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16 Glosario

16.1 Glosario Inglés

A-bis – Interface between BTS and BSC AXC – ATM cross–connect

AC – Alternating Current AXU – ATM cross–connect unit
ACFU – AC Filter Unit BAPT – Bundesamt für Post und
A/D – Analog/Digital Telekommunikation –
ADC – Analog to Digital Converter Telecommunications advisory agency of
ADUA – AC/DC control and distribution unit Federal Republic of Germany
for Integrated Battery Backup (IBBU) BATx – Rectifier for battery backup
AGC – Automatic Gain Control . BBAG – 12 V battery for Integrated Battery
AIS - Alarm indication signal (AIS) is a signal Backup (IBBU)
transmitted by an intermediate element BB2x – Transceiver Baseband unit
of a multi-node transport circuit that is . BB2A for GSM
part of a concatenated . BB2E for GSM/EDGE
telecommunications system to alert the BCCH – Broadcast Control Channel
receiving end of the circuit that a BCF – Base Control Function
segment of the end-to-end link has failed BER – Bit Error Ratio – The ratio of the
at a logical or physical level, even if the number of bit errors to the total number
system it is directly connected to is still of bits transmitted in a given time
working. The AIS replaces the failed data, interval.
allowing the higher order system in the BIST – Built–In Self Test – A technique that
concatenation to maintain its provides a circuit the capability to carry
transmission framing integrity. out an implicit test of itself.
Downstream intermediate elements of BOIx – Base Operations and Interfaces unit
the transport circuit propagate the AIS BPxN – Bias Tee without VSWR monitoring
onwards to the destination element. . BPDN for GSM 900/1800/1900
ALS – Automatic Laser Shutdown . BPxV Bias Tee with VSWR monitoring
AMR – Adaptive Multi–Rate coding . BPGV for GSM 900
ANSI – American National Standards . BPDV for GSM 1800/1900
Institute BS – British Standards
ANT – Antenna connector BSC – Base Station Controller
ARFN – Absolute Radio Frequency Channel BSS – Base Station Subsystem
Number BTS – Base Transceiver Station (Base
ASIC – Application Specific Integrated Circuit Station)
ATM – Asynchronous Transfer Mode. CC – Cross–Connection
AWG – American Wire Gauge CCCH – Common Control Channel

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CCITT – Comité Consultatif International DL (Downlink) –The direction of

Télégraphique et Téléphonique transmission in which the BTS is the
International Telegraph and Telephone transmitting facility and the mobile
Consultative Committee station is the receiving facility.
(Telecommunications advisory agency of DIP – Dual In–line Package
France) DRAM – Dynamic Random Access Memory
CCUA – Cabinet Control Unit DRX – Discontinuous Reception
CDMA – Code Division Multiple Access. A DSP – Digital Signal Processor
technique in which the radio DFT – Distance To Fault
transmissions using the same frequency DTX – Discontinuous Transmission
band are coded in a way that a signal DU2A – Dual Band Diplex Filter unit for GSM
from a certain transmitter can be 900/1800
received only by certain receivers CE DVxx – Dual Variable Gain Duplex Filter unit
Cable Entry; Consumer Electronics; . DVTB for GSM/EDGE 800
Conformit Européen (European . DVTC for GSM/EDGE 800 co–sitting
Conformity) . DVGA for GSM/EDGE 900
CH – Channel . DVHA for GSM/EDGE 900 customer–
CHDSP – Channel Digital Signal Processor specific H band
CN – Change Note: A short trouble . DVJA for GSM/EDGE 900 customer–
management document in a specified specific J band
form sent to a customer about a . DVDC for GSM/EDGE 1800
modification in a product. . DVDA for GSM/EDGE 1800 A band
COW – A Cell On Wheels, usually referred to . DVDB for GSM/EDGE 1800 B band
as a COW, is a mobile cell site that . DVPA for GSM/EDGE 1900
consists of a cellular antenna tower and DWDM – Dense wavelength division
electronic radio transceiver equipment multiplexing (DWDM) refers originally to
on a truck or trailer, designed to be part optical signals multiplexed within the
of a cellular network. 1550 nm band so as to leverage the
CRC – Cyclic Redundancy Check. A method capabilities (and cost) of erbium doped
for detecting errors in data transmission. fiber amplifiers (EDFAs), which are
CSC – Customer Services Centre effective for wavelengths between
D/A – Digital/Analog. approximately 1525–1565 nm (C band),
DC – Direct Current or 1570–1610 nm (L band).
DCS – Digital Cellular System E1 – European Digital Transmission Format
DDF – Digital Distribution Frame Standard (2.048 Mbit/s)
DDS – Direct Digital Synthesis. The EAC – External Alarms and Controls.
frequency synthesis in which logic and EC – European Community
memory are used to digitally construct EDGE – Enhanced Data rates for Global
the desired output signal, and a digital– Evolution
to–analogue converter is used. EEC – European Economic Community

