Contents
Introduction
Subject
Aims
Audience
Contributors
Structure
Topics
Part I
Part II
Part III
Appendixes
Sample Chapter Reference Material
Bibliography
Web Sites
Abbreviations
Updates and Errata
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As with most of computer science, communications is replete with acronyms. Major abbreviations mentioned in chapters are collected below.
| 1G | First Generation (cellular system) |
| 2.5G | Second-to-Third Generation (cellular system) |
| 2G | Second Generation (cellular system) |
| 3G | Third Generation (cellular system) |
| 3GPP | Third Generation Partnership Project |
| 4G | Fourth Generation (cellular system) |
| AAL1 | ATM Adaptation Layer 1 |
| ACAP | Adaptive Communicating Applications Platform |
| ACL | Access Control List. |
| ADL | Architecture Description Language |
| ADPCM | Adaptive Dynamic Pulse Code Modulation |
| ADSL | Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line |
| ADT | Abstract Data Type |
| AF | Assured Forwarding |
| AH | Authentication Header. |
| AIN | Advanced Intelligent Network |
| AMIC | Automotive Multimedia Interface Consortium |
| AMPS | Advanced Mobile Phone Service |
| ANN | Artificial Neural Network |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| APEX | Application Exchange |
| API | Application Programming Interface |
| ARPU | Average Revenue Per User |
| ASN | Abstract Syntax Notation |
| ASP | Active Server Pages |
| ASP | Application Service Provider |
| AT | Access Tandem |
| ATM | Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
| AWC | Area Wide Centrex |
| AYUS | As Yet Unknown Service |
| AuC | Authentication Center |
| BCM | Basic Call Model |
| BCSM | Basic Call State Model |
| BER | Bit Error Rate |
| BICC | Bearer Independent Call Control |
| BS | Base Station |
| BSC | Base Station Controller |
| BTS | Base Transceiver Station |
| BWA | Broadband Wireless Access |
| CAMEL | Customized Applications for Mobile (station) Enhanced Logic |
| CASE | Computer Aided Software Engineering |
| CBR | Constant Bit Rate |
| CC | Country Code |
| CCAF | Call Control Agent Function |
| CCD | Charge-Coupled Device |
| CCF | Call Control Function |
| CCIR | International Consultative Committee for Radio |
| CCITT | International Consultative Committee for Telephony and Telegraphy |
| CCM | CORBA Component Model |
| CCS | Common Channel Signaling |
| CD | Compact Disk |
| CDMA | Code Division Multiple Access |
| CDPD | Cellular Digital Packet Data |
| CIDL | Component Implementation Definition Language |
| CIM | Common Information Model |
| CNP | Contract Net Protocol |
| CORBA | Common Object Request Broker Architecture |
| COTS | Commercial Off The Shelf |
| CPH | Call Party Handling |
| CPL | Call Processing Language |
| CPR | Call Processing Record |
| CRM | Customer Relationship Management |
| CS | Capability Set |
| CTI | Computer-Telephony Integration |
| CWM | Common Warehouse Model |
| Centrex | Central Exchange (services) |
| Codec | Coder-Decoder |
| D-AMPS | Digital AMPS |
| DAB | Digital Audio Broadcasting |
| DAML | DARPA Agent Markup Language |
| DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| DCE | Distributed Computing Environment |
| DCT | Discrete Cosine Transform |
| DECT | Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications |
| DEN | Directory Enabled Networks |
| DFP | Distributed Functional Plane |
| DMTF | Distributed Management Task Force |
| DP | Detection Point |
| DPCM | Differential Pulse Code Modulation |
| DPE | Distributed Processing Environment |
| DS | Differentiated Service |
| DSCP | Differentiated Service Code Point |
| DSCQS | Double Stimulus Continuous-Quality Scale |
| DSL | Digital Subscriber Line |
| DSP | Digital Signal Processor/Processing |
| DSS1 | Digital Signaling System Number 1 |
| DTMF | Dual-Tone Multiple Frequency |
| DVB | Digital Video Broadcasting (-C Cable, -T Terrestrial, -S Satellite) |
