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3GPP |
Third Generation Partnership Project |
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3GPP2 |
Third Generation Partnership Project 2 |
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A-RACF |
Access Resource Admission and Control Function |
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AAA |
Authentication, Authorization, Accounting |
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AAL |
ATM Adaptation Layer |
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ABNF |
Augmented Bachus-Naur Form |
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ACK |
Acknowledge |
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AF |
Assured Forwarding |
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AF |
Application Function |
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AGCF |
Access Gateway Control Function |
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AGF |
Access Gateway Function |
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AH |
Authentication Header |
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AK |
Anonymity Key |
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AKA |
Authentication and Key Agreement |
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ALG |
Application Layer Gateway |
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AMF |
Authentication Management Field |
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AMF |
Access Management Function |
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AMR |
Adaptive Multi Rate |
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AMR-WB |
Adaptive Multi Rate – Wide Band |
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AP |
Access Point |
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AP |
Authentication Proxy |
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AP |
Aggregation Proxy |
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API |
Application Programming Interface |
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APN |
Access Point Name |
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ARF |
Access Relay Function |
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AS |
Access Stratum |
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AS |
Autonomous System |
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AS |
Application Server |
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ASN.1 |
Abstract Syntax Notation One |
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ATIS |
Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions |
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ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
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AuC |
Authentication Centre |
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AUID |
Application Unique ID |
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AUTN |
Authentication Token |
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AVP |
Attribute Value Pair |
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AVP |
Audio Video Profile |
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B2BUA |
Back-To-Back User Agent |
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BA |
Behaviour Aggregate |
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BB |
Bandwidth Broker |
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BE |
Best Effort |
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BG |
Border Gateway |
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BGC |
Border Gateway Controller |
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BGCF |
Breakout Gateway Control Function |
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BGF |
Border Gateway Function |
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BGP |
Border Gateway Protocol |
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BICC |
Bearer Independent Call Control Protocol |
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BM-SC |
Broadcast/Multicast Service Centre |
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BRAS |
Broadband Remote Access Server |
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BS |
Base Station |
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BS |
Billing System |
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BSC |
Base Station Controller |
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BSF |
Bootstrapping Server Function |
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BSS |
Base Station System |
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BTF |
Basic Transport Function |
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BTS |
Base Transceiver System |
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C-BGF |
Core Border Gateway Function |
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CBQ |
Class Based Queuing |
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CBR |
Constant Bitrate |
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CC |
Country Code |
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CCF |
Charging Control Function |
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CDF |
Charging Data Function |
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CDR |
Charging Data Record |
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CDR |
Call Detail Record |
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CGF |
Charging Gateway Function |
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CIC |
Circuit Identity Code (ISUP) |
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CIC |
Call Instance Code (BICC) |
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CIDR |
Classless Inter Domain Routing |
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CK |
Cipher Key |
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CLF |
Connectivity Session Location and Repository Function |
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CMS |
Cryptographic Message Syntax |
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CMTS |
Cable Modem Termination System |
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CN |
Core Network |
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CNG |
Customer Network Gateway |
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CNGCF |
CNG Configuration Function |
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CoA |
Care-of-Address |
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CoS |
Class of Service |
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CPE |
Customer Premises Equipment |
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CPL |
Call Processing Language |
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CR-LDP |
Constraint based Routing LDP |
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CRC |
Cyclic Redundancy Check |
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CRF |
Charging Rules Function |
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CRTP |
Compressed RTP |
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CS |
Circuit Switched |
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CSCF |
Call/Session Control Function |
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CSMA |
Carrier Sense Multiple Access |
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CT |
Client Transaction |
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CTF |
Charging Trigger Function |
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CWMP |
CPE WAN Management Protocol |
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DA |
Destination Address |
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DF |
Don’t Fragment |
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DES |
Data Encryption Standard |
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DHCP |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
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Diffserv |
Differential Services |
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DL |
Downlink |
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DMZ |
Demilitarized Zone |
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DNS |
Domain Name System |
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DOCSIS |
Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification |
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DSAI |
Dynamic Service Activation Information |
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DSCP |
Diffserv Code Point |
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DSLAM |
Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer |
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DSP |
Digital Signalling Processor |
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DTMF |
Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency |
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E.164 |
The format for international telephone numbers |
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EAP |
Extensible Authentication Protocol |
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EBCF |
Event Based Charging Function |
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ECF |
Event Charging Function (R5) |
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EDGE |
Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution |
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EF |
Expedited Forwarding |
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EIGRP |
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol |
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EIR |
Equipment Identity Register |
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EIS |
Early IMS Security |
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ENUM |
E.164 Number Mapping |
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ESP |
Encapsulating Security Payload |
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ETH |
Ethernet |
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ETSI |
European Telecommunications Standards Institute |
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FA |
Foreign Agent |
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FCS |
Frame Check Sequence |
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FDDI |
Fiber Distributed Data Interface |
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FEC |
Forwarding Equivalence Class |
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ffs |
For Further Study |
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FIN |
Finish |
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FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
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FQDN |
Fully Qualified Domain Name |
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FW |
Firewall |
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GAA |
Generic Authentication Architecture |
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GBA |
Generic Bootstrapping Architecture |
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GCF |
Gateway Control Function |
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GERAN |
GSM EDGE Radio Access Network |
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GGSN |
Gateway GPRS Support Node |
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GMPLS |
Generalized MPLS |
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GMSC |
Gateway MSC |
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GPRS |
General Packet Radio Service |
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GRUU |
Globally Routable User Agent URI |
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GRX |
GPRS Roaming Exchange |
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GSM |
Global System for Mobile Communication |
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GW |
Gateway |
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HA |
Home Agent |
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HLR |
Home Location Register |
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HMAC |
Hashed Key Message Authentication Check |
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HNW |
Home Network |
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HSS |
Home Subscriber Server |
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HTTP |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
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I-BGF |
Interworking Border Gateway Function |
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I-CSCF |
Interrogating CSCF |
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IAD |
Intelligent Access Device |
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IANA |
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
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IAPP |
Internet Access Point Protocol |
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IBCF |
Interconnection Border Control Function |
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ICE |
Interactive Connectivity Establishment |
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ICMP |
Internet Control Message Protocol |
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ICID |
IMS Charging Identity |
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ICQ |
I Seek You |
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IETF |
Internet Engineering Task Force |
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IFC |
Initial Filter Criteria |
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IHL |
Internet Header Length |
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IK |
Integrity Key |
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IKE |
Internet Key Exchange |
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IM |
Instant Message |
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IMAP |
Internet Mail Access Protocol |
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IMPI |
IMS Private Identity |
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IMPU |
IMS Public Identity |
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IMS |
IP Multimedia Subsystem |
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IMSI |
International Mobile Subscriber Identity |
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IMT |
International Mobile Telecommunications |
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Intserv |
Integrated Services |
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IOI |
Inter Operator Identifier |
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IP |
Internet Protocol |
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IP-CAN |
IP Connectivity Access Network |
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IP-PBX |
IP-Private Branch Exchange |
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IPsec |
IP Security |
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IPTV |
Internet Protocol Television |
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IPX |
IP Exchange |
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IS |
Intermediate system |
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ISC |
IMS Service Control Interface |
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ISDN |
Integrated Services Digital Network |
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ISIM |
IP Multimedia Subscriber Identity Module |
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ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
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ISUP |
ISDN User Part |
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IRS |
Implicit Registration Set |
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ITSP |
Internet Telephony Service Provider |
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ITU |
International Telecommunication Union |
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IVR |
Interactive Voice Response |
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IWF |
Interworking Function |
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K |
Secret Key |
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Kc |
Ciphering Key (<R99) |
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Ki |
Authentication Key (<R99) |
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LAN |
Local Area Network |
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LDAP |
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
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LDP |
Label Distribution Protocol |
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LER |
Label Edge Router |
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LLC |
Logical Link Control |
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LSP |
Label Switched Path |
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LSR |
Label Switching Router |
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MOS |
Mean Opinion Score |
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MAC |
Medium Access Control |
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MCC |
Mobile Country Code |
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MEGACO |
