Fundamentals of Wireless Communication Engineering Technologies

Appendix E

Acronyms

3GPP	Third Generation Partnership Project
3GPP2	Third Generation Partnership Project 2
AAA	authentication, authorization and accounting
AAAH	authentication, authorization and accounting home server
AAAL	authentication, authorization and accounting local server
AC	alternating current
ACK	acknowledgment
ADC	analog-to-digital converter
ADSL	asymmetric digital subscriber line
AES	advanced encryption standard
AF	assured forwarding
AGCH	access grant channel
AH	authentication header
AIFS	arbitration interframe space
AIN	advanced intelligent network
AKA	authentication and key agreement
ALR	anti-log-rayleigh
AM	amplitude modulation
AMC	adaptive modulation and coding
AMPS	advanced mobile phone system
AODV	ad hoc on-demand vector routing protocol
AP	access point
API	application programming interface
ARP	address resolution protocol
ARPU	average revenue per unit
ARQ	automatic repeat request
AS	autonomous system
AS	application server
ASK	amplitude shift keying
ASN	access service network
ASN.1	abstract syntax notation 1
ASPR	agreements, standards, policies, and regulations
ATM	asynchronous transfer mode
AuC	authentication center
AWGN	additive white Gaussian noise
BA	behaviour aggregate
BACS	building automation and control systems
BCCH	broadcast control channel
BCH	broadcast channel
BER	bit error rate
BGCF	breakout gateway control function
BGP	border gateway protocol
BICC	bearer independent ...