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Glossary Contents
Contents
1 Glossary......................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Numerics.................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.2 A.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
1.3 B.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 62
1.4 C.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 91
1.5 D............................................................................................................................................................................................... 164
1.6 E................................................................................................................................................................................................ 200
1.7 F................................................................................................................................................................................................ 241
1.8 G............................................................................................................................................................................................... 269
1.9 H............................................................................................................................................................................................... 291
1.10 I.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 311
1.11 J.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 352
1.12 K............................................................................................................................................................................................. 353
1.13 L............................................................................................................................................................................................. 356
1.14 M............................................................................................................................................................................................ 384
1.15 N............................................................................................................................................................................................ 449
1.16 O............................................................................................................................................................................................ 477
1.17 P............................................................................................................................................................................................. 501
1.18 Q............................................................................................................................................................................................ 570
1.19 R............................................................................................................................................................................................. 574
1.20 S............................................................................................................................................................................................. 626
1.21 T............................................................................................................................................................................................. 715
1.22 U.............................................................................................................................................................................................757
1.23 V............................................................................................................................................................................................. 787
1.24 W........................................................................................................................................................................................... 806
1.25 X............................................................................................................................................................................................. 819
1.26 Y............................................................................................................................................................................................. 821
1.27 Z............................................................................................................................................................................................. 822
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Glossary 1 Glossary
1.1 Numerics
Term Abbreviation Synonym Definition Reference
16 16QAM N/A Quadrature Wikipedia

quadratur amplitude
e modulation
amplitude (QAM) is the
modulati name of a family
on of digital
modulation
methods and a
related family of
analog
modulation
methods widely
used in modern
telecommunicatio
ns to transmit
information. It
conveys two
analog message
signals, or two
digital bit
streams, by
changing
(modulating) the
amplitudes of two
carrier waves,
using the
amplitude-shift
keying (ASK)
digital modulation
scheme or
amplitude
modulation (AM)
analog
modulation
scheme. The two
carrier waves of
the same
frequency are out
of phase with
each other by 90°,
a condition
known as
orthogonality or
quadrature. The
transmitted signal
is created by

Glossary 1 Glossary
adding the two

carrier waves
together. At the
receiver, the two
waves can be
coherently
separated
(demodulated)
because of their
orthogonality
property. Another
key property is
that the
modulations are
low-frequency/
low-bandwidth
waveforms
compared to the
carrier frequency,
which is known as
the narrowband
assumption.
The simplest and
most commonly
used QAM
constellations
consist of points
arranged in a
square, such as
16QAM, 64QAM
and 256QAM
(even powers of
two).
2nd 2G N/A 2nd Generation 3GPP TR

Generatio 21.905:
n "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Triple DES 3DES Triple Data Triple DES (3DES) P. Karn,

Encryption processes each Qualcomm, P.
Standard block of the Metzger,
plaintext three Piermont, W.
times, each time Simpson, and
with a different Daydreamer,
key. "The ESP
Triple DES
Transform",
RFC 1851,
September
1995
Triple 3DES N/A In cryptography, Wikipedia

Data Triple Data
Encryptio Encryption
n Standard (3DES)
Standard is a symmetric-
key block cipher,
which applies the
DES cipher
algorithm three
times to each
data block. The
Data Encryption
Standard's (DES)
56-bit key is no
longer considered
adequate in the
face of modern
cryptanalytic
techniques and
supercomputing
power. However,
an adapted
version of DES,
Triple DES (3DES),
uses the same
algorithm to
produce a more
secure encryption.

Glossary 1 Glossary
3rd 3G N/A 3rd Generation 3GPP TR

Generatio 21.905:
n "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
3rd 3GPP Third The 3rd Wikipedia

Generatio Generation Generation
n Partnership Partnership
Partnershi Project Project (3GPP) is
p Project an umbrella term
for a number of
standards
organizations
which develop
protocols for
mobile
telecommunicatio
ns.
5th 5G N/A In Wikipedia

Generatio telecommunicatio
n ns, 5G is the fifth
generation
technology
standard for
broadband
cellular networks,
which cellular
phone companies
began deploying
worldwide in
2019, and is the
planned successor
to the 4G
networks which
provide
connectivity to
most current
cellphones.

Glossary 1 Glossary
5G non- 5G NSA N/A The non- Wikipedia

standalon standalone (NSA)
e mode of 5G NR
refers to an
option of 5G NR
deployment that
depends on the
control plane of
an existing 4G LTE
network for
control functions,
while 5G NR is
exclusively
focused on the
user plane.
5G Radio 5G RAN N/A A radio access ETSI TS 123

Access network 501 V16.6.0:
Network comprising an "5G; System
NG-RAN and/or architecture
non-3GPP AN for the 5G
connecting to a System
5G Core Network. (5GS)"
5G 5G SA N/A The 5G Wikipedia

standalon standalone (5G
e SA) mode of 5G
NR refers to using
5G cells for both
signalling and
information
transfer. It
includes the new
5G Packet Core
architecture
instead of relying
on the 4G Evolved
Packet Core, to
allow the
deployment of 5G
without the LTE
network. It is
expected to have
lower cost, better
efficiency, and to
assist
development of
new use cases.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Fifth 5GC 5G core N/A 3GPP TR

Generatio network 21.905
n Core V17.1.0: "3rd
network Generation
Partnership
Project;
Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
(Release 17)"
5G QoS 5QI N/A A scalar that is ETSI TS 123

Identifier used as a 501 V16.6.0:
reference to a "5G; System
specific QoS architecture
forwarding for the 5G
behaviour (e.g. System
packet loss rate, (5GS)"
packet delay
budget) to be
provided to a 5G
QoS flow. This
may be
implemented in
the access
network by the
5QI referencing
node specific
parameters that
control the QoS
forwarding
treatment (e.g.
scheduling
weights,
admission
thresholds, queue
management
thresholds, link
layer protocol
configuration,
etc.).

Glossary 1 Glossary
64 64QAM N/A Quadrature ETSI TS 125

quadratur amplitude 213:
e modulation "Universal
amplitude (QAM) is the Mobile
modulati name of a family Telecommunic
on of digital ations System
modulation (UMTS);
methods and a Physical
related family of channels and
analog mapping of
modulation transport
methods widely channels
used in modern onto; physical
telecommunicatio channels
ns to transmit (FDD)"
information. It
conveys two
analog message
signals, or two
digital bit
streams, by
changing
(modulating) the
amplitudes of two
carrier waves,
using the
amplitude-shift
keying (ASK)
digital modulation
scheme or
amplitude
modulation (AM)
analog
modulation
scheme. The two
carrier waves of
the same
frequency are out
of phase with
each other by 90°,
a condition
known as
orthogonality or
quadrature. The
transmitted signal
is created by
adding the two
carrier waves
together. At the
receiver, the two

Glossary 1 Glossary
waves can be
coherently
separated
(demodulated)
because of their
orthogonality
property. Another
key property is
that the
modulations are
low-frequency/
low-bandwidth
waveforms
compared to the
carrier frequency,
which is known as
the narrowband
assumption.
The simplest and
most commonly
used QAM
constellations
consist of points
arranged in a
square, such as
16QAM, 64QAM
and 256QAM
(even powers of
two).
Institute 802.1x N/A N/A ETSI TR 103

of 305-1 V2.1.1:
Electrical "CYBER;
and Critical
Electronic Security
Engineers Controls for
Standard Effective
for Port- Cyber
based Defence; Part
Network 3: Service
Access Sector
Control Implementati
ons"

Glossary 1 Glossary
8 phase 8PSK N/A N/A 3GPP TR 121

shift 905 V13.0.0:
keying "Digital
cellular
telecommunic
ations system
(Phase 2+)
(GSM);
Universal
Mobile
Telecommunic
ations System
(UMTS); LTE;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
1:N N/A N/A This protection Huawei Term

protection architecture
provides multiple
(N) working
SNCs/paths and
one protection
SNC/path.
4- N/A N/A A type of space Huawei Term

antenna diversity
receive technique based
diversity on which four
routes of signals
are sent to the
same transceiver
simultaneously.
The transceiver
processes the
received signals
using the diversity
combining
technique.
5-tuple N/A quintuple The five pieces of Wikipedia

data found within
all IP-based
network packets:
source IP address,
source port,
destination IP
address,
destination port,
and protocol.

Glossary 1 Glossary
1.2 A
algorithm A3 N/A A network uses Wikipedia

A3 the A3 algorithm
to authenticate
mobile stations.
encryptio A5 N/A Encryption 3GPP TR

n algorithms 21.905:
algorithm defined in GSM "Technical
A5 protocols include Specification
A5/0, A5/1, A5/2, Group
A5/3, A5/4, A5/5, Services and
A5/6, and A5/7. System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
Authentic AAA N/A AAA refers to Wikipedia

ation, Authentication,
Authoriza Authorization and
tion and Accounting. It is
Accountin used to refer to a
g family of
protocols that
mediate network
access.
ATM AAL N/A An interface Wikipedia

Adaptatio between higher-
n Layer layer protocols
and Asynchronous
Transfer Mode
(ATM). The AAL
provides a
conversion
function to and
from ATM for
various types of
information,
including voice,
video, and data.

Glossary 1 Glossary
ATM AAL2 N/A ATM Adaptation 3GPP TR

Adaptatio Layer 2 (AAL2) is 21.905:
n Layer 2 an ATM "Technical
adaptation layer Specification
for Asynchronous Group
Transfer Mode Services and
(ATM), used System
primarily in Aspects;
telecommunicatio Vocabulary
ns; for example, it for 3GPP
is used for the Iu Specifications
interfaces in the "
Universal Mobile
Telecommunicatio
ns System, and is
also used for
transporting
digital voice. The
standard
specifications
related to AAL2
are ITU standards
I.363.2 and I366.1.

Glossary 1 Glossary
ATM AAL5 N/A ATM Adaptation Wikipedia

Adaptatio Layer 5 (AAL5) is
n Layer 5 an ATM
adaptation layer
used to send
variable-length
packets up to
65,535 octets in
size across an
Asynchronous
Transfer Mode
(ATM) network.
Unlike most
network frames,
which place
control
information in the
header, AAL5
places control
information in an
8-octet trailer at
the end of the
packet. The AAL5
trailer contains a
16-bit length
field, a 32-bit
cyclic redundancy
check (CRC) and
two 8-bit fields
labeled UU and
CPI that are
currently unused.

Glossary 1 Glossary
adaptive AAS N/A An antenna Huawei Term

antenna system that uses
system multiple antennas
to transmit and
receive signals.
Using the digital
signal processing
technology, the
AAS traces and
extracts the space
information of the
mobile subscribers
to generate
spatial directional
beams so that the
signals from the
mobile subscribers
can be used and
the interference
signals can be
removed or
suppressed. When
the spatial
positions of
subscribers are
different, their
signals can be
sent through the
same channel
without incurring
any interference,
thus improving
the spectrum
utilization of the
system.
active AAU N/A An active antenna Huawei Term

antenna unit that
unit incorporates the
functions of RF
modules and
antennas

Glossary 1 Glossary
available ABR N/A Available bit rate Wikipedia

bit rate (ABR) is a service
used in ATM
networks when
source and
destination don't
need to be
synchronized. ABR
does not
guarantee against
delay or data loss.
ABR mechanisms
allow the network
to allocate the
available
bandwidth fairly
over the present
ABR sources. ABR
is one of five
service categories
defined by the
ATM Forum for
use in an ATM
Network.

