Appendix C. Glossary
BER
BLER
DUT
GGSN
GMM
GPRS
GSM
GSM L3
HTML
IMSI
IP
L1
LAB
LAN
LLC
MAC
MS
PDP
RF
RLC
SGSN
SIM
SM
SNDCP
TBF
USF
WAP
WML
Bit Error Rate
Block Error Rate (Agilent proprietary connection mode – patent applied for)
Device Under Test (typically, a cellular phone or wireless appliance)
Gateway GPRS Support Node. Provides gateway between GPRS network and public packet data network (Internet); connects to HLR; provides location and authentication management; counts packets for billing; and stays constant.
GPRS Mobility Management
General Packet Radio Service
Global System for Mobile Communications
Layer 3
HyperText Markup Language
International Mobile Subscriber Identity
Internet Protocol
Layer One (defines PDCH physical channel; defines logical channels such as PDTCH and PACCH; and defines coding schemes CS1 to CS4)
Laboratory (where research and development work is done)
Local Area Network
Logical Link Control (air interface independent; discriminates between data and control signalling)
Medium Access Control (mediates access across multiple mobiles)
Mobile Station (typically, a cellular phone)
Packet Data Protocol
Radio Frequency
Radio Link Control (performs procedures to transfer data)
Serving GPRS Support Node (controls connection between network and MS; manages sessions; manages mobility functions like handovers and paging; and changes as MS roams)
Subscriber Identity Module
Session Management
Subnetwork Dependent Convergence Protocol (multiplexes multiple application protocols)
Temporary Block Flow
Uplink State Flag
Wireless Application Protocol
Wireless Markup Language
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