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 ...

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