Abbreviation Index

A

AAA: Authentication, Authorization and Accounting
ABC: Always Best Connected
ACS: Ambient Control Space
ADSL: Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
AF: Amplify and Forward
AF: Application Function
AGW: Access Gateway
AIS: Artificial Immune System
AKA: Authentication and Key Agreement
ALG: Application Level Gateway           
AN: Ambient Network
ANI: Ambient Network Interface
AODV: Ad hoc On-Demand Distance Vector
AP: Access Point
API: Application Programming Interface
A-RACF: Access-Resource and AdmissionControl Function
ARI: Ambient Resource Interface
AS: Application Server 
ASI: Ambient Service Interface
ASIC: Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
ASN: Access Service Network
ASP: Application Service Provider
ATCS: Advanced Tactics CommunicationSystem
ATM: Asynchronous Transfer Mode
AuC: Authentication Center         
AUN: Ambient Ubiquity Network

B
BAS: Broadband Access Server
BB: Broadband
BER: Bit Error Ratio
BG: Border Gateway
BGCF: Breakout Gateway Control Function
BGF: Border Gateway Function
BS: Base Station
BSC: Base Station Controller
BSS: Business Support System
BTF: Basic Transport Function
BTS: Base Transceiver Station

C
CA: Certification Authority
CAC: Call Admission Control
CAMA: Cellular Aided Mobile Ad Hoc Network
CAMEL SC: Customized Applications for Mobile network Enhanced Logic-Service Control
CAMEL: Customized Application for Mobile network Enhanced Logic
CAP: CAMEL Application Part
CC: Coded Cooperation
CCS: Credit Clearance Service
CDG: CDMA Development Group
CGI: Common Gateway Interface
CID: Connection Identifier
CINR: Carrier-to-Interference-and-Noise Ratio
CN: Core Network
CPE: Customer Premises Equipment
CPL: Call Processing Language
CRRM: Common Radio Resource Management
CS: Circuit Switched         
CSCF: Call Session Control Function
CSM: Cell Site Modem
CSMA/CA: Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance
CSN: Connectivity Service Network
CSN: Connectivity Service Network
CTIA: Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association

D
DARPA: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DCD: Downlink Channel Descriptor
DF: Decode and Forward
DL-MAP: Downlink Map
DNS: Domain Name System
DO: Data Optimized
DSL: Digital Subscriber Line
DSLAM: Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer          
DSR: Dynamic Source Routing

EeBS: Evolved Base Station
ETSI: European TelecommunicationsStandards Institute
EV-DO: Evolution-Data Optimized

F
FBC: Flow Based Charging
FBSS: Fast Base Station Switching
FDD: Frequency Division Duplex
FDM: Frequency Division Multiplexing
FFR: Fractional Frequency Reuse
FFT: Fast Fourier Transform
FIP: Internet Protocol
FL: Forward Link
FMC: Fixed-Mobile Convergence
FP6: Sixth Framework Programme
FTP: File Transfer Protocol

G
GERAN: GSM EDGE Radio Access Network
GGSN: Gateway GPRS Support Node
GLL: Generic Link Layer
GPRS: General Packet Radio Service
GSM: Global System for Mobile Communications
GUI: Graphical User Interface
GW: Gateway

H
HA: Home Agent
H-ARQ: Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request
HLR: Home Location Register  
H-NSP: Home Network Service Provider
HO: Handover
HPR: High Power Radio
HSDPA: High Speed Download Packet Access
HSS: Home Subscriber Server

I
iCAR: integrated Cellular and Ad hoc Relaying System
IDS: Intrusion Detection System
IETF: Internet Engineering Task Force
IM SSF: IP Multimedia Service Switching Function
IMS: IP Multimedia Subsystem
IMSI: International Mobile Subscriber Identity
IMT: International Mobile Telecommunications
IN: Intelligent Network
IP: Internet Protocol
IPTV: Internet Protocol Television
ISDN: Integrated Services Digital Network
ISUP: ISDN User Part
IT: Information Technology
ITU: International Telecommunication Union
ITU-T: Telecommunication Standardization Sector of International Telecommunication Union

J
JOSAC: Joint Session Admission Control
JOSCH: Joint Radio Resource Scheduling
JRRM: Joint Radio Resource Management

L
LAI: Local Area Identification
LAN: Local Area Network
LPR: Low Power Radio
LTE: Long Term Evolution