Glossary 1 Glossary
adaptive ABR N/A The adaptive bit Huawei Term

bit rate rate (ABR)
function allows
the video server
to provide media
assets with
multiple bit rates.
The client selects
the most
appropriate bit
rate for video
playback based
on the actual
conditions, such
as network
congestion and
player processing
capability. In
addition, the
system
automatically
switches to an
appropriate bit
rate segment file
based on the site
requirements.
Currently,
streaming
protocols that
support ABR
include DASH,
HLS, and HSS.

Glossary 1 Glossary
access AC N/A All UEs are ETSI TS 122

class members of one 011 V10.3.0:
out of ten "LTE; Service
randomly accessibility"
allocated mobile
populations,
defined as access
classes 0 to 9. The
population
number is stored
in the SIM/USIM.
In addition, UEs
may be members
of one or more
out of 5 special
categories (access
classes 11 to 15),
also held in the
SIM/USIM. These
are allocated to
specific high
priority users.
Class 15: PLMN
staff
Class 14:
emergency
services
Class 13: public
utilities
Class 12: security
services
Class 11: for
PLMN use
applicatio AC N/A An application- ETSI TS 129

n context context is 002 V9.6.0:
assigned for each "Universal
dialogue Mobile
established by a Telecommunic
MAP-user. ations System
(UMTS);
Mobile
Application
Part (MAP)
specification"

Glossary 1 Glossary
authentic AC AuC The ETS 300 522

ation authentication ed.3: "Mobile
center center (AC) is an station
entity which conformance
stores data for test system
each mobile Part 3: DCS 1
subscriber to 800 mobile
allow the station
international conformity
mobile subscriber specification"
identity (IMSI) to
be authenticated
and to allow
communication
over the radio
path between the
mobile station
and the network
to be ciphered.
The AC transmits
the data needed
for authentication
and ciphering via
the HLR to the
VLR and MSC
which need to
authenticate a
mobile station.
alternatin AC N/A Alternating Wikipedia

g current current (AC) is an
electric current
which periodically
reverses direction
and changes its
magnitude
continuously with
time in contrast
to direct current
(DC) which flows
only in one
direction.
access AC N/A Protection of R. Shirey.

control system resources Internet
against Security
unauthorized Glossary,
access. Version 2, RFC
4949, August
2007

Glossary 1 Glossary
adjacent ACAP N/A A channel Huawei Term

channel configuration
alternate method, which
polarizati uses two adjacent
on channels (one
carrying
horizontally
polarized waves
and the other
carrying vertically
polarized waves)
to transmit two
signal streams.
associate ACCH N/A A point-to-point, Huawei Term

d control bidirectional
channel control channel
that supports
both signaling
and packet data.
The ACCH is
always associated
with the traffic
channel (TCH)
and provides for
call control
mobile
management and
RF transmission
management
signaling.
automatic ACH N/A In ACH, an Huawei Term

congestio eNodeB
n periodically
handling checks cell
congestion status.
The eNodeB
adjusts parameter
settings based on
congestion
conditions to
mitigate cell
congestion,
improving
network
performance and
user experience.

Glossary 1 Glossary
acknowle ACK N/A Type of message ETSI TR 101

dgment sent to indicate 287 V1.2.1:
that a previously "Services and
sent message Protocols for
arrived at its Advanced
destination. Networks
(SPAN);
Terms and
definitions"
access ACL N/A A mechanism that R. Shirey,

control implements "Internet
list access control for Security
a system resource Glossary,
by enumerating Version 2",
the system RFC 4949,
entities that are August 2007
permitted to
access the
resource and
stating, either
implicitly or
explicitly, the
access modes
granted to each
entity.
adjacent ACLR N/A Adjacent channel EN 303 340

channel leakage power V1.2.1:
leakage ratio (ACLR) is the "Digital
power ratio of the on- Terrestrial TV
ratio channel transmit Broadcast
power to the Receivers;
power measured Harmonised
in one of the Standard for
adjacent channels access to
with no active radio
channel in the spectrum"
adjacent channels.

Glossary 1 Glossary
access ACR N/A N/A 3GPP TS

class 46.008
restriction version 9.0.0
Release 9:
"Digital
cellular
telecommunic
ations system
(Phase 2+);
Half Rate
Speech;Perfor
mance
Characterizati
on of the
GSM Half
Rate
speech;codec"
allowed ACR N/A N/A Huawei Term

cell rate
access ACS N/A A particular set of ETSI EN 300

control rules for 401 V2.1.1:
system managing "Radio
entitlement Broadcasting
checking and Systems;
conditional access Digital Audio
messages Broadcasting
(DAB) to
mobile,
portable and
fixed
receivers"
Active ACS N/A N/A 3GPP TS

Codec Set 26.103
version 16.0.0:
"Digital
cellular
telecommunic
ations system
(Phase 2+)
(GSM);
Universal
Mobile
Telecommunic
ations System
(UMTS);
Speech codec
list for GSM
and UMTS"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Antenna ADB N/A An Antenna Antenna

Database Database (ADB) Interface
subunit stores Standards
data about the Group
antenna, its Subunit Type
contained arrays, Standard
installation and AISG-ST-ADB
site mapping. Any vADB3.1.3.1
antenna enclosure
shall contain one
and only one ADB
subunit.
automatic ADMC N/A Faults are 3GPP TS

ally automatically 32.111-1
detected detected by the version 16.0.0:
and system when they "Digital
manually occur and cellular
cleared manually cleared telecommunic
by the operator ations system
when they are (Phase 2+)
repaired. (GSM);Univer
sal Mobile
Telecommunic
ations System
(UMTS);LTE;T
elecommunic
ation
management;
Fault
Management;
Part 1: 3G
fault
management
requirements"

Glossary 1 Glossary
asymmetr ADSL ● asymmetri Asymmetrical Wikipedia

ical c digital digital subscriber
digital subscriber line (ADSL) is a
subscriber line type of digital
line ● asymmetri subscriber line
c digital (DSL) technology,
subscriber a data
loop communications
technology that
enables faster
data transmission
over copper
telephone lines
than a
conventional
voiceband modem
can provide. ADSL
differs from the
less common
symmetric digital
subscriber line
(SDSL). In ADSL,
bandwidth and bit
rate are said to be
asymmetric,
meaning greater
toward the
customer
premises
(downstream)
than the reverse
(upstream).
Providers usually
market ADSL as
an Internet access
service primarily
for downloading
content from the
Internet, but not
for serving
content accessed
by others.

Glossary 1 Glossary
acoustic AEC N/A N/A ETSI TS 101

echo 376-3-14
control V1.1.1: "GEO-
Mobile Radio
Interface
Specifications;
Part 3:
Network
specifications;
Sub-part 14:
Transmission
Planning
Aspects of the
Speech
Service in the
GMR-1
system;GMR-
1 03.050"
acoustic AEC N/A A range of ETSI EG 202

echo acoustic echo 848 V1.1.1:
cancellati cancellation "Human
on techniques (AEC) Factors;Inclusi
that are used to ve eServices
approximate the for all:
experience of a Optimizing
true full-duplex the
speech solution. accessibility
and the use
of upcoming
user-
interaction
technologies"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Advanced AES N/A The Advanced FIPS197:

Encryptio Encryption Advanced
n Standard (AES) Encryption
Standard specifies a FIPS- Standard
approved (AES)
cryptographic
algorithm that
can be used to
protect electronic
data. The AES
algorithm is a
symmetric block
cipher that can
encrypt (encipher)
and decrypt
(decipher)
information.
Encryption
converts data to
an unintelligible
form called
ciphertext;
decrypting the
ciphertext
converts the data
back into its
original form,
called plaintext.
applicatio AF N/A The application 3GPP TS 123

n function (AF) is 207 V16.0.0:
function an element "Digital
offering cellular
applications that telecommunic
require the ations system
control of IP (Phase 2+)
bearer resources. (GSM);
The AF is capable Universal
of communicating Mobile
with the PCRF to Telecommunic
transfer dynamic ations System
QoS-related (UMTS); LTE;
service End-to-end
information. One Quality of
example of an AF Service (QoS)
is the P-CSCF of concept and
the IM CN architecture
subsystem. (3GPP TS
23.207
version 16.0.0
Release 16)"

Glossary 1 Glossary
automatic AFC automatic In radio Wikipedia

frequency fine equipment,
control tuning/AFT Automatic
Frequency Control
(AFC), also called
Automatic Fine
Tuning (AFT), is a
method or circuit
to automatically
keep a resonant
circuit tuned to
the frequency of
an incoming radio
signal. It is
primarily used in
radio receivers to
keep the receiver
tuned to the
frequency of the
desired station.
automatic AFP N/A A function on a Huawei Term

frequency GSM network
planning used to help users
quickly complete
frequency
planning. This
function shortens
the planning
period when a
network is large-
sized.
access AGCH N/A A channel that is Huawei Term

grant used to assign
channel resources to a
user requesting
access to the
network. These
resources will
include the
dedicated channel
to be used along
with timing
advance
information.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Assisted A-GPS N/A N/A 3GPP TS 101

GPS 513 V8.0.1:
"Digital
cellular
telecommunic
ations system
(Phase 2+);
Location
Services
(LCS);
Location
services
management"
Authentic AH N/A IPsec security ETSI TS 101

ation protocol that 909-11 V1.2.1:
Header provides message "Digital
integrity for Broadband
complete IP Cable Access
packets, including to the Public
the IP header Telecommunic
ations
Network; IP
Multimedia
Time Critical
Services; Part
11: Security"
Adaptive AHR N/A N/A Huawei Term

High
Resolutio
n
acquisitio AICH N/A The acquisition 3GPP TS

n indicator channel 25.211
indicator (AICH) is a fixed version 7.2.0
channel rate (SF=256) Release 7:
physical channel "Universal
used to carry Mobile
acquisition Telecommunic
indicators (AIs). ations System
AIs corresponds to (UMTS);Physi
signatures on the cal channels
PRACH. and mapping
of transport
channels onto
physical
channels
(FDD)"

Glossary 1 Glossary
applicatio AID N/A An identifier that 3GPP TS

n can be mapped to 23.501
identifier a specific version 16.9.0:
application traffic "5G; System
detection rule architecture
for the 5G
System
(5GS)"
Antenna AISG N/A The Antenna Antenna

Interface Interface Interface
Standards Standards Group Standards
Group (AISG) creates Group (AISG)
and maintains
standards for the
control and
monitoring
interface between
a base station and
a variety of
tower-top
equipment. These
include antennas
with remote
electrical tilt
(RET), tower
mounted
amplifiers and a
variety of sensors
that are used to
monitor the
operation of
tower-top
equipment.
air AISS N/A Air interface soft Huawei Term

interface synchronization
soft synchronizes time
synchroni between base
zation stations through
software
measurements
which it uses to
adjust time
differences
between base
stations.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Authentic AKA N/A Authentication Wikipedia

ation and and Key
Key Agreement (AKA)
Agreeme is a security
nt protocol used in
3G networks. AKA
is also used for
one-time
password
generation
mechanism for
digest access
authentication.
AKA is a
challenge-
response based
mechanism that
uses symmetric
cryptography.
automatic ALC N/A N/A 3GPP TS

level 25.420
control version 9.1.1:
"Universal
Mobile
Telecommunic
ations System
(UMTS);
UTRAN Iur
interface
general
aspects and
principles"
Access ALCAP N/A Generic name for 3GPP TR

Link the transport 21.905
Control signalling V17.0.0: "3rd
Applicatio protocols used to Generation
n Part set-up and tear- Partnership
down transport Project;
bearers Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
antenna ALD N/A Antenna line Antenna

line device family Interface
device members include: Standards
- RET (Remote Group (AISG)
electrical tilt)
- TMA (Tower
Mounted
Amplifier)
- Smart Bias-Tee
- Signal splitter
(passive device)
- Lightning
Protection Devices
- Mounting
hardware;
grounding plates,
brackets, cable
clamps
automatic ALS N/A A technique ITU-T G.664:

laser (procedure) to "Optical
shutdown automatically safety
shut down the procedures
output power of and
laser transmitters requirements
and optical for optical
amplifiers to transmission
avoid exposure to systems"
hazardous levels.
adaptive AM N/A System's ability to ETSI TS 102

modulati communicate 178:
on with another "Broadband
system using Radio Access
multiple burst Networks
profiles and a (BRAN);
system's ability to HIPERMAN;
subsequently Data Link
communicate Control (DLC)
with multiple layer"
systems using
different burst
profiles.

