B Acronyms and Abbreviations

Acronyms and Abbreviations

A-Port

ANSI-41 Mobile Number Portability

AINPQ

ANSI-41 INP Query

AAL

ATM Adaptation Layer

AAL5

ATM Adaptation Layer 5

AAL5CP

ATM Adaptation Layer 5 Common Port

AATM

ATM Applique

ACG

Automatic Call Gapping

ADJ DPC

Adjacent Destination Point Code

AI

Address Indicator

AIN

Advanced Intelligent Network

AINF

Application Interface Applique

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

AP

Application Processor

APC

Adjacent Point Code

ARP

Address Resolution Protocol

AS

Application Server; a logical entity serving a specific Routing Key

ASP

Application Server Process

ATI

Any Time Interrogation

ATM

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

ATMANSI

The application software for the ATM (high-speed) SS7 signaling links

ATM HSL

Asynchronous Transfer Mode High Speed Link

ATMM

ATM Layer Management

AVL

Availability Measurements report

AVLD

Daily Availability measurements report

AVLDTH

Day-to-Hour Availability measurements report

BCSM

Basic Call State Model

BIP

Board Identification PROM

BITS

Building Integrated Timing System

BLM

Bulk Load Module

BSD

Berkeley Software Distribution

BSN

Backward Sequence Number

CAS

Channel Associated Signaling

CCM

Command Class Management

CCS

Common Channel Signaling

CCS7

Common Channel Signaling System #7

CCS7ITU

The application software for the ITU SS7 signaling links

CDPA

Called Party Address

CDPN

Called Party Number

CGPA

Calling Party Address

CF

Control Frame

CIC

Circuit Identification Code

CLLI

Common Language Location Identifier

CLU

Network Cluster

CM

Cluster Management

CNCF

Calling Name Conversion Facility

CP

Communication Processor

CPU

Central Processing Unit

CRC

Cyclic Redundancy Check

CRMD

Cluster Routing and Management Diversity

CRP

Circular Route Prevention

CSL

Common Screening List

CSPC

Concerned Signaling Point Code Group

CSU

Channel Service Unit

DB

Database

DCM

Database Communications Module

DIP

Dual In-Line Package

DIX

Digital/Intel/Xerox de facto standard for Ethernet Media Access Control Type

DN

Dialed or Directory Number

DPC

Destination Point Code

DRAM

Dynamic Random Access Memory

DSM

Database Services Module

DSU

Data Service Unit

DTA

Database Transport Access

E5IS

EAGLE 5 Integrated Monitoring Support

EBDA

Enhanced Bulk Download and Audit

EDR

Efficient Data Representation

EF

Extension Frame

EGTT

Enhanced Global Title Translation

EIA

Electronic Industries Association

EIR

Equipment Identity Register

ELAP

EAGLE LNP Application Processor

EMP

EAGLE Monitoring Protocol

EMSALM

Element Management System Alarm Monitor

ENET

Ethernet

EOAM

Enhanced Operations, Administration, and Maintenance

EOAP

Enhanced OSS Application Process

EPAP

EAGLE Provisioning Application Processor

EPM

Embedded Processor Module

EPROM

Erasable PROM

ESP

Extended Services Platform

FAK

Feature Access Key

FAP

Fuse and Alarm Panel

FAS

Frame Alignment Signal

FISU

Fill In Signal Unit

FPBA

Frame Power Budget Alarm

FPCR

Full Point Code Routing

FPT

Frame Power Threshold

FSN

Forward Sequence Number

FTA

File Transfer Area

FTP

File Transfer Protocol

FTRA

FTP-based Table Retrieve Application

GDB

GSM Real-Time Database

G-Flex

GSM Flexible Numbering

G-Port

GSM Mobile Number Portability

GLS

Generic Loading Service

GMSC

Gateway MSC

GPL

Generic Program Load

GPSM

General Purpose Service Module

GSL

Generic Software Load

GSM

Global System for Mobile Communications

GTA

Global Title Address

GTI

Global Title Indicator

GTT

Global Title Translation

GTWY

Gateway Administration measurements report

GWS

Gateway Screening

GWSA

Gateway Screening Application

GWSM

Gateway Screening Messages

HDB3

High Density Bipolar 3 encoding

HIPR

High Speed IMT Packet Router

HLR

Home Location Register

HOMERN

Home Network Routing Number Prefix

HMUX

High-Speed Multiplexer

HRN

Home Routing Number

HSL

High-Speed Links

IAM

Initial Address Message

IC

Integrated Circuit

ICMP

Internet Control Message Protocol

ID

Identity

IDP

Initial Detection Point

IEC

International Escape Code

IETF

Internet Engineering Task Force

IGM

IS41 GSM Migration

IGTTLS

Intermediate Global Title Translation Load Sharing

IL

Incremental loading

ILA

Integrated LIM Applique

IMEI

International Mobile Equipment Identifier

IMF

Integrated Message Feeder

IMSI

International Mobile Station Identifier

IMT

Inter-processor Message Transport

IN

Intelligent Network

INAP

Intelligent Network Application Part

INET

Internet

INH

Inhibit

INP

INAP-based Number Portability

INSL

In-Network Subscriber List

IP

Internet Protocol

IPGWI

An ITU version of SS7IPGW

IPGWx

Point to multi-point IP Transport GPL, referring to SS7IPGW (ANSI) and IPGWI (ITU)

IPLIMI

The application software used by the DCM card for TCP/IP point-to-point connectivity for ITU point codes.

