# B 3P 3rd Party BI Business Intelligence (Ex. BI Tool) 3G 3rd Generation BSC Base Station Controller (Controlling BTS) A BSS Business Support System AAA Authentication Authorization Accounting BTS Base Transceiver Station AI Artificial Intelligence C ALU Arithmetic and Logic Unit CAD Computer-Aided Design AMC Annual Maintenance Contract CAM Computer-Aided Manufacturing APAC Asia Pacific CAMEL Customized Application of Mobile Enhanced Logic APC American Power Conversion (name of a Corporation) CAP CAMEL Application Part API Application Programming Interface CASE Computer-Aided Software Engineering APN Access Point Name CCA Credit Control Answer ARPU Average Revenue Per User CCR Credit Control Request ASM Application Support & Maintenance CD Computer Disk ATM Automatic Teller Machine CDMA Code Division Multiple Access ATP Acceptance Test Plan CDR Call Detail Record
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List of Abbreviations / Acronyms in ICT
CEIR Central Equipment Identity Register E2E End To End
CI Cost-Information E2E Exchange To Exchange CIM Computer-Integrated Manufacturing ECUR Event Charging with Unit Reservation CIO Chief Information Officer EIE Electronic Information Exchange CNIB Centralized National Interconnect Billing EIS Executive Information System CORBA Common Objective Request Broker Architecture EMEA Europe, the Middle East and Africa COTSS Commercial Off The Shelf Software ER Event Record CP Commercial Proposal ERM Entity Relationship Model CPU Centralized (or Central) Processing Unit ERP Enterprise Resource Planning CRM Customer Relationship Management ESI External System Interface CSG Content Service Gateway ESS Executive Support System CSG Customer Support Guide ETL Extract, Transform and Load CSV Comma Separated Values F CSP Communications Service Provider FRS Functional Requirements Specification CUG Closed User Group FTP File Transfer Protocol D FUI Final-Unit-Indication DB Database G DBMS Database Management System GCS Global Consultancy Services DDU Delivered Duty Unpaid GGSN Gateway GPRS Service Node DMZ De-Militarized Zone GPRS General Packet Radio Service DSL Digital Subscriber Line GSM Global System for Mobile Communications DSS Decision Support System GSP Gold Support Plan DVD Digital Versatile Disk GSU Granted-Service-Unit E GTAC Global Technical Assistance Center
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GUI Graphical User Interface IS Information System
H ISDN Integrated Service Digital Network HLR Home Location Register ISP Internet Service Provider HSS Home Subscriber Server; [evolution of HLR] IT Information Technology HTML Hyper Text Mark-up Language ITU International Telecommunication Union HTTP Hyper Text Transfer Protocol IVR Interactive Voice Response HTTPS Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (Secured) K HVAC Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning kB (K) Kilobyte I KMS Knowledge Management System I/O Input / Output KPI Key Performance Indicator IaaS Infrastructure as a Service kVA Kilo Volt Amperes IBI Interactive Business Intelligence KWS Knowledge Work System ICT Information and Communications Technology L IEC Immediate Event Charging LAN Local Area Network IGW International Gateway LE Life Extender (Service) IMAP4 Internet Messaging Access Protocol 4 M IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identity MAP Mobile Application Part IMEISV IMEI Software Version mB (M) Megabytes IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity MCC Mobile Country Code (in IMSI) IN Intelligence Network / Intelligent Networks MGW Media Gateway INAP Intelligent Network Application Part MGT Mobile Global Title IP Internet Protocol MIB Management Information Base IPCG Internet Protocol Charging Gateway MIS Management Information System IPR Intellectual Property Rights MME Mobile Management Entity
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List of Abbreviations / Acronyms in ICT