Glossary 1 Glossary
acknowle AM N/A N/A 3GPP TS

dged 38.322: "NR;
mode Radio Link
Control (RLC)
protocol
specification"
aggregate AMBR N/A The maximum bit 3GPP TS

maximum rate that limits 24.301: "Non-
bit rate the aggregate bit Access-
rate of a set of Stratum
non-GBR bearers (NAS)
of a UE. protocol for
Evolved
Packet System
(EPS); Stage
3"
adaptive AMC N/A Adaptive ETSI TR 136

modulati modulation and 942 V9.3.0:
on and coding (AMC) "LTE; Evolved
coding works by Universal
measuring and Terrestrial
feeding back the Radio Access
channel SINR to (E-UTRA);
the transmitter, Radio
which then Frequency
chooses a suitable (RF) system
MCS from a scenarios"
"codeset" to
maximize
throughput at
that SINR.
authentic AMF N/A A 16-bit field used ETSI TS 133

ation authentication 103 V4.2.0:
managem management. The "3G Security;
ent field use and format Integration
are unspecified in Guidelines"
the architecture
but examples are
given in 3GPP TS
33.103.

Glossary 1 Glossary
access AMF N/A Access and ETSI TR 126

and mobility 919 V16.2.0:
mobility management "5G; Study on
managem function (AMF) media
ent includes the handling
function following aspects of
functionalities: conversationa
mobility l services in
management, 5G systems"
connection
management,
lawful intercept,
transparent proxy,
access
authentication
and authorization.
alternate AMI N/A AMI is a code ETSI EN 300

mark where ONEs are 011-1 V1.2.2:
inversion represented by "Integrated
alternate positive Services
and negative Digital
pulses, and ZEROs Network
by spaces. (ISDN);
Primary rate
User Network
Interface
(UNI); Part 1:
Layer 1
specification"

Glossary 1 Glossary
additional A-MPR N/A Additional ACLR 3GPP TS

maximum and spectrum 36.521-1:
power emission "Technical
reduction requirements can Specification
be signaled by the Group Radio
network to Access
indicate that the Network;
UE shall also Evolved
meet additional Universal
requirements in a Terrestrial
specific Radio Access
deployment (E-UTRA);
scenario. To meet User
these additional Equipment
requirements, (UE)
additional conformance
maximum power specification
reduction (A- Radio
MPR) is allowed transmission
for the output and reception
power. Part 1:
Conformance
Testing;"
adaptive AMR N/A The Adaptive 3GPP TS

multi rate Multi-Rate (AMR, 26.231:
codec AMR-NB or GSM- "Cellular text
AMR) audio codec telephone
is an audio modem;
compression Minimum
format optimized performance
for speech coding. requirements"

Glossary 1 Glossary
adaptive AMR N/A The AMR speech 3GPP TS

multi-rate coder consists of 26.071:
the multi-rate "Mandatory
speech coder, a speech
source controlled CODEC
rate scheme speech
including a voice processing
activity detector functions;
and a comfort AMR speech
noise generation CODEC;
system, and an General
error concealment description"
mechanism to
combat the
effects of
transmission
errors and lost
packets.
The multi-rate
speech coder is a
single integrated
speech codec with
eight source rates
from 4.75 kbit/s
to 12.2 kbit/s, and
a low rate
background noise
encoding mode.
The speech coder
is capable of
switching its bit-
rate every 20 ms
speech frame
upon command.
adaptive AMRC N/A N/A Huawei Term

multi-rate
control

Glossary 1 Glossary
adaptive AMR-WB adaptive Adaptive multi- Wikipedia

multi-rate multirate rate wideband
wideband wideband (AMR-WB) is a
patented
wideband speech
audio coding
standard
developed based
on adaptive
multi-rate
encoding, using
similar
methodology as
algebraic code-
excited linear
prediction
(ACELP). AMR-WB
provides improved
speech quality
due to a wider
speech bandwidth
of 50–7000 Hz
compared to
narrowband
speech coders
which in general
are optimized for
POTS wireline
quality of 300–
3400 Hz.
access AN N/A An access 3GPP TS

network network 23.501:
comprising an "Technical
RAN and/or Specification
non-3GPP AN Group
connecting to a Services and
core network. System
Aspects;
System
architecture
for the 5G
System (5GS);
Stage 2"

Glossary 1 Glossary
automatic ANR N/A Processes the Huawei Term

noise uplink speech
restraint signals after
decoding and
filters the
background noise
to improve the
SNR and speech
intelligibility. In
this way, the
other party of the
call can clearly
hear the voice.
automatic ANR N/A Automatic Huawei Term

neighbor Neighbor Relation
relation (ANR) can
automatically
maintain intra-
RAT and inter-
RAT neighbor
relationships,
reducing costs on
network planning
and optimization
and improving
network
optimization
efficiency and
user experience.

Glossary 1 Glossary
American ANSI N/A The American Wikipedia

National National
Standards Standards
Institute Institute (ANSI) is
a private non-
profit
organization that
oversees the
development of
voluntary
consensus
standards for
products, services,
processes,
systems, and
personnel in the
United States. The
organization also
coordinates U.S.
standards with
international
standards so that
American
products can be
used worldwide.
automatic APC N/A Automatic power ITU-T G.977:

power control (APC) "Characteristi
control may be used to cs of optically
regulate the amplified
output optical optical fibre
power or pump submarine
power level. cable system"
applicatio APDU N/A A sequence of 3GPP TR

n data elements 21.905:
protocol exchanged "Technical
data unit between peer Specification
application layer Group
entities, e.g. DSE Services and
APDUs and ROSE System
APDUs. Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
applicatio API N/A A boundary across ITU-T T.174:

n which a software "Application
program application uses Programming
ming facilities of Interface
interface programming (API) for
languages to MHEG-1"
invoke software
services. These
facilities may
include
procedures or
operations, shared
data objects and
resolution of
identifiers.

Glossary 1 Glossary
advanced APM N/A A standalone Huawei Term

power cabinet. It is
module integrated with an
internal rectifier
module,
monitoring
module, power
distribution unit,
surge protection
unit, temperature
control unit, and
storage battery
group consisting
of 12 V storage
batteries. The
interior of the
cabinet has a 4U
to 5U space for
the installation of
a 19-inch user
device complying
with the ETSI
standard. The
APM provides
functions such as
DC power supply,
storage battery
management,
monitoring and
communication
for power supply
system, power
distribution, surge
protection,
temperature
control, backup
power supply,
user device
installation, and
AC maintenance
power interface.

Glossary 1 Glossary
access APN N/A Used to identify a ETSI TS 102

point specific IP 250-1 V2.3.1:
name network and a "Speech and
point of multimedia
interconnection to Transmission
that network. Quality
(STQ); QoS
aspects for
popular
services in
mobile
networks;
Part 1:
Assessment of
Quality of
Service"
automatic APS N/A Automatic ITU-T G.808:

protection protection switch "Terms and
switch (APS) channel is definitions for
used to carry network
information protection
between the two and
ends of a linear restoration"
protection group
to coordinate the
head-end bridge
with the tail-end
selector for 1:n
protection, and to
coordinate the
selectors in both
directions in the
case of
bidirectional
protection.
active AQM N/A A technique for Wikipedia

queue an Internet router
managem that consists in
ent dropping or
marking packets
before its queue is
full

Glossary 1 Glossary
absolute ARFCN ● absolute Within the Wikipedia

radio radio spectrum
frequency frequency allocated for
channel channel cellular mobile
number number communications,
● absolute radio channels are
radio- identified by
frequency ARFCNs. If the
channel system is
number operating in
frequency division
duplex (FDD)
mode, then the
channel number is
associated with
both the uplink
and downlink
radio channels.
allocation ARP N/A The allocation 3GPP TS

and and retention 23.203:
retention priority indicates "Technical
priority the allocation, Specification
retention and Group
priority of the Services and
service data flow. System
The ARP contains Aspects;
information about Policy and
the priority level, charging
the pre-emption control
capability and the architecture"
pre-emption
vulnerability. The
allocation and
retention priority
resolves conflicts
of demands for
network
resources.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Address ARP N/A Protocol defined ETSI TS 102

Resolutio in RFC 826 that is 460: "Satellite
n Protocol used to associate Earth Stations
network protocol and Systems
addresses to 48 (SES);
bit Ethernet Broadband
addresses for Satellite
transmission on Multimedia
Ethernet (BSM);
hardware Address
Management
at the SI-SAP"
average ARPU N/A N/A 3GPP TR

revenue 38.913
per user version 16.0.0:
"5G;Study on
scenarios and
requirements
for next
generation
access
technologies"
automatic ARQ N/A An error-control Wikipedia

repeat method for data
request transmission. If
the receiver
detects errors in a
packet from the
sender or the
sender does not
receive an
acknowledgment
from the receiver
within a specified
period, the sender
retransmits the
packet until it
receives an
acknowledgment
or a predefined
number of
retransmissions is
reached.

Glossary 1 Glossary
access AS N/A Functional 3GPP TR

stratum grouping 21.905:
consisting of the "Technical
parts in the Specification
infrastructure and Group
in the user Services and
equipment and System
the protocols Aspects;
between these Vocabulary
parts being for 3GPP
specific to the Specifications
access technique "
(i.e. the way the
specific physical
media between
the user
equipment and
the infrastructure
is used to carry
information).

Glossary 1 Glossary
autonom ASBR N/A An autonomous Wikipedia

ous system boundary
system router is a router
boundary that is connected
router by using more
than one routing
protocol and that
exchanges routing
information with
routers
autonomous
systems. ASBRs
typically also run
an exterior
routing protocol
(e.g., BGP), or use
static routes, or
both. An ASBR is
used to distribute
routes received
from other
external ASs
throughout its
own autonomous
system. An ASBR
creates External
LSAs for external
addresses and
floods them to all
areas via ABR.
Routers in other
areas use ABRs as
next hops to
access external
addresses. Then
ABRs forward
packets to the
ASBR that
announces the
external
addresses.
access ASC N/A N/A Huawei Term

service
class

Glossary 1 Glossary
American ASCII N/A ASCII is a Wikipedia

Standard character
Code for encoding
Informati standard for
on electronic
Interchan communication.
ge ASCII codes
represent text in
computers,
telecommunicatio
ns equipment,
and other devices.
Most modern
character-
encoding schemes
are based on
ASCII, although
they support
many additional
characters.
amplitude ASK N/A Amplitude-shift Wikipedia

-shift keying (ASK) is a
keying form of amplitude
modulation that
represents digital
data as variations
in the amplitude
of a carrier wave.
In an ASK system,
a symbol,
representing one
or more bits, is
sent by
transmitting a
fixed-amplitude
carrier wave at a
fixed frequency
for a specific time
duration. For
example, if each
symbol represents
a single bit, then
the carrier signal
will be
transmitted when
the input value is
1, but will not be
transmitted when
the input value is
0.