IPLIMx

Point to point IP Transport GPL, referring to IPLIMI (ITU)

IPMX

IMT Power and Multiplexer

IPS

Internet Protocol Services

IS-41

Interim Standard 41, same as and interchangeable with ANSI-41

IS-ANR

In Service - Abnormal

ISDN

Integrated Services Digital Network

IS-NR

In Service - Normal

ISUP

ISDN User Part

ITU

International Telecommunications Union

ITUDUPPC

ITU National Duplicate Point Code

JIP

Jurisdiction Indicator Parameter

LAN

Local Area Network

LB

Load Balancing

LBP

Loop Back Point

LC

Logical channel

LED

Light Emitting Diode

LFS

Link Fault Sectionalization

LNP

Local Number Portability

LNPMR

LNP Message Relay

LNPQS

LNP Query Service

LNP SMS

LNP Short Message Service

LPE

Logical Processing Element

LPO

Link Processor Outage

LRN

Location Routing Number

LS

Link Set

LSA

Link Status Alignment

LSB

Least Significant Bit (bit 1)

LSL

Low-Speed Link

LSMS

Local Service Management System

LSN

Link Set Name

LSO

Link Status out of Service

LSPE

Link Status Proving Emergency

LSPN

Link Status Proving Normal

LSR

Link Status Ready

LSSU

Link Status Signal Unit

M2PA

SS7 MTP2-User Peer-to-Peer Adaptation Layer

M3UA

SS7 MTP3-User Adaptation Layer

MAAL

Management ATM Adaptation Layer

MAP

Mobile Application Part

MAPSCRN

GSM MAP Screening measurements report

MCAP

MAS Communication Application Processor Card

MCC

Mobile Country Code

MCM

Maintenance Communication Module

MCP

Measurement Collection Processor

MCPM

Measurement Collection and Polling Module

MDAL

Maintenance Disk and Alarm (card)

MDN

Mobile Dialed Number

MGT

Mobile Global Title

MGTT

Modified Global Title Translation

MF

Miscellaneous Frame

MFC

Message Flow Control

MIM

Multi-Channel Interface Module

MIN

Mobile Identification Number

MLPRST

MTP Low Priority Route Set

MNP

Mobile Number Portability

MNP SMS

Portability Check for Mobile Originated SMS

MNP-SRF

Signaling Relay Function for support of Mobile Number Portability

MOBR

Origin-based MTP Routing feature

MPC

Multiple Point Code feature

MPL

Multi-port LIM

MPS

Multi-Purpose Server

MR

Message Relay

MRN

Mated Relay Node

MRN

Message Reference Number

MS

Mobile Station

MSB

Most Significant Bit

MSC

Mobile Switching Center

MSAR

Memory space accounting reporting

MSISDN

Mobile Station ISDN Number or Mobile Switching ISDN Number

MSRN

Mobile Station Roaming Number

MSU

Message Signal Unit

MTCD

Maintenance Daily measurements report

MTCDTH

Maintenance Day-to-Hour measurements report

MTCH

Maintenance Hourly (marginal) measurements report

MTCS

Maintenance Status (link/link set) measurements report

MTP

Message Transfer Part

MTP2

Message Transfer Part, Level 2

NAI

Nature of Address Indicator

NCAI

Nested Cluster Allowed Indicator

NCR

Nested Cluster Routing

NEC

National Escape Code

NFAS

Non-Frame Alignment Signal

NI

Network Indicator

NIC

Network Information Center

NID

Network Identification

NM

Network Management

NP

Number Plan

NPA

Numbering Plan Area

NPAC

Number Portability Administration Center

NPANXX

Numbering Plan Area and Exchange

NRT

Network Routing

NSAP

Network Service Access Point

NSE

Network Security Enhancement

NSFI

Next Screening Function Indicator

NSP

Network Services Part

NSPC

New Secondary Point Code

OAM

Operations, Administration, and Maintenance

OAP

Operation System Support Application Processor

OAMP

Operations, Administration and Maintenance Part

OBSR

Origin-based SCCP Routing feature

OCU

Office Channel Unit

OOS-MA

Out of Service - Memory Administration

OOS-MT

Out of Service - Maintenance

OOS-MT-DSBLD

Out of Service - Maintenance Disabled

OPC

Origination Point Code

OPCODE

Operation Code

OPNAME

Operation Name

OSI

Open Systems Interconnection

OSS

Operations Systems Support

PC

Point Code

PCR

Preventive Cyclic Retransmission

PCS

Personal Communications Service (North American GSM)

