ision Multiple ccess&a transmission techni9ue where the assigned fre9uency band for a network is di-ided into sub&bands" which are allocated to a subscriber for the duration of their calls FEC :orward 6rror Correction FH :re9uency ;opping FH-CDMA :re9uency ;opping C$M FMC :i?ed Mobile Con-ergence FM+ :i?ed Mobile %ntegration
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FPLMTS :uture !ublic 7and Mobile Telecommunications System" the original title of the %T.@s third generation concept now known as %MT&/000 FRA :i?ed ,adio ccess8 see 277 FSDPSK :iltered Symmetric $ifferential !hase Shift 4eying FSK :re9uency Shift 4eying8 a method of using fre9uency modulation to send digital information FSO6 :re9uency Shift 3ffset Guadrature Modulation FSS :i?ed Satellite Ser-iceGb The interface between the !C. and the SGS# in a GSM/G!,S network
5ack to top G& The interface between the GGS# and the ;7, in a GSM/G!,S network G/ The interface between the SGS# and the SMSC in a GSM/G!,S network G$ The interface between the SGS# and the 6%, in a GSM/G!,S network Gi The interface between the GGS# and the %nternet in a G!,S network G! The interface between the GGS# and the SGS# in a G!,S network G2 The interfaces between the GGS#/SGS# and the 5order Gateway in a G!,S network G The interface between the SGS# and the ;7, in a G!,S network Gs The interface between the SGS# and the MSC in a GSM/G!,S network GA+T GSM/ #S% )*+ %nteroperability Committee GAP Generic ccess !rofile8 a $6CT term Gbi"/s unit of data transmission rate e9ual to one billion bits per second GMSC Gateway Mobile Ser-ices Switching Centre8 the gateway between two networks GCF Global Certification :orum G#(s"%"i(!% ,efers to a satellite in e9uatorial orbit abo-e the earth which appears from the surface to be stationary GERAN
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GSM&6$G6 ,adio ccess #etwork8 the name for the e-olution of GSM towards *G based on 6$G6 GGRF GSM Global ,oaming :orum GGSN Gateway G!,S Support #ode8 the gateway between a cellular network and a %! network. GH8 unit of fre9uency e9ual to one billion ;ert= per second GMPCS Global Mobile !ersonal Communications by Satellite GMSK Gaussian filtered Minimum Shift 4eying8 a refinement of :S4 which minimises ad1acent channel interference GPRS General !acket ,adio Ser-ice8 standardised as part of GSM !hase /H" G!,S represents the first implementation of packet switching within GSM" which is a circuit switched technology. G!,S offers theoretical data speeds of up to ))(kbit/s using multislot techni9ues. G!,S is an essential precursor for *G as it introduces the packet switched core re9uired for .MTS GPS Global !ositioning System8 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 G!,S ,oaming 6?change GSM Global System for Mobile communications" the second generation digital technology originally de-eloped for 6urope but which now has in e?cess of D) per cent of the world market. %nitially de-eloped for operation in the '00M;= band and subse9uently modified for the <(0" )<00 and )'00M;= bands. GSM originally stood for Groupe Speciale Mobile" the C6!T committee which began the GSM standardisation process GSM M(U The GSM Memorandum of .nderstanding" an agreement signed between all the ma1or 6uropean operators to work together to promote GSM. The precursor of the GSM ssociation GSM-R GSM&,ailway"
-ariant of GSM designed to meet the special communications needs of international train operators
5ack to top H%!/($$ The transfer of control of a cellular phone call in progress from one cell to another" without any discontinuity H%!/s-$ ## The operation of a cellular phone without using the handset8 usually installed in -ehicles. HCS ;ierarchical Cell Structure8 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 HDLC ;igh le-el $ata 7ink Control H+PERLAN ;igh !erformance ,adio 7ocal ccess #etwork8 a wireless local area network being standardised by 6TS% A lso ;%!6,7 #/B HLR ;ome 7ocation ,egister8 the database within a GSM network which stores all the subscriber data. n important element in the roaming process HSCSD ;igh Speed Circuit Switched $ata8 a special mode in GSM networks which pro-ides higher data throughput 5y cocatenating a number of timeslots" each deli-ering )C.Ckbit/s" much higher data speeds can be achie-ed
