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Introduction
Subject Aims Audience Contributors Structure Topics Part I Part II Part III Appendixes Sample Chapter Reference Material Bibliography Web Sites Abbreviations Updates and Errata Last Update 12th January 2020 |
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As with most of computer science, communications is replete with acronyms. Major abbreviations mentioned in chapters are collected below.
1G | First Generation (cellular system) |
2.5G | Second-to-Third Generation (cellular system) |
2G | Second Generation (cellular system) |
3G | Third Generation (cellular system) |
3GPP | Third Generation Partnership Project |
4G | Fourth Generation (cellular system) |
AAL1 | ATM Adaptation Layer 1 |
ACAP | Adaptive Communicating Applications Platform |
ACL | Access Control List. |
ADL | Architecture Description Language |
ADPCM | Adaptive Dynamic Pulse Code Modulation |
ADSL | Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line |
ADT | Abstract Data Type |
AF | Assured Forwarding |
AH | Authentication Header. |
AIN | Advanced Intelligent Network |
AMIC | Automotive Multimedia Interface Consortium |
AMPS | Advanced Mobile Phone Service |
ANN | Artificial Neural Network |
ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
APEX | Application Exchange |
API | Application Programming Interface |
ARPU | Average Revenue Per User |
ASN | Abstract Syntax Notation |
ASP | Active Server Pages |
ASP | Application Service Provider |
AT | Access Tandem |
ATM | Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
AWC | Area Wide Centrex |
AYUS | As Yet Unknown Service |
AuC | Authentication Center |
BCM | Basic Call Model |
BCSM | Basic Call State Model |
BER | Bit Error Rate |
BICC | Bearer Independent Call Control |
BS | Base Station |
BSC | Base Station Controller |
BTS | Base Transceiver Station |
BWA | Broadband Wireless Access |
CAMEL | Customized Applications for Mobile (station) Enhanced Logic |
CASE | Computer Aided Software Engineering |
CBR | Constant Bit Rate |
CC | Country Code |
CCAF | Call Control Agent Function |
CCD | Charge-Coupled Device |
CCF | Call Control Function |
CCIR | International Consultative Committee for Radio |
CCITT | International Consultative Committee for Telephony and Telegraphy |
CCM | CORBA Component Model |
CCS | Common Channel Signaling |
CD | Compact Disk |
CDMA | Code Division Multiple Access |
CDPD | Cellular Digital Packet Data |
CIDL | Component Implementation Definition Language |
CIM | Common Information Model |
CNP | Contract Net Protocol |
CORBA | Common Object Request Broker Architecture |
COTS | Commercial Off The Shelf |
CPH | Call Party Handling |
CPL | Call Processing Language |
CPR | Call Processing Record |
CRM | Customer Relationship Management |
CS | Capability Set |
CTI | Computer-Telephony Integration |
CWM | Common Warehouse Model |
Centrex | Central Exchange (services) |
Codec | Coder-Decoder |
D-AMPS | Digital AMPS |
DAB | Digital Audio Broadcasting |
DAML | DARPA Agent Markup Language |
DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
DCE | Distributed Computing Environment |
DCT | Discrete Cosine Transform |
DECT | Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications |
DEN | Directory Enabled Networks |
DFP | Distributed Functional Plane |
DMTF | Distributed Management Task Force |
DP | Detection Point |
DPCM | Differential Pulse Code Modulation |
DPE | Distributed Processing Environment |
DS | Differentiated Service |
DSCP | Differentiated Service Code Point |
DSCQS | Double Stimulus Continuous-Quality Scale |
DSL | Digital Subscriber Line |
DSP | Digital Signal Processor/Processing |