Glossary 1 Glossary
access ASME N/A Entity which 3GPP TS 133

security receives the top- 401 V10.0.0:
managem level keys in an "Digital
ent entity access network cellular
from the HSS. For telecommunic
E-UTRAN access ations system
networks, the role (Phase 2+);
of the ASME is Universal
assumed by the Mobile
MME. Telecommunic
ations System
(UMTS); LTE;
3GPP System
Architecture
Evolution
(SAE);
Security
architecture
(3GPP TS
33.401
version 10.0.0
Release 10)"
access ASU N/A N/A Huawei Term

network
SDH
transmissi
on unit
asynchron ATM N/A A transfer mode TM TR 101

ous in which the 689-1 V1.1.1:
transfer information is "Transmission
mode organized into and
cells. It is Multiplexing
asynchronous in (TM); Terms
the sense that the and
recurrence of cells definitions in
containing transport
information from networks;
an individual user Part 1: Core
is not necessarily networks"
periodic.
automatic ATPC N/A A method of Huawei Term

transmit adjusting the
power transmit power
control based on the
fading of the
transmitted
signals detected
at the receiver.

Glossary 1 Glossary
adaptive ATR N/A Adaptive time Huawei Term

time recovery (ATR) is
recovery a PTP-based
technology that
allows base
station to
establish clock
links and
implement time
synchronization
over a third-party
network using
PTP packets in
Layer 3 unicast
mode.
authentic AUSF N/A N/A 3GPP TS

ation 23.501:
server "System
function Architecture
for the 5G
System; Stage
2 (Release
16)"
authentic AUTHR N/A An 18-bit output Huawei Term

ation of the
response authentication
algorithm. It is
used to validate
mobile station
registrations,
originations and
terminations.
authentic AUTN N/A Information ITU-T X.509:

ation conveyed during a "Information
token strong technology –
authentication Open systems
exchange, which interconnectio
can be used to n – The
authenticate its Directory:
sender. Public-key
and attribute
certificate
frameworks"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Additive AWGN N/A A noise in Wikipedia

White communications
Gaussian characterized by a
Noise constant power
spectral density
(feature of white
noise) and a
Gaussian
distribution of
amplitude. It is
additive because
it can be added to
a signal.
Advanced AWS N/A Advanced Wikipedia

Wireless Wireless Services
Services (AWS) is a
wireless
telecommunicatio
ns spectrum band
used for mobile
voice and data
services, video,
and messaging.
AWS is used in
the United States,
Argentina,
Canada,
Colombia, Mexico,
Chile, Paraguay,
Peru, Ecuador,
Trinidad and
Tobago, Uruguay
and Venezuela. It
replaces some of
the spectrum
formerly allocated
to Multipoint
Multichannel
Distribution
Service (MMDS),
sometimes
referred to as
Wireless Cable,
that existed from
2150 to 2162
MHz.

Glossary 1 Glossary
A N/A N/A Logical interface ETSI EN 301

interface between a BSC 489-8:
and an MSC "Electromagn
etic
compatibility
and Radio
spectrum
Matters
(ERM);
ElectroMagne
tic
Compatibility
(EMC)
standard for
radio
equipment
and services;
Part 8:
Specific
conditions for
GSM base
stations"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Abis N/A N/A The Abis interface Wikipedia

is defined
between a base
station controller
(BSC) and a base
transceiver station
(BTS) for their
remote
communication in
the base station
subsystem (BSS).
This interface
supports all
services offered to
users. It also
facilitates control
of the radio
equipment and
allocation of radio
frequencies in the
BTS.
The rate of the
physical link of
the Abis interface
is 2 Mbit/s. The
LAPD protocol is
used for
transmission at
the data link
layer, and the
interface is
connected to
LAPDm of the Um
interface. The rate
over the Abis
interface reaches
16 kbit/s, and it
works in 4 x 16
kbit/s
multiplexing
mode when
mapped on an E1
link. Its signal
pattern adopts an
open
interconnection
structure, with the
first-, second-,
and third-layer
protocols meeting

Glossary 1 Glossary
the requirements
of GSM
Recommendations
08.54, 08.56, and
08.58,
respectively.
The Abis interface
is a proprietary
interface, whose
BTS and BSC
protocols are
subject to
equipment
vendors.
Abis N/A N/A Logical interface ETSI EN 301

interface between a BTS 489-50:
and a BSC "ElectroMagn
etic
Compatibility
(EMC)
standard for
radio
equipment
and services;
Part 50:
Specific
conditions for
Cellular
Communicati
on Base
Station (BS),
repeater and
ancillary
equipment;
Harmonised
Standard
covering the
essential
requirements
of article
3.1(b) of
Directive
2014/53/EU"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Abis MUX N/A N/A A multiplexing Huawei Term

technique that
improves
transmission
efficiency. In Abis
MUX, the
transmitting end
(BSC or BTS)
multiplexes
multiple
supported UDP or
IP packets into
one UDP or IP
packet so that
they share one
header. The
receiving end (BTS
or BSC)
demultiplexes the
UDP or IP packet
to obtain the
original UDP or IP
packets.
AC power N/A AC power The supply of Huawei Term

supply source electric power by
alternating
current.
account N/A N/A Structure residing 3GPP TS

in the OCS for 32.296:
holding dynamic "Telecommuni
subscriber data cation
with monetary management;
equivalence. Charging
Accounts may management;
have a currency Online
or a unit type. As Charging
opposed to bank System
accounts, (OCS):
transaction Applications
history is not and
necessarily kept in interfaces"
the OCS account
data structure.

Glossary 1 Glossary
active N/A N/A A working mode Huawei Term

mode of EFM OAM. The
discovery and
remote loopback
can only be
initiated by the
interface in active
mode.
active/ N/A N/A A backup Huawei Term

standby mechanism in
backup which two
systems with the
same functions
are deployed to
improve the
reliability.
active/ N/A N/A A troubleshooting Huawei Term

standby technology. When
switchove an active device
r becomes faulty,
services and
control functions
are automatically
switched over to
the standby
device to ensure
the normal
running of the
services and
functions.
adjacent- N/A N/A Interference ETSI TR 102

channel caused by 580:
interferen coupling from a "Terrestrial
ce signal in an Trunked Radio
adjacent channel. (TETRA);
Release 2;
Designer's
Guide; TETRA
High-Speed
Data (HSD);
TETRA
Enhanced
Data Service
(TEDS)"
aging N/A N/A The time to live Huawei Term

time before an object
becomes invalid.

Glossary 1 Glossary
air N/A N/A Conductor-free ETSI TR 187

interface medium, usually 020: "Radio
air, between a Frequency
transmitter and Identification
the receiver (RFID);
through which Coordinated
communication, ESO response
e.g. data and to Phase 1 of
telemetry, is EU Mandate
achieved by M436"
means of a
modulated
inductive or
propagated
electromagnetic
field.
alarm N/A N/A An alarm signifies 3GPP TS

an undesired 32.111-1:
condition of a Fault
resource (e.g. Management;
network element, Part 1: 3G
link) for which an fault
operator action is management
required. requirements
alarm N/A N/A A pane that Huawei Term

board displays on the
Network
Management
System (NMS)
UMS client. It
displays the
statistics of
current UMS
alarms in
different colors.
By watching the
alarm board, you
can monitor the
entire network in
real-time and
know the severity
of an alarm and
its related
statistics.

Glossary 1 Glossary
alarm N/A N/A An alarm Huawei Term

filtering management
method. Alarms
are detected and
reported to the
NMS, and
whether the
alarm information
is displayed and
saved is decided
by the alarm
filtering status. An
alarm with the
filtering status set
to "Filter" is not
displayed and
saved on the
NMS, but is
monitored on the
NE.
alarm N/A N/A A code sent ITU-T G.780:

indication downstream in a "Terms and
signal digital network as definitions for
an indication that synchronous
an upstream digital
failure has been hierarchy
detected and (SDH)
alarmed. It is networks"
associated with
multiple transport
layers.
alarm N/A N/A A method to Huawei Term

masking mask alarms for
the alarm
management
purpose. Alarms
that are masked
are not displayed
on the NMS or
the NMS does not
monitor
unimportant
alarms.

Glossary 1 Glossary
alarm N/A N/A A method to Huawei Term

suppressi suppress alarms
on for the alarm
management
purpose. Alarms
that are
suppressed are no
longer reported
from NEs.
AMF N/A N/A An AMF region 3GPP TS

region consists of one or 23.501:
multiple AMF "Technical
sets. Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
System
architecture
for the 5G
System (5GS);
Stage 2"
AMF set N/A N/A An AMF set 3GPP TS

consists of some 23.501:
AMFs that serve a "Technical
given area and Specification
network slice(s). Group
AMF set is unique Services and
within an AMF System
region and it Aspects;
comprises of System
AMFs that architecture
support the same for the 5G
network slice(s). System (5GS);
Multiple AMF sets Stage 2"
may be defined
per AMF region.
analogue N/A N/A A signal one of ITU-T I.112:

signal whose "VOCABULAR
characteristic Y OF TERMS
quantities follows FOR ISDNs"
continuously the
variations of
another physical
quantity.

Glossary 1 Glossary
anonymiz N/A N/A Process that ETSI TR 103

ation replaces an actual 304: "CYBER;
identifier with an Personally
attribute obtained Identifiable
by randomization Information
or generalization (PII)
in such a way that Protection in
there is a mobile and
reasonable level cloud
of confidence that services"
no individual can
be identified.
answer N/A N/A A process in Huawei Term

which the call
center platform
connects a call
that is distributed
to an agent.
Answer includes
automatic answer
and manual
answer. Automatic
answer means
that the call
center platform
automatically
connects a call.
Manual answer
means that a
login agent clicks
the answer button
to connect a call.

Glossary 1 Glossary
answer N/A N/A An indication that ETSI TS 102

signal a terminal is 971 V1.1.1:
answering an "Access and
incoming call. Terminals
(AT); Public
Switched
Telephone
Network
(PSTN);
Harmonized
specification
of physical
and electrical
characteristics
of a 2-wire
analogue
interface for
short line
interface"
antenna N/A N/A Device that serves ETSI TR 102

as a transducer 457: "Fixed
between a guided Radio
wave (e.g. coaxial Systems;
cable) and a free Evaluation of
space wave, or the
vice versa. ElectroMagne
tic Field
(EMF)
radiated by
Line-of-Sight
(LoS) fixed
radio stations
using
parabolic dish
directional
antennas"

Glossary 1 Glossary
antenna N/A antenna feed The antenna feed Wikipedia

feed system system or
antenna feed is
the cable or
conductor, and
other associated
equipment, which
connects the
transmitter or
receiver with the
antenna and
makes the two
devices
compatible.
antenna N/A N/A In a transmitting Wikipedia

gain antenna, the gain
describes how
well the antenna
converts input
power into radio
waves headed in
a specified
direction. In a
receiving antenna,
the gain describes
how well the
antenna converts
radio waves
arriving from a
specified direction
into electrical
power. When no
direction is
specified, gain is
understood to
refer to the peak
value of the gain,
the gain in the
direction of the
antenna's main
lobe.

