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3GPP glossary: abbreviations and terms from TR 21.905
What 3GPP abbreviations and terms mean, quoted from the TR 21.905 vocabulary, with the TS clauses that use each one.
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Each page has a facts box taken from the 3GPP archive and one short paragraph. Every quote is copied from the specification, checked word for word and linked to the original. A second AI model reviews every paragraph before it is published.
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- AAL2 (ATM Adaptation Layer type 2) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- AEF (Additional Elementary Functions) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- AMF (Access and Mobility Management Function) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- AMF (Authentication Management Field) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- ARFCN (Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- ARR (Access Rule Reference) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
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C
- C-RNTI (Cell Radio Network Temporary Identity) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- CCK (Corporate Control Key) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- CDR (Charging Data Record) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- CHAP (Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- CID (Cell-ID (positioning method)) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- CMIP (Common Management Information Protocol) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- CQI (Channel Quality Indicator) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- CSCF (Call Server Control Function) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- CSCF (Call Session Control Function) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
D
- DCA (Dynamic Channel Allocation) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- DCI (Downlink Control Information) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- DCS (Data Coding Scheme) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- DF (Dedicated File) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- DRX (Discontinuous Reception) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
E
- E-UTRAN (Evolved UTRAN) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- EF (Elementary File) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- eMBB (Enhanced MBB) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- EMMI (Electrical Man Machine Interface) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- eNB (E-UTRAN Node B) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- EPS (Evolved Packet System) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
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I
- IDFT (Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- IDL (Interface Definition Language) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- IP (Internet Protocol) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
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M
- MCU (Media Control Unit) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- MIB (Management Information Base) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- MOS (Mean Opinion Score) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- MSISDN (Mobile Subscriber ISDN Number) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- MTP (Message Transfer Part) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
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- P-CCPCH (Primary Common Control Physical Channel) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- PBCCH (Packet Broadcast Control Channel) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- PCell (Primary Cell) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- PDTCH (Packet Data Traffic Channel) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- PDU (Protocol Data Unit) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- PI (Page Indicator) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- PLMN (Public Land Mobile Network) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- PMD (Physical Media Dependent) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- PRACH (Physical Random Access Channel) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
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R
- RAC (Routing Area Code) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- RACH (Random Access Channel) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- RAI (Routing Area Identity) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- RB (Radio Bearer) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- RL (Radio Link) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- RLC (Radio Link Control) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- RLP (Radio Link Protocol) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- RMS (Root Mean Square (value)) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- RNTABLE (Table of 128 integers in the hopping sequence) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- RNTI (Radio Network Temporary Identity) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- RRC (Radio Resource Control) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- RSRQ (Reference Signal Received Quality) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- RXLEV (Received signal level) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
S
- S-CSCF (Serving CSCF) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- SACCH/C4 (Slow Associated Control CHannel/SDCCH/4) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- SACCH/C8 (Slow Associated Control CHannel/SDCCH/8) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- SAPI (Service Access Point Identifier) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- SCell (Secondary Cell) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- SCP (Service Communication Proxy) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- SCP (Service Control Point) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- SIB (System Information Block) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- SRS (Sounding Reference Signal) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- SSDT (Site Selection Diversity Transmission) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- STP (Signalling Transfer Point) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- SV (Space Vehicle) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
T
- TAC (Type Approval Code) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- TBF (Temporary Block Flow) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- TCH/F (A full rate TCH) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- TCH/FS (A full rate Speech TCH) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- TSG (Technical Specification Group) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- TTI (Transmission Time Interval) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified
- TTI (Transmission Timing Interval) in 3GPP: meaning and where it is specified