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P0
Phase 0
Opportunity phase of the CGBU release cycle.
P1
Phase 1
Planning phase of the CGBU release cycle.
P2
Phase 2
Execution phase of the CGBU release cycle.
P2P
Peer to Peer
A peer to peer computer network uses diverse connectivity between participants in a network and the cumulative bandwidth of network participants rather than conventional centralized resources where a relatively low number of servers provider the core value to a service or application.
P3
Phase 3
Acceptance phase of the CGBU release cycle.
Pacing Rate
The rate that the EAGLE sends the TFR and TFA messages in an effort to prevent congestion due to controlled rerouting. Controlled rerouting is performed when the status of the route is changed to allowed (when the route was restricted) or restricted (when the route was prohibited). A burst of rerouted traffic can occur on that route, thus congesting the route. To help keep this from happening, the EAGLE can control the rate that it broadcasts TFR and TFA messages to adjacent signaling points. This can regulate the amount of traffic the adjacent signaling points can send to the EAGLE when the route becomes allowed or restricted.
Packet
An independent unit of data (usually up to 1518 octets). Every packet includes delivery information in an area of the packet called the header. In IP networks, this refers to SCTP packets, the unit of data delivery across the interface between SCTP and the connectionless packet network (for example, IP). An SCTP packet includes the common SCTP header, possible SCTP control chunks, and user data encapsulated within SCTP DATA chunks.
Packet Data Protocol Context
Connection or link between a mobile device and a network server that allows them to communicate with each other and lasts only for the duration of a specific connection.
Packet Data Network Gateway
See PGW
Packet Inspection
Packet inspection (or shallow packet inspection) is a form of packet filtering that checks the header portion of a packet. See also deep packet inspection.
PAM
Pass-Along Message
Parent CC or Base CC
A Command Code without AVP code and Data extensions. All extended command codes are extensions of one of the configured base command code.
PASM
Protocol Adaptable State Machine
Pass
A quota profile that provides a one-time override of a subscriber's default plan.
Path
The route taken by the SCTP packets sent by one SCTP endpoint to a specific destination transport address of its peer SCTP endpoint. Sending to different destination transport addresses does not necessarily guarantee getting separate paths.
PBC
Prepaid Billing Controller
Performs prepaid charging using the Diameter, CAMEL, or SMPP+ interface.
PBX
Private Branch Exchange
PC
Point Code
The identifier of a signaling point or service control point in a network. The format of the point code can be one of the following types:
PC and CIC Translation
See PCT
PCA
Point Code ANSI
P-CAP
Packet Capture
PCB
Printed Circuit Board
PCC
Packet Call Center
Policy and Charging Control. Policy rules that define the conditions and actions used by a carrier network to control how subscribers and applications are treated and how network resources are allocated and used.
PCC Rule Profile
Used to populate the Charging-Rule-Definition AVP values in a Diameter message when a new rule is installed.
PCEF
Policy and Charging Enforcement Function
Maintains rules regarding a subscriber’s use of network resources. Responds to CCR and AAR messages. Periodically sends RAR messages. All policy sessions for a given subscriber, originating anywhere in the network, must be processed by the same PCRF.
A system responsible for enforcing policies on network subscriber authentication, authorization, accounting, and mobility. A PCEF device, such as a CMTS or GGSN, communicates with a PCRF device, such as a policy server.
PCEMC
Per Connection Egress Message
PCI
Peripheral Component Interface
Point Code International
Protocol Control Information
Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCM
Power Cooling Module
PCMM
Packet Cable Multi-Media
PCN
Point Code National
Product Change Notice
PCR
Preventive Cyclic Retransmission
A method of error correction used for the SS7 protocol. PCR is an error correction method that keeps a copy of each message signal unit transmitted on a signaling link in a retransmission buffer. If thereceiving end of the signaling link receives the MSU with no errors, positive acknowledgment message is sent to the transmitting end of the signaling link. The MSU is then discarded from the retransmission buffer. If the transmitting end of the signaling link does not receive positive acknowledgment from the receiving end of the signaling link, the MSU is retransmitted until positive acknowledgment is received. The PCR error correction method is assigned to SS7 signaling links using the ent-slk command.
