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Acronyms Guide
AAA - authentication, authorization, accounting protocol
AAAF - Authentication, Authorization, Accounting - Foreign Network
AAAH - Authentication, Authorization, Accounting - Home Network
ADSL - asymmetric digital subscriber line
AIN - advanced intelligent network
AP - access point
ATM - asynchronous transfer mode
BS - base station
Caller Node - another phone caller
CN - Corresponding Node
CoA - Care of Address
CTI - computer telephony integration
DHC - Dynamic Host Control Protocol
DOCSIS - data over cable service interface specification
DSL - digital subscriber line
GSM - global system for mobile communications
HA - home agent
HR - home registrar
IS-41 - interim standard 41
ISUP - integrated services digital network user part
LDAP - lightweight directory access protocol
MS - mobile station
MSC - mobile switching center
NAT - network address translations
PAN - personal area network
POTS - plain old telephone service
PSTN - public switched telephone network
QoS - quality of service
SCCP - signaling connection control part
SCP - service control point
SIP - Session Initiated Protocol
SMS - service management systems
SN - service node
SOHO - small office/home office
SS7 - signaling system 7
STP - shielded twisted pair
TCP/IP - transmission control protocol/Internet protocol
TPCC - third-party call control
VoIP - voice over IP
VoP - voice over packet
VR - visited registrar
WLAN - wireless local area network