Glossary 1 Glossary
antenna N/A N/A Port for ETSI EN 300

port connection of an 386:
antenna used for "Telecommuni
intentional cation
transmission network
and/or reception equipment;
of radiated RF Harmonised
energy. Standard for
ElectroMagne
tic
Compatibility
(EMC)
requirements"
ARP N/A N/A In an ARP attack, Huawei Term

attack an attacker
exploits the
vulnerabilities of
the ARP to forge
data to update
the dynamic ARP
table of the target
host. As a result,
hosts on the LAN
cannot access the
Internet, or
sensitive
information is
stolen through
spoofing, causing
network
breakdown or
data leakage.
array gain N/A N/A In communication Wikipedia

systems, array
gain means a
power gain of
transmitted or
received signals
that is achieved
by using multiple
antennas or
antenna elements
at a transmitter or
receiver, with
respect to a single
antenna or
antenna element
case.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Assignme N/A N/A A message Huawei Term

nt Failure indicating that
the channel
assignment fails.
Ater N/A N/A Applies to a GSM 3GPP TS

network where 28.062
either the GSM version 9.0.0:
Abis or Ater "Digital
interfaces are cellular
used, depending telecommunic
on the location of ations system
the transcoder (Phase 2+);
and rate adapter Universal
units. Mobile
Telecommunic
ations System
(UMTS); LTE;
Inband
Tandem Free
Operation
(TFO) of
speech
codecs;
Service
description;St
age 3"
Ater N/A N/A The transmission Huawei Term

connectio path between the
n path GMPS/GEPS and
the GTCS. It is
used to transmit
traffic data and
signaling.
attenuati N/A N/A Reduction in ETSI GR QKD

on intensity of the 007:
light beam (or "Quantum
signal). Key
Distribution
(QKD);
Vocabulary"
attenuato N/A N/A An electronic Wikipedia

r device that
reduces the
amplitude of an
electronic signal.

Glossary 1 Glossary
1.3 B
baseband BB N/A Transmission ETSI TR 101

means through 287: "Services
which digital and Protocols
signals are sent for Advanced
without frequency Networks
shifting. In (SPAN);
general, only one Terms and
communication definitions"
channel is
available at any
given time.
battery BBC N/A A cabinet that Huawei Term

backup contains a built-in
cabinet battery group to
back up –48 V DC
power and to
supply power to
the base station
when there is no
power input. It is
a component of a
base station.
backgrou BBE N/A An errored block ITU-T G.780:

nd block not occurring as "Terms and
error part of an SES. definitions for
synchronous
digital
hierarchy
(SDH)
networks "

Glossary 1 Glossary
baseband BBP N/A A unit that Huawei Term

processin includes three
g unit main components,
namely, baseband
unit, TRX unit,
and control unit.
The baseband
unit is used for
adaptation of the
voice and data
rate and channel
coding. The
baseband unit
consists of the
processor and
communication
unit.
baseband BBU N/A Mobile access ETSI TS 105

unit network 200-2-3:
equipment that "Access,
processes Terminals,
baseband signal, Transmission
connected to one and
or more RF Multiplexing
modules through (ATTM);
optical fiber or Energy
metallic cabling, management;
or by microwave Operational
links infrastructure
s;
Implementati
on of Global
KPIs; Part 2:
Specific
requirements;
Sub-part 3:
Mobile
broadband
access
networks"

Glossary 1 Glossary
boundary BC N/A Under both IEEE Wikipedia

clock 1588-2008 and
IEEE 802.1AS, a
PTP clock can be
designated as an
ordinary clock
(OC), boundary
clock (BC) or
transparent clock
(TC), though
802.1AS
transparent clocks
also have some
boundary clock
capabilities. A
device may
implement one or
more of these
capabilities. OC
may have as few
as one port
(network
connection), while
TC and BC must
have two or more
ports. BC and OC
ports can work as
a master
(grandmaster) or
a slave. An IEEE
1588 profile is
associated with
each port. TC can
belong to
multiple clock
domains and
profiles.
base BCC N/A N/A 3GPP TR

station 21.905:
color "Technical
code Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
broadcast BCCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

control 21.905:
channel "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
binary BCD N/A Binary coded Wikipedia

coded decimal (BCD) is
decimal a class of binary
encodings of
decimal numbers
where each digit
is represented by
a number of bits.
base BCF N/A The BCF provides Wikipedia

station an operations and
control maintenance
function (O&M)
connection to the
network
management
system (NMS),
and manages
operational states
of each TRX, as
well as software
handling and
alarm collection.
broadcast BCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

channel 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
bandwidt BCS N/A N/A 3GPP TS

h 38.521-3:
combinati "NR; User
on set Equipment
(UE)
conformance
specification;
Radio
transmission
and reception;
Part 3: Range
1 and Range
2
Interworking
operation
with other
radios"
backward BDI N/A A packet that the Huawei Term

defect sink node of an
indication LSP sends, when
detecting a
defect, to inform
the source node
of the LSP of the
defect through
the return path.
BeiDou BDS N/A BeiDou Wikipedia

Navigatio Navigation
n Satellite Satellite System
System (BDS) is a satellite
navigation system
that provides
global users with
all-time, all-
weather and
high-accuracy
positioning,
navigation and
timing services.
The system has
undergone three
generations and
has been officially
called BDS since
its second
generation.

Glossary 1 Glossary
bit error BER N/A Percentage of bits ETSI EN 302

rate that have errors 878-2:
relative to the "Access,
total number of Terminals,
bits received in a Transmission
transmission, and
usually expressed Multiplexing
as ten to a (ATTM); Third
negative power. Generation
Transmission
Systems for
Interactive
Cable
Television
Services - IP
Cable
Modems; Part
2: Physical
Layer; DOCSIS
3.0"

Glossary 1 Glossary
basic BER N/A The basic Wikipedia

encoding encoding rules
rule were the original
rules laid out by
the ASN.1
standard for
encoding abstract
information into a
concrete data
stream. The rules,
collectively
referred to as a
transfer syntax in
ASN.1 parlance,
specify the exact
octet sequences
which are used to
encode a given
data item. The
syntax defines
such elements as:
the
representations
for basic data
types, the
structure of
length
information, and
the means for
defining complex
or compound
types based on
more primitive
types. The BER
syntax, along with
two subsets of
BER (the
canonical
encoding rules
and the
distinguished
encoding rules),
are defined by the
ITU-T's X.690
standards
document, which
is part of the ASN.
1 document
series.

Glossary 1 Glossary
BTS E1 BESP N/A The E1 surge Huawei Term

surge protector is a
protector board of the BTS
and is used to
connect the BTS
to the BSC6900.
The name of the
E1 surge protector
varies with the
BTS type: For the
BTS3012,
BTS3012AE,
BTS3006C, and
BTS3002E, the E1
surge protector is
the DELU. For the
BTS3036,
BTS3036A,
DBS3036,
BTS3900 GSM,
and DBS3900
GSM, the E1 surge
protection board
is the UELP.
Bidirectio BFD N/A Bidirectional Wikipedia

nal Forwarding
Forwardin Detection (BFD) is
g a network
Detection protocol that is
used to detect
faults between
two forwarding
engines
connected by a
link. It provides
low-overhead
detection of faults
even on physical
media that does
not support
failure detection
of any kind, such
as Ethernet,
virtual circuits,
tunnels and MPLS
Label Switched
Paths.

Glossary 1 Glossary
baseband BFH N/A In baseband Huawei Term

frequency frequency
hopping hopping, the
carrier frequency
assigned for the
transmitter of the
TRX does not
participate in
frequency
hopping and
remains
unchanged. The
transmit
frequency
hopping is
achieved with the
switching of
baseband signals
among different
TRXs. The receiver
of the TRX,
however, must
participate in
frequency
hopping. The
carrier frequency
assigned for the
receiver changes
with the carrier
frequency used by
an MS. The
number of carrier
frequencies
assigned for
frequency
hopping in a cell
cannot exceed the
number of TRXs
assigned for the
cell.
bad BFI N/A N/A Huawei Term

frame
indication

Glossary 1 Glossary
beam BFR N/A When the serving Huawei Term

failure beam of the UE is
recovery blocked, the new
optimal beam
measured by the
UE may not be
reported. As a
result, the traffic
decreases to zero
and even service
drops may occur.
Beam failure
recovery (BFR)
enables the UE to
quickly obtain
another available
serving beam in
the preceding
scenario,
enhances beam
robustness, and
prevents the
traffic from
dropping to zero
due to beam
blocking.
Border BGP N/A Border Gateway Wikipedia

Gateway Protocol (BGP) is
Protocol a standardized
exterior gateway
protocol designed
to exchange
routing and
reachability
information
among
autonomous
systems (AS) on
the Internet. BGP
is classified as a
path-vector
routing protocol,
and it makes
routing decisions
based on paths,
network policies,
or rule-sets
configured by a
network
administrator.

Glossary 1 Glossary
busy hour BHCA N/A N/A ETSI TS 101

call 377-1-1:
attempts "GEO-Mobile
Radio
Interface
Specifications;
Part 1:
General
specifications;
Sub-part 1:
Abbreviations
and
Acronyms;
GMR-2
01.004"
busy hour BHSA N/A The number of Huawei Term

session call attempts
attempts completed in the
busiest hour. It is
used to measure
the processing
performance of
the system that
uses the SIP
protocol, such as
the IMS.
Basic BIOS ● System In computing, Wikipedia

Input/ BIOS BIOS is firmware
Output ● ROM BIOS used to perform
System hardware
● BIOS ROM initialization
● PC BIOS during the
booting process
(power-on
startup), and to
provide runtime
services for
operating systems
and programs.

Glossary 1 Glossary
bit BIP-X N/A BIP-X code is ITU-T G.780:

interleave defined as a "Terms and
d parity-X method of error definitions for
monitoring. With synchronous
even parity, an X- digital
bit code is hierarchy
generated by the (SDH)
transmitting networks"
equipment over a
specified portion
of the signal in
such a manner
that the first bit
of the code
provides even
parity over the
first bit of all X-bit
sequences in the
covered portion of
the signal, the
second bit
provides even
parity over the
second bit of all
X-bit sequences
within the
specified portion,
etc. Even parity is
generated by
setting the BIP-X
bits so that there
is an even
number of 1s in
each monitored
partition of the
signal. A
monitored
partition
comprises all bits
that are in the
same bit position
within the X-bit
sequences in the
covered portion of
the signal. The
covered portion
includes the BIP-X.

Glossary 1 Glossary
broadban B-ISDN N/A In the 1980s, the Wikipedia

d telecommunicatio
integrate ns industry
d services expected that
digital digital services
network would follow
much the same
pattern as voice
services did on
the public
switched
telephone
network, and
conceived an end-
to-end circuit
switched service,
known as
broadband
integrated
services digital
network (B-
ISDN).
building BITS N/A A standard for Wikipedia

integrate distributing a
d timing precision clock
supply among
telecommunicatio
ns equipment.
base BIU N/A N/A Huawei Term

station
interface
unit
block BLER N/A The ratio of the IEV 371-08-03

error rate number of blocks
incorrectly
received to the
total number of
blocks sent.
Broadcast BMC N/A In the UMTS Wikipedia

/Multicast system, this
Control protocol adapts
broadcast and
multicast services
on the radio
interface.