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HSPSD ;igh Speed !acket Switched $ata%ub The interface between the #ode 5 and the ,#C in a .MTS network
5ack to top +* The interface between ,#Cs in a .MTS network +*2s The connection between the ,#C and the packet switched network in a GSM/G!,S/.MTS network +*&s The connection between the ,#C and the circuit switched network in a GSM/G!,S/ .MTS network +-ETS %nterim 6uropean Telecommunications Standard +-.(/# ser-ice de-eloped by >apanese operator #TT $oCoMo" %&mode deli-ers a huge range of ser-ices to subscribers and has pro-ed enormously popular with some *0 million regular users. The re-enue sharing model used for %&mode is being adopted by other operators as the basis for the new ser-ices enabled by G!,S and *G +ME+ %nternational Mobile 69uipment %dentity +MS+ %nternational Mobile Subscriber %dentity8 an internal subscriber identity used only by the network +MT-2444 The family of third generation technologies appro-ed by the %T.. There are fi-e members of the family: %MT&$S" a direct se9uence 2C$M :$$ solution %MT&TC" a 2C$M T$$ solution %MT&MC" a multicarrier solution de-eloped from cdma/000 %MT&SC" a single carrier solution de-eloped from %S&)*+/.2C&)*+ %MT&:T" a T$M /T$$ solution deri-ed from $6CT +N %ntelligent #etwork +NAP %ntelligent #etwork pplication !art +!"# !#" loose confederation of autonomous databases and networks. 3riginally de-eloped for academic use the %nternet is now a global structure of millions of sites accessible by anyone +!" %!#" pri-ate network which utilises the same techni9ues as the %nternet but is accessible only by authorised users +P %nternet !rotocol +PR %ntellectual !roperty ,ights +P9, The ne?t generation of %! addressing designed to replace the current system %!-C which uses a */ bit address code which limits the number of possible addresses. %!-+ uses a )/< bit code ensuring that the possible number of %! addresses will be -irtually limitless + DA %nfra red $ata ssociation + i/i*. low earth orbit satellite communications system de-eloped initially by Motorola.
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+S-5: The first e-olution in the .S from analogue to digital technology. .sed a hybrid of analogue and digital technology" superseded by %S&)*+ +S-;5 Cellular standard know also as cdma3ne +S-13, Cellular standard also known as T$M or $& M!S +SDN %ntegrated Ser-ices $igital #etwork +SO %nternational Standards 3rganisation +SP %nternet Ser-ice !ro-ider +TU %nternational Telecommunications .nion +TU-R %T. Telecommunications ,adio Sector +TU-T %T. Telecommunications Standardisation Sector +<F %nterworking :unction
5ack to top =%9% 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 =PEG >oint !hotographic 6?perts Group
5ack to top LAN 7ocal rea #etwork LANS 7ocal rea #etwork Ser-ices LAP 7ink ccess !rotocol LEO 7ow 6arth 3rbit8 refers to satellites" which orbit the 6arth at around )"000 kilometres LMSS 7and Mobile Satellite Ser-ice LOS 7ine of Sight
5ack to top MAC Media ccess Control8 the lower sublayer of the 3S% system
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MAN Metropolitan rea #etwork MAP Mobile pplication !art Mbi"/s Megabit: a unit of data transmission speed e9ual to one million bits per second MH8 Megahert=8 a unit of fre9uency e9ual to one million ;ert= MCPA Multi Carrier !ower mplifier M#X# Mobile 6?ecution 6n-ironment8 likely to be based on >a-a" MeEe enables 2 !&enabled de-ices to offer a wider range of features with greater security and fle?ibility" as well as greater control of telephony features MFSK Multiple :re9uency Shift 4eying MM+ Man Machine %nterface MMS Multimedia Messaging Ser-ice8 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 4eying MNO Mobile #etwork 3perator M(/*'%"i(! The process of imposing an information signal on a carrier. This can be done by changing the amplitude A MB" the fre9uency A:MB or the phase" or any combination of these M(U Memorandum of .nderstanding& see GSM Mo. MPEG Motion !icture 6?perts Group8 M!6GC 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 MSC Mobile Switching Centre8 the switching centre of a mobile phone network" the MSC has interfaces to the 5SCs" ;7," I7, and other MSCs MS+SDN Mobile Station %nternational %S$# #umber MSK Minimum Shift 4eying8 nother term for ::S4 M*'"i2'#7i!) telecommunications techni9ue where se-eral channels can be combined to share the same transmission medium. The most common forms are Time $i-ision Multiple?ing AT$MB and :re9uency $i-ision Multiple?ing A:$MB M5PN Mobile Iirtual !ri-ate #etwork