PCRF
Policy and Charging Rules Function
The ability to dynamically control access, services, network capacity, and charges in a network.
Maintains rules regarding a subscriber’s use of network resources. Responds to CCR and AAR messages. Periodically sends RAR messages. All policy sessions for a given subscriber, originating anywhere in the network, must be processed by the same PCRF.
In the Policy Management system, PCRF is located in the MPE device. Software node designated in real-time to determine policy rules in a multimedia network.
PCRF Pools
A logical grouping of PCRFs intended to provide policy decisions for subscribers associated with a particular APN. Policy DRA supports 7 PCRF Pools per Policy DRA Network. A PCRF Pool is selected using the configured mapping between the APN and the PCRF Pool. More than one APN may point to the same PCRF Pool.
PCRF Pool Binding
For a given IMSI, if no binding exists for the APN present in the binding capable session initiation request, the request must be routed to the same PCRF bound to another APN that maps to the same PCRF Pool, if one exists. For example, if APN X and APN Y both map to PCRF Pool “MyPool” and there is already a final binding for APN X, a binding capable session for APN Y must route to the same PCRF that APN X is bound to.
PCRF Sub-Pool
A logical sub-division of a PCRF Pool selected by Origin-Host. PCRF Sub-Pools can be used to selectively route policy traffic to a set of PCRFs for the purpose of proving in new PCRF capabilities. More than one PCRF Sub-Pool Selection Rule may point to the same PCRF Sub-Pool.
PCRF Sub-Pool Selection Rule
A rule that defines a mapping from PCRF Pool and Origin-Host to PCRF Sub-Pool. A set of values that must be matched against AVP values in a binding capable session initiation request for the purpose of selecting a PCRF Sub-Pool. The number of PCRF Sub-Pool Selection Rules per PCRF Pool is limited to 10.
PCS
Personal Communications Service (North American GSM)
P-CSCF
Proxy - Call Session Control Function
Provides access to clients at the edge of a network and performs key functions, including authentication, network address translation (NAT) fire wall (FW) traversal, signaling compression and other adaptation functions to allow seamless interoperability between multiple networks and services.
PCT
PC Test
Point Code and CIC Translation. A feature that enables the EAGLE to translate the DPC or OPC of an MTP routed message, and enables modification of the CIC of an ISUP message. This gives the EAGLE the capability to emulate a point code using other nodes in its network.
PCTA
Product Compliance and Test Assurance
PD
Procedure Document
PDB
Provisioning Database
PDBA
Provisioning Database Application
There are two Provisioning Database Applications (PDBAs), one in EPAP A on each EAGLE. They follow an Active/Standby model. These processes are responsible for updating and maintaining the Provisioning Database (PDB).
PDBI
Provisioning Database Interface
The interface consists of the definition of provisioning messages only. The customer must write a client application that uses the PDBI request/response messages to communicate with the PDBA.
PDC
Personal Digital Communications
Pricing Design Center. A Web-based application to create and manage product offerings of a Communications Service Provider (CSP). A product offering represents the services a CSP offers to customers and the price of those services. A service is a commodity, such as a mobile phone line or an Internet connection, which the customers can purchase and use. PDC is part of the BRM: design type, configuration, pricing type data.
Policy Decision Function
A policy decision point for service-based local policy control of IP bearer resources. Policy decisions are made within the MPE device.
PDN
Packet Data Network. A digital network technology that divides a message into packets for transmission.
Public Data Network. A data network that uses the X.25 protocol to provide the connectivity.
PDN Connection
An association between user equipment (such as a wireless device) and a PDN.