Glossary 1 Glossary
broadcast BM-SC N/A N/A 3GPP TR

/multicast 26.981
service version 16.0.0
center Release 16:
"LTE;MBMS
Extensions for
Provisioning
and Content
Ingestion"
Bootstrap BOOTP N/A This RFC describes Bill Croft

Protocol an IP/UDP (Stanford
Bootstrap University),
Protocol (BOOTP) and John
which allows a Gilmore (Sun
diskless client Microsystems
machine to ),
discover its own "BOOTSTRAP
IP address, the PROTOCOL
address of a (BOOTP)",
server host, and RFC 951,
the name of a file September
to be loaded into 1985
memory and
executed.
board BPS N/A N/A Huawei Term

protection
switching

Glossary 1 Glossary
binary BPSK N/A Form of digital ETSI TS 103

phase modulation in 311-2 V1.1.1:
shift which two phases "Integrated
keying separated by 180 broadband
degrees support cable
the transmission telecommunic
of one bit per ation
symbol. networks
(CABLE);
Fourth
Generation
Transmission
Systems for
Interactive
Cable
Television
Services - IP
Cable
Modems; Part
2: Physical
Layer;
DOCSIS® 3.1"
backward BR N/A N/A Huawei Term

reporting

Glossary 1 Glossary
broadban BRAS N/A A new type of Huawei Term

d remote access gateway
access for broadband
server networks. As a
bridge between
backbone
networks and
broadband access
networks, BRAS
provides methods
for fundamental
access and
manages the
broadband access
network. It is
deployed at the
edge of network
to provide
broadband access
services,
convergence, and
forwarding of
multiple services,
meeting the
demands for
transmission
capacity and
bandwidth
utilization of
different users.
BRAS is a core
device for the
broadband users'
access to a
broadband
network.

Glossary 1 Glossary
base BS ● base A base station is a 3GPP TR

station transceiver network element 21.905:
station in radio access "Technical
● BTS network Specification
responsible for Group
radio transmission Services and
and reception in System
one or more cells Aspects;
to or from the Vocabulary
user equipment. A for 3GPP
base station can Specifications
have an "
integrated
antenna or be
connected to an
antenna by feeder
cables.
base BSC N/A This equipment in 3GPP TR

station the BSS is in 21.905:
controller charge of "Technical
controlling the Specification
use and the Group
integrity of the Services and
radio resources. System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
base BSIC base The base station 3GPP TS

station transceiver identity code is a 03.03:
identity station local colour code "Numbering,
code identity code that allows a MS Addressing
to distinguish and
between different Identification"
neighbouring
base stations.
backward BSN N/A The BSN is used Huawei Term

sequence to acknowledge
number the receipt of
signal units by the
remote signaling
point.

Glossary 1 Glossary
buffer BSR N/A The Buffer Status 3GPP TS

status reporting (BSR) 38.321
report procedure is used version 16.6.0:
to provide the "3rd
serving base Generation
station with Partnership
information about Project;
UL data volume in Technical
the MAC entity. Specification
Group Radio
Access
Network; NR;
Medium
Access
Control
(MAC)
protocol
specification
(Release 16)"
base BSS N/A Either a full 3GPP TR

station network or only 21.905:
subsyste the access part of "Technical
m a GERAN offering Specification
the allocation, Group
release and Services and
management of System
specific radio Aspects;
resources to Vocabulary
establish means for 3GPP
of connection Specifications
between an MS "
and the GERAN.
A Base Station
Subsystem is
responsible for
the resources and
transmission/
reception in a set
of cells.

Glossary 1 Glossary
base BSSGP N/A BSSGP is a Wikipedia

station protocol used in
subsyste the GPRS mobile
m GPRS packet data
protocol system. It denotes
Base Station
System GPRS
Protocol. It
transfers
information
between two
GPRS entities
SGSN and BSS
over a BSSGP
Virtual
Connection (BVC).
This protocol
provides radio-
related quality of
service and
routing
information that
is required to
transmit user data
between a BSS
and an SGSN. It
does not carry out
any form of error
correction.
Base BSSMAP N/A This is the process 3GPP TS

Station within the BSS 48.008:
Subsyste that controls radio "Mobile
m resources in Switching
Managem response to Centre - Base
ent instructions from Station
Applicatio the MSC. system (MSC-
n Part BSS)
interface;
Layer 3
specification"

Glossary 1 Glossary
bias tee BT N/A A bias tee is a Wikipedia

three-port
network used for
setting the DC
bias point of
some electronic
components
without disturbing
other
components. The
bias tee is a
diplexer. The low-
frequency port is
used to set the
bias; the high-
frequency port
passes the radio-
frequency signals
but blocks the
biasing levels; the
combined port
connects to a
device, which sees
both the bias and
RF. It is called a
tee because the 3
ports are often
arranged in the
shape of a T.
BitTorrent BT N/A BitTorrent (BT) is Wikipedia

a communication
protocol for peer-
to-peer (P2P) file
sharing, which
enables users to
distribute data
and electronic
files over the
Internet in a
decentralized
manner.

Glossary 1 Glossary
BSSGP BVC N/A BSSGP virtual 3GPP TS

virtual connection (BVC): 48.016:
connectio end-to-end virtual "General
n communication Packet Radio
path between Service
remote network (GPRS); Base
service user Station
entities. System (BSS)
-Serving GPRS
Support Node
(SGSN)
interface;
Network
Service"
bandwidt BWP N/A From a UE ETSI TS 138

h part perspective, the 101-2 V16.7.0:
UE is configured "NR; User
with one or more Equipment
BWP/carriers, (UE) radio
each with its own transmission
UE channel and reception;
bandwidth. The Part 2: Range
UE does not need 2 Standalone"
to be aware of
the base station
channel
bandwidth or how
the base station
allocates
bandwidth to
different UEs.

Glossary 1 Glossary
B N/A N/A An interface Huawei Term

interface between the
mobile switching
center (MSC) and
the visitor
location register
(VLR). During a
call connection,
the MSC queries
the VLR for
location and
service
information about
the roaming
subscriber. During
a location update,
periodic
registration, or
power-on
registration, the
MSC sends
location
information and
status of the
roaming
subscriber to the
VLR. When a
subscriber
activates a
supplementary
service or
modifies data, the
MSC sends data
changes to the
VLR and updates
the subscriber
information in the
VLR. Such
exchanges are
performed over
the B interface.
Generally, the
MSC is integrated
with the VLR, and
the B interface is
internal to the
MSC.

Glossary 1 Glossary
back N/A backpressure A traffic control Huawei Term

pressure method. When
detecting that the
transmit end
transmits a large
volume of traffic,
the receive end
sends signals to
ask the transmit
end to lower the
transmission rate.
backplane N/A N/A A backplane (or Wikipedia

"backplane
system") is a
group of electrical
connectors in
parallel with each
other, so that
each pin of each
connector is
linked to the
same relative pin
of all the other
connectors,
forming a
computer bus. It
is used as a
backbone to
connect several
printed circuit
boards together
to make up a
complete
computer system.
Backplanes
commonly use a
printed circuit
board, but wire-
wrapped
backplanes have
also been used in
minicomputers
and high-
reliability
applications.

Glossary 1 Glossary
basic N/A N/A A combined Huawei Term

cabinet cabinet that
provides
transmission
interfaces and
O&M information
for all the
combined
cabinets.
basic N/A N/A A cabinet group Huawei Term

cabinet that provides
group synchronization
clock signals and
O&M information
for all the cabinet
groups.
basic N/A N/A Services that can ETSI EN 300

service be provided using 207-1:
basic "Integrated
communications Services
network Digital
resources, Network
including basic (ISDN);
bearer services or Diversion
teleservice. supplementar
y services;
Digital
Subscriber
Signalling
System No.
one (DSS1)
protocol; Part
1: Protocol
specification"
bearer N/A N/A A information 3GPP TR

transmission path 21.905:
of defined "Technical
capacity, delay Specification
and bit error rate, Group
etc. Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
bearer N/A N/A Network used to ETSI TR 102

network carry the 469: "Digital
messages of a Video
transport-layer Broadcasting
protocol between (DVB); IP
physical devices. Datacast over
DVB-H:
Architecture"
Bi-Carrier N/A N/A Two cells using a Huawei Term

cell group shared bandwidth
form a Bi-Carrier
cell group.
bit error N/A N/A An incompatibility IEV 704-18-02

between a bit in a
transmitted digital
signal and the
corresponding bit
in the received
digital signal.
blacklist N/A N/A List of identities 3GPP TS

or identity ranges 22.173: "IP
that, for one Multimedia
reason or another, Core Network
are being denied Subsystem
a particular (IMS)
service. Multimedia
Telephony
Service and
supplementar
y services;
Stage 1"
blind N/A N/A In blind handover, Huawei Term

handover target cells are
not measured and
their signal
quality is
unknown.
boolean N/A N/A Value which ETSI TS 102

resolves to either 114: "DTS
a logical 1 or 0. Coherent
Acoustics;
Core and
Extensions
with
Additional
Profiles"

Glossary 1 Glossary
bridge N/A N/A A gateway for R. Shirey,

traffic flowing at "Internet
OSIRM Layer 2 Security
between two Glossary,
networks (usually Version 2",
two LANs). RFC 4949,
August 2007
bridge N/A N/A Bridge Protocol Wikipedia

protocol Data Units
data unit (BPDUs) are
frames that
contain
information about
the spanning tree
protocol (STP). A
switch sends
BPDUs using a
unique source
MAC address
from its origin
port to a
multicast address
with destination
MAC.
broadcast N/A N/A A value of the 3GPP TR

service attribute 21.905:
"communication "Technical
configuration", Specification
which denotes Group
unidirectional Services and
distribution to all System
users. Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
broadcast N/A N/A A broadcast Wikipedia

address address is a
network address
used to transmit
to all devices
connected to a
multiple-access
communications
network. A
message sent to a
broadcast address
may be received
by all network-
attached hosts.
broadcast N/A N/A A broadcast Wikipedia

domain domain is a
logical division of
a computer
network, in which
all nodes can
reach each other
by broadcast at
the data link
layer. A broadcast
domain can be
within the same
LAN segment or it
can be bridged to
other LAN
segments.
broadcast N/A N/A An incorrect G. Malkin,

storm packet broadcast "Internet
onto a network Users'
that causes Glossary",
multiple hosts to RFC1983,
respond all at August 1996
once, typically
with equally
incorrect packets
which causes the
storm to grow
exponentially in
severity.

Glossary 1 Glossary
BSC local N/A N/A BSC local Huawei Term

switching switching is
triggered when
the BSC detects
that the calling
and called mobile
station (MSs) of a
call are under the
same BSC. When
BSC local
switching is
triggered, the
speech signals are
looped back on
the BSC side. In
addition, the
signaling link on
the MSC side is
reserved, and the
transmission
resources on the
Ater interface and
the TC resources
are released.

Glossary 1 Glossary
BTS local N/A N/A BTS local Huawei Term

switching switching is
triggered when
the BSC detects
that the calling
and called MSs of
a call are under
the same BTS, in
the same BTS
group, or in the
same local
switching area.
When BTS local
switching is
triggered, the
speech signals are
looped back on
the BTS side, in
the BTS group, or
in the local
switching area. In
addition, the
signaling link on
the MSC side is
reserved, and the
transmission
resources on the
Ater interface, the
transmission
resources on the
Abis interface,
and the TC
resources are
released.
BTS ring N/A N/A The BS ring Huawei Term

topology network is
connected to the
BSC for improving
the reliability of
the network. For
details about the
BS ring network.
busbar N/A N/A Low-impedance IEV 151-12-30

conductor to
which several
electric circuits
can be connected
at separate points.