Gateway Control Protocol (H.248) |
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MF |
More Fragment |
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MGCF |
Media Gateway Control Function |
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MG |
Media Gateway |
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MGC |
Media Gateway Controller |
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MGCP |
Media Gateway Control Protocol (Cisco) |
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MGF |
Media Gateway Function |
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MGW |
Media Gateway |
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MIB |
Management Information Base |
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MIME |
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions |
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MNC |
Mobile Network Code |
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MPLS |
Multiprotocol Label Switching |
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MPLS-TE |
MPLS for Traffic Engineering |
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MRF |
Media Resource Function |
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MRFC |
Media Resource Function Controller |
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MRFP |
Media Resource Function Processor |
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MS |
Mobile Station |
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MSC |
Mobile Switching Centre |
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MSCF |
Messaging Service Control Function |
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MSRP |
Message Session Relay Protocol |
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MSIN |
Mobile Subscriber Identity Number |
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MT |
Mobile Termination |
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MTP |
Message Transfer Part |
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MTU |
Maximum Transfer Unit |
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NACF |
Network Access Configuration Function |
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NAF |
Network Application Function |
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NAPTR |
Naming Authority Pointer Record |
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NAS |
Network Access Server |
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NASS |
Network Attachment Subsystem |
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NAT |
Network Address Translation |
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NAT-PT |
NAT with Protocol Translation |
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NBA |
NASS Bundled Authentication |
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NE |
Network Element |
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NIC |
Network Interface Card |
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OMA |
Open Mobile Alliance |
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OSI |
Open Systems Interconnection |
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OSPF |
Open Shortest Path First |
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P-CSCF |
Proxy CSCF |
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PAN |
Personal Area Network |
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PBX |
Private Branch Exchange |
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PCC |
Policy and Charging Control |
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PCEF |
Policy and Charging Enforcement Function |
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PCM |
Pulse Code Modulation |
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PCRF |
Policy and Changing Resource Function |
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PCU |
Packet Control Unit |
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PDA |
Personal Digital Assistant |
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PDBF |
Policy Database Function |
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PDC |
Personal Digital Cellular |
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Policy Decision Function |
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PDG |
Packet Data Gateway |
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PDN |
Packet Data Network |
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PDP |
Packet Data Protocol |
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PDP |
Policy Decision Point |
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PEP |
Policy Enforcement Point |
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PES |
PSTN/ISDN Emulation Subsystem |
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PESQ |
Perceptual Evaluation of Speech Quality |
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PGP |
Pretty Good Privacy |
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PHB |
Per Hop Behaviour |
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PHY |
Physical Layer |
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PIB |
Policy Information Base |
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PLMN |
Public Land Mobile Network |
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PNA |
Presence Network Agent |
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PoC |
Push-to-talk over Cellular |
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POP |
Post Office Protocol |
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POTS |
Plain Old Telephone System |
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PPP |
Point-to-Point Protocol |
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PPP |
Presentity Presence Proxy |
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PQ |
Priority Queuing |
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PRI |
Primary Rate Interface |
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PS |
Packet Switched |
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PS |
Power Safe Mode |
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PSH |
Push |
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PSI |
Public Service Identity |
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PSK |
Phase Shift Keying |
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PSTN |
Public Switched Telephone Network |
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PTT |
Push-To-Talk |
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QoS |
Quality of Service |
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RACF |
Resource Admission and Control Function |
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RACS |
Resource and Admission Control Subsystem |
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RADIUS |
Remote Authentication Dial In User Service |
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RAN |
Radio Access Network |
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RAND |
Random Challenge |
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RAS |
Remote Access Server |
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RCEF |
Resource Control Enforcement Function |
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RED |
Random Early Detection |
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RES |
Response |
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RF |
Radio Frequency |
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RFC |
Request For Comments |
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RGF |
Residential Gateway Function |
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RGW |
Residential Gateway |
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RIP |
Routing Information Protocol |
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RLS |
Resource List Server |
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RNC |
Radio Network Controller |
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ROHC |
Robust Header Compression |
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RST |
Reset |
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RSVP |
Resource Reservation Protocol |
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RTCP |
RTP Control Protocol |
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RTP |
Real Time Transport Protocol |
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RTSP |
Real Time Streaming Protocol |
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S-CSCF |
Serving CSCF |
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S/MIME |
Secure Mime |
