Acronyms
The following table provides information about the acronyms and the terminology used in the document:
Table - Acronyms
Acronym | Description |
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AGW | Application Gateway |
ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
APC | Adjacent Point Code |
ATGW | Access Transfer Gateway |
ATM | Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
CCSS | Common Channel Signaling System |
CDMA | Code Division Multiple Access |
CPA | Calling Party Address |
CIC | Circuit Identification Code |
CLLI | Common Language Location Identifier |
CR | Cluster Routing |
CRMD | Cluster Routing and Management Diversity |
CPC | Capability Point Code |
CPCS | Common Part Convergence Sublayer |
DPC | Destination Point Code |
ELEI | Exception List Exclusion Indicator |
FLOBR | Flexible Linkset Optional Based Routing |
FPCR | Full Point Code Routing |
FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
GTI | Global Tittle Indicator |
GPL | Generic Program Loads |
GSW | Gateway Screening |
IETF | Internet Engineering Task Force |
IMF | Integrated Message Feeder |
IP | Intelligent Peripheral or Internet Protocol |
ISUP | ISDN User Part |
ITU | International Telecommunications Union |
LIM | Link Interface Module |
MA | Mated Application |
MASP | Maintenance and Administration Subsystem Processor |
MCAP | Maintenance Communication Application Processor |
MDA | Maintenance Disk and Alarm card |
MGC | Media Gateway Controller |
MRN | Maintenance Relay Node |
MSA | Main Signalling Area |
MSC | Mobile Switching Center |
MSU | Message Signal Unit |
MTP | Message Transfer Part |
NGN | Next Generation Network |
OPC | Origination Point Code |
PDS | Persistent Device States |
PIC | Performance Intelligence Center |
PSTN | Public Switched Telephone Network |
QOS | Quality of Service |
RST | Route Set Test |
RTT | Round Trip Time |
SAAL | Signaling ATM Adaptation Layer |
SAPC | Secondary Adjacent Point Code |
SCP | Service Control Point |
SCCP | Signaling Connection Control Part |
SCTP | Stream Control Transmission Protocol |
SEP | Signaling End Point |
SGW | Signaling Gateway |
SI | Service Indicator |
SIF | Signaling Information Field |
SIO | Service Information Octet |
SLIC | Service and Link Interface Card |
SLS | Signaling Link Selection |
SMSC | Short Message Service Center |
SSA | Sub Signaling Area |
SPCF | Service Specific Convergence Function |
SPCOP | Service Specific Connection Oriented Protocol |
SSCS | Service Specific Convergence Sublayer |
SSP | Service Switching Point |
STP | Signal Transfer Point |
TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
TFP | Transfer Prohibited |
TPC | True Point Code |
TU | Transaction Unit |
TUS | Transaction Units per Second |
UAM | Unsolicited Alarm Messages |
UIM | Unsolicited Information Messages |
VCL | Virtual Channel Link |
VCC | Virtual Circuit Connection |
VPC | Virtual Path Connection |