LTE/SAE Engineering Overview
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16QAM 16-state Quadrature Amplitude Modulation 1xEV-DO 1x Evolution – Data Only
3GPP 3rd Generation Partnership Project
64QAM 64-state Quadrature Amplitude Modulation AAA Authentication Authorization and Accounting AAL ATM Adaptation Layer
AF Application Function
AM Acknowledged Mode
AMBR Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate APN Access Point Name
ARQ Automatic Repeat Request
AS Access Stratum
ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode AUTN Authentication Token
AV Authentication Vector BCCH Broadcast Control Channel BCH Broadcast Channel
BER Bit Error Rate BLER Block Error Rate
BPSK Binary Phase Shift Keying
BSC Base Station Controller
BSSAP+ Base Station System Application Part + CCE Control Channel Element
CDMA Code Division Multiple Access CDRs Call Data Records
CE Control Element
CK Cipher Key
CMAC Cipher-based MAC
CMC Connection Mobility Control CP Cyclic Prefix
CQI Channel Quality Indication CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
C-RNTI Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier CS Circuit Switched
DAB Digital Audio Broadcasting DFT Discrete Fourier Transform
DHCP the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DiffServ Differentiated Services
DL-SCH Downlink Shared Channel DMT Discrete Multi-Tone modulation DRA Dynamic Resource Allocation DRX Discontinuous Reception DSCP DiffServ Code Point
DSMIPv6 Dual Stack Mobile IP version 6 DSP Digital Signal Processor DTAP Direct Transfer Application Part
DVB-T/H/S Digital Video Broadcasting for Terrestrial Handheld and Satellite DVRB Distributed Virtual Resource Block
DwPTS Downlink Pilot Time Slot E Extension
EARFCN E-UTRAN Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number ECGI E-UTRAN Cell Global Identifier
ECGI E-UTRAN Cell Global Identity ECM EPS Connection Management
EDGE Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution EMM EPS Mobility Management
Glossary of Terms
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eNB Evolved Node B
EPC Evolved Packet Core EPRE Energy Per Resource Element EPS Evolved Packet System EIR Equipment Identity Register E-RAB E-UTRAN Radio Access Bearer
ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute E-UTRA Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access
E-UTRAN Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network
FA Foreign Agent
FDD Frequency Division Duplex FDM Frequency Division Multiplexing FFT Fast Fourier Transform
FI Framing Information
GAN Generic Access Network
GANC Generic Access Network Controller GBR Guaranteed Bit Rate
GERAN GPRS/EDGE Radio Access Network GGSN Gateway GPRS Support Node GMM GPRS Mobility Management GPRS General Packet Radio Service GPS Global Positioning System
GSM Global System for Mobile Communications GTP-C GPRS Tunnelling Protocol – Control plane GTP-U GPRS Tunnelling Protocol – User plane GTPv2 GTP version 2
GUMMEI Globally Unique MME Identity GUTI Globally Unique Temporary Identity HARQ Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request
HeNB Home eNode B
HeNB GW Home eNode B Gateway HLR Home Location Register
H-PCRF Home Policy and Charging Rules Function
H-PLMN Home PLMN
HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access HSPA High Speed Packet Access
HSS Home Subscriber Server
HSUPA High Speed Uplink Packet Access ICIC Inter-Cell Interference Coordination I-CSCF Interrogating Call State Control Function IETF Internet Engineering Task Force
IFFT Inverse Fast Fourier Transform IK Integrity Key
IMS IP Multimedia Subsystem
IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity IMT-2000 International Mobile Telecommunications 2000 IP Internet Protocol
IP-CAN IP Connectivity Access Network IPsec IP security
IPv4 IP version 4 IPv6 IP version 6
ISI Inter Symbol Interference ISR Idle-mode Signalling Reduction
LTE/SAE Engineering Overview
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LA Location Area
LB Load Balancing
LCID Logical Channel Identity
LI Length Indicator
LTE Long Term Evolution MAC Medium Access Control MAC Message Authentication Code
MBMS Multicast and Broadcast Multimedia Services MBR Maximum Bit Rate
MBSFN Multicast/Broadcast Single Frequency Network MCC Mobile Country Code