M
M3UA: MTP3 User Adaptation Layer
MAC: Media Access Control
MAN: Metropolitan Area Network
MANET: Mobile Ad hoc Network
MAP: Mobile Application Part
MDHO: Macro Diversity Handover
MG: Media Gateway
MGCF: Media Gateway Control Function
MGW: Media Gateway
MIMO: Multiple-Input Multiple-Output
MIP: Mobile Internet Protocol
MM: Mobility Management
MMD: Multimedia Domain
MMS: Multimedia Message Service
MRA: Multi-Radio Access
MRAS: Multi-Radio Access Selection
MRDC: Multi-Radio Diversity Combiner
MRF: Media Resource Function
MRFC: Media Resource Function Controller
MRFP: Media Resource Function Processor
MRG/B: Mesh Router with Gateway/Bridge Function
MRG: Mesh Router with Gateway Function
MRMH: Multi-Radio Multi-Hop
MRRM: Multi-Radio Resource Management
MRTD: Multi-Radio Transmission Diversity
MS: Mobile Station
MSC: Mobile Switching Center
MSCS: Mobile Switching Center Server
MTP: Message Transfer Part
MTP3: MTP Level 3

NNAP: Network Access Provider
NAPT: Network Address Port Translation
NAS: Non Access Stratum
NASS: Network Attachment Subsystem
NAT: Network Address Translation
NE: Network Element
NGMN: Next Generation Mobile Network
NGN: Next Generation Network
NNSF: Node Selection Function
NRI: Network Resource Identifier
NSP: Network Service Provider
NWG: Network Working Group

O
O&M: Operation and Maintenance
OCS: Online Charging System
OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturers
OFCS: Offline Charging System
OFDM: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
OFDMA: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access
OMA: Open Mobile Alliance
OSA: Open Service Access
OSI: Open Systems Interconnection
OSS: Operations Support System

PPBX: Private Branch Exchange
PCC: Policy and Charging Control   
PCEF: Policy and Charging Enforcement Function
PCF: Policy Control Function
PCRF: Policy and Charging Rules Function
P-CSCF: Proxy-Call Session Control Function
PDA: Personal Digital Assistant
PDF: Policy Decision Function
PDG: Packet Data Gateway
PDN: Packet Data Network
PDP: Packet Data Protocol
PDSN: Packet Data Serving Node
PEF: Policy Execution Function
PHY: Physical Layer
PLMN: Public Land Mobile Network         
PS: Packet Switched
PSTN: Public Switched Telephone Network

Q

QoS: Quality of Service

R
RACS: Resource and Admission Control Subsystem
RAN: Radio Access Network
RAT: Radio Access Technology
RCEF: Resource Control Enforcement Function
RF: Radio Frequency
RL: Reverse Link
RLC: Radio Link Control
RLP: Radio-Link Protocol
RRM: Radio Resource Management
RS: Relay Station

S
SAE: System Architecture Evolution
SATO: Service-aware Adaptive Transport Overlay
SBC: Service Border Controller
SCP: Service Control Point
SCS: Service Capability Server
S-CSCF: Serving Call Session Control Function
SCTP: Stream Control Transmission Protocol
SDMA: Space Division Multiple Access
SGSN: Serving GPRS Support Node
SGW: Signalling Gateway
SIM: Subscriber Identity Module
SIMO: Single-Input Multiple-Output
SINR: Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio
SIP: Session Initiation Protocol
SLC: Signaling Link Code
SLF: Subscription Locator Function
SMS: Short Message Service
SNR: Signal-to-Noise Rate
SORI: Secure and Objective Reputation-based Incentive
SP: Signaling Point
SPDF: Service Policy Decision Function   
SPR: Subscription Profile Repository
SR: Selection Relaying
SRNC: Signaling Radio Network Controller
SS: Subscriber Station
SSF: Service Switching Function
STC: Space-Time Code

T
TCP: Transmission Control Protocol
TDD: Time Division Duplex
TDM: Time Division Multiplexing
TISPAN: Telecoms and Internet converged Services and Protocols for Advanced Networking
TMSI: Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity
TrGW: Transition Gateway
TUP: Telephone User Part

U
UCD: Uplink Channel Descriptor
UDP: User Datagram Protocol
UE: User Equipment
UL-MAP: Uplink Map
UMB: Ultra Mobile Broadband
UMTS: Universal Mobile Telecommunications System

V
VCC: Voice Call Continuity   
VoD: Video on Demand
VoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol
VPN: Virtual Private Network

WWAG: Wireless Access Gateway
WAP: Wireless Application Protocol
WCDMA: Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
WCN: Wireless Core Network
Wi-Fi: Wireless Fidelity
WiMAX: Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access
WINNER: Wireless World Initiative New Radio
WLAN: Wireless Local Area Network
WMAN: Wireless Metropolitan Area Network
WMB: Wireless Mesh Backbone
WMN: Wireless Mesh Network
WMR: Wireless Mesh Route
WP: Working Package
WPAN: Wireless Personal Area Network
WSN: Wireless Sensor Network
WWR: World Water Rescue Foundation