Acronyms
The following table provides information about the acronyms and the terminology used in the document.
Table - Acronyms
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| ACO | Alarm Cut Off |
| 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 |
| ASIC | Application-Specific Integrated Circuits |
| 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 |
| BP | Breaker Panels |
| 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 |
| CE | Compliance European |
| 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 |
| DCD | Data Carrier Detect |
| 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 |
| E5- MASP | E5-based Maintenance and Administration Subsystem Processors |
| E5-MCAP | E5-based Maintenance Communication Application Processor |
| E5-MDAL | E5-based Maintenance Disk and Alarm |
| E5-TDM | E5-based Terminal Disk Module |
| 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 |
| EMC | Electromagnetic Compatibility |
| EMI | Electromagnetic Interference |
| 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 |
| HVAC | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning |
| 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) |
| IPLIM | Internet Protocol Link Interface Module |
| 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 |
| MAS | Maintenance and Administration Subsystem |
| 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 |
| MIS | Maintenance Interface System |
| 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 |
| NEBS | Network Equipment Building System |
| 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 |
| OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| 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 |
| PCI | Peripheral Component Interconnect |
| 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 |
| PLL | Phase Lock Loop |
| 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 |
| RMA | Return Material Authorization |
| 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 |
| SI | Status Indicator |
| 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 |
| STPLAN | The application software for the STPLAN feature |
| SUA | SS7 SCCP-User Adaptation Layer |
| SVC | Switched Virtual Circuit |
| TALI | Transport Adapter Layer Interface |
| TCP | Transmission Control Protocol |
| TCAP | Transaction Capabilities Application Part |
| TCXO | Temperature-Compensated Oscillator |
| TDM | Terminal Disk Module |
| TFA | Transfer Allowed |
| TFC | Transfer Congested (traffic) |
| TFP | Transfer Prohibited |
| TFR | Transfer Restricted |
| TLNP | Triggerless LNP |
| TOCA | Timing Output Composite Clock Automatic |
| 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 TablePreviousNext |