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—A— —B—

Access, 4; 40 Bandwidth, 33; 36

Active, 19 Base Station, 12; 13; 22; 23; 27

Adaptive equalization, 50 Base Station Controller, 13; 27; 88

Adjacent channel interference, 84 Base Station Controller (BSC), 13; 23; 27

Adjacent channel interference (C/A), 84 Base Station System, 9; 12; 13; 27

Administration, 30 Base Station System (BSS), 12; 22; 27

Advanced Mobile Phone System (AMPS), 4 Base Transceiver Station, 13; 27; 88

Advanced Mobile Public System, 4; 5; 25 Base Transceiver Station (BTS), 13; 23; 27

AM, 1 Basic Trading Area (BTA), 35

American National Standards Institute, 9 BER, 48; 49

American National Standards Institute BGW, 31

(ANSI), 9
Billing GateWay (BGW), 31
AMPS, 4; 5; 35
BillingGateway, 23; 31
Analog, 41; 42
Bit Error Rate (BER), 48
Analog information, 41; 42
BS, 14
ANSI, 9; 18
BSC, 13; 23; 27; 59; 62; 63; 64; 87
AUC, 13; 23; 26
BSC/TRC, 59
Authentication, 26; 56
BSS, 9; 12; 13; 22; 23; 27
Authentication Center, 13; 26
BTA, 35
Authentication Center (AUC), 26
BTS, 13; 27; 88
AXE, 5; 23; 25; 26; 27; 29

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—C— Customer Administration Systems, 30

Call Data Record (CDR), 31 Customer Administration Systems (CAS), 30

Call from an MS, 59 Customer Administrative System, 30

Call to an MS, 60; 66 —D—

CAS, 30 Data Communication Subsystem, 4; 5

CDR, 31 Data Transmission Interface, 26

carrier separation, 37 Data Transmission Interface (DTI), 23; 26

Cell, 14; 89 DCS, 7

Cell Global Identity, 14 DECT, 11

Cell Global Identity (CGI), 14 Detached, 19

Cell planning process, 81 Different types of mobile stations, 32

Cellular Matra Ericsson (CME), 22 Digital Cellular System, 4; 5

Cellular Mobile System (CMS), 22 Digital Enhanced Cordless

Telecommunications (DECT), 11
CEPT, 6
Digital information, 41
CGI, 14
Downlink, 33
Channel coding, 48; 49
DTI, 23; 26; 67
CME, 5; 22; 67
Duplex Distance, 33; 37
CME 20, 4; 5
—E—
CMS, 5; 22; 25; 67
EET, 83
Coding, 48
EIR, 13; 23; 26
Conférence Européenne des Postes et
Télécommunications, 6 Equipment Identity Register, 13; 26

Conférence Européenne des Postes et Equipment Identity Register (EIR), 13; 23; 26
Télécommunications (CEPT), 6
Ericsson’s GSM systems, 2; 22; 2
Configuration, 89
Ericsson Engineering Tool (EET), 83
Configuration Management, 89

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ETSI, 6; 9 GSM, 3; 2; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 14;

16; 18; 19; 20; 2; 21; 22; 24; 25; 26; 27; 29;
—F— 32; 33; 35; 39; 40; 2; 54; 66; 2; 67; 68; 70;
73; 85
Fault Management, 89
GSM 1800, 5; 6; 9; 11; 18; 22; 33
Fault Management (FM), 1; 34; 36
GSM 1900, 7; 9; 11; 18; 22; 33; 35; 68
Fax mail, 69
GSM 900, 9; 18; 22; 33; 39; 66; 68
FCC, 2; 35
GSM and its phases, 10
FDMA, 6
—H—
Federal Communications Commission, 35
Handover (HO), 19; 62; 63; 64; 65
Federal Communications Commission (FCC),
2; 35 HLR, 13; 15; 23; 24; 25; 26; 30; 54; 56; 57;
61; 65; 66; 74
Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA),
6 Home Location Register (HLR), 13; 23; 25

Frequency hopping, 51 Home LocationRegister, 13; 23; 24; 25; 26

—G— —I—

Gateway, 30; 31 Idle, 19

Gateway Mobile Services Switching Center, ILR, 23; 25

23
IMSI, 54; 57; 66
Gateway MSC, 23
IMSI attach, 54; 66
Gateway MSC (GMSC), 23
IMSI detach, 57
Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying (GMSK), 39
IN, 29
GCD, 89
Integrated Services Digital Network, 24
General, 9
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN),
Global System for Mobile Communication, 1; 24
2; 4; 5; 7; 8; 9; 10; 16; 18; 26; 35
Inter Working Function, 26
GMSC, 23; 24; 60; 61; 66; 74
Interface between MSC and BSC, 9; 14; 15;
Graphical Cell Configuration (GCC), 89 26; 27; 32; 35; 88

Interleaving, 49

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International Mobile Subscriber Identity Mobile services Switching Center (MSC), 13;
(IMSI), 54 23; 24

