PDF of this tutorial1G
first generation
2G
second generation
3G
third generation
3GPP
Third-Generation Partnership Project (of ETSI)
AAL
ATM adaptation layer
AAL2
ATM adaptation layer type 2
AAL5
ATM adaptation layer type 5
AC
authentication center
ALCAP
access link control application part
AMPS
Advanced Mobile Phone Service
AMR
adaptive multirate
ANSI T1
American National Standards Institute Standards Committee T-1
ARIB/TTC
Association of Radio Industries and Business/Telecommunication Technology Committee
ATM
asynchronous transfer mode
BEC
backward error correction
BHCA
busy hour call attempt
BMC
broadcast/multicast control
BSC
base station controller
BSS
base station subsystem
BTS
base transceiver station
CAMEL
customized application for mobile enhanced logic
CAP
CAMEL application part
CATT
China Academy of Telecommunication Technology
CBR
constant bit rate (data stream)
CC
call control
CCITT
Comité Consultatif International Téléphonique et Telecommunication
CCS7
common control signaling system 7
CDMA
code division multiple access
CDMA2000
3rd Generation Code Division Multiple Access
CM
call management
CN
core network
CODEC
compression/decompression
CRNC
controlling RNC
CS
circuit switched
CS-CN
circuit-switched core network
CSE
CAMEL service environment
CT
conformance test
CWTS
Chinese Wireless Telecommunication Standard
D-AMPS
digital amps
DCH
dedicated channel
DECT
digital enhanced cordless telephone
DL
downlink
DPC
destination point code
DRNC
drift radio network controller
DRNS
drift radio network subsystem
DTE
data terminal equipment
EDGE
enhanced data rates for GSM evolution
EFR
enhanced full rate
EIR
equipment identity register
ESE
emulation scenario editor
ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
FDD
frequency division duplex
FDMA
frequency division multiple access
FEC
forward error correction
FER
frame error rate
GGSN
gateway GPRS support node
GMM
GPRS mobility management (protocols)
GMSC
gateway MSC
GPRS
general packet radio service
GSM
Global System for Mobile Communication
GSM-R
GSM railway
GsmSCF
GSM service control function
GsmSSF
GSM service switching function
GTP
GPRS tunneling protocol
GTP-C
GTP control
GTP-U
GTP user
HLR
home location register
HO/HoV
handover
HSCSD
high-speed circuit-switched data
ICO
intermediate circular orbits
IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force
IMEI
international mobile equipment identification
IMT–2000
International Mobile Telecommunications 2000
IMUN
international mobile user number
IN
intelligent network
IP
Internet protocol
IPv4
IP version 4
IPv6
IP version 6
IS–95
interim standard ’95
ISDN
integrated services digital network
ISP
Internet service provider
ISUP
ISDN user part
ITU
International Telecommunications Union
ITUN
SS7 ISUP tunneling
Iu
interface between RNC and CN
Iu–CS
interface between RNC and the circuit-switched domain of the CN
Iu–PS
interface between RNC and the packet-switched domain of the CN
Iub
interface between Node B and RNC
Iur
interface between two RNCs
IUT
implementation under test
IWF
interworking function
kbps
kilobits per second
LAN
local-area network
MAC
medium access control
MAP
mobile application part
Mbps
megabits per second
MBS
message building system
MC
multicarrier
MC-CDMA
multicarrier CDMA
MCE
multiprotocol encapsulation
MDTP
multinetwork datagram transmission protocol
ME
mobile equipment
MM
mobility management (protocols)
MS
mobile station
MSC
mobile services switching center, message sequence chart
MSS
mobile satellite system
MT
mobile telephone
MTP
message transfer part
MTP3b
message transfer part level 3 (broadband) for Q.2140
NAS
nonaccess stratum
NBAP
Node B application protocol
NE
network element
NMT
Nordic Mobile Telephone
NNI
network-node interface
Node B
UMTS base station
NSS
network and switching subsystem
O&M
operation and maintenance
OAM
operation, administration, and maintenance
OMC
operation and maintenance centers
OSA
open service architecture
OSS
operations support system
PDC
personal digital communication
PDCP
packet data convergence protocol
PDH
plesiochronous digital hierarchy
PDN
packet data network
PDU
protocol data unit
PLMN
public land mobile network
PMR
private mobile radio
PS
packet switched
PS-CN
public switched core network
PSTN
public switched telephone network
QoS
quality of service (ATM network channels)
QPSK
quadrature phase shift keying (or quaternary phase shift keying)
RAB
radio access bearer
RAN
radio access network
RANAP
RAN application part
RLC
radio link control
RLP
radio link protocol
RNC
radio network controller
RNS
radio network subsystem
RNSAP
radio network subsystem application part
RNTI
radio network temporary identity
RR
radio resource
RRC
radio resource control
RRM
radio resource management
RTT
radio transmission technology
SAAL
signaling ATM adaptation layer
SCCP
signaling connection control part
SCTP
simple control transmission protocol
SDH
synchronous digital hierarchy
SDO
standards developing organization
SGSN
serving GPRS support node
SIM
subscriber identity module
SM
session management protocols
SONET
synchronous optical network
SRNC
serving radio network controller
SRNS
serving radio network subsystem
SS7
signaling system 7
SSCF
service-specific coordination function
SSCF–UNI
SSCF at the UNI
SSCOP
service-specific connection-oriented protocol
SSCS
service-specific convergence sublayer
SSCS–UNI
SSCS at the UNI
SSF
service switching function
STC
signaling transport converter
STM
synchronous transport module
STM1
synchronous transport module level 1
STS
synchronous transport signal
SUT
system under test
TACS
Total Access Communication System
TC
transcoder
TD–CDMA
time division–code division multiple access
TD–SCDMA
time division–synchronous CDMA
TDD
time division duplex
TDMA
time division multiple access
TEID
tunneling endpoint I.D.
TETRA
terrestrial trunked radio access
TIA
telecommunications industry association
TN-CP
transport network-control plane
TPC
transmission power control
TRAU
transcoder and rate adapter unit
TS
technical specification
TTA
telecommunications technology association
UDP
user datagram protocol
UE
user equipment
UL
uplink
Um
GSM air interface
UMTS
Universal Mobile Telecommunication System
UNI
user-to-network interface
UP
user plane
USIM
UMTS subscriber identity module
UTRA
UMTS terrestrial radio access
UTRAN
UMTS terrestrial radio access network
Uu
UMTS air interface
UWC–136
universal wireless communication
VBR
variable bit rate (data stream)
VHE
virtual home environment
VLR
visitor location register
VMSC
visited MSC
W–CDMA
wide-band code division multiple access
WLL
wireless local loop