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SA |
Security Association |
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SA |
Source Address |
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SAD |
Security Association Database |
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SAP |
Service Access Point |
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SAP |
Session Announcement Protocol |
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SBG |
Session Border Gateway |
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SCS |
Service Capability Server |
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SCTP |
Stream Control Transmission Protocol |
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SDP |
Session Description Protocol |
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SEG |
Security Gateway |
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SGF |
Signalling Gateway Function |
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SGSN |
Serving GPRS Support Node |
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SGW |
Signalling Gateway |
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SIGTRAN |
Signalling Transport |
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SIM |
Subscriber Identity Module |
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SIP |
Session Initiation Protocol |
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SIP-I |
SIP and ISUP/BICC Interworking |
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SIP-T |
SIP for Telephones |
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SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
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SLF |
Subscription Locator Function |
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SMTP |
Simple Mail Transport Protocol |
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SMS |
Short Message Service |
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SNMP |
Simple Network Management Protocol |
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SPA |
Service Provider API |
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SPC |
Signalling Point Code |
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SPD |
Security Policy database |
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SPDF |
Service Policy Decision Function |
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SRES |
Signed Response |
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SRV |
Service Record |
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SS |
Supplementary Service |
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SS7 |
Signalling System number 7 |
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SSH |
Secure Shell |
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SSID |
Service Set Identifier |
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SSL |
Secure Socket Layer |
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SSRC |
Synchronizing Source |
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ST |
Server Transaction |
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STUN |
Simple Traversal of UDP through NAT |
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SYN |
Synchronize |
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TA |
Transmitter Address |
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TAS |
Telephony Application Server |
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TBCP |
Talk Burst Control Protocol |
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tbd |
To Be Decided |
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TCAP |
Transaction Capabilities Application Part |
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TCP |
Transmission Control Protocol |
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TDM |
Time Division Multiplex |
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TE |
Terminal Equipment |
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TFTP |
Trivial File Transfer Protocol |
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TGCF |
Trunking Gateway Control Function |
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THIG |
Topology Hiding Gateway |
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TIM |
Traffic Indication Map |
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TISPAN |
Telecoms & Internet Converged Services & Protocols for Advanced Networks |
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TLS |
Transport Layer Security |
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ToS |
Type of Service |
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TPF |
Traffic Plane Function |
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TrGW |
Translation Gateway |
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TTL |
Time To Live |
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TURN |
Traversal Using Relay NAT |
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UA |
User Agent |
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UAAF |
User Authentication and Authorization Function |
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UAC |
User Agent Client |
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UAS |
User Agent Server |
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UBR |
Unspecified Bit Rate |
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UDP |
User Datagram Protocol |
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UE |
User Equipment |
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UMTS |
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System |
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UICC |
Universal Integrated Circuit Card |
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UL |
Uplink |
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UPnP |
Universal Plug and Play |
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UPSF |
User Profile Server Function |
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USIM |
Universal Subscriber Identity Module |
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URG |
Urgent |
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URI |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
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UTRAN |
UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network |
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VBR |
Variable Bit Rate |
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VC |
Virtual Circuit |
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VCC |
Voice Call Continuity |
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VCC |
Virtual Channel Connection |
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VCI |
Virtual Channel Identifier |
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VGCF |
Voice Gateway Control Function |
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VGW |
Voice Gateway |
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VLAN |
Virtual LAN |
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VLR |
Visitor Location Register |
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VoA |
Voice over ATM |
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VoF |
Voice over Frame Relay |
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VoIP |
Voice over IP |
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VoN |
Voice over Networks |
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VPI |
Virtual Path Identifier |
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VPN |
Virtual Private Network |
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WAG |
Wireless Application Gateway |
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WAN |
Wide Area Network |
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WFQ |
Weight Fair Queuing |
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WiFi |
WiFi (No abbreviation!) |
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WLAN |
Wireless LAN |
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WM |
Wireless Medium |
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WPAN |
Wireless PAN |
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WRED |
Weighted Random Early Detection |
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XCAP |
XML Configuration Access Protocol |
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XDMS |
XML Data Management Server |
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XML |
Extensible Markup Language |
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XRES |
Expected Response |