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3GPP Third Generation Partnership Project

8PSK Eight Phase Shift Keying
A
AC Authentication Center
ACOM Antenna Combiner
ACT Active
AGCH Access Grant Channel
AMCO Amplifier Multicoupler
AP Application Processor
AP/D Application Processor Dependent
AP/M Application Processor Master
ARIB Association of Radio Industries and Businesses
ASU Antenna Supervision Unit
ATCA Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture
ATIS Alliance for Telecommunication and Industry Solutions
B
BCCH Broadcast Control Channel
BCH Broadcast Channel
BCS Block Check Sequence
BSC Base Station Controller
BSCI BSC Interface (board)
BSS Base Station System
BSSGP Base Station System GPRS Protocol
BTS Base Transceiver Station
BTSE Base Transceiver Station Equipment
C
cBSC Classic Base Station Controller
CCCH Common Control Channel
CCS7 Common Channel Signaling System No. 7
CCSA China Communications Standards Association
CCU Channel Codec Unit
CES Circuit Emulation Service

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CGI Cell Global Identity

CI Cell Identifier
CM Configuration Management
CML Command Manuals
COBA Core Base
COSA Core Satellite
CPEX Control Panel and External Alarms (module)
CS Coding Schemes
CS Circuit Switched
CU Carrier Unit
D
DB Database
DC Direct Current
DCCH Dedicated Control Channel
DIAMCO Dual integrated Amplifier Multicoupler
DIDCTMA DIAMCO DC Tower mounted Amplifier
DILNA DIAMCO LNA
DL Downlink
DLCI Data Link Connection Identifier
DTX Discontinuous Transmission
DUAMCO Duplex Amplifier Multicoupler
DUBIAS Duplexer bias path
DUDCTMA DUAMCO DC Tower mounted amplifier
DULNA DUAMCO Low noise amplifier
DUVSWR DUAMCO Voltage standing wave ratio
E
E1 European PDH Signal, Level 1
eBSC Enhanced Base Station Controller
ECC Echo Cancellation Circuit
ECSD Enhanced Circuit Switched Data
ECU Edge Carrier Unit
EDGE Enhanced Data Rates for GSM (Global) Evolution
EFD Event Forwarding Discriminator

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EFR Enhanced Full Rate

EIR Equipment Identity Register
EPROM Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
eTRAU Enhanced Transcoding and Rate Adaption Unit
ETSI European Telecommunications Standard Institute
F
FAAS Flexible Abis Allocation Strategy
FACCH Fast Associated Control Channel
FCCH Frequency Correction Channel
FDD Frequency Division Duplex
FDMA Frequency Division Multiple Access
FDUAMCO Flexible Duplexer Amplifier Multicoupler
FEC Forward Error Correction
FEPROM Flash EPROM
FICOM Filter Combiner
FM Fault management
FR Frame Relay
FTNF FICOM TNF
FVSWR FICOM VSWR
FW Firmware
G
GCU GMSK Carrier Unit
GDB GPRS Database
GERAN GSM and EDGE Radio Access Network
GES Gigabit Ethernet Switch
GGSN Gateway GPRS Support Node
GMM GPRS Mobility Management
GMSK Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying
GP Guard Period
GPP General Purpose Processor
GPRS General Packet Radio System
GR GPRS Release
GSM Global System for Mobile Communication

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GSN GPRS Support Node

GUI Graphical User Interface
H
HLR Home Location Register
HPDU High Power Duplexer
HR Half Rate
HSCSD High Speed Circuit Switched Data
HSI High-Speed Interface
HW Hardware
I
IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identity
IMN Installation Manuals
IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity
IP Internet Protocol
ITMN Installation and Test Manuals
ITU International Telecommunication Union
J
K
L
LA Link adaptation
LAN Local Area Network
LCS Location Services
LE Link Equipment
LED Light Emitting Diode
LI Link Interface
LICD Line Interface Card
LIET Line Interface E1/T1
LISO Line Interface STM1/OC3
LMT Local Maintenance Terminal
LNA Low Noise Amplifier
LU Location Update
LUP Location Update Procedure
M