Glossary 1 Glossary
1.4 C
committe CAR N/A A traffic control Huawei Term

d access method that
rate applies Quality of
Service (QoS)
agreements to
classify packets
and limit
incoming and
outgoing IP traffic
at a specified rate.
CAR is
configurable and
usually deployed
on network edge
interfaces.
carrier CA N/A CA can aggregate Huawei Term

aggregati multiple dispersed
on channels to
provide a higher
logical bandwidth,
addressing large-
capacity
microwave
transmission for
future 5G
networks. CA that
aggregates n
channels is called
nCA
configuration. For
example, 2CA
configuration
means that two
channels are
aggregated into
one channel. 2CA
configuration is
equivalent to 2+0
configuration.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Certificate CA Certification A Certificate 3GPP TS

Authority Authority Authority signs all 33.221:
certificates that it "Generic
issues with its Authenticatio
private key. n Architecture
(GAA);
Support for
subscriber
certificates"
carrier CA N/A Aggregation of 3GPP TS

aggregati two or more 36.104:
on component "Evolved
carriers in order Universal
to support wider Terrestrial
transmission Radio Access
bandwidths. (E-UTRA);
Base Station
(BS) radio
transmission
and
reception"

Glossary 1 Glossary
call CAC N/A Call admission Wikipedia

admission control (CAC)
control prevents
oversubscription
of VoIP networks.
CAC is used in the
call set-up phase
and applies to
real-time media
traffic as opposed
to data traffic.
CAC mechanisms
complement and
are distinct from
the capabilities of
quality of service
tools to protect
voice traffic from
the negative
effects of other
voice traffic and
to keep excess
voice traffic off
the network.
Since it averts
voice traffic
congestion, it is a
preventive
congestion control
procedure. It
ensures that there
is enough
bandwidth for
authorized flows.

Glossary 1 Glossary
controller CAN bus N/A A controller area Wikipedia

area network (CAN)
network bus is a robust
bus vehicle bus
standard designed
to allow
microcontrollers
and devices to
communicate
with each other's
applications
without a host
computer. It is a
message-based
protocol, designed
originally for
multiplex
electrical wiring
within
automobiles to
save on copper,
but it can also be
used in many
other contexts.
For each device,
the data in a
frame is
transmitted
sequentially but in
such a way that if
more than one
device transmits
at the same time,
the highest
priority device can
continue while
the others back
off. Frames are
received by all
devices, including
by the
transmitting
device.

Glossary 1 Glossary
capital CAPEX capital Capital Wikipedia

expenditu expense expenditure or
re capital expense
(capex or CAPEX)
is the money an
organization or
corporate entity
spends to buy,
maintain, or
improve its fixed
assets, such as
buildings,
vehicles,
equipment, or
land.
call CAPS N/A The call attempts Huawei Term

attempts here include both
per successful calls
second (that is, the call
connection is
successful and the
two parties can
talk) and failed
calls.
cell CB N/A Cell broadcast Wikipedia

broadcast (CB) is a method
of sending
messages to
multiple mobile
telephone users in
a defined area at
the same time. It
is defined by the
ETSI's GSM
committee and
3GPP and is part
of the 2G, 3G, 4G
LTE
(telecommunicati
on) and 5G
standards. It is
also known as
short message
service-cell
broadcast (SMS-
CB).

Glossary 1 Glossary
cipher CBC N/A A block cipher 3GPP TR

block mode that 21.905:
chaining enhances ECB "Technical
mode by chaining Specification
together blocks of Group
cipher text it Services and
produces. System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
cell CBC N/A The CBC shall be ITU-T Q.

broadcast responsible for 1741.9:
center the management "IMT-2000
of CBS messages references to
and for Release 11 of
determining the GSM evolved
CBS delivery UMTS core
parameters of the network"
BSS/RNS. The CBC
may be connected
to several BSCs/
RNCs. The CBC is
regarded to be
integrated as a
node into the core
network.
cell CBCF N/A In 3GPP, the CBCF 3GPP TS

broadcast is a network 23.041:
center function in the 5G "Technical
function core network. The realization of
CBCF may be Cell Broadcast
connected to Service (CBS)"
several AMFs. The
CBCF may be
connected to
several CBEs. The
CBCF shall be
responsible for
the management
of CBS messages.

Glossary 1 Glossary
cell CBCH N/A The CBCH, 3GPP TR 45

broadcast downlink only, is 002 V16.0.0:
channel used to carry the "3rd
short message Generation
service cell Partnership
broadcast Project;
(SMSCB). The Technical
CBCH uses the Specification
same physical Group Radio
channel as the Access
SDCCH. Network;
GSM/EDGE
Multiplexing
and multiple
access on the
radio path"
constant CBR N/A N/A 3GPP TR

bit rate 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
committe CBS N/A The maximum ETS 300

d burst committed 399-1: "Frame
size amount of data relay
that a user may services;Part
offer to the 1: General
network during a description"
time interval.
cell CBS N/A The cell broadcast ITU-T Q.

broadcast service (CBS) is a 1741.9:
service teleservice, which "IMT-2000
enables an references to
Information Release 11 of
Provider to submit GSM evolved
short messages UMTS core
for broadcasting network"
to a specified area
within the PLMN.
compone CC N/A A carrier involved Huawei Term

nt carrier in carrier
aggregation (CA)

Glossary 1 Glossary
call CC N/A In telephony, call Wikipedia

control control refers to
the software
within a
telephone switch
that supplies its
central function.
Call control
decodes
addressing
information and
routes telephone
calls from one
end point to
another. It also
creates the
features that can
be used to adapt
standard switch
operation to the
needs of users.
These are called
supplementary
services and are
commonly
invoked by a
vertical service
code. Examples
include "call
waiting", "call
forward on busy",
and so on.

Glossary 1 Glossary
country CC N/A Country codes are Wikipedia

code short alphabetic
or numeric
geographical
codes (geocodes)
developed to
represent
countries and
dependent areas,
for use in data
processing and
communications.
Several different
systems have
been developed to
do this. The term
country code
frequently refers
to ISO 3166-1
alpha-2 or
international
dialing codes, the
E.164 country
calling codes.
credit CCA N/A N/A 3GPP TS

control 32.299
answer version 9.24.0:
"Digital
cellular
telecommunic
ations system
(Phase 2+)
(GSM);
Universal
Mobile
Telecommunic
ations System
(UMTS); LTE;
Telecommunic
ation
management;
Charging
management;
Diameter
charging
applications"
call CCB N/A N/A Huawei Term

control
block

Glossary 1 Glossary
common CCCH N/A The Common Wikipedia

control Control Channel
channel (CCCH) is
responsible for
transferring
control
information
between all
mobiles and the
BTS.
Co- CCDP ● co-channel A channel Huawei Term

Channel dual polar configuration
Dual ● co-channel method, which
Polarizati dual uses one channel
on polarized carrying both
horizontally
polarized and
vertically
polarized waves
to transmit two
signal streams.
CCDP provides
twice the
transmission
capacity of single
polarized
transmission.
control CCE N/A A physical 3GPP TS

channel downlink control 38.211: "NR;
element channel consists Physical
of one or more channels and
control-channel modulation"
elements (CCEs).

Glossary 1 Glossary
Continuit CCM N/A "Heartbeating" Wikipedia

y Check messages for
Message CFM. The
Continuity Check
Message (CCM)
provides a means
to detect
connectivity
failures in an MA.
CCMs are
multicast
messages. CCMs
are confined to a
domain (MD).
These messages
are unidirectional
and do not solicit
a response. Each
MEP transmits a
periodic multicast
Continuity Check
Message inward
towards the other
MEPs.
certificate CCM N/A N/A 3GPP TR

configura 21.905:
tion "Technical
message Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
current CCM N/A The accumulated 3GPP TS

call meter charge as 22.024
computed by the version 9.0.0:
MS, expressed in "Digital
terms of Home cellular
units. telecommunic
ations system
(Phase 2+);
Universal
Mobile
Telecommunic
ations System
(UMTS); LTE;
Description of
Charge Advice
Information
(CAI) "
cell CCO N/A N/A 3GPP TR

change 21.905:
order "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
communi CCP N/A N/A Huawei Term

cation
control
port

Glossary 1 Glossary
capability CCP N/A N/A 3GPP TS 101

configura 267 V8.18.0:
tion "Digital
paramete cellular
r telecommunic
ations system
(Phase 2+);
Specification
of the SIM
Application
Toolkit (SAT)
for the
Subscriber
Identity
Module -
Mobile
Equipment
(SIM-ME)
interface"
cross- CCP N/A In the local line Huawei Term

connectio network,
n point equipment which
enables an
incoming pair to
be connected to
any of the
outgoing pairs.
Note: Cross-
connection points
are designated as
primary or
secondary
according to their
form and
importance in the
network. They are
located between
the main
distribution frame
and a number of
distribution
points.

Glossary 1 Glossary
common CCPCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

control 21.905: "3rd
physical Generation
channel Partnership
Project;
Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
control CCPIC N/A N/A Huawei Term

channel
parallel
interferen
ce
cancellati
on
Common CCS N/A A signaling Huawei Term

Channel system used in
Signaling telephone
networks that
separates
signaling
information from
user data. A
specified channel
is exclusively
designated to
carry signaling
information for all
other channels in
the system.

Glossary 1 Glossary
common- CCS N/A In Wikipedia

channel telecommunicatio
signaling ns, common-
channel signaling
(CCS) is the
transmission of
control
information
(signaling) via a
separate channel
other than that
used for
messages. The
signaling channel
usually controls
multiple message
channels.
coded CCTrCH N/A A data stream 3GPP TR

composit resulting from 21.905
e encoding and V17.0.0: "3rd
transport multiplexing of Generation
channel one or several Partnership
transport Project;
channels Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
(Release 17)"
cell CCU N/A N/A Huawei Term

center
user
cabinet CCU N/A A cabinet control Huawei Term

control unit (CCU)
unit monitors the
operating
environment of
the cabinet and
manages devices
in the cabinet.

Glossary 1 Glossary
call CCU N/A N/A TIPHON TS

control 102 228
unit V4.1.1:
"Telecommuni
cations and
Internet
Protocol
Harmonizatio
n Over
Networks
(TIPHON)
Release 4;
Technology
Mapping;
Implementati
on of TIPHON
architecture
using BICC"
cyclic CDD N/A Cyclic delay Wikipedia

delay diversity (CDD) is
diversity a diversity scheme
used in OFDM-
based
telecommunicatio
n systems,
transforming
spatial diversity
into frequency
diversity.
code CDMA N/A A multiple access IEV 725-14-14

division technique in
multiple which the various
access terminals having
access to a link
are allotted
orthogonal
signals for
transmission, for
example
sequences of bits
with zero or little
cross-correlation,
such signals being
distinguishable
even when they
share the same
frequency bands
and the same
time intervals

Glossary 1 Glossary
CDMA200 CDMA2000 N/A CDMA2000 1xRTT Wikipedia

0 1x radio 1xRTT (IS-2000), also
transmissi known as 1x and
on 1xRTT, is the core
technolog CDMA2000
y wireless air
interface
standard. The
designation "1x",
meaning 1 times
radio transmission
technology,
indicates the
same radio
frequency (RF)
bandwidth as
IS-95: a duplex
pair of 1.25 MHz
radio channels.
1xRTT almost
doubles the
capacity of IS-95
by adding 64
more traffic
channels to the
forward link,
orthogonal to (in
quadrature with)
the original set of
64. The 1x
standard supports
packet data
speeds of up to
153 kbit/s with
real world data
transmission
averaging 80–100
kbit/s in most
commercial
applications.
IMT-2000 also
made changes to
the data link layer
for greater use of
data services,
including medium
and link access
control protocols
and quality of
service (QoS). The

Glossary 1 Glossary
IS-95 data link

layer only
provided "best
efforts delivery"
for data and
circuit switched
channel for voice
(i.e., a voice frame
once every 20
ms).
call detail CDT N/A A background Huawei Term

trace trace on call
details.
Maintenance
terminals usually
are built with
tracing tools.
combinin CDU N/A A CDU includes a Huawei Term

g and common output/
distributio input port, two N
n unit input/output ports
and two N
isolation ports.
customer CE N/A The customer Wikipedia

edge edge (CE) is the
router at the
customer
premises that is
connected to the
provider edge of a
service provider
IP/MPLS network.
CE peers with the
Provider Edge
(PE) and
exchanges routes
with the
corresponding
VRF inside the PE.
The routing
protocol used
could be static or
dynamic (an
interior gateway
protocol like OSPF
or an exterior
gateway protocol
like BGP).

