Signaling System No. 7 (SS7/C7): Protocol, Architecture, and Services

Chapter . Acronyms

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1G—. 1^st Generation (Mobile Wireless)

2G—. 2^nd Generation (Mobile Wireless)

2.5G—. 2^nd and a half Generation (Mobile Wireless)

3G—. 3^rd Generation (Mobile Wireless)

3GPP—. 3rd Generation Partnership Project

3GPP2—. 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2

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A—. Interface between BSS and GSM-NSS

A-link—. Access Link

AAL—. ATM Adaptation layerL

AAL2—. ATM Adaptation Layer Type 2

AAL5—. ATM Adaptation Layer Type 5

A_bis—. Interface between BTS and BSC

AC—. Authentication Center

ACD—. Automatic Call Distribution

ACK—. Acknowledgement

ACQ—. All Call Query

AERM—. Alignment Error Rate Monitor

AIN—. Advanced Intelligent Network

ANI—. Automatic Number Identification

AMPS—. Advanced/American Mobile Phone Service

ANSI—. American National Standards Institute ...