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EEPROM – Electronically Erasable FPDA – Flexi Power DC/DC Module 24V

Programmable Read Only Memory FPGA – Field Programmable Gate Array
EMC – Electromagnetic Compatibility FPMA – Flexi Power Module, sub modules
EMI – Electromagnetic Interference FPAA and FPBA
EMP – Electromagnetic Pulse FPRx – Flexi Power Rectifier
EN – European Norm FSEB – Flexi System External Alarm
EQDSP – Equalizer Digital Signal Processor FSEC – Flexi System External OVP
ESD – Electrostatic Discharge FSEG – Flexi system external GPS mediator
ET – Exchange Terminal FTxx – Flexi WCDMA BTS transmission sub-
ETSI – European Telecommunications module
Standards Institute . FTPB Provides eight PDH symmetrical
Ext. – External interfaces configurable as E1, T1, or JT1.
FACCH – Fast Associated Control Channel . FTEB Provides eight PDH coaxial interfaces
FACH – Forward Access Channel E1
FCC – Federal Communications Commission . FTFA Provides two Nokia FlexBus
The United States federal agency interfaces
responsible for the regulation of . FTIA Provides four PDH symmetrical
interstate and international interfaces configurable as E1, T1, or JT1
communications by radio, television, and two Ethernet interfaces + one
wire, satellite, and cable. Gigabit Ethernet
FC E1/T1 – Wireline transmission unit (75 . FTOA Provides one optical STM-1 interface
[ohm] E1, 120 [ohm] E1, or 100 [ohm] . FTJA Provides four PDH coaxial interfaces
T1) of Nokia UltraSite EDGE Base Station E1 and two Ethernet interfaces + one
without cross–connection capability. Gigabit Ethernet.
FCLK – Frame Clock. FXC E1 – Wireline transmission unit (75
FCIA – Flexi Cabinet for Indoor [ohm] E1) with four line interfaces to the
FCOA – Flexi Cabinet for Outdoor 2 Mbit/s (E1) transmission line; cross–
FET – Field Effect Transistor. connection capability at 8 kbit/s level.
FHS – Frequency Hopping Synthesizer. FXC E1/T1 – Wireline transmission unit (120
FIFP – Forwarded Intermediate Frequency [ohm] E1 or 100 [ohm] T1)with four line
Power interfaces to the 2 Mbit/s (E1) or 1.5
FIKA – +24 VDC Installation Kit Mbit/s(T1) transmission line; cross–
FMFA – Flexi Mounting Kit for Floor and connection capability at 8 kbit/s level.
Wall and Pole FXC RRI – Radio link transmission unit (radio
FMSA/FMSB – Flexi Mounting Shield indoor unit) with cross–connection
FMUA – Flexi Mounting kit Vertical for 2G capability at 8 kbit/s level. Used with
FMUB – Flexi Mounting Kit Horizontal for 2G MetroHopper Radio and FlexiHopper
FPAA – Flexi Power AC/DC Sub-Module Microwave Radio.
FPAB – Flexi Power AC/DC Sub-Module Gb – Interface between RNC and SGSN
100/240V GK – Grounding Kit
FPBA – Flexi Power Battery Sub-Module GMSK – Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying

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GND – Ground; Grounding (protective to a signal level of B dB below nominal,

earthing).See Grounding and PE. for N consecutive pulse intervals.
GPRS – General Packet Radio Service LTE – Line Terminal Equipment
GSM – Global System for Mobile LV – Low Voltage.
communications LVD – Low Voltage Disconnect.
. GSM 800 GSM 800 MHz frequency band LVDS – Low Voltage Differential Signaling.
. GSM 900 GSM 900 MHz frequency band LVTTL – Low Voltage Transistor Logic.
. GSM 1800 GSM 1800 MHz frequency band MAC – Medium Access Control function,
. GSM 1900 GSM 1900 MHz frequency band handles the channel allocation and
GUI – Graphical User Interface multiplexing, that is, the use of physical
HDLC – High–level Data Link Control layer functions.
HETA – Base station cabinet heater MCLG – Master Clock Generator
HO – Handover. MDF – Main Distribution Frame
HSCSD – High–Speed Circuit Switched Data MHA – Masthead Amplifier
HV – High Voltage MMI – Man–Machine Interface
HW – Hardware Specifically, electronic MML – Man–Machine Language, A text–
equipment supporting data transmission based command language with a
and processing tasks, and the electrical standardized structure, designed to
and mechanical devices related to their facilitate direct user control of a system.
operation. MPT – Ministry of Posts and
IBBU – Integrated Battery Backup Telecommunications regulatory agency
IC – Integrated Cell of Great Britain.
ICE – Intelligent Coverage Enhancement MS – Mobile Station, User equipment which
ID – Identification; Identifier IE Information uses a radio connection, and which can
Element be used in motion or at unspecified
IEC – International Electrotechnical points. This is usually a mobile phone.
Commission MSC – Mobile Switching Centre. The mobile
IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics network element which performs the
Engineers, Inc. switching functions in its area of
IF – Intermediate Frequency operation, and controls cooperation with
IFM – Interface Module other networks.
IFU – Interface unit MT – Magic Tape
ILKA – Indoor Lock Kit MTBF – Mean Time Between Failure
ILMT – Integrated Local Management Tool. NC – Normal Close
LNA – Low–Noise Amplifier NCRP – National Council on Radiation
LO – Local Oscillator Protection and Measurements
LOS – A Loss of Signal (LOS) defect at 64 NCU – Node Control Unit
kbit/s interfaces, is detected when the NEBS – Network Equipment Building
incoming signal has “no transitions”, i.e. Systems
when the signal level is less than or equal NED – Nokia Electronic Documentation
NMS – Network Management System

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NO – Normal Open RNC – Radio Network Controller. The

O&M – Operation and Maintenance network element in a radio access
OAKB – Cable entry kit for BTS co–sating network which is in charge of the use
OBKA – Outdoor Bridge Kit. and the integrity of radio resources.
OCXO – Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator, ROM – Read Only Memory.
An oscillator in which the crystal and RRI – Radio Relay Interface.
critical circuits are temperature– RSSI – Received Signal Strength Indicator.
controlled by an oven. RTC – Remote Tune Combining.
OEKA – Outdoor (cable) Entry Kit RTxx – Remote Tune Combiner
OFKA – Outdoor Air Filter Kit . RTGA for GSM/EDGE 900
OFKC – MIDI Outdoor Air Filter Kit . RTHA for GSM/EDGE 900 H band
OMU – Operation and Maintenance Unit . RTJA for GSM/EDGE 900 J band
OMUSIG – OMU Signaling . RTDC for GSM/EDGE 1800
OVP – Over–Voltage Protection . RTDA for GSM/EDGE 1800 A band
PC – Personal Computer . RTDB for GSM/EDGE 1800 B band
PCB – Printed Circuit Board . RTPA for GSM/EDGE 1900
PCM – Pulse Code Modulation RTN – Return.
PE – Protective earthing (grounding),See RX – Receiver; Receive.
GND and Grounding. SCF – Site Configuration File.
PFC – Power Factor Correction. SCT – Site Configuration Tool.
PLL – Phase–Locked Loop, Point–to–point SDCCH – Stand–alone Dedicated Control
Transmission between two fixed points. Channel.
PSM – Power System Management SDH – Synchronous Digital Hierarchy.
PWM – Pulse Width Modulation SMB – Sub–Miniature B Connector.
PWS – AC/DC Power Supply unit SMS – Short Message Service.
. PWSB for –48 VDC input SSS – Site Support System.
Q1 – transmission management protocol. STM – Synchronous Transport Module.
RACH – Random Access Channel. STM–1 – Synchronous Transport Module
RAKE – A receiver capable of receiving and (155 Mbit/s)
combining multipath signals. SW – Software
RAM – Random Access Memory. Sync – Synchronization The process of
RAN – Radio Access Network. A third adjusting corresponding significant
generation network that provides mobile instances of signals, in order to obtain
access to a number of core networks of the desired phase relationship between
both mobile and fixed origin. these instances.
RCD – Residual Current Device. T1 – North American Digital Transmission
RF – Radio Frequency. Format Standard (1.544Mbit/s).
RFF – Radio Frequency Fingerprinting. TC – Transcoder.
RIFP – Reflected Intermediate Frequency TCH – Traffic Channel. The logical radio
Power. channel that is assigned to a base
RLE – Radio Link Equipment.

