LTE Security, Second Edition

Abbreviations

3G	Third generation, often also used for the Third Generation System defined by 3GPP; also known as Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS)
3GPP	3rd Generation Partnership Project
3GPP2	3rd Generation Partnership Project 2
A3	GSM authentication algorithm
A5	GSM encryption algorithm
A8	GSM key generation algorithm
AAA	Authentication, Authorization and Accounting
ACS	Auto-Configuration Server
AES	Advanced Encryption Standard
AIA	Authority Information Access
AK	Anonymity Key
AKA	Authentication and Key Agreement
AMF	Authentication and Key Management Field
AMPS	Advanced Mobile Phone System
AN	Access Network
APN	Access Point Name
ARIB	Association of Radio Industries and Businesses
AS	Access Stratum
AS	Application Server
ASME	Access Security Management Entity
ATIS	Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions
AuC	Authentication Centre
AUTN	Authentication Token
AV	Authentication Vector
BBF	Broadband Forum
BS	Base Station
BSC	Base Station Controller
BSF	Bootstrapping Server Function
BSS	Base Station Subsystem
BTS	Base Transceiver Station
CA	Certification Authority
CBC	Cipher-Block Chaining
CBC	Cell Broadcast Centre
CBE	Cell Broadcast Entity
CBS	Cell Broadcast Service
CCSA	China Communications Standards Association
CDMA	Code Division Multiple Access
CFN	Connection Frame Number
CK	Ciphering Key in 3G
CKSN	GPRS CK Sequence Number
CLF	Connectivity session Location and repository Function ...