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5ack to top N-AMPS #arrowband M!S NB #ormal 5urst8 used to carry traffic and control channels e?cept , C; NET #orme 6uropeenne de Telecommunications NMT #ordic Mobile Telephone system8 an analogue cellular technology deployed in the #ordic countries in the late )'D0@s8 -ariations were also deployed in the 5enelu? countries and in ,ussia. #MT operated in the C(0 and '00M;= bands and was the first technology to offer international roaming" albeit only in the #ordic countries N(/# B The element in a .MTS network which interfaces with the mobile station" analogous to a 5TS in a GSM network
5ack to top OTA 3-er the air acti-ation Aof ser-ices and tariff changesB O>M 3perations and Maintenance OMC 3perations and Maintenance Centre OMC-R The radio 3MC OMC-S The switching 3MC OS+ 3pen Systems %nterconnection8 a se-en layer model for protocols defined by %S3
5ack to top PACS !ersonal ccess Communication System8 a digital cordless technology de-eloped initially by 5ell 7abs in the .S" ! CS was designed to compete with $6CT P%&?#" s0i"&1i!) 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 !ublic ccess Mobile ,adio8 Commercial ser-ice using trunking techni9ues in which multiple groups of users can set up their own closed systems within a shared public network PAP !ublic ccess !rofile8 a $6CT term PCH !aging Channel8 downlink only" the MS is informed of incoming calls by the 5TS -ia the !C; PCM !ulse Code Modulation8 the standard digital -oice format at +Ckbit/s
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PCMC+A !ersonal Computer Memory Card %nterface ssociation the body responsible for defining the standards and formats for memory e?pansion cards for laptop computers and !$ s. #ow e?tended to co-er cards for mobile phones PCN !ersonal Communications #etwork8 a designation initially used in the .4 to refer to networks operating in the )<00M;= band Asee also $CS)<00B. #o longer in use PCS 1;44 !ersonal Communications Systems )'00M;=8 the terminology used in the .S to describe the new digital networks being deployed in the )'00M;= band8 rarely used today PCU !acket Control .nit8 an element in a G!,S/.MTS network PDA !ersonal $igital ssistant PDC !ersonal $igital Communications8 a digital cellular technology de-eloped and deployed uni9uely in >apan. incompatible with any other digital cellular standard PEDC !an 6uropean $igital Communications8
T$M technology" !$C is
designation occasionally used in the early )''0@s to describe GSM. #o longer in use
P#!#" %"i(! The percentage of the total population which owns a mobile phone PHS / PHP !ersonal ;andy!hone System/!hone8 a digital cordless technology de-eloped in >apan which achie-ed great success. $eployed by #TT $oCoMo and other >apanese operators !;S 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+N !ersonal %dentifier #umber PK+ !ublic 4ey %nfrastructure PLMN !ublic 7and Mobile #etwork8 any cellular operator.s network PMR !ri-ate Mobile ,adiocommunications8 two&way radio technology widely used for despatch and deli-ery ser-ices" ta?i companies and the like. See T6T, POCSAG !ost 3ffice Code Standardisation Group8 a now defunct industry grouping which standardised pager addressing systems P(P !oints of !resence8 a method of measuring the -alue of a cellular licence8 the appro?imate number of potential customers within a geographical area POTS !lain 3ld Telephone Ser-ice PROM !rogrammable ,ead 3nly Memory PSK !hase Shift 4eying PSRCP !ublic Safety ,adio Communications !ro1ect8 an initiati-e by the .4 Go-ernment to standardise all emergency ser-ices communications on to a single digital technology Asee T6T, B
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PSDN !ublic Switched $ata #etwork PSPDN !ublic Switched !acket $ata #etwork PSTN !ublic Switched Telephone #etwork PSU !ower Supply .nit PTO !ublic Telecommunication 3perator PTT !osts" Telephone and Telegraph dministration PTT !ush&to&Talk8 a feature of !M, systems P<T !ersonal 2ireless Telecommunications8 a -ariant of $6CT de-eloped for use in the .S
5ack to top 6AM Guadrature mplitude Modulation 6APSK Guadrature mplitude !hase Shift 4eying 6CELP Guadrature Code 6?cited 7inear !rediction 6(S Guality of Ser-ice8 a broad term to describe the performance attributes of an end&to&end connection 6PSK Guadrature !hase Shift 4eying
5ack to top RACE ,esearch in d-anced Communications in 6urope RACH ,andom ccess Channel8 uplink only" allows the MS to re9uest an S$CC; in response to a page or for a call RAM ,andom ccess Memory RFP ,adio :i?ed !art8 e9ui-alent to a base station in a $6CT system RCC ,adio Common Carrier RELP ,egular pulse 6?citation 7inear !rediction coding R#*s# The assignment of fre9uencies or channels to cells so that ad1oining cells do not use the same fre9uencies and cause interference whereas more distant cells can use the same fre9uencies. ,euse e?pands the capacity of a cellular network by enabling the use of the same channels throughout the
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network RP ,adio !art RNC ,adio #etwork Controller8 the element" which controls the #ode 5s within a .MTS network. %t is roughly analogous to a 5SC in a GSM network R(%.i!) ser-ice uni9ue 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 R(*"# de-ice which forwards information in a network on a connectionless basis RRM ,adio ,esource Management" part of the .MTS infrastructure RT ,emote Terminal
5ack to top SACCH Slow ssociated Control Channel8 transmits continuous measurements in parallel with operation of TC; or S$CC;8 needed for hando-er decisions SAR Specific bsorption ,ate SB Synchronisation 5urst8 used for time synchronisation of the mobile S-CDMA Synchronous C$M Asee C$M B SCH Synchronisation Channel8 downlink only frame synchronisation and identification of base station SCP Switching/Ser-ice Control !oint SDCCH Stand&alone $edicated Control Channel8 communications channel between the MS and the 5TS. .sed for signalling during call set&up before a TC; is allocated SDLC Synchronous $ata 7ink Control SDMA Spatial $i-ision Multiple ccess SGSN Ser-ing G!,S Support #ode8 the gateway between the ,#C and the core network in a G!,S/.MTS network S+M Subscriber %dentity Module8 smart card containing the telephone number of the subscriber" encoded network identification details" the !%# and other user data such as the phone book. user.s S%M card can be mo-ed from phone to phone as it contains all the key information re9uired to acti-ate the phone S(H( Small 3ffice/;ome 3ffice S" #%.i!) n %nternet deri-ed e?pression for the one&way transmission of -ideo and audio content
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STK S%M Tool4it: 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 e&mail SMR Specialised Mobile ,adio8 the .S term for pri-ate mobile radio ASee !M,B SMS Short Message Ser-ice8 a te?t message ser-ice which enables users to send short messages A)+0 charactersB to other users. particularly amongst young people" with C00 billion SMS messages sent worldwide in /00/ SMSC SMS Centre&the network entity which switches SMS traffic SMSCB SMS Cell 5roadcast SMS-MO SMS Mobile 3riginated SMS-MT SMS Mobile Terminated SMS-PP SMS !oint to !oint SP Ser-ice !ro-ider S6AM Staggered Guadrature mplitude Modulation S6PSK Staggered Guadrature !hase Shift 4eying SS Supplementary Ser-ice Support8 handles special ser-ices SS3 Signalling System #umber D ASee CCSDB SSP Ser-ice Switching !oint STM Synchronous Transfer Mode S-.bi%! company created by !sion" #okia" 6ricsson 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 6!3C. Matsushita has subse9uently 1oined Symbian
-ery popular ser-ice"
5ack to top TACS Total ccess Communications System Aan M!S -ariant deployed in a number of countries principally the .4B TAP Transferred ccount !rocedure8 the essential charging methodology for international GSM roaming. There ha-e been four T ! standards" T !)" T !/" T !/H and T !*. The latter offers -ariable record length and is sufficiently fle?ible to support all future re9uirements arising from the mo-e to *G TBR Technical 5asis for ,egulation Apart of the 6TS% standardisation processB