MMS Multimedia Messaging Service ODS Operational Data Store (usually seen with “schema” MMSC Multimedia Messaging Service Center OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer MNC Mobile Network Code (in IMSI) OIS Office Information System MNO Mobile Network Operator OM Operations Measurement MO Mobile-Originated OS Operating System MOP Method Of Procedure OSA Open Services Architecture MS Mobile Subscriber OSI Open Systems Interconnection MSA Master Supply Agreement OSS Operation Support System MSC Mobile Switching Center OTT Over The Top MSIN Mobile Subscription Identification Number (in IMSI) P MSISDN Mobile Station ISDN P-GW Packet Data Network Gateway MSP Multiple Service Provider PaaS Platform as a Service MSS Mobile Switching Server PCEF Policy and Charging Enforcement Point MT Mobile-Terminated PCRF Policy and Charging Rule Function N PDP Packet Data Protocol NDA Non-Disclosure Agreement PDSN Packet Data Serving Node NGRC Network Generation Rating and Charging PIN Personal Identification Number NMS Network Management System PLP Preferential List Plan NPI Numbering Plan Indicator PTToC Push-to-Talk over Cellular NOC Network Operations Center POP3 Post Office Protocol 3 O PRTG Paessler Router Traffic Grapher O&M Operation & Maintenance PS Professional Service OAM Operation, Administration and Maintenance PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network OCS Online Charging System Q
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QA Quality Assurance S-GW Serving Gateway
R S&M Support and Maintenance [Agreement] R&D Research & Development SaaS Software as a Service RA Requested-Action SAN Storage Area Network RAA Re-Authorization Answer SCM Supply Chain Management RACI Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed SCCP Signaling Connection Control Part RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service SCP Service Control Point RAIDs Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks SDP Service Data Point RAM Random Access Memory SFTP SSH File Transfer Protocol RAR Re-Authorization Request SGSN Serving GPRS Support Node RAS Remote Access Solution SIM Subscriber Identity Module RCA Root Cause Analysis SIP Session Initiation Protocol RFF Request For Feature SIT System Integration Testing RFID Radio Frequency Identification SLA Service Level Agreement RFP Request for Proposal SMPP Short Message Peer-to-peer Protocol RNC Radio Network Controller (Controlling NodeB) SMS Short Message Service ROM Read-Only Memory SMSC Short Message Service Center RPC Remote Procedure Call SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol RSU Requested-Service-Unit SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol RTP Real-Time Transport Protocol SOAP Simple Object Access Protocol RTSP Real-Time Streaming Protocol SOW Scope of Work / Statement of Work RTU Right-To-Use SP Solution Proposal / System Proposal RVM Revenue Monitoring SPR Subscriber Protocol Repository S SQR Service Quality Reporting
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SRS Software Requirements & Specifications UML Unified Modeling Language
SS7 Signaling System 7 UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply SSL Secured Sockets Layer URCS Unified Rating and Charging Service SSLA Standard Software License Agreement URI Uniform Resource Identifier SSP Service Switching Point URL Uniform Resource Locator STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics USSD Unstructured Supplementary Service Data T USU Used-Service-Unit T&C Terms and Conditions V T&L Travel and Living [Expenses] VAS Value Added Service(s) T&L Travel and Lodging VAT Value Added Tax TAC Type Access Code VLE Virtual Learning Environment TAP Transferred Account Procedure VLR Visitor Location Register TBS Technical Support Bulletins VLSI Very Large-Scale Integrated circuit TCO Total Cost of Ownership VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol TCP Transmission Control Protocol VoMS Voucher Management System TFS Technical Feasibility Study VPN Virtual Private Network TON Type Of Number VT Validity-Time TPS Transaction Per Second W TPS Transaction Processing System WAN Wide Area Network TS Technical Support WAP Wireless Application Protocol U WIMP Window, Icon, Mouse, Pull-down menu UAT User Acceptance Testing WPHTTP Wireless Profiled HTTP UDP User Datagram Protocol WTLS Wireless Transport Layer Security UDDI Universal Description, Discovery and Integration WTP Wireless Transaction Protocol
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X xDR External Data Representation Y YoY Year over Year
