Abbreviation Index

A

AAA: authentication, authorization, and accounting
ABASSMUS: Agent-Based Adaptive and Secure Service Provisioning for Mobile Users
ADC: analog-to-digital converter
AN: access network
AOEC: Auto Orthogonal Error Correction
API: application programming interface
AQEC: aerospace qualified electronic components
AS: autonomous systems

B
BDCS: business data center system
BGCF: breakout gateway control function
BI: business intelligence
BSS: business support systems

C
CA: core area
CD: cavity diameter
CH: correspondent host
CR: cognitive radio
CRM: customer relationship management
CSCF: call session control function

D
DAC: digital-to-analog converter
DHT: distributed hash table
DIOS: distributed intelligent open system
DNS: domain name server
DPD: digital predistortion
DR: dielectric resonator
DSA: dynamic spectrum allocation
DSM: delta-sigma modulator
DSP: digital signal processing

E
EID: endpoint identifier

F
FET: field-effect transistor
FIR: frequency-invariant reactance
FPGA: field-programmable gate array

G
GaN: gallium nitride

H
HIP: Host Identity Protocol
HIT: host identifier tag
HLR: home location register
HSS: home subscriber server
HWN: hybrid wireless network
HyWercs: hybrid wireless network communications

I
IBE: Identity-Based Encryption
iCAR: Integrated Cellular and Ad Hoc Relaying
IF: intermediate frequency
ISP: internet service provider
ITR: ingress tunnel router

L
LDMOS: laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor
LISP: Locator/ID Separation Protocol
LNA: low noise amplifier

M
MADF: Mobile-Assisted Data Forwarding
MAPL: maximum allowed path loss
MBR: multiband radio
MCN: multi-hop cellular network
MEMS: micro electro mechanical systems
MGCF: media gateway control function
MIP: mobile IP
MuPAC: Multi-Power Architecture for Packet Data Cellular Networks
MUSE: Mobile Ubiquitous Service Environment

N
NAT: network address translation

O
ODMA: opportunity driven multiple access
ODS: open data services
OLAP: on-line analysis processing
OSS: operations support system

P
P2PSIP: peer-to-peer session initiation protocol
PA: power amplifier
PARCelS: Pervasive Ad-hoc Relaying for Cellular Systems
PCB: printed circuit board
PCCN: public computing communication network
PCN: public communication network
PID: packet identifier
PMIPv6: proxy MIP version 6
PON: P2PSIP overlay node
PRM: partner relationship management
PWPM: pulsewidth/position-modulation

R
RA: routing area
RAN: radio access networks
RTP: real-time transport protocol
RVS: RendezVous server

S
SAW: surface acoustic wave
SBC: session border control
SDC: subscriber data center
SDP: service delivery platform
SDR: software defined radio
SIBM: Symbiosis Institute of Business Management
SMPA: switched mode PA
SMW: Surface Mounted Multiband
SNR: signal-to-noise ratio
SoNI: Self-organized Network Infrastructures
SOPRANO: Self-Organizing Packet Radio Ad hoc Networks with Overlay
SQL: structured query language
SSO: single sign-on
STUN: session traversal utilities for NAT

T
TPA: third party auditor 
TURN: traversal using relay NAT
TWiLL: throughput enhanced wireless in local loop
TZ: transmission zero

U
UCAN: Unified Cellular and Ad-Hoc Network
UE: User Equipment
UMTS: Universal Mobile Telephone System
UTRA-TDD: UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access-Time Division Duplex

V
VCC: voice call continuity
VSWR: voltage standing wave ratio

W
WBG: wide bandgap
WLAN: wireless local area network
WPAN: wireless personal area network
WSN: wireless sensor network
WWAN: wireless wide area network