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TCH Traffic Channel TD-CDMA Time $i-ision C$M TD-SCDMA Time $i-ision&Synchronous C$M 8 a C$M -ariant de-eloped by Chinese -endors which is claimed to offer high data rates and greater co-erage TDD Time $i-ision $uple?8 a radio technology for use in unpaired spectrum. 2C$M /.MTS includes a band for T$$ mode usage and both !;S and $6CT use this technology TDMA Time $i-ision Multiple ccess8 a techni9ue for multiple?ing multiple users onto a single channel on a single carrier by splitting the carrier into time slots and allocating these on a as&needed basis T#'#.%"i&s wireless communications system designed for the collection and dissemination of information" particularly refers to -ehicle&based electronic systems" -ehicle tracking and positioning" on&line -ehicle na-igation and information systems and emergency assistance TETRA Terrestrial Trunked ,adio8 an 6uropean de-eloped digital pri-ate mobile radio technology" which is now being e?tensi-ely deployed worldwide T#" %2(' competiti-e digital !M, technology to T6T, de-eloped by :rench -endors TFTS Terrestrial :light Telephone System Ti.#s'(" frame within a T$M schema8 has a time inter-al of (D+ microseconds. !hysical content of a timeslot is known as a burst. :i-e different burst types e?ist" they are distinguished by different T$M frame di-isions Asee #5" :5" S5" 5 and $5B T+PHON Telecommunications and %nternet !rotocol ;armonisation o-er #etworks8 an 6TS% pro1ect designed to support the market for -oice communications and -oice band communications. %n particular T%!;3# will ensure that users on %!&based networks can communicate with those on circuit switched networks TMN Telecommunications Management #etwork TMS+ Temporary Mobile Subscriber %dentity8 co-ers the %MS% to pre-ent o-er&the&air interception and tracing TRAU Transcoder ,ate dapter .nit8 the transport unit for a )+kbit/s traffic channel on the &bis interface T i-b%!/ ,efers to a mobile phone able to operate on the three internationally designated GSM fre9uencies& '00" )<00 and )'00M;= T *#S-!& technology which enables the optimal synchronisation of calendars" address books" action lists and memoranda. %t enables multi&point" one&step synchronisation of wireless and wireline de-ices" desktop computers and ser-er&based applications and ser-ices TRX Transmitter/recei-er Atranscei-erB
5ack to top U+ .ser %nterface U. The air interface between the 5TS and the MS in a GSM network
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U* The air interface between the #ode 5 and the MS in a .MTS network. UMTS .ni-ersal Mobile Telecommunications System8 the 6uropean entrant for *G8 now subsumed into the %MT&/000 family as the 2C$M technology. UPN .ni-ersal !ersonal #umber UPT .ni-ersal !ersonal Telecommunications URL .niform ,esource 7ocator8 the addressing system of the %nternet USO .ni-ersal Ser-ice 3bligation UTRA .ni-ersal Terrestrial ,adio ccess8 the air interface component of 2C$M . UTRAN .ni-ersal Terrestrial ,adio ccess #etwork8 the .MTS radio access network comprising the ,#C" #ode 5 and the air interface US+M .ni-ersal Subscriber %dentity Module8 the *G e9ui-alent of the GSM S%M U<B .ltra 2ide 5and
5ack to top 5AS Ialue dded Ser-ices 5BR Iariable 5it ,ate 5HE Iirtual ;ome 6n-ironment 5LR Iisitor 7ocation ,egister 5(&(/# Ioice coder 5(+P Ioice o-er %nternet !rotocol 5PN Iirtual !ri-ate #etwork 5SAT Iery Small perture Terminal 5SELP Iector Sum 6?cited 7inear !rediction
5ack to top <AP 2ireless pplication !rotocol8 a de facto standard for enabling mobile phones to access the %nternet and ad-anced ser-ices. .sers can access
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websites and pages which ha-e been con-erted by the use of 2M7 into stripped&down -ersions of the original more suitable for the limited display capabilities of mobile phones <ARC 2orld dministration ,adio Conference8 an %T. conference held at regular inter-als to determine the allocation of spectrum for -arious ser-ices <CDMA 2ideband C$M 8 the technology created from a fusion of proposals to act as the 6uropean entrant for the %T. %MT&/000 family <LL 2ireless 7ocal 7oop8 a techni9ue 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. number of different 277 solutions ha-e been marketed based on cellular and cordless technologies <LAN 2ireless 7ocal rea #etwork8 a short range radio network normally deployed in traffic hotspots such as airport lounges" hotels and restaurants. 27 # enables suitably e9uipped users to access the fi?ed network wirelessly" pro-iding high speed access Aup to ))Mbit/s downloadB to distant ser-ers. The key 27 # technologies are the %666<0/.)) family and 6TS% ;%!6,7 #// <ML 2ireless Markup 7anguage8 a markup language de-eloped specifically for wireless applications. 2M7 is based on EM7 <6AM 2eighted Guadrature mplitude Modulation <<< 2orld 2ide 2eb
