[Ccarc] Wireless glossary (from RCR magazine)

[Phil Snider]

Glossary

*1x EV-DO* 1x Evolution Data Only

*1x EV-DV* 1x Evolution Data and Voice

*1x RTT* 1x Radio Transmission Technology

*3G* Third Generation

*3GPP* 3G Partnership Project

*3GPP2* 3G Partnership Project 2

*AFH* Adaptive Frequency Hopping

*AGPS* Assisted Global Positioning System

*ALI* Automatic Location Identification

*AMPS* Advanced Mobile Phone Service

*AMR* Adaptive Multi Rate

*AN* Access Node

*ANI* Automatic Number Identification

*AOA* Angle of Arrival

*APCO* Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International

*API* Application Programming Interface

*ARPU* Average Revenue Per User

*AT* Access Terminal

*ATM* Asynchronous Transfer Mode

*bps* Bits per second

*BREW* Binary Runtime Environment for Windows

*BS* Base Station

*BSC* Base Station Controller

*BTS* Base Transceiver Station

*BTA* Basic Trading Area

*BWA* Broadband Wireless Access

*CALEA* Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act

*CB* Cell Broadcasting

*CDG* CDMA Development Group

*CDMA* Code Division Multiple Access

*CDPD* Cellular Digital Packet Data

*CLEC* Competitive Local Exchange Carrier

*CMRS* Commercial Mobile Radio Service

*CPE* Customer Premises Equipment

*CPNI* Customer Proprietary Network Information

*CTIA* Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association

*D-AMPS* Digital-Advanced Mobile Phone Service

*DCS* Digital Communications Service

*DSP* Digital Signal Processor

*EDGE* Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution

*ESMR* Enhanced Specialized Mobile Radio

*FCC* Federal Communications Commission

*FDD* Frequency Division Duplex

* GMSC*Gateway Mobile Switching Center

*GPRS* General Packet Radio Service

*GPS* Global Positioning System

*GSM* Global System for Mobile communications

*HLR* Home Location Register

*HSCSD* High Speed Circuit Switched Data

*HSDPA* High Speed Downlink Packet Access

*HSUPA* High Speed Enhanced Uplink Packet Access

*iDEN* Integrated Digital Enhanced Network

*IEEE* Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

*ILEC* Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier

*IMS* Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystems

*IMT-2000* International Mobile Telecommunications-2000

*IP* Internet Protocol

*ITU* International Telecommunication Union

*J2ME* Java 2 Micro Edition

*Kbps* Kilobits per second

*LAN* Local Area Network

*LEC* Local Exchange Carrier

*LMDS* Local Multipoint Distribution Service

*Mcps* million chips per second

*MIDP* Mobile Information Device Profile

*MIMO* Multiple-Input Multiple-Output

*MMDS* Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service

*MMS* Multimedia Messaging Service

*MOU* Minutes of Use

*MS* Mobile Station

*MSC* Mobile Switching Center

*MVNO* Mobile Virtual Network Operator

*NFC* Near Field Communication

*NGN* Next-Generation Network

*NMT* Nordic Mobile Telephone

*OS* Operating System

*OTA* Over the Air

*PCIA* Personal Communications Industry Association

*PCS* Personal Communications Service

*PDC* Personal Digital Cellular

*PHS* Personal Handyphone System

*POTS* Plain Old Telephone Service

*PSAP* Public Safety Answering Point

*PSTN* Public Switched Telephone Network

*PTT* Push To Talk

*RBOC* Regional Bell Operating Company

*RF* Radio Frequency

*RFID* Radio Frequency Identification

*RNC* Radio Network Controller

*SIM* Subscriber Identity Module

*SIP* Session Initiation Protocol

*SMR* Specialized Mobile Radio

*SMS* Short Message Service

*TDD* Time Division Duplex

*TDMA* Time Division Multiple Access

*TDOA* Time Difference of Arrival

*TD-SCDMA* Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access

*UMA* Unlicensed Mobile Access

*UMTS* Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service

*UTRA* Universal Terrestrial Radio Access

*UTRAN* UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network

*UWB* Ultra Wideband

*VLR* Visitor Location Register

*VoIP* Voice over Internet Protocol

*WAN* Wide Area Network

*WAP* Wireless Application Protocol

*WASP* Wireless Application Service Provider

*W-CDMA* Wideband Code Division Multiple Access

*Wi-Fi* Wireless Fidelity

*WiMAX* Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access

*WISP* Wireless Internet Service Provider

*WLAN* Wireless Local Area Network

*WLL* Wireless Local Loop

*WML* Wireless Markup Language

*WPA* Wi-Fi Protected Access

*WPAN* Wireless Personal Area Networking

*WWiSE* Worldwide Spectrum Efficiency