DSS1 | Digital Signaling System Number 1 |
DTMF | Dual-Tone Multiple Frequency |
DVB | Digital Video Broadcasting (-C Cable, -T Terrestrial, -S Satellite) |
DVD | Digital Versatile/Video Disk |
DiffServ | Differentiated Services |
E-OTD | Enhanced Observed Time Difference |
E911 | Enhanced 911 (emergency service) |
EDACS | Enhanced Digital Access Communication System |
EDGE | Enhanced Data rates for GSM (or Global) Evolution |
EDP | Event Detection Point |
EF | Expedited Forwarding |
EFSM | extended finite state machine |
EIA | Electronics Industry Association |
EIR | Equipment Identity Register |
EJB | Enterprise Java Beans |
EMA | Electronic Messaging Association |
EO | End Office |
EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (UK) |
ESP | Encapsulated Security Payload. |
ESTELLE | Extended Finite State Machine Language |
ETI | Embed The Internet |
ETSI | European Telecommunications Standards Institute |
FCC | Federal Communications Commission |
FDD | Frequency Division Duplex |
FDMA | Frequency Division Multiple Access |
FDT | Formal Description Technique |
FIM | Feature Interaction Manager |
FOMA | Freedom of Mobile Multimedia Access (Japanese 3G system) |
FORCES | Forum for Creation and Engineering of Telecommunications Services |
FSA | Finite State Automaton |
FSM | Finite State Machine |
FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
GA | Genetic Algorithm |
GFP | Global Functional Plane |
GGSN | Gateway GPRS Support Node |
GIF | Graphics Interchange Format |
GIOP | General Inter-ORB Protocol |
GMSC | Gateway MSC |
GP | Genetic Programming |
GPL | General Public License (GNU) |
GPRS | General Packet Radio Service |
GPS | Global Positioning System |
GR | Generic Requirements |
GSM | Global System for Mobile Communications |
GUI | Graphical User Interface |
HAPS | High Altitude Platform System |
HAVi | Home Audio-Video Interoperability |
HDTV | High Definition Television |
HLR | Home Location Register |
HSCSD | High Speed Circuit-Switched Data |
HTML | HyperText Markup Language |
HTTP | HyperText Transfer/Transport Protocol |
HomePlug | Home Powerline Alliance |
ICMP | Internet Control Message Protocol |
IDL | Interface Definition Language |
IEC | International Electrotechnical Commission |
IETF | Internet Engineering Task Force |
IM | Instant Messaging |
IMEI | International Mobile Equipment Identity |
IMPP | Instant Messaging and Presence Protocol |
IMPS | Instant Messaging and Presence Service |
IMSI | International Mobile Subscriber Identity |
IMXP | Instant Messaging Exchange Protocol |
IN | Intelligent Network |
INAP | Intelligent Network Application Part |
IP | Intelligent Peripheral |
IP | Internet Protocol |
IPSec | Internet Protocol Security |
IS | Interim Standard |
ISC | International Softswitch Consortium |
ISDB | Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting |
ISDN | Integrated Services Digital Network |
ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
ISP | Internet Service Provider |
ISUP | ISDN User Part |
ITU | International Telecommunications Union |
ITU-R | International Telecommunications Union – Radio |
ITU-T | International Telecommunications Union – Telecommunications |
IVR | Interactive Voice Response |
IntServ | Integrated Services |
IrDA | Infrared Data Association |
IR | Infrared |
JAIN | Java API for Integrated Networks |
JCC | Java Call Control |
JFIF | JPEG File Interchange Format |
JIAC | Java Intelligent Agent Componentware |
JND | Just Noticeable Difference |
JPEG | Joint Photographic Experts Group |
JSP | Java Server Pages |
LA | Location Area |
LAN | Local Area Network |
LBS | Location-Based Service |
LCD | Liquid Crystal Display |
LDAP | Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