MCS Modulation and Coding Scheme MIB Master Information Block MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output MIPv4 Mobile IPv4
MME Mobility Management Entity MMEC Mobility Management Entity Code MMEGI MME Group Identifier
MNC Mobile Network Code
MS Mobile Station
MSC Mobile-services Switching Centre
M-TMSI MME Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity MU-MIMO Multi-User MIMO
NAS Non-Access Stratum NCL Neighbour Cell List
OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing OFDMA Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access P/S-SCH Primary/Secondary Synchronization Channel PAPR Peak to Average Power Ratio
PBCH Physical Broadcast Channel PBR Prioritized Bit Rate
PCC Policy and Charging Control
PCEF Policy and Charging Enforcement Function PCFICH Physical Control Format Indicator Channel
PCH Paging Channel
PCRF Policy and Charging Rules Function PDCCH Physical Downlink Control Channel PDCP Packet Data Convergence Protocol PDN Public Data Network
PDN-GW Public Data Network Gateway PDSCH Physical Downlink Shared Channel PDU Protocol Data Units
PHICH Physical H-ARQ Indicator Channel PLMN Public Land Mobile Network PMCH Physical Multicast Channel PMIPv6 Proxy Mobile IPv6
PRACH Physical Random Access Channel PRACK Provisional Acknowledgement PRB Physical Resource Block PS Packet Scheduling
PS Packet Switched
PSS Primary Synchronization Signal PUCCH Physical Uplink Control Channel PUSCH Physical Uplink Shared Channel
Glossary of Terms
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QoS Quality of Service
QPSK Quadrature Phase Shift Keying
R99 Release 99
RA Routing Area
RAC Radio Admission Control RACH Random Access Channel
RADIUS Remote Access Dial-In User Service RAN Radio Access Network
RANAP Radio Access Network Application Part
RAND Random Number
RAT Radio Access Technology
RB Resource Block
RBC Radio Bearer Control
RF Radio Frequency
RFC Request For Comment
RFSP RAT/Frequency Selection Priority RLC Radio Link Control
RNC Radio Network Controller
RNSAP Radio Network Subsystem Application Protocol RNTI Radio Network Temporary Identifier
RoHC Robust Header Compression RRC Radio Resource Control RRM Radio Resource Management RSRP Reference Signal Received Power RSRQ Reference Signal Received Quality RSSI Received Signal Strength Indicator RTCP Real Time Control Protocol
RTP Real Time Protocol S1AP S1 Application Protocol SAE System Architecture Evolution SC-FDMA Single Carrier FDMA
S-CSCF Serving Call State Control Function SCTP Stream Control Transmission Protocol SDF Service Data Flow
SDP Session Description Protocol SDU Service Data Unit
SFN Single Frequency Network SGsAP SGs Application Part
SGSN Serving GPRS Support Node S-GW Serving Gateway
SIM Subscriber Identity Module SIP Session Initiation Protocol SMS Short Message Service
SN Sequence Number
SPS Semi Persistent Scheduling SRVCC Single Radio VCC
SS7 Signalling System No 7
SSS Secondary Synchronization Signal) S-TMSI SAE Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity
TA Timing Advance
TA Tracking Area
TAC Tracking Area Code
TAD Traffic Aggregate Descriptor TAI Tracking Area ID
TAI Tracking Area Identifier TAU Tracking Area Update
TB Transport Block
TCP Transmission Control Protocol
LTE/SAE Engineering Overview
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TDD Time Division Duplex TDM Time Division Multiplexing
TD-SCDMA Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access TEID Tunnel Endpoint ID
TFT Traffic Flow Template
TIN Temporary Identity used in Next update
TM Transparent Mode
TPC Transmit Power Control TTI Transmission Time Interval UDP User Datagram Protocol
UE User Equipment
UM Unacknowledged Mode
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System UPE User Plane Entity
UpPTS Uplink PTS
USIM Universal Subscriber Identity Module UTRAN UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network VCC Voice Call Continuity
VLR Visitor Location Register VoIP Voice over IP
VoLGA Voice over LTE Generic Access
V-PCRF Visited Policy and Charging Rules Function VRB Virtual Resource Block
WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access WiMAX Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access WLAN Wireless Local Area Network
X2AP X2 Application Protocol XRES Expected Response