CDMA Roaming Terminology

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This page contains terminology related to CDMA International Roaming. To quickly find a term, click on the first letter of the term below:

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=#=1x - See 1xRTT

1xEV-DO - cdma2000 Evolution, Data Optimized

1xRTT - cdma2000 Radio Transmission Technology

2G Authentication - See CAVE-based Authentication

3G_Authentication - See AKA

3GPP2 - Third Generation Partnership Project 2

=A=

"'A12 Authentication

AAA – Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting

AC – Authentication Center - See CAVE-based Authentication

Access Authentication

Acquisition_Table - See PRL

Active Pilot - base station(s) currently serving a call. A base station usually has 3 pilot numbers. Also See PN Offset.

AKA – Authentication and Key Agreement

A-key – Authentication Key - See CAVE-based Authentication

AMPS – Advanced Mobile Phone System

in progress of updating from this point forward...

AN – Access Network

ANI – Automatic Number Identification

ANID – Access Network Identifiers

ANSI – American National Standards Institute

ANSI-41 - See TIA-41

ARP – Authorized Receipt Point

ARPU – Average Revenue Per User

AT – Access Terminal

"'Authentication

"'Authorization

"'Automatic Call Delivery

"'Automatic Roaming

"'Autonomous Registration

=B=

"'Band

"'Bandclass

BID – Billing Identification

"'Bilateral Roaming

BILLID – BillingID

"'Border System

=C=

"'Call Disconnect

"'Caller ID

"'Call Release

"'Call Termination

"'Carrier

CAVE – Cellular Authentication and Voice Encryption

"'CAVE-based Authentication

CDG – CDMA Development Group

CDR – Call Detail Record

"'Cell site

CIBER – Cellular Intercarrier Billing Exchange Roamer

Cibernet

"'Clearing

"'Clearinghouse

CLI – Calling Line Identification - See Caller ID

CLIP – Calling Line Identification Presentation - See Caller ID

CLLI – Common Language Location Identifier

"'Clone

Closed PRL - See PRL

CoA – Care-of-Address - See Mobile IP

CND – Caller Number Display - See Caller ID

CNID – Calling Number Identification - See Caller ID

CRX – CDMA Packet Data Roaming Exchange

CSCF – Call Session Control Function - See IMS

CTIA – Cellular Telecom. & Internet Association

=D=

D-AMPS – Digital Analog Mobile Phone Service

DES – Data Encryption Standard

Diameter

DO - See 1xEV-DO

DRRR – Direct Routing for Roamer to Roamer

Dual Mode Handset

=E=

EDI – Electronic Data Interchange

EDT – Electronic Data Transfer

"'Encryption

"'Enhanced PRL

ERI – Enhanced Roaming Indicator - See Roaming Indicator

ESA – Enhanced Subscriber Authentication - See AKA

ESN – Electronic Serial Number

ESPM – Extended System Parameters Message

EV-DO - See 1xEV-DO

=F=

FA – Foreign Agent - See Mobile IP

FCC – Federal Communications Commission

"'Financial Settlement

FOTA – Firmware Over-the-Air - See OTA

"'Frequency Block

=G=

Global Challenge - See CAVE-based Authentication

Global Title

GTT – Global Title Translation

=H=

HA – Home Agent - See Mobile IP

"'Handoff (data)

"'Handoff (voice)

HLR – Home Location Register

Home Address - See Mobile IP

"'Home System

HNI – Home Network Identifier - See IMSI

"'Home SID/NID List

HRPD – High Rate Packet Data - See 1xEV-DO

"'HRPD Session

HSS – Home Subscriber Server - See IMS

"'Hybrid Device

=I=

IETF – Internet Engineering Task Force

IFAST – International Forum on ANSI-41 Standards Technology

IIF – Interworking and Interoperability Function

IMS – IP Multimedia Subsystem

IMSI – International Mobile Subscriber Identity

"'IMSI 11 12

IMSI S – Short IMSI

"'Inbound Roamer

"' [http://210.54.118.1/wiki/Category:Industry_Organizations Industry Organizations]

