Femtocells: Opportunities and Challenges for Business and Technology

Abbreviations

1xRTT	1 times Radio Transmission Technology
2G	Second Generation Mobile
3G	Third Generation Mobile
3GPP	3rd Generation Partnership Project
3GPP2	3rd Generation Partnership Project 2
4G	Fourth Generation Mobile
A	BSC–MSC interface (GSM)
A5/3	The Kasumi block cipher algorithm
AAA	Authentication, Authorisation and Accounting
Abis	BTS–BSC interface (GSM)
ACL	Access Control List – list of users who can access femtocell service from a FAP
ACS	Auto Configuration Server – device providing connectivity between CPEs and network operators’ OSS to configure and administer CPE devices
ADSL	Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
AES	Advanced Encryption Standard – a symmetric crypto algorithm
AGC	Automatic Gain Control
AH	Authentication Header
AP	Access Point
ARPU	Average Revenue Per User
AS	Application Server
ASN	Access Service Network
ASN GW	ASN Gateway
ASN.1	Abstract Syntax Notation One – a standard notation used to describe data structures for encoding, transmitting over network and decoding
BBF	Broadband Forum – previously known as DSL Forum, it is a consortium of vendors and operators dedicated to developing specifications to accelerate development and deployment of broadband networks
BS	Base Station
BSC	Base Station Controller
BTS	Base Station Transceiver System
CA	Certificate Authority
CAPEX	CAPital EXPenditure
CC	Call Control
CDMA	Code Division Multiple Access
cdma2000	Family of mobile standards standardised by ...