5ack to top XML eEtended Markup 7anguage
T1# C(!s*.# M(bi'# G'(ss% A/9i&# ($ &1% )# ser-ice which pro-ides the user with information on the cost of calls from a mobile phone Ai "i.# The amount of time a subscriber spends using his/her mobile phone B%""# - s"%"*s/B%""# - &1% )# /is2'%n indication of the amount of battery life remaining B%""# chargeable de-ice" which pro-ides the mobile phone with power. -ariety of battery technologies ha-e been used for mobile phones including nickel cadmium A#iCadB" nickel metal hydride A#iM;B and lithium ion A7i&ionB C%'' b% i!) ser-ice" which enables users to bar certain incoming or outgoing calls on their mobile phones C%'' "i.# ser-ice" which keeps track of the amount of airtime being used by the subscriber on a cumulati-e basis C%'' /i9# " The capability to di-ert incoming calls to another phone Afi?ed or mobileB or to an answering ser-ice C%'' 1('/ The ability to put an ongoing call on hold whilst answering or making a second call C%''# +D Caller %dentification8 displays the name/number of the person calling a mobile phone. lso known as C7% CL+
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See Caller %$ CLR Clear8 the key on a cellular phone which is pressed to remo-e information from the display D%"% &%2%b'# Mobile phones" which ha-e the capability to enable transmission of data from a laptop computer or !$ -ia the phone D*%' b%!/ Mobile phones" which support transmission and reception of calls on the '00M;= and )<00M;= bands with seamless hando-er between the two fre9uency bands EFR 6nhanced :ull ,ate AcodecB8 an impro-ed -ersion of the standard -oice codec used in GSM phones8 offers impro-ed speech 9uality without impacting on network capacity END The key on a cellular phone" which is pressed to terminate a call +!$ % #/ /%"% 2( " facility on a mobile phone to allow information to be e?changed with other de-ices" e.g." a !C using infra red technology L(&? function on a cellular phone which" when acti-ated" pre-ents use of the phone until the user enters a security code N( S# 9i&# n indication on the display of a cellular phone that indicates that the user is in an area where cellular ser-ice is una-ailable O!#-"(*&1 /i%''i!) The ability to dial fre9uently called numbers using a single key stroke8 see Speed $ialling PCN !ersonal Communications #etworks8 an outdated term for GSM ser-ices in the )<00M;= band PDA !ersonal $igital ssistant8 a sophisticated handheld de-ice with ad-anced display facilities and a range of business&oriented software programs P1(!# b((? 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+N !ersonal %dentity #umber8 a number" usually four digits" that must be keyed into a mobile phone to make it work. unauthorised usage RCL The function on a cellular phone which recalls a phone number from memory R(%.i!) The ability to make and recei-e calls on the same mobile phone when tra-elling outside the area of the home network operator S.% "21(!# a combination of mobile phone and personal digital assistant SND Send8 the key on a cellular phone which initiates a call or answers an incoming call S2##/ /i%''i!) See 3ne&touch dialling S"%!/b- "i.# The length of time a battery can power a mobile phone when it is switched on but not making or recei-ing calls T%'?-"i.# The length of time a battery can power a mobile phone when making or recei-ing calls
security measure to pre-ent
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5(i&#.%i' 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 2ireless pplication !rotocol8 a standard whereby mobile phones can gain access to specially tailored %nternet websites <ML 2ireless Markup 7anguage8 a specially designed markup language used for tailoring 2 ! content. 2M7 enables optimum usage of the limited display capabilities of the mobile phoneJ
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