| DVD | Digital Versatile/Video Disk |
| DiffServ | Differentiated Services |
| E-OTD | Enhanced Observed Time Difference |
| E911 | Enhanced 911 (emergency service) |
| EDACS | Enhanced Digital Access Communication System |
| EDGE | Enhanced Data rates for GSM (or Global) Evolution |
| EDP | Event Detection Point |
| EF | Expedited Forwarding |
| EFSM | extended finite state machine |
| EIA | Electronics Industry Association |
| EIR | Equipment Identity Register |
| EJB | Enterprise Java Beans |
| EMA | Electronic Messaging Association |
| EO | End Office |
| EPSRC | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (UK) |
| ESP | Encapsulated Security Payload. |
| ESTELLE | Extended Finite State Machine Language |
| ETI | Embed The Internet |
| ETSI | European Telecommunications Standards Institute |
| FCC | Federal Communications Commission |
| FDD | Frequency Division Duplex |
| FDMA | Frequency Division Multiple Access |
| FDT | Formal Description Technique |
| FIM | Feature Interaction Manager |
| FOMA | Freedom of Mobile Multimedia Access (Japanese 3G system) |
| FORCES | Forum for Creation and Engineering of Telecommunications Services |
| FSA | Finite State Automaton |
| FSM | Finite State Machine |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
| GA | Genetic Algorithm |
| GFP | Global Functional Plane |
| GGSN | Gateway GPRS Support Node |
| GIF | Graphics Interchange Format |
| GIOP | General Inter-ORB Protocol |
| GMSC | Gateway MSC |
| GP | Genetic Programming |
| GPL | General Public License (GNU) |
| GPRS | General Packet Radio Service |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GR | Generic Requirements |
| GSM | Global System for Mobile Communications |
| GUI | Graphical User Interface |
| HAPS | High Altitude Platform System |
| HAVi | Home Audio-Video Interoperability |
| HDTV | High Definition Television |
| HLR | Home Location Register |
| HSCSD | High Speed Circuit-Switched Data |
| HTML | HyperText Markup Language |
| HTTP | HyperText Transfer/Transport Protocol |
| HomePlug | Home Powerline Alliance |
| ICMP | Internet Control Message Protocol |
| IDL | Interface Definition Language |
| IEC | International Electrotechnical Commission |
| IETF | Internet Engineering Task Force |
| IM | Instant Messaging |
| IMEI | International Mobile Equipment Identity |
| IMPP | Instant Messaging and Presence Protocol |
| IMPS | Instant Messaging and Presence Service |
| IMSI | International Mobile Subscriber Identity |
| IMXP | Instant Messaging Exchange Protocol |
| IN | Intelligent Network |
| INAP | Intelligent Network Application Part |
| IP | Intelligent Peripheral |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| IPSec | Internet Protocol Security |
| IS | Interim Standard |
| ISC | International Softswitch Consortium |
| ISDB | Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting |
| ISDN | Integrated Services Digital Network |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider |
| ISUP | ISDN User Part |
| ITU | International Telecommunications Union |
| ITU-R | International Telecommunications Union – Radio |
| ITU-T | International Telecommunications Union – Telecommunications |
| IVR | Interactive Voice Response |
| IntServ | Integrated Services |
| IrDA | Infrared Data Association |
| IR | Infrared |
| JAIN | Java API for Integrated Networks |
| JCC | Java Call Control |
| JFIF | JPEG File Interchange Format |
| JIAC | Java Intelligent Agent Componentware |
| JND | Just Noticeable Difference |
| JPEG | Joint Photographic Experts Group |
| JSP | Java Server Pages |
| LA | Location Area |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| LBS | Location-Based Service |
| LCD | Liquid Crystal Display |
| LDAP | Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
| LEO | Low Earth Orbit |
| LIDB | Line Information Database |