PDN Gateway
See PGW
PDN Identifier
An access point name – identified in diameter messages by the Called-Station-Id.
PDP
Permissive Dialing Period
Power Distribution Panel. Monitors primary and secondary power sources on a continuous basis.
Packet Data Protocol
P-DRA
Policy DRA
P-DRA Network
All of the policy equipment associated with a 3-tier DSR system with P-DRA activated on all sites. This term is used to refer to all P-DRA Mated Pairs and sometimes includes the Policy Clients and PCRFs.
PDS
Persistent Device States
PDU
Protocol Data Unit
Peer
A Diameter node to which a given Diameter node has a direct transport connection.
Peer to Peer Node
Diameter Node to which DSR has a direct TCP or SCTP connection.
Peer Route Group
A set of Peer Nodes that have the same priority within a Route List.
Peer Routing Rule
A set of conditions that control message routing to an upstream peer node based on message content.
Peer Route Table
A set of prioritized Peer Routing Rules that define routing to Peer Nodes based on message content.
Peer Routing Table
A set of prioritized Peer Routing Rules that define routing to Peer Nodes based on message content.
PEM
Power Entry Module. There are two pluggable redundant Power Entry Modules (PEMs) that are located at the rear bottom side of each shelf. Each PEM provides power terminals for four 30 amp power feeds.
Privacy Enhanced Mail
Pending Answer Timer
A timer that limits the maximum time that Diameter will wait for an Answer response from an upstream Peer Node. This timer is started when a Request message is queued for forwarding on a Diameter connection, and the timer is stopped when an Answer response to the message is received.
Pending Transaction
Information about each Request message that is forwarded to a Peer Node in order to perform tasks such as transaction rerouting or Answer response routing for the transaction. The information for is preserved for the duration of the transaction.
PEP
Policy Enforcement Point
PER
Policy Event Record
A Policy Management-related message in the Analytics Data Stream.
Perl
An object-oriented, event-driven programming language.
Perl 5
Perl 5 Regular Expressions
A pattern syntax defined by the Perl programming language to allow the user to select a specific string from a set of character strings.
Per-Linkset Random SLS
A feature that allows a user to apply the Random SLS Generation feature on selected linksets instead of all linksets in the system.
Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVC)
See PVC
PFE
Policy Front End. See Multiprotocol Routing Agent.
PFS
Product Functional Specification
PGW
PDN Gateway
Packet Data Network Gateway. Provides connectivity to the UE to external packet data networks by being the point of exit and entry of traffic for the UE. A UE may have simultaneous connectivity with more than one PDN GW for accessing multiple PDNs. The PDN GW performs policy enforcement, packet filtering for each user, charging support, lawful Interception and packet screening.
PHP
PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
A widely-used, open source, general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML.
PHS
Personal Handyphone System
PHS-MS
PHS Message Switch
PIC
Point in Call
Programmable Interrupt Controller
PICMG
PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group
A consortium comprised of over 450 leading industrial companies worldwide who work together to develop open specifications for high performance telecommunications and industrial computing applications.
PICS
Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement
PID
Password ID
Process ID
Protocol ID
PIN
Personal Identification Number
Ping
A network tool used to determine if a target host can be reached across an IP network. Ping estimates the round-trip time and packet loss (if any) rate between hosts.
PIP
Party Information Parameter
PIU
Percent Intra-State Usage
Place
An OAM configured component that defines physical locations. The Site Place groups the servers at a physical location. Each server is associated with exactly one Site Place.
Place Association
An OAM configured component used by P-DRA to group Site Places into Policy DRA Mated Pairs and Policy DRA Binding Regions.
Plan
A quota profile that consists of a subscriber's basic, recurring service.
Platform
A platform refers to a framework on which applications may be run.
Platform Software
Refers to the operating system, firmware, and management software components of a platform. Does not refer to the application software that runs on the platform.
PLM
Product Line Management
CGBU’s product management department.
