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UMTS Network and Service Assurance
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Acronyms Guide
3GPP - 3G Partnership Project
ATM - asynchronous transfer mode
BSC - base station controller
BTS - base transceiver station
GPRS - general packet radio service
GSM - Global System for Mobile Communications
IMS - IP Multimedia Services
IP - internet protocol
MGW - Media Gateway
MSC - mobile switching center
OSS - operational support system
PSTN - public switched telephone network
RF - radio frequency
RNC - radio network controller
SGSN - serving GPRS serving node
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunication System
UTRAN - UMTS terrestrial radio access network
VoP - voice over packet
WSP - wireless service provider