| LMDS | Local Multipoint Distribution Service |
| LNP | Local Number Portability |
| LOTOS | Language Of Temporal Ordering Specification |
| LSSGR | Local Switching Systems General Requirements |
| MAC | Medium Access Control |
| MAC | Message Authentication Code |
| MBone | Virtual Multicast Backbone on the Internet |
| MDA | Model Driven Architecture |
| MEO | Medium Earth Orbit |
| MGC | Media Gateway Controller |
| MGCP | Media Gateway Control Protocol |
| MHA | Message Handling Agent |
| MHEG | Multimedia and Hypermedia Information Coding Expert Group |
| MIDI | Musical Instrument/Integration Digital Interface |
| MIME | Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions |
| MMS | Multimedia Messaging Service |
| MMUSIC | Multiparty MUltimedia SessIon Control |
| MOF | Meta-Object Facility |
| MP3 | MPEG-1 layer 3 |
| MPC | Multimedia Personal Computer |
| MPEG | Moving Picture Experts Group |
| MPLS | MultiProtocol Label Switching |
| MPT | Ministry of Post and Telecommunications |
| MS | Mobile Station |
| MSC | Message Sequence Chart |
| MSC | Mobile Switching Center |
| MSF | Multi-Service Switching Forum |
| MSISDN | Mobile Station ISDN Number |
| MSRN | Mobile Station Roaming Number |
| MTI | Missed Trigger Interaction |
| MTP | Message Transfer Part |
| MUMC | Multiple User Multiple Component |
| MUSC | Multiple User Single component |
| MVNO | Mobile Virtual Network Operator |
| NDC | National Destination Code |
| NGN | Next Generation Network |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NNI | Network-Network Interface |
| NPA | Network Provider Agent |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| OA&M | Operations, Administration and Management |
| OBCM | Originating Basic Call Model |
| OCS | Originating/Outgoing Call Screening |
| ODP | Open Distributed Processing |
| OMA | Object Management Architecture |
| OMA | Open Mobile Alliance |
| OMC | Operations & Management Center |
| OMG | Object Management Group |
| ORB | Object Request Broker |
| OSA | Open Services Access |
| OSGi | Open Services Gateway initiative |
| OSI | Open Systems Interconnection |
| OSS | Operation Support System |
| PAM | Presence and Availability Management |
| PAMR | Public Access Mobile Radio |
| PAN | Personal Area Network |
| PBX | Private Branch Exchange |
| PC | Personal Computer |
| PCA | Personal Communications Agent |
| PCF | Packet Control Function |
| PCM | Pulse Code Modulation |
| PCS | Personal Communication System |
| PDA | Personal Digital Assistant |
| PDB | Per-Domain Behavior |
| PDC | Personal Digital Cellular |
| PDSN | Packet Data Serving Node |
| PE | Physical Entity |
| PHB | Per-Hop Behavior |
| PHS | Personal Handyphone System |
| PIC | Point In Call |
| PIM | Personal Information Manager |
| PIM | Platform Independent Model |
| PIM | Presence and Instant Messaging |
| PLMN | Public Land Mobile Network |
| PMR | Private Mobile Radio |
| PNA | Phoneline Networking Alliance |
| POA | Portable Object Adapter |
| POS | Packet Over SONET |
| POTS | Plain Old Telephone Service |
| PP | Physical Plane |
| PRIM | Presence and Instant Messaging |
| PSM | Platform Specific Model |
| PSTN | Public Switched Telephone Network |
| QoS | Quality of Service |
| RAN | Radio Access Network |
| RF | Radio Frequency |
| RFC | Request For Comments |
| RM-ODP | Reference Model for Open Distributed Processing |
| RMI | Remote Method Invocation |
| RNC | Radio Network Controller |
| RPC | Remote Procedure Call |
| RSVP | Resource Reservation Protocol |
| RTCP | Real Time Control Protocol |
| RTP | Real-time Transport Protocol |
| RTSP | Real Time Streaming Protocol |
| RTT | Radio Transmission Technology |
| SAE | Society for Automotive Engineers |
| SAI | Sequential Action Interaction |
| SCE | Service Creation Environment |
| SCF | Service Control Function |
| SCP | Service Control Point |
| SD | Speed Dialing |