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MAC Medium Access Control

MCG Main Clock Generator
MCS Modulation Coding Scheme
ME Mobile Equipment
MEMT Memory of TDPC (module)
MM Mobility Management
MMN Maintenance Manual
MOC Mobile Originated Call
MP Main Processor
MPCC Main Processor Control Circuit (module)
MS Mobile Subscriber
MSB Media Stream Board
MSC Mobile Services Switching Center
MSCI MSC Interface (board)
MTC Mobile Terminated Call
MUCO Multicoupler (mode)
N
NS Network Service
NSS Network Subsystem
NS-VC Network Service Virtual Connection
NS-VL Network Service Virtual Link
NUC Nailed-Up Connection
O
O&M Operation and Maintenance
OAM Operation, Administration and Maintenance
OGL Operator Guideline
OMAL Operation and Maintenance Link
OMC Operation and Maintenance Center
OMC-B OMC for the BSS
OMC-S OMC for the SSS
OMN Operation Manuals
OMP Operation and Maintenance Processor
OMT Operation and Maintenance Terminals

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OS Operations System
OTS Operation and Maintenance Toolset
P
PACCH Packet Associated Control Channel
PAGCH Packet Access Grant Channel
PATRX Power Amplifier and Transceiver Unit
PBCCH Packet Broadcast Control Channel
PCCCH Packet Common Control Channel
PCH Paging Channel
PCI Personal Computer Interface
PCM Pulse Code Modulation
PCU Packet Control Unit
PDCCH Packet Dedicated Control Channel
PDN Packet Data Network
PDTCH Packet Data Traffic Channel
PDU Packet Data Unit
PLL Phase Locked Loop
PLLH Phase Locked Loop High Precision
PLMN Public Land Mobile Network
PM Performance management
PNCH Packet Notification Channel
PPCH Packet Paging Channel
PRACH Packet Random Access Channel
PRCF Positioning Radio Coordination Function
PS Packet Switched
PSPDN Packet Switched Public Data Network
PSU Power Supply Unit
PTCCH Packet Timing Advance Control Channel
PTCH Packet Traffic channels
PVC Permanent Virtual Connection
PWRD Power Distribution (module)
Q
QoS Quality of Service

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R
RA Routing Area
RAC Routing Area Code
RACH Random Access Channel
RAI Routing Area Identity
RAM Random Access Memory
RF Radio Frequency
RFC Radio Frequency Carrier
RSS Radio Subsystem
RTM Rear Transition Module
S
SACCH Slow Associated Control Channel
SBS Siemens Base Station System
SCH Synchronization Channel
SDCCH Stand-alone Dedicated Control Channel
SGSN Serving GPRS Support Node
SIM Subscriber Identity Module
SIPRO Signaling and Processing (unit)
SM Session Management (GPRS)
SMAC Switching Module and Clock
SN Switching Network
SNAP Switching Network Advanced Performance
SS7 Signaling System #7
SSNC Signaling System Network Control
STLP Superior Trunk Line Peripheral (module)
T
TA Timing Advance
TCH Traffic Channel
TDMA Time Division Multiple Access
TDPC Telephony and Distributor Processor Circuit
TED Technical Description
TLLI Temporary Logical Link Identifier
TMA Tower Mounted Amplifier

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TPWR TRAU Power Distributor

TRAC Transcoder and Rate Adapter Circuit
TRAU Transcoding and Rate Adaption Unit
TRX Transceiver
TSLA Timeslot on A interface
TSLS Timeslot on Asub interface
TTA Technologies Association
TTC Telecommunication Technology Commitee
U
UBEX Universal Bus Extension (module)
UL Uplink
V
VAD Voice Activity Detection
VC Virtual Connection
VLR Visited Location Register
VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
W
WS Workstation
X
XT X-Terminal
Y
Z

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