July 2014
Beginner to intermediate
486 pages
15h 25m
English
book
An Introduction to LTE: LTE, LTE-Advanced, SAE, VoLTE and 4G Mobile Communications, 2nd Edition
by Christopher Cox
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List of Abbreviations
| 16-QAM | 16 quadrature amplitude modulation |
| 1G | First generation |
| 1xRTT | 1x radio transmission technology |
| 2G | Second generation |
| 3G | Third generation |
| 3GPP | Third Generation Partnership Project |
| 3GPP2 | Third Generation Partnership Project 2 |
| 4G | Fourth generation |
| 64-QAM | 64 quadrature amplitude modulation |
| AAA | Authentication, authorization and accounting |
| ABMF | Account balance management function |
| ABS | Almost blank subframe |
| ACK | Positive acknowledgement |
| ACM | Address complete message |
| ADC | Analogue to digital converter |
| AES | Advanced Encryption Standard |
| AF | Application function/Assured forwarding |
| AKA | Authentication and key agreement |
| AM | Acknowledged mode |
| AMBR | Aggregate maximum bit rate |
| AMR | Adaptive multi rate |
| AMR-WB | Wideband adaptive multi rate |
| ANDSF | Access network discovery and selection function |
| ANM | Answer message |
| API | Application programming interface |
| APN | Access point name |
| APN-AMBR | Per APN aggregate maximum bit rate |
| ARIB | Association of Radio Industries and Businesses |
| ARP | Allocation and retention priority |
| ARQ | Automatic repeat request |
| AS | Access stratum/Application server |
| ASME | Access security management entity |
| ATCF | Access transfer control function |
| ATGW | Access transfer gateway |
| ATIS | Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions |
| AuC | Authentication centre |
| AVP | Attribute value pair/Audio visual profile |
| AWS | Advanced Wireless Services |
| B2BUA | Back to back user agent |
| BBERF | Bearer binding and event reporting function |
| BBF | Bearer binding function |
| BCCH | Broadcast control channel |
| BCH | Broadcast channel |
| BD | Billing domain |
| BE | Best effort ... |
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