| SDF | Service Data Function |
| SDL | Specification and Description Language |
| SDP | Service Data Point |
| SGSN | Serving GPRS Support Node |
| SIB | Service Independent Building Block |
| SID | Shared Information Model |
| SIG | Special Interest Group |
| SIM | Subscriber Identity Module |
| SIMPLE | SIP for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions |
| SIP | Session Initiation Protocol |
| SIP-T | SIP for Telephony |
| SLA | Service Level Agreement |
| SLEE | Service Logic Execution Environment |
| SLP | Service Location Protocol |
| SLP | Service Logic Program |
| SMF | Service Management Function |
| SMR | Specialist Mobile Radio |
| SMS | Service Management System |
| SMS | Short Message Service |
| SMSC | Serving MSC |
| SMTP | Simple Mail Transfer protocol |
| SN | Service Node |
| SN | Subscriber Number |
| SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol |
| SOAP | Simple Object Access Protocol |
| SOHO | Small Office-Home Office |
| SONET | Synchronous Optical Network |
| SP | Service Plane |
| SPA | Service Provider Access |
| SPA | Service Provider Agent |
| SPC | Stored Program Control |
| SRF | Specialized Resource Function |
| SRP | Specialized Resource Point |
| SS7 | Signaling System Number 7 |
| SSCP | Service Switching and Control Point |
| SSF | Service Switching Function |
| SSL | Secure Sockets Layer |
| SSM | Switching State Model |
| SSP | Service Switching Point |
| STB | Set Top Box |
| STI | Shared Trigger Interaction |
| STP | Signal Transfer Point |
| SUMC | Single User Multiple Component |
| SUSC | Single User Single Component |
| SVoD | Subscription Video on Demand |
| TACS | Total Access Communication System |
| TBCM | Terminating Basic Call Model |
| TCAP | Transaction Capabilities Application Part |
| TCP | Transmission Control Protocol |
| TD-CDMA | Time Division CDMA |
| TD-SCDMA | Time Division Synchronous CDMA |
| TDD | Time Division Duplex |
| TDM | Time Division Multiplexing |
| TDMA | Time Division (or Demand) Multiple Access |
| TDMA | Time Division Multiple Access |
| TDOA | Time Difference of Arrival |
| TDP | Trigger Detection Point |
| Telco | Telephone Company |
| TETRA | TErrestrial Trunked RAdio |
| TIA | Telecommunications Industry Association |
| TINA | Telecommunication Information Networking Architecture |
| TINA-C | TINA Consortium |
| TIPHON | Telephony and Internet Protocol Harmonization Over Networks |
| TLS | Transport Layer Security |
| TMF | TeleManagement Forum |
| TMN | Telecommunication Management Network |
| TSC | Telematics Suppliers Consortium |
| TUP | Telephony User Part |
| ToS | Type of Service |
| UCM | Use Case Map |
| UDDI | Universal Description, Discovery and Integration |
| UDP | User Datagram Protocol |
| UM | Unified Messaging |
| UML | Unified Modeling Language |
| UMTS | Universal Mobile Telecommunications System |
| UNI | User-Network Interface |
| UPT | Universal Personal Telecommunications |
| UPnP | Universal Plug and Play |
| UWB | Ultra Wide Band |
| Usenet | USErs’ NETwork |
| VLR | Visitor Location Register |
| VPIM | Voice Profile for Internet Mail |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network |
| VoATM | Voice over ATM |
| VoD | Video on Demand |
| VoIP | Voice over Internet Protocol |
| W3C | World Wide Web Consortium |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| WAP | Wireless Access/Application Protocol |
| WAP | Wireless Application Protocol |
| WCDMA | Wideband CDMA |
| WLAN | Wireless Local Area Network |
| WLL | Wireless Local Loop |
| WML | Wireless Markup Language |
| WSDL | Web Services Description Language |
| WVMIMP | Wireless Village Mobile Instant Messaging and Presence |
| WWW | World Wide Web |
| XML | Extensible Markup Language |
| XML | eXtensible Markup Language |
| xDSL | Digital Subscriber Line (of any type) |
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