INF – Industry Negative File

"'Interconnection

"'Inter-standard Roaming

IRM – International roaming MIN

IS-2000 - Superseded by TIA-2000

IS-41 - Superseded by TIA-41

"'IS-835

IS-856 - Superseded by TIA-856

"'IS-95

ISG – International Signaling Gateway

ISUP – Integrated Services User Part

ITU - International Telecommunications Union

=J=

"'J-STD-038

=K=

Key

=L=

L2TP – Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol

LAC – L2TP Access Concentrator - See L2TP

"'Line Range

LNS – L2TP Network Server - See L2TP

=M=

MABEL – Major Account Billing Exchange Logistical

Main Service Instance - See Service Instance

MAP – Mobile Application Part - See TIA-41

"'MBI – MIN Block Identifier

MC – Message Center - See SMS

MCC – Mobile Country Code

MDN – Mobile Directory Number

ME – Mobile Equipment

MEID – Mobile Equipment Identifier

MIN – Mobile Identification Number

MIP – Mobile IP - See Mobile IP

MMD – Multimedia Domain

MMS – Multimedia Messaging Service

MN – Mobile Node

MNC – Mobile Network Code

MN ID – Mobile Node Identifier - See A12 Authentication

Mobile IP

MS – Mobile Station

MSC – Mobile Switching Center

MSCID – Mobile Switching Center Identification

MSCIN – MSC Identification Number

MSID – Mobile Station Identity

MSL - Master Subsidy Lock

MTSO – Mobile Telephone Switching Office - See MSC

"'Multi-Band Handset

"'Multi-Mode Handset

=N=

NAI – Network Access Identifier

NAM – Number Assignment Module

NANP – North American Numbering Plan

Negative System - See PRL

"'Net Settlement

NID – Network Identification

NMSI – National Mobile Station Identity

NPA-NXX - See NANP

=O=

OMA – Open Mobile Alliance

Open PRL - See PRL

OTA – Over-The-Air Programming

"'Outbound Roamer

=P=

"'Packet Data Service

"'Packet Data Service Option

Packet Data Session

PCS – Personal Communications Services

PDSN – Packet Data Serving Node

Permissive Mode - See PRL

PIN – Personal Identification Number - See RVR

"'Plus Code Dialing

PN Offset - Identifies a base station. As base station usually has 3 pilot numbers. Also See Active Pilot.

Point of Attachment - See Mobile IP

PPP – Point-to-Point Protocol

PPP Service Instance - See Service Instance

PPP Session – Point-to-Point Protocol Session

Preferred System - See PRL

PRL – Preferred Roaming List

"'Profiling

PZID – Packet Zone Identification

=Q=

=R=

RADIUS – Remote Authentication Dial In User Service

RADIUS Server - See AAA

RAN – Radio Access Network - See AN

Restrictive Mode - See PRL

RFC – Request For Comments

RN – Radio Network - See AN

"'RoamEx

"'Roaming

"'Roaming Agreement

"'Roaming Indicator

RSP – Roaming Service Provider

RUIM – Removable User Identity Module

RVR – Roamer Verification and Reinstatement

=S=

"'Sector ID

"'Service Instance

"'Service Option

"'Serving System

SID – System ID

"'SID/NID Lockout List

"'Simple IP

SIP – Session Initiation Protocol

SIP – Simple IP - See Simple IP

SMS – Short Message Service

SMSC – Short Message Service Centre - See SMS

"'Soft Handoff

SO33 – Service Option 33 - See Service Option

SO59 – Service Option 59 - See Service Option

"'Subnet ID

"'Supplementary Services

SSPR – System Selection for Preferred Roaming

System table - See PRL

=T=

TDS – Technical Data Sheet

Telcordia

TIA – Telecommunications Industry Association

"'TIA-2000

TIA-41 – Cellular Radio-Telecommunications Intersystem Operations

"'TIA-856

"'TIA-878

TLDN – Temporary Local Directory Number

TMSI – Temporary Mobile Station Identity

Triple DES – Triple Data Encryption Standard - See 3DES

"'Trading Partner Agreements

=U=

UDR – Usage Data Records

UIM – User Identity Module - See RUIM

UIMID – UIM Identifier - See RUIM

Unique Challenge - See CAVE-based Authentication

=V=

Verification - See RVR

Visited System

VLR – Visitor Location Register

=W=

WIN – Wireless Intelligent Network

=X=

X0 Records - See CIBER

X2 Records - See CIBER

=Y=

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