LEO | Low Earth Orbit |
LIDB | Line Information Database |
LMDS | Local Multipoint Distribution Service |
LNP | Local Number Portability |
LOTOS | Language Of Temporal Ordering Specification |
LSSGR | Local Switching Systems General Requirements |
MAC | Medium Access Control |
MAC | Message Authentication Code |
MBone | Virtual Multicast Backbone on the Internet |
MDA | Model Driven Architecture |
MEO | Medium Earth Orbit |
MGC | Media Gateway Controller |
MGCP | Media Gateway Control Protocol |
MHA | Message Handling Agent |
MHEG | Multimedia and Hypermedia Information Coding Expert Group |
MIDI | Musical Instrument/Integration Digital Interface |
MIME | Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions |
MMS | Multimedia Messaging Service |
MMUSIC | Multiparty MUltimedia SessIon Control |
MOF | Meta-Object Facility |
MP3 | MPEG-1 layer 3 |
MPC | Multimedia Personal Computer |
MPEG | Moving Picture Experts Group |
MPLS | MultiProtocol Label Switching |
MPT | Ministry of Post and Telecommunications |
MS | Mobile Station |
MSC | Message Sequence Chart |
MSC | Mobile Switching Center |
MSF | Multi-Service Switching Forum |
MSISDN | Mobile Station ISDN Number |
MSRN | Mobile Station Roaming Number |
MTI | Missed Trigger Interaction |
MTP | Message Transfer Part |
MUMC | Multiple User Multiple Component |
MUSC | Multiple User Single component |
MVNO | Mobile Virtual Network Operator |
NDC | National Destination Code |
NGN | Next Generation Network |
NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
NNI | Network-Network Interface |
NPA | Network Provider Agent |
NSF | National Science Foundation |
OA&M | Operations, Administration and Management |
OBCM | Originating Basic Call Model |
OCS | Originating/Outgoing Call Screening |
ODP | Open Distributed Processing |
OMA | Object Management Architecture |
OMA | Open Mobile Alliance |
OMC | Operations & Management Center |
OMG | Object Management Group |
ORB | Object Request Broker |
OSA | Open Services Access |
OSGi | Open Services Gateway initiative |
OSI | Open Systems Interconnection |
OSS | Operation Support System |
PAM | Presence and Availability Management |
PAMR | Public Access Mobile Radio |
PAN | Personal Area Network |
PBX | Private Branch Exchange |
PC | Personal Computer |
PCA | Personal Communications Agent |
PCF | Packet Control Function |
PCM | Pulse Code Modulation |
PCS | Personal Communication System |
PDA | Personal Digital Assistant |
PDB | Per-Domain Behavior |
PDC | Personal Digital Cellular |
PDSN | Packet Data Serving Node |
PE | Physical Entity |
PHB | Per-Hop Behavior |
PHS | Personal Handyphone System |
PIC | Point In Call |
PIM | Personal Information Manager |
PIM | Platform Independent Model |
PIM | Presence and Instant Messaging |
PLMN | Public Land Mobile Network |
PMR | Private Mobile Radio |
PNA | Phoneline Networking Alliance |
POA | Portable Object Adapter |
POS | Packet Over SONET |
POTS | Plain Old Telephone Service |
PP | Physical Plane |
PRIM | Presence and Instant Messaging |
PSM | Platform Specific Model |
PSTN | Public Switched Telephone Network |
QoS | Quality of Service |
RAN | Radio Access Network |
RF | Radio Frequency |
RFC | Request For Comments |
RM-ODP | Reference Model for Open Distributed Processing |
RMI | Remote Method Invocation |
RNC | Radio Network Controller |
RPC | Remote Procedure Call |
RSVP | Resource Reservation Protocol |
RTCP | Real Time Control Protocol |
RTP | Real-time Transport Protocol |
RTSP | Real Time Streaming Protocol |
RTT | Radio Transmission Technology |
SAE | Society for Automotive Engineers |
SAI | Sequential Action Interaction |
SCE | Service Creation Environment |
SCF | Service Control Function |
