Acronyms and Abbreviations

2G second generation

3G third generation

4G 4th generation

ALG application-level gateway

APN access point name

DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

DMZ demilitarized zone in networks

DNS Domain Name Server

EDGE Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution

GPRS General Packet Radio Service

GSM Global System for Mobile Communications

HSDPA High-Speed Downlink Packet Access

HSPA High Speed Packet Access

HSUPA High-Speed Uplink Packet Access

IMEI international mobile equipment identity

IMSI international mobile subscriber identity

IP Internet Protocol

LAN Local Area Network

LTE Long Term Evolution

MAC Media Access Control

MTU Maximum Transmission Unit

PPPoE Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet

PIN personal identification number

PUK PIN Unlock Key

SIP Session Initiation Protocol

SIM subscriber identity module

SSID service set identifier

TCP Transmission Control Protocol

UDP User Datagram Protocol

UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System

UPnP Universal Plug and Play

USSD Unstructured Supplementary Services Data

WAN wide area network

WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access

WLAN wireless local area network

Wi-Fi Wireless Fidelity

WPS Wi-Fi Protected Setup