Mobile Networks Architecture

List of Abbreviations

A
AAL2	ATM Adaptation Layer
AGCH	Access Grant CHannel
AICH	Acquisition Indicator CHannel
ALG	Application-Level Gateway
AMR	Adaptative MultiRate
AN	Access Network
ANM	ANswer Message
APM	APplication transport Mechanism
APN	Access Point Name
AS	Access Stratum
AS	Application Server
ATM	Asynchronous Transfer Mode
AuC	Authentication Center
B
B2BUA	Back-to-Back User Agent
BCCH	Broadcast Control CHannel
BCH	Broadcast CHannel
BCS	Block Check Sequence
BCTP	Bearer Control Tunneling Protocol
BG	Border Gateway
BGCF	Breakout Gateway Control Function
BICC	Bearer Independent Call Control
BMC	Broadcast/Multicast Control
BSC	Base Station Controller
BSIC	Base Station Identity Code
BSN	Block Sequence Number
BSS	Base Station Sub-system
BSSAP	BSS Application Part
BSSMAP	BSS Management Application Part
BSSGP	BSS GPRS Protocol
BTS	Base Transceiver Station
BTSM	BTS Management
C
CAMEL	Common Architecture for Enhanced Mobile Logic
CAP	CAMEL Application Part
CBCH	Cell Broadcast CHannel
CCCH	Common Control CHannel
CCTrCH	Coded Composite Transport CHannel
CCU	Channel Codec Unit
CDF	Charging Data Function
CDMA	Code Division Multiple Access
CFI	Control Format Indicator
CG	Charging Gateway
CK	Ciphering Key
CM	Communication Management
CN	Core Network
CPICH	Common Pilot CHannel
CPCH	Common Packet CHannel
CQI	Channel Quality Indicator
CS	Circuit ...