SCP | Service Control Point |
SD | Speed Dialing |
SDF | Service Data Function |
SDL | Specification and Description Language |
SDP | Service Data Point |
SGSN | Serving GPRS Support Node |
SIB | Service Independent Building Block |
SID | Shared Information Model |
SIG | Special Interest Group |
SIM | Subscriber Identity Module |
SIMPLE | SIP for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions |
SIP | Session Initiation Protocol |
SIP-T | SIP for Telephony |
SLA | Service Level Agreement |
SLEE | Service Logic Execution Environment |
SLP | Service Location Protocol |
SLP | Service Logic Program |
SMF | Service Management Function |
SMR | Specialist Mobile Radio |
SMS | Service Management System |
SMS | Short Message Service |
SMSC | Serving MSC |
SMTP | Simple Mail Transfer protocol |
SN | Service Node |
SN | Subscriber Number |
SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol |
SOAP | Simple Object Access Protocol |
SOHO | Small Office-Home Office |
SONET | Synchronous Optical Network |
SP | Service Plane |
SPA | Service Provider Access |
SPA | Service Provider Agent |
SPC | Stored Program Control |
SRF | Specialized Resource Function |
SRP | Specialized Resource Point |
SS7 | Signaling System Number 7 |
SSCP | Service Switching and Control Point |
SSF | Service Switching Function |
SSL | Secure Sockets Layer |
SSM | Switching State Model |
SSP | Service Switching Point |
STB | Set Top Box |
STI | Shared Trigger Interaction |
STP | Signal Transfer Point |
SUMC | Single User Multiple Component |
SUSC | Single User Single Component |
SVoD | Subscription Video on Demand |
TACS | Total Access Communication System |
TBCM | Terminating Basic Call Model |
TCAP | Transaction Capabilities Application Part |
TCP | Transmission Control Protocol |
TD-CDMA | Time Division CDMA |
TD-SCDMA | Time Division Synchronous CDMA |
TDD | Time Division Duplex |
TDM | Time Division Multiplexing |
TDMA | Time Division (or Demand) Multiple Access |
TDMA | Time Division Multiple Access |
TDOA | Time Difference of Arrival |
TDP | Trigger Detection Point |
Telco | Telephone Company |
TETRA | TErrestrial Trunked RAdio |
TIA | Telecommunications Industry Association |
TINA | Telecommunication Information Networking Architecture |
TINA-C | TINA Consortium |
TIPHON | Telephony and Internet Protocol Harmonization Over Networks |
TLS | Transport Layer Security |
TMF | TeleManagement Forum |
TMN | Telecommunication Management Network |
TSC | Telematics Suppliers Consortium |
TUP | Telephony User Part |
ToS | Type of Service |
UCM | Use Case Map |
UDDI | Universal Description, Discovery and Integration |
UDP | User Datagram Protocol |
UM | Unified Messaging |
UML | Unified Modeling Language |
UMTS | Universal Mobile Telecommunications System |
UNI | User-Network Interface |
UPT | Universal Personal Telecommunications |
UPnP | Universal Plug and Play |
UWB | Ultra Wide Band |
Usenet | USErs’ NETwork |
VLR | Visitor Location Register |
VPIM | Voice Profile for Internet Mail |
VPN | Virtual Private Network |
VoATM | Voice over ATM |
VoD | Video on Demand |
VoIP | Voice over Internet Protocol |
W3C | World Wide Web Consortium |
WAN | Wide Area Network |
WAP | Wireless Access/Application Protocol |
WAP | Wireless Application Protocol |
WCDMA | Wideband CDMA |
WLAN | Wireless Local Area Network |
WLL | Wireless Local Loop |
WML | Wireless Markup Language |
WSDL | Web Services Description Language |
WVMIMP | Wireless Village Mobile Instant Messaging and Presence |
WWW | World Wide Web |
XML | Extensible Markup Language |
XML | eXtensible Markup Language |
xDSL | Digital Subscriber Line (of any type) |
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