PLMN
Public Land Mobile Network
A wireless communications network that uses land-based radio transmitters or base stations, intended for public use by terrestrial subscribers in vehicles or on foot. A PLMN is identified by its Mobile Country Code (MCC) and Mobile Network Code (MNC).
PLNP
The Personal Communications Service (PCS) 1900 LNP Query (PLNP) feature provides for LNP query/response in a PCS wireless environment using the LRN method to support Service Provider Number Portability.
PLNPQS
LNPQS support provided for PLNP.
PLP
Product Line Plan
PLU
Percent Local Usage
PM
Processing Module
PMAC
Platform Management and Configuration
Server with hardware management software that manages the remaining servers (System OAMs and MPs) in a network element. The terms PMAC and system manager are used synonymously in the online help documentation. PMAC functions include hardware monitoring and control, switch configuration, and software installation and upgrade.
Provides hardware and platform management capabilities at the site level for Tekelec platforms. The PMAC application manages and monitors the platform and installs the TPD operating system from a single interface.
PMAC GUI
The central point of user interaction with the PMAC application. The user interface is a Web-based graphical user interface (GUI) that enables remote user access over the network to the PMAC application and functions.
PMAC Server Blade
Two PMAC server blades are located within each T5100 system. The primary PMAC server blade, which hosts the PMAC application, provides configuration and management to the Tekelec 5100 platform. The PMAC server blade also runs TPD. The second PMAC server blade is the spare that can be used for backups and disaster recovery.
PMC
PCI Mezzanine Card
PML
Process Maturity Level
PMTC
Peripheral Maintenance
PNA
Push-Notification-Answer
Sent by a client in response to the Push-Notification-Request command.
PNP
Pending New Part
PNR
Push Notification Request on Sh Interface
Sent by a Diameter server to a Diameter client in order to notify changes in the user data in the server.
POD
Proof of Delivery
POI
Point of Interconnection
Point Code (PC)
See PC
Point Code and CIC Translation
See PCT
Policy
A policy is composed of an action part and an optionally condition part. If the condition evaluates to true or is not provided, then the action is executed; otherwise, the action is not executed.
Policy and Charging Rules Function
See PCRF
Policy Binding
A mapping between a subscriber and a PCRF. A binding exists as long as the subscriber has at least one Gx or Gxx session. Only specified interfaces can create a session: Gx and Gxa (and the S9 versions of these) can create a binding. Rx cannot create a binding. Bindings are accessible from anywhere in the P-DRA network.
Policy Client
A generic term for a policy enforcement point that includes PCEF, BBERF, P-CSCF, and various deep packet inspection devices.
Policy Decision Function
See PDF.
Policy DRA
Policy Diameter Relay Agent. A scalable, geo-diverse DSR application that creates a binding between a subscriber and a PCRF, and routes all policy messages for a given subscriber to the PCRF that currently hosts that subscriber’s policy rules. Policy DRA is capable of performing Topology Hiding to hide the PCRF from the Policy Client.
Policy DRA Binding Region
A type of Place Association that defines the scope of an instance of the P-DRA Binding database. In the context of the P-DRA network, a region is all of the sites in the P-DRA network. P-DRA supports only one instance of the Policy Binding Region, meaning that there is only one Binding database for the entire P-DRA Network.
Policy DRA Mated Pair
A type of Place Association. In the context of a P-DRA network, a Mated Pair is two P-DRA DSRs that are paired for redundancy such that if one site fails, the other site can take over the failed site’s entire load. A Mated Pair sets the scope of an instance of the Policy Session database.
Policy Group
An ordered group of policies, organized for ease of administration or deployment.
Policy Front End
This term is used as a synonym for Multi-protocol Routing Agent (MRA)
Policy Rules
A set of rules to administer, manage, and control access to network resources. A policy rule is a simple if-then statement consisting of one or more conditions that must be matched (for example, day of week, time of day, wireless roaming status, subscriber entitlement) and actions to be taken (accept, reject, log, or continue to next policy). Policy rules are evaluated within an MPE device, and the results are forwarded to the appropriate policy enforcement point.