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transceiver station and is primarily receivers simultaneously on a single

intended for conversation. channel to obtain improved overall BTS
TCP/IP – Transport Control receiver sensitivity in an environment
Protocol/Internet Protocol. that is subject to random multipath
TCS – Temperature Control System. fading.
TDMA – Time Division Multiple Access. UMTS . Universal Mobile
TE – Terminal Equipment. Equipment that Telecommunications System
provides the functions necessary for user UTRAN / UMTS – Terrestrial Radio Access
operation of the access protocols. Network. A radio access network (RAN)
TMS – Transmission Management System. consisting of radio network controllers
The network system for managing (RNCs) and base transceiver stations
equipment settings, and for centralized (BTSs). It is located between the Iu
retrieval of statistics and alarm interface and the wideband code division
information from transmission multiple access (WCDMA) radio
equipment connected to the system. interface.
TS – Time Slot. A cyclic time interval that UPS – Uninterruptible Power Supply.
can be recognized and given a unique VC – Virtual Channel.
definition. VCO – Voltage Controlled Oscillator. An
TS – Transfer Switch oscillator for which a change in tuning
TRE – Transmission Equipment. voltage results in a predetermined
TRX – Transceiver. change in output frequency.
TRXSIG – TRX Signaling. VLL – Line–to–Line Voltage.
TSxx – Transceiver (RF unit). VP – Virtual Path.The unidirectional
TTL Transistor Transistor Logic. transport of ATM cells belonging to
TX – Transmitter; Transmit. virtual channels that are associated by a
UC – Unit Controller. common identifier value.
UI – User Interface. VPCI – Virtual Path Connection Identifier. An
UL – Underwriters Laboratories. identifier which identifies the virtual
UL – (Uplink) The direction of transmission path connection between two B–ISDN –
in which the mobile station is the ATM exchanges, or between a B–ISDN
transmitting facility and the BTS is the ATM exchange and a B–ISDN user.
receiving facility. VPI – Virtual Path Identifier. An identifier
. 2–way uplink diversity – The function by which identifies a group of virtual
which a BTS uses two antennas and two channel links at a given reference point
receivers simultaneously on a single that share the same virtual path
channel to obtain improved overall BTS connection.
receiver sensitivity in an environment VSWR – Voltage Standing Wave Ratio – The
that is subject to random multipath ratio of maximum to minimum voltage in
fading. the standing wave pattern that appears
. 4–way uplink diversity – The function by along a transmission line. It is used as a
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between the transmission line and its signals onto a single optical fiber by
load. using different wavelengths (colours) of
VXxx – Transmission unit, specific to Nokia laser light. This technique enables
UltraSite EDGE Base Station bidirectional communications over one
. VXEA for FC E1/T1 strand of fiber, as well as multiplication
. VXRA for FC RRI of capacity.
. VXRB for FXC RRI
. VXTA for FXC E1
. VXTB for FXC E1/T1
WAF – Wideband Antenna Filter unit.
WAM. – Wideband Application Manager
unit.
WBC – Wideband Combining unit.
WCC – Wideband Cabinet Core.
WCDMA – Wide band Code Division
Multiple Access. A spread spectrum
CDMA technique used to increase the
capacity and coverage of wireless
communication networks.
WCH – Wideband Cabinet Heater.
WDM – In fiber-optic communications,
Wavelength-Division Multiplexing
(WDM) is a technology which
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