Acronyms
The following table provides information about the acronyms and the terminology used in the document:
Table - Acronyms
| Acronym | Description |
|---|---|
| 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 |