PDBA

Provisioning Database Application

PDBI

Provisioning Database Interface

PDN

Packet Data Network

PDS

Persistent Device States

PLNP

PCS 1900 LNP

PLNPQS

LNPQS support provided for PLNP

PPSMS

Prepaid Short Message Service Intercept

PROM

Programmable Read-Only Memory

PSEL

Presentation Selector

PST

Primary State for Maintenance

PSTN

Public Switched Telephone Network

PVC

Permanent Virtual Circuit

PVN

Private Virtual Network

Q3

Q.3 Protocol

RAM

Random Access Memory

RBASE

Record Base measurements report

RC

Relative Cost

RI

Routing Indicator

RFC

Request for Comments

RMC

Remote Maintenance Center

RMTP

Reliable Multicast Transport Protocol

RN

Routing Number

RTDB

DSM Real-time database

RTT

Round Trip Time

SAAL

Signaling ATM Adaptation Layer

SAPC

Secondary Adjacent Point Code

SCCP

Signaling Connection Control Part

SCM

System Configuration Manager

SCMG

SCCP Management

SCP

Service Control Point

SCRSET

Screen Set

SCSI

Small Computer System Interface

SCTP

Stream Control Transmission Protocol

SE-HSL

Synchronous E1 High Speed Link

SEAS

Signaling Engineering and Administration System

SFAPP

Stateful Applications

SIB

Status Indication “Busy”

SIE

Status Indication “Emergency” Alignment

SIN

Status Indication “Normal Alignment”

SIO

Service Information Octet

SIO

Status Indication “Out of Alignment”

SIOS

Status Indication “Out of Service”

SK

Service Key

SKTS

Service Key/TeleService List

SLIC

Service and Link Interface Card

SLK

Signaling Link

SLS

Signaling Link Selection

SLSCI

Signaling Link Conversion Indicator

SLTA

Signaling Link Test Acknowledgement

SLTM

Signaling Link Test Message

SMS

Short Message Service

SMSC

Short Message Service Center

SMSMR

Prepaid Short Message Service

SNAI

Service Nature of Address Indicator

SNM

Signaling Network Management

SNR

Subsystem Normal Routing

SOR

Support for Optimal Routing

SORP

Socket Option Registration Primitive

SPC

Secondary Point Code Signaling Point Code

SRF

Signaling Relay Function

SRI

Send Routing Information

SRVSEL

Service Selector

SS7

Signaling System #7

SS7ANSI

The application software for the ANSI SS7 signaling links

SSA

Subsystem Allowed (An SCCP management message)

SSEL

Session Selector

SSN

SS7 Subsystem Number

SSP

Service Switching Point

SSU

Status Signal Unit

ST

Stop Digit—BCD value 15 (0xF)—used to indicate the end of dialing in some applications

STC

Signaling Transport Card

STP

Signal Transfer Point

STP LAN

The application software for the STP LAN feature

SUA

SS7 SCCP-User Adaptation Layer

SVC

Switched Virtual Circuit

TALI

Transport Adapter Layer Interface (RFC 3094)

TCP

Transmission Control Protocol

TCAP

Transaction Capabilities Application Part

TDM

Terminal Disk Module

TFA

Transfer Allowed

TFC

Transfer Congested (traffic)

TFP

Transfer Prohibited

TFR

Transfer Restricted

TLNP

Triggerless LNP

TOS

Type of Service

TPS

Transactions Per Second

TRA

Traffic Restarting Allowed

TRBL

Trouble

TRW

Traffic Restarting Waiting

TSC

Time Slot Counter Synchronization

TSM

Translation Services Module

TT

Translation Type

TUP

Telephone User Part

TV

Ticket Voucher

UA

IETF User Adaptation Layers

UAM

Unsolicited Alarm Message

UART

Universal Asynchronous Receiver - Transmit

UDP

User Datagram Protocol

UDTS

Unit Data Transfer Service

UI

User Interface

UID

User ID

UIM

Unsolicited Informational Message

UPD

Update

VGTT

Variable Length GTT

VLR

Visitor Location Register

VMSC

Voice Mail Service Center Visited Mobile Switching Center

VSCCP

VxWorks Signaling Connection Control Part

WNP

Wireless Number Portability

WNPQS

Wireless Number Portability Query Service

X.25 DE

X.25 Destination Entity

XGTT

Expanded GTT (GTT Table Expansion)

XMAP

Expanded MAP Table