| Acronym |
Description |
| SMS |
Short Message Service |
| AMPS |
Advanced Mobile Phone Service |
| BCC |
Base station Colour Code |
| BSC |
Base Station Controller |
| BSIC |
Base Station Identity Code |
| BSS |
Base Station Subsystem |
| BSSAP |
BSS Application Part |
| BSSMAP |
BSS Management Application Part |
| BSSOMAP |
BSS Operations and Maintenance Application Part |
| BTS |
Base Transciever Station |
| BTSM |
BTS Management protocol |
| CC |
Circuit mode connection Call protocol |
| CCITT |
The Consultative Committee for International Telegraph and Telephony |
| CGI |
Cell Global Identifier |
| CM |
Circuit Mode connection call protocol |
| DNS |
Domain Name System |
| DTAP |
Direct Transfer Application Part |
| ECC |
Emergency Call Centre |
| EIR |
Equipement Identity Register |
| ETS |
European Telecommunications Standard |
| ETSI |
European Telecommunications Standardization Institute |
| FAC |
Final Assembly Code |
| GPS |
Global Positioning System |
| GSM |
Global System for Mobile communications |
| HLR |
Home Location Register |
| HO |
HandOver |
| IMEI |
International Mobile Equipment Identity |
| IMSI |
International Mobile Subscriber Identity |
| ID |
Identification |
| IP |
Internet Protocol |
| ISDN |
Integrated Services Digital Network |
| ISUP |
ISDN User Part |
| ITU |
International Telecommunications Union |
| LA |
Location Area |
| LAN |
Local Area Network |
| LAI |
Location Area Identifier |
| LOS |
Line Of Sight |
| MAP |
Mobile Application Part |
| MTP |
Message Transfer Part |
| MM |
Mobility Management protocol |
| MS |
Mobile Station |
| MSC |
Mobile Switching Centre |
| MSISDN |
Mobile Station ISDN number |
| MSL |
Mobile Station Location |
| MSLC |
Mobile Station Location Centre |
| MSLP |
Mobile Station Location Protocol |
| MSRN |
Mobile Station Roaming Number |
| MSRN |
Mobile Station Roaming Number |
| NCC |
Network Colour Code |
| NLOS |
Non - Line Of Sight |
| PERL |
Practical Extraction and Report Language |
| PLMN |
Public Land Mobile Network |
| RR |
Radio Resources protocol |
| RXLEV |
Received signal level |
| SCCP |
Signalling Connection Control Part |
| SIM |
Subscriber Identity Module |
| SNR |
Serial Number |
| SS7 |
Signalling System 7 |
| SW |
Switch |
| TAC |
Type Approval Code |
| TACS |
Total Access Communication System |
| TCP |
Transport Control Protocol |
| TRX |
Transciever (Transmitter/Receiver) |
| TX |
Transmitter |
| RX |
Receiver |
| UTC |
Universal Time Coordinated |
| VLR |
Visitor Location Register |
| SMPP |
Short Message Peer to Peer protocol |
| J2ME |
Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition |
| MMS |
Multimedia Messaging System |
| WAP |
Wireless Access Protocol |
| MCC |
Mobile Country Code |
| MNC |
Mobile Network Code |
| MT |
Mobile Terminated |
| MO |
Mobile Originated |
| 1G |
First Generation |
| 2G |
Second Generation |
| 3G |
Third Generation |
| 3GPP |
Third Generation Partnership Project |
| ASM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
| CAMEL |
Customised Application for Mobile network Enhanced Logic |
| CDMA |
Code Division Multiple Access |
| CLI |
Caller Line Identification |
| CLIR |
Calling Line Identification Restriction |
| DAC |
Digital to Analogue Converter |
| VOIP |
Voice Over IP |
| DCS |
Data Coding Scheme |
| UDH |
User Data Header |
| UDHI |
User Data Header Indicator |
| EDGE |
Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution |
| EMS |
Extended Message Service |
| FDMA |
Frequency Division Multiple Access |
| TDMA |
Time Division Multiple Access |
| WCDMA |
Wideband Code Division Multiple Access |
| GERAN |
GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network |
| GGSN |
Gateway GPRS Support Node |
| GMSC |
Gateway Mobile Switching Centre |
| GPRS |
GeneralSupport Packet Radio Service |
| GSMS |
GPRS Short Message Service |
| HTTP |
HyperText Transfer Protocol |
| IP |
Internet Protocol |
| PDU |
Protocol Data Unit |
| QoS |
Quality of Service |
| SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
| SI |
Status Indicator |
| SMSC |
Short Message Service Centre |
| UMTS |
Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems |
| USIM |
Universal Subscriber Identity Module |
| OPC |
Originating Point Code |
| DPC |
Destination Point Code |
| TON |
Type Of Number |
| NAI |
Nature of Address Indicator |
| NPI |
Numbering Plan Indicator |
| ESME |
External Short Message Entity |
| UCP |
Universal Computer Protocol |
| EMI |
External Machine Interface |
| LNP |
Local Number Portability |
| PC |
Point Code |
| SSP |
Service Switching Point |
| STP |
Signal Transfer Point |
| SCP |
Service Control Point |
| GT |
Global Title |
| SEP |
Signaling End Point |
| TUP |
Telephone User Part |
| TCAP |
Transaction Capabilities Applications Part |
| OMAP |
Operations, Maintenance and Administration Part |
| SU |
Signaling Unit |
| FISU |
Fill-In Signal Unit |
| LSSU |
Link Status Signal Unit |
| MSU |
Message Signal Unit |
| BSN |
Backward Sequence Number |
| BIB |
Backward Indicator Bit |
| FSN |
Forward Sequence Number |
| FIB |
Forward Indicator Bit |
| SIO |
Service Information Octet |
| MTNS |
Maintenance Special Message |
| SNM |
Signaling Network Management Message |
| SLS |
Signaling Link Selection |
| ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
| SAAL |
Signaling ATM Adaptation Layer |
| IAM |
Initial Address Message |
| ACM |
Address Complete Message |
| REL |
Release Message |
| RLC |
Release Complete Message |
| GTT |
Global Title Translation |
| SIO |
Service Information Octet |
| kbps |
kilobits per second |
| DLR |
Delivery Receipt |
| CBFSMRG |
CardBoardFish Short Message Routing Gateway |
| CBF |
CardBoardFish |
| OA |
Originating Address |
| IVRS |
Interactive Voice Response Software |
| IVR |
Interactive Voice Response |
| OS |
Operating System |
| CID |
Circuit Identifcation Code |
| ATI |
Any Time Interrogation |
| PSI |
Provide Subscriber Information |
| SRI |
Send Routing Info |
| FSM |
Forward Short Message |
| P2P |
Person to Person/Peer to Peer |
| DR |
Delivery Receipt |
| GBP |
Great British Pound |
| EUR |
Euro |
| ec |
eurocents |
| SIGTRAN |
Signaling Transport |
| CIMD |
Computer Interface Message Distribution (Nokia) |
| CIMD2 |
Computer Interface Message Distribution Two (Nokia) |
| UK |
United Kingdom |
| ACK |
Acknowledgement |
| HSPA |
High Speed Packet Access |
| HSUPA |
High Speed Uplink Packet Access |
| HSDPA |
High Speed Downlink Packet Access |
| WCDMA |
Wideband Code Division Multiple Access |
