Location-based Services Fundamentals and Operation

List of Abbreviations

2G, 3G, 4G	Second, third, and fourth generation of mobile networks
3GPP	3rd Generation Partnership Project
3GPP2	3rd Generation Partnership Project 2
A-GPS	Assisted GPS
ADT	Abstract Data Type
A-FLT	Advanced Forward Link Trilateration
ALI	Automatic Location Identification
AMPS	Advanced Mobile Phone System
ANI	Automatic Number Identification
AoA	Angle of Arrival
API	Application Program Interface
ASK	Amplitude-shift Keying
AT	Absolute Time
ATD	Absolute Time Difference
AuC	Authentication Center
AWT	Abstract Window Toolkit
BCCH	Broadcast Control Channel
BCH	Broadcast Channel
BOC	Binary Offset Carrier
BSA	Basic Service Area
BSC	Base Station Controller
BSS	Basic Service Set
BSS	Base Station Subsystem
BSSAP	Base Station Subsystem Application Part
BSSAP-LE	Base Station Subsystem Application Part LCS Extension
BSSGP	Base Station System GPRS Protocol
BSSI	Basic Service Set Identifier
BTS	Base Transceiver Station
CA	cell allocation
CAD/CAM	Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing
CAS	call-associated signaling
CBC	Cell Broadcast Center
CC	Country Code
CDC	Connected Device Configuration
CDM	Code Division Multiplexing
CDMA	Code Division Multiple Access
CGALIES	Coordination Group on Access to Location Information for Emergency Services
CGI	Cell Global Identity
CGI	Common Gateway Interface
CI	Cell Identifier
CIA	Confidentiality – Integrity – Authentication
CLDC	Connected Limited Device Configuration
CORBA	Common Object Request Broker Architecture
CoO	Cell of Origin
CPP	Common Profile for Presence
CPICH	Common Pilot Channel
CS	Commercial Service
DBMS	Database Management ...