Glossary 1 Glossary
channel CE N/A Bitstream element ETSI TS 103

element containing one or 190-1:
more jointly "Digital Audio
encoded channels Compression
(AC-4)
Standard; Part
1: Channel
based coding"
coverage CE N/A N/A Huawei Term

enhance
ment
channeliz CE1 N/A N/A Huawei Term

ed E1
circuit CES N/A Circuit emulation Wikipedia

emulation service (CES) is a
service telecommunicatio
n technology used
to send
information over
asynchronous
data networks like
ATM, Ethernet or
MPLS, so that it is
received error-free
with constant
delay, similar to a
leased line.
cell edge CEU N/A N/A Huawei Term

user

Glossary 1 Glossary
connectivi CFM IEEE 802.1ag IEEE 802.1ag (also Wikipedia

ty fault CFM) (IEEE
managem Standard for Local
ent and Metropolitan
Area Networks
Virtual Bridged
Local Area
Networks
Amendment 5:
Connectivity Fault
Management) is a
standard defined
by IEEE. It defines
protocols and
practices for OAM
(Operations,
Administration,
and Maintenance)
for paths through
802.1 bridges and
local area
networks (LANs).
It is an
amendment to
IEEE 802.1Q-2005
and was approved
in 2007.
connectio CFN N/A N/A Huawei Term

n frame
number

Glossary 1 Glossary
call CFU call The Call ETSI EG 201

forwardin forwarding - Forwarding 973-1:
g unconditional Unconditional "Access and
unconditi (CFU) Terminals
onal supplementary (AT); Public
service enables a Switched
served user to Telephone
have the network Network;
redirect calls Support of
which are legacy
addressed to the terminals by
served user's ISDN Broadband IP
number to networks and
another user. equipment;
Part 1:
General
(common
part covering
both PSTN
Analogue and
ISDN TE)"

Glossary 1 Glossary
charging CG N/A The portion of the 3GPP TS

gateway CGF embedded 32.200:
into a single "Technical
physical device is Specification
called the Group
Charging Gateway Services and
entity. The CGF System
may be Aspects;
distributed to Telecommunic
several physical ation
Charging management;
Gateways or Charging
GSNs, to facilitate management;
redundancy. If Charging
that Charging principles"
Gateway entity
that is the
Primary Charging
Gateway entity,
does not respond
to communication
originating from
the GSNs, the
GSNs will try to
send the CDR
data to a
Secondary
Charging Gateway
entity. Here each
GSN will have
several IP
addresses (of
different priority)
for the Charging
Gateway entities,
thus avoiding
downtime of the
CGF.
common CGI N/A The common Wikipedia

gateway gateway interface
interface (CGI) is a
standard way for
a web server to
pass a web user's
request to an
application
program and to
receive data back
to forward to the
user.

Glossary 1 Glossary
cell CGI N/A Cell global Wikipedia

global identifier (CGI) is
identifier a globally unique
identifier for a cell
in mobile phone
networks. It
consists of four
parts: mobile
country code
(MCC), mobile
network code
(MNC), location
area code (LAC)
and cell
identification (CI).
CPRI CGPS N/A The CGPS Huawei Term

Global converts GPS
Positionin analog signals to
g System digital signals,
and sends the
signal to the BBU
through an
optical fiber. The
CGPS is a solution
for remote GPS
antennas.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Challenge CHAP N/A Challenge- Wikipedia

- Handshake
Handshak Authentication
e Protocol (CHAP)
Authentic provides
ation protection against
Protocol replay attacks by
the peer through
the use of an
incrementally
changing
identifier and of a
variable
challenge-value.
CHAP requires
that both the
client and server
know the
plaintext of the
secret, although it
is never sent over
the network. As
such, CHAP
provides better
security as
compared to
Password
Authentication
Protocol (PAP)
which is
vulnerable for
both these
reasons. The MS-
CHAP variant
does not require
either peer to
know the
plaintext and does
not transmit it,
but has been
broken.

Glossary 1 Glossary
condition CHO N/A A conditional 3GPP TS

al handover (CHO) 38.300
handover is defined as a V16.8.0: "3rd
handover that is Generation
executed by the Partnership
UE when one or Project;
more handover Technical
execution Specification
conditions are Group Radio
met. The UE Access
starts evaluating Network; NR;
the execution NR and NG-
condition(s) upon RAN Overall
receiving the CHO Description;
configuration, and Stage 2
stops evaluating (Release 16)"
the execution
condition(s) once
a handover is
executed.
call CHR N/A A system used for Huawei Term

history identifying faults
record in an efficient
way. It records
and stores the
information of all
the faults
occurring during a
call for each user.
If necessary, you
can query the call
history records of
a specific user
through the CHR
client to quickly
locate causes for
the faults.

Glossary 1 Glossary
cell CI N/A N/A 3GPP TS

identity 32.293
version 16.0.0:
"Digital
cellular
telecommunic
ations system
(Phase 2+)
(GSM);
Universal
Mobile
Telecommunic
ations System
(UMTS); LTE;
Telecommunic
ation
management;
Charging
management;
Proxy
function"
CUG CI N/A A code used to 3GPP TS

index select a CUG for 23.085: "3rd
an outgoing call, Generation
or to indicate an Partnership
incoming CUG Project;
call. Indices are Technical
passed between Specification
the user and the Group Core
network and have Network and
significance only Terminals;
within the context Closed User
of a user's Group (CUG)
subscription. supplementar
y service;
Stage 2
(Release 16)"
congestio CI N/A N/A TR 101 380

n V1.1.1:
indication "Digital
Terminals and
Access (DTA);
Definitions,
abbreviations
and symbols"

Glossary 1 Glossary
circuit CIC N/A The ISDN user Wikipedia

identificat part (ISUP) circuit
ion code identification code
(CIC) in the
Signaling System
#7, which is used
to set up
telephone calls in
public switched
telephone
networks, is part
of the initial
address message
(IAM).
When a telephone
call is set up from
one subscriber to
another, many
telephone
exchanges will be
involved, possibly
across
international
boundaries. To
allow a call to be
set up correctly,
where ISUP is
supported, a
switch will signal
call-related
information like
called or calling
party number to
the next switch in
the network using
ISUP messages.
The CIC provides
information about
where the voice
part of the call is
carried - on which
trunk and in
which timeslot.

Glossary 1 Glossary
classless CIDR N/A A routing mode in Huawei Term

inter- which IP
domain addresses and
routing masks are used to
indicate network
address and
subnetwork
address. Through
CIDR, routers can
flexibly aggregate
routes. This
reduces the size
of the routing
table.
carrier CIF N/A N/A 3GPP TS

indicator 36.300
field version 16.6.0:
"LTE;Evolved
Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
(E-UTRA) and
Evolved
Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
Network (E-
UTRAN);
Overall
description;
Stage 2 and
Evolved
Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
Network (E-
UTRAN);
Overall
description;St
age 2"

Glossary 1 Glossary
carrier-to- CINR carrier-to- A ratio used to Huawei Term

interferen interference- assess channel
ce-plus- and-noise quality. The BS
noise ratio sends the REP-
ratio REQ message to
the MS to request
channel quality
check. The MS
retrieves the
carrier-to-
interference-plus-
noise ratio (CINR)
according to the
received
information and
then returns the
data to the BS
through the REP-
RSP message. The
BS can select and
adjust the
transmission
channel or initiate
a handover
according to the
CINR.
cell CIO N/A Cell individual 3GPP TS

individual offset applicable 36.331
offset to a specific cell. V16.5.0: "3rd
Value dB-24 Generation
corresponds to Partnership
-24 dB, dB-22 Project;
corresponds to Technical
-22 dB and so on. Specification
Group Radio
Access
Network;Evol
ved Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
(E-UTRA);
Radio
Resource
Control
(RRC);
Protocol
specification"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Cellular CIoT Cellular IoT N/A 3GPP TS

Internet 38.300
of Things version 16.6.0:
"5G; NR; NR
and NG-RAN
Overall
description;
Stage-2"
carrier to CIR ● C/I N/A 3GPP TR

interferen ● signal-to- 21.905:
ce ratio interferenc "Technical
e ratio Specification
Group
● SIR Services and
● S/I System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
committe CIR N/A The information ETS 300

d transfer rate 399-1: "Frame
informati which the relay services;
on rate network is Part 1:
committed to General
transfer under description"
normal
conditions. The
rate is averaged
over a minimum
increment of time
Tc. CIR is
negotiated at
virtual circuit
establishment.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Common CIST N/A Identifies regions Wikipedia

and in a network and
Internal administers the
Spanning CIST root bridge
Tree for the network,
for each region
and for each
spanning tree
instance in each
region. It's also
the default
spanning tree
instance of MSTP
so that any VLAN
which isn't a
member of a
particular MSTI,
will be a member
of the CIST.
Furthermore,
works as well as
the spanning tree
that runs between
regions and
between MST
regions and Single
Spanning Tree
(SST) entities.
cipher key CK N/A A code used in 3GPP TR

conjunction with 21.905:
a security "Technical
algorithm to Specification
encode and Group
decode user Services and
and/or signalling System
data. Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
ciphering CKSN N/A N/A 3GPP TR

key 21.905:
sequence "Technical
number Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
compress CM N/A In compressed Huawei Term

ed mode mode, data is not
sent in slots in
one or more
continuous
physical frames.
This mode applies
to inter-frequency
measurement.
configura CM N/A Set of ETSI TR 101

tion management 287 V1.2.1
managem functions which (2001-09):
ent exercise control "Services and
over the Protocols for
extensions or Advanced
reductions of a Networks
system, the status (SPAN);
of the constituent Terms and
parts and the definitions"
identity of their
allocation (see
ITU-T
Recommendation
I.113-604, ITU-T
Recommendation
M.3010)
connectio CM N/A N/A Huawei Term

n
managem
ent

Glossary 1 Glossary
commerci CMAS N/A Commercial Wikipedia

al mobile mobile alert
alert system (now
system called Wireless
Emergency Alert),
a system for
distributing geo-
targeted alerts to
mobile devices.
Cell CMB N/A N/A Huawei Term

Multimed
ia
Broadcast
cell CMBCH N/A The CMB bearer Huawei Term

multimed in cells,
ia corresponding to
broadcast the FACH of
channel SCCPