Glossary

SID

System Identification is a number transmitted

 

by base stations to identify a wireless system

 

which conforms to a TIA cellular or PCS

 

standard. SID is used by mobile phones to

 

recognize when they are in their home

 

system and can be used for billing purposes

 

as a unique identification of the serving

 

system.

SMS

Short Message Service is a service available

 

on most digital mobile phones to send

 

messages between phones or other devices.

 

Messages are routed a Short Message

 

Service Center (SMSC), which attempts to

 

send the message and, if unsuccessful,

 

possibly retry at a later time. Message delays

 

or message loss is possible, especially when

 

sending between networks. Users can

 

request delivery confirmation reports.

SSL

Secure Sockets Layer Protocol used to

 

encrypt data sent over the air.

TTY

Teletypewriter. An electromechanical

 

typewriter that either transmits or receives

 

messages coded in electrical signals. A

 

phone with TTY support is able to translate

typed characters to voice or translate voice into characters to display on the TTY.

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