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Glossary Flashcards

1
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BSS

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A BASE STATION SUB SYSTEM (BSS) contains all nodes and functionalities that are necessary to wirelessly connect mobile subscribers over the radio interface to a network.

The radio interface is usually also referred to as the air interface.

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NSS

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A NETWORK SUB SYSTEM (NSS) contains all the nodes and functionalities that are necessary for switching of calls,subscriber management and mobility management.

The NSS is also called the core network.

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BTS

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The Base Transceiver Station (BTS).

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4
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BSC

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The Base Station Controller (BSC).

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5
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MSC

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The Mobile Switching Centre (MSC).

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6
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EIR

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The Equipment Identity Register (EIR).

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7
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VLR

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The Visitor Location Register (VLR).

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8
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HLR

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The Home Location Register (HLR).

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9
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PSTN

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Public Switched Telephone Network.

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AuC

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Authentication Centre.

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11
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DAS

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Distributed Antenna System.

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12
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CSD

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Circuit Switched Data.

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13
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MOCN

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Multi Operator Core Network.

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14
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GPRS

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General Packet Radio System.

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15
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S-GSN

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Servicing GPRS Support Node.

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16
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G-GSN

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Gateway GPRS Support Node.

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17
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TDMA

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Time Division Multiple Access.

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18
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ARFCN

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Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number.

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19
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ISDN

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Integrated Service Digital Network.

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20
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MS

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Mobile Subscriber.

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21
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GMSK

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Gaussian Minimum Shift Key.

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22
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FDMA

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Frequency Division Multiple Access.

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23
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8-PSK

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8 Phase Shift Keying.

Edge

24
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NOC

A

Network Organisation Centre.

25
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CDMA

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Code Division Multiple Access.

26
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CS

A

Circuit Switched

27
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PS

A

Packet Switched

28
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HSDPA

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High Speed Downlink Packet Access.

29
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HSUPA

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High Speed Uplink Packet Access.

30
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HSPA+

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High Speed Packet Access +.

31
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IMSI

A

International Mobile Subscriber Identity.

32
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LTE

A

Long Term Evolution.

33
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MNC

A

Mobile Network Code.

34
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MCC

A

Mobile Country Code.

35
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MSIN

A

Mobile Subscriber Identity Number.

36
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OFDMA

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Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access.

4G LTE

37
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B-PSK.

A

Binary-Phase Key Shift.

3G release 99

38
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UMTS

A

Universal Mobile Telecommunications System.

39
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UE

A

User Equipment

40
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TRAU

A

Transcoded and Rate Adaptation Unit.

41
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QAM

A

Quadature Amplitude Modulation.

42
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HSS

A

Home Subscriber Server

LTE

43
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PDN-GW

A

Packet Data Network-Gateway.

LTE

44
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MME

A

Mobility Management Entity.

LTE

45
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SGW

A

Serving Gateway

LTE

46
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SRES

A

Signed Response

2nd Triplet

47
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PCRF

A

Policy and Charging Rules Function.

48
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QoS

A

Quality of Service.

49
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APN

A

Access Point Name.

50
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MIMO

A

Multiple Output Multiple Input.

51
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E-UTRAN

A

Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network.

52
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VoLTE

A

Voice Over LTE

53
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RNTI

A

Radio Network Temporary Identity.

54
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ANDSF

A

Access Network Discovery Selection Function.

55
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EPC

A

Evolved Packet Core.

56
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EPS

A

Evolved Packet System.

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