Policy SBR
Policy Session Binding Repository
Policy Session
A relationship established between a PCRF and a subscriber device’s use of a network resource. A subscriber can have one or more sessions (up to 10 binding capable sessions are supported; binding dependent sessions are not arbitrarily limited) per binding. Sessions for a given subscriber can exist simultaneously from different sites. All of a subscriber’s sessions must be hosted by the same PCRF. A session may exist for a long time (hours or days). Gx and Gxx sessions are created by a CCR-Initial message and terminated by a CCA-Terminate message. Rx sessions are created by AAR messages and ended by STA messages. Session information is maintained on the DSR where the session starts and on that DSR’s mate (if equipped).
Policy Server
A network element that interfaces with an application and makes policy decisions, such as authorization, entitlements, bandwidth, and QoS, based on the application’s requirements and operator rule sets. The Tekelec policy server is the Multimedia Policy Engine (MPE).
Policy Variables
A less that specific term for subscriber properties.
Policy Wizard
A visual tool available in the CMP that allows the operator to create policies by selecting policy conditions and policy actions, and optionally specifying parameters for the conditions and actions.
POP
Point-of-Presence
A logical grouping of subscribers into a region.
POSIX®
Portable Operating System Interface
POSIX Extended Regular Expression is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)-defined group of syntax standards that allows the user to select a specific string from a set of character strings.
POST
Power-On Self Test
POTS
Plain Old Telephone Service
PPC
Private Point Code
Also known as Internal Point Codes, used for internal routing within the EAGLE or for routing to co-resident IP connected nodes sharing the EAGLE’s external Point Code.
PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
PPS
Permanent Presentation Status
PPS/AC
Peripheral Power Supply/Alternating Current
PPSCP
Prepaid Service Control Point
PPSMS
Prepaid Short Message Service
Prepaid Short Message Service Intercept
PPT
Prepaid Portability Type
PR
Problem Report
Oracle’s term for a bug record.
Prepaid IDP Query Relay
A feature (IDP Relay) that provides a mechanism to insure correct charging for calls from prepaid subscribers in a portability environment.
Preventive Cyclic Retransmission (PCR)
See PCR
PRI
Primary Rate Interface
Primary Rate ISDN
Priority
Pricing Design Center
See PDC
PrID
Private user Identity
Primary GUI
A label above the menu on the TekCore user interface to show whether you are logged in to the Primary or Secondary GUI. The Primary GUI label indicates that the user is logged in to the Provisioning Server at the Data Center. The Secondary GUI label indicates that you are logged in to an application at a switching center and that you have read-only access.
Primary Path
The destination and source address that will be put into a packet outbound to the peer endpoint by default. The definition includes the source address, since an implementation MAY specify both destination and source address to better control the return path taken by reply chunks, and on which interface the packet is transmitted when the data sender is multi-homed.
Primary PCRF Pool
A PCRF Pool that is mapped to an APN, as opposed to a PCRF Sub-Pool, which is mapped to a PCRF Pool and an Origin-Host.
Primary PMAC Server Blade
See PMAC server blade
Primary State (PST)
See PST
Private Point Code
See PPC
Private Virtual Network (PVN)
See PVN
PRMS
Product Change Request Management System
Profile-Update-Answer
Command sent by a client in response to the Profile-Update-Request command.
Profile-Update-Request
Command sent by a Diameter client to a Diameter server in order to update user data in the server.
Programmable Read Only Memory (PROM)
See PROM.
PROM
Programmable Read Only Memory
A kind of ROM which is written using a programmer. The contents of each bit is determined by a fuse or antifuse. The memory can be programmed once after manufacturing by “blowing” the fuses, which is an irreversible process. Blowing a fuse opens a connection while blowing an anti-fuse closes a connection.
