Appendix D. List of Acronyms

3GPP

3rd Generation Partnership Project

3GPP2

3rd Generation Partnership Project 2

3PTY

Three Party Service

8-PSK

8 Phase Shift Keying

A3, A5, A8

Encryption Algorithms

AB

Access Burst

Abis

BTS-BSC Interface

ACELP

Algebraic Code Excitation Linear Prediction

ACSE

Association Control Service Element

AGCH

Access Grant Channel

AMR

Adaptive Multi-rate (codec)

AOC

Advice of Charge

ARQ

Automatic Repeat Request

ASCI

Advanced Speech Call Items

ASE

Application Service Element

ATM

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

AUC

Authentication Center

BAIC

Barring of All Incoming Calls

BAOC

Barring of All Outgoing Calls

BCC

Base Transceiver Station Color Code

BCCH

Broadcast Control Channel

BCH

Broadcast Channel

BCS

Block Check Sequence

BFI

Bad Frame Indication

BG

Border Gateway

BIC-Roam

Barring of Incoming Calls when Roaming Outside the Home PLMN

B-ISDN

Broadband ISDN

Bm

Mobile B Channel

BN

Bit Number

BOIC

Barring of Outgoing International Calls

BOIC-exHC

Barring of Outgoing International Calls except those to Home PLMN

BSC

Base Station Controller

BSIC

Base Tranceiver Station Identity Code

BSN

Block Sequence Number

BSS

Base Station Subsystem

BSSAP

Base Station System Application Part

BSSAP+

Base Station System Application Part +

BSSGP

Base Station System GPRS Application Protocol

BSSMAP

Base Station System Management Application Part

BTS

Base Transceiver Station

BTSM

Base Transceiver Station Management

CA

Cell Allocation

CAMEL

Customized Applications for Mobile Network Enhanced Logic

CAP

CAMEL Application Part

CBCH

Cell Broadcast Channel

CC

Country Code

CCBS

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