InterWorking Function (IWF), 26 Mobile Services Switching Centre, 9; 13; 15;

24; 25; 26; 27
Interworking Location Register, 25
Mobile Standards, 3
Interworking Location Register (ILR), 23; 25
Mobile Station (MS), 13; 24; 32
ISDN, 24
Modulation, 1; 39
ITU, 68
MoU, 6; 7
IWF, 26
MS, 9; 13; 14; 15; 16; 19; 20; 22; 24; 26; 27;
—L— 32; 34; 36; 40; 43; 44; 45; 46; 47; 50; 51;
53; 54; 55; 56; 57; 58; 59; 60; 61; 62; 63;
LA, 14; 19; 20; 54; 55; 56; 61; 65 65; 66; 67; 68; 69; 70; 72; 77; 78
LAI, 14; 55 MSC, 9; 13; 15; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 29; 55;
56; 59; 60; 61; 62; 63; 64; 65; 74; 87; 88
Locating, 62
MSC Service Area, 15
Location Area (LA), 14
MSC/VLR, 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 29; 55; 56;
Location Area Identity (LAI), 14
59; 60; 61; 62; 63; 64; 65; 74; 87; 88
Location updating, 55; 56
MSC/VLR Service Area, 15
—M—
MSISDN, 71; 77
Major Trading Area (MTA), 35
MTA, 35
Management Network, 89
Multipath fading, 44
MC, 29
MXE, 29
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), 6
—N—
Message Center, 29
NE, 74
Message Center (MC), 29
NMC, 13; 28
Message System, 29
NMT, 4; 5
MIN, 22; 29; 88
Nominal cell plan, 83
Mobile Intelligent Network (MIN), 22; 29; 88
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O&M, 88 PLMN Service Area, 15

OMC, 13; 23; 28; 31 PSTN, 24; 59; 60; 61; 67; 73; 74

Operation and Maintenance, 13; 28 Public Land Mobile Network, 15; 24

Operation and Maintenance (O&M), 13; 23;
28
Operation and Maintenance Center (OMC),
13; 23; 28
Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), 15
Public Switched Telephone Network, 24
—R—

Operation and Maintence Center, 13; 28; 31 Radio Measurements, 86

Operation and Support System, 28; 31; 88; Rayleigh fading, 44; 45; 47; 51
89
RBS, 23; 27; 59; 62; 63
Operation and Support System (OSS), 28; 88
RBS 2000 series, 27
OSS, 28; 29; 31; 2; 88; 89; 90
Registration, 19; 20; 56
—P—
—S—
Path loss, 43
SCP, 29
PCM, 27
Sector cell, 79
PCS, 4; 5; 7; 18; 35
Service Control Point (SCP), 29
PCS 1900, 4
Service Order Gateway, 30
PDN, 24
Service Order Gateway (SOG), 30
Performance Management, 89
Service Switching Point (SSP), 29
Personal Communication Services, 4; 5
Shadowing, 43
Personal Communication Services (PCS), 4
Short Message Service (SMS), 8; 10; 29; 68
Personal Digital Standard, 4; 5
SIM, 32; 66; 68; 78
Phase 1, 6; 10
Simplex, 36
Phase 2, 11
Site Surveys, 86
Phase 2+, 11
SMS, 8; 10; 29; 68; 69; 70; 72
PLMN, 15; 16; 24; 65; 67; 70; 72; 73; 74
SMS Cell Broadcast (SMSCB), 29; 69

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SMSCB, 29; 69 Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), 6; 2;

40
SOG, 30
TMDA, 40
Speech coding, 9
TMN, 89
SS, 12; 13; 22; 23; 24
TMOS, 28; 88; 89
SSP, 29
Total Access Communications System, 4; 5
Subscriber Identity Module (SIM), 10; 32
Traffic, 53; 67; 82
Switching System, 12
Transceiver, 13; 27
Switching System (SS), 12; 22
Transceiver (TRX), 13; 23; 27
System model, 12
TRanscoder Controller (TRC), 23
—T—
Transmission, 23; 26
TACS, 4; 5
Transmission rate, 39
TDMA, 6; 2; 40; 46; 59
TRC, 23; 27; 59; 87
TDMA frame, 40; 46; 59
TRX, 13; 27; 88
Telecommunication Management Network
(TMN), 89 TS, 46

Telecommunications Management and —U—

Operations Support, 28
Uplink, 33; 36
Telecommunications Management and
Operations Support (TMOS), 28; 88 —V—

Telecommunications Management and Visitor Location Register, 13; 15; 23; 24; 25;
Operations Support., 28 26; 27

Time alignment, 46 Visitor Location Register (VLR), 13; 23; 24

Time dispersion, 45 VLR, 13; 14; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 29; 54; 55;
56; 57; 59; 60; 61; 62; 63; 64; 65; 74; 87
Time Division Multiple Access, 40
Voice mail, 69

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