Protected Network
A Diameter network whose topology information is being hidden by one of the Diameter Topology Hiding features.
Protected-HSS
An S6a/S6d HSS that is a member of a Topology Hiding Protected Network.
Protected-MME/SGSN
An MME/SGSN that is a member of a Topology Hiding Protected Network.
Prototype
A software build derived from code that has not yet completed the full development cycle. The software is built and numbered according to Tekelec’s standard process (an “official” build), with the media physically labeled as prototype. The product may or may not contain all intended features and has completed preliminary design Unit Test. This product has not completed Feature Test or System Test.
Provisioning
Static and longer-term management tasks. These may include selection of network equipment, replacement of network equipment, interface additions or deletions, link speed modifications, topology changes, and capacity planning. This term is often used interchangeably with configuration.
ProvBe
Provisioning Back End
Provisioning Blacklist
A list of ranges that are prohibited from being used as DNs, DN Blocks, and IMSI address strings.
Provisioning Blacklist Range
A range of protected address strings of network elements, such as the E.164 address of HLRs.
Provisioning Database Application (PDBA)
See PDBA
Provisioning Database Interface (PDBI)
See PDBI
Provisioning Server
The Tekelec 1000 ASP that serves as the server.
PROVLK
Provisioning Link
Proxy Agent
Performs the basic forwarding functions of a Relay Agent, but unlike a Relay Agent, a Proxy Agent can modify the message content and provide value-added services, enforce rules on different messages, or perform administrative tasks for a specific realm.
Proxy Linkset
This is the linkset between the EAGLE using the Proxy Point Code and an adjacent node.
PRS
Primary Reference Source
Problem Report System
PRT
Peer Route Table or Peer Routing Table
PRX (Proxy)
The function of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another. In the case of this feature, a Destination Point Code can be specified to act as a Proxy Point Code.
PS
Packet Switching
Priority Service
PSAP
Public Safety Answering Point
pSBR
Policy SBR
PSC
PCS Switching Center
PSD
Product Specification Document
PSEL
Presentation Selector
PSI
Public Service Identity
PSM
Peripheral Services Module
PST
Primary State
A field in the rept-stat command outputs showing the primary state of the specified entity.
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network.
A public communication system for voice communication between remote subscribers.
PSU
Power Supply Unit
PT
Portability Type
PTM
Pending Transaction Manager
PTR
Pending Transaction Record
PTT
Public Telephone and Telegraph
Push To Talk. This mobile communications service, which is comparable with the walkie-talkie, allows the user to press the PTT button on his or her phone to talk to a group of up to nine persons. As communications are half-duplex, only one party can talk at any time while the others listen. It is a low-budget alternative to trunked radio and private mobile radio.
Public Data Network (PDN)
See PDN
PUA
Profile-Update-Answer. Command sent by a client in response to the Profile-Update-Request command.
Purge UE Answer
Public IP Address
An IP address that is designated for use in a public domain, such as the Internet. A public IP address is in contrast to a private IP address, which is in an address range designated for use only in a private domain, such as a local area network (LAN).
PUID
Public User Identity
PUR
Profile Update Request on Sh Interface. The Command sent by a Diameter client to a Diameter server to update user data in the server.
Purge UE Request. Sh Profile Update Request (from PCRF to ESPR). This request can refer to the profile entity and other entities.
PV
Product Verification
PVC
Permanent Virtual Circuit. A direct connection to an X.25 node that is configured in the EAGLE’s database and can only be changed through database administration.
Permanent Virtual Connection
PVGTT
Padded Variable Global Title Translation
PVN
Private Virtual Network
Private Virtual Network represents the internal IP addressing scheme for every card within the EAGLE switch. Each card has an auto-assigned, default, Class B private IP address.
PVSCSI
Paravirtual SCSI
PXE
Pre-initialization Execution Environment
