Design, Deployment and Performance of 4G-LTE Networks: A Practical Approach

Abbreviations and Acronyms

16-QAM	16-Quadrature amplitude modulation
64-QAM	64-Quadrature amplitude modulation
1G, 2G, 3G or 4G	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th generation
3GPP	Third generation partnership project
3GPP2	Third generation partnership project 2
AAA	Authentication, authorization and accounting
ACK	Acknowledgment
AES	Advanced encryption standard
AF	Application Function
AIPN	All-IP network
AMBR	Aggregate maximum bit rate
AMC	Adaptive modulation and coding
AMD	Acknowledged mode data
AN	Access network
APN	Access point name
ARP	Allocation and retention priority
ARQ	Automatic repeat request
AS	Access stratum
BC	Business Case
BCCH	Broadcast control channel
BCH	Broadcast channel
BI	Backoff indicator
BLER	Block error rate
BP	Bandwidth part
BSR	Buffer status report
BW	Bandwidth
CAPEX	Capital Expenditure
CCCH	Common control channel
CCE	Control channel elements
CDD	Cyclic delay diversity
CDM	Code Division Multiplexed
CDMA	Code division multiple access
CDS	Channel dependent scheduling
CFI	Control format indicator
CN	Core network
COGS	Cost of Goods Sold
CP	Control plane
Cyclic prefix
CQI	Channel quality indicator
CRC	Cyclic redundancy check
CRF	Charging Rules Function
C-RNTI	Cell radio network temporary identifier
CS	Circuit switched
CSG	Closed subscriber group
CSI	Channel signal information
CW	Code word
DAS	Distributed Antenna System
DCCH	Dedicated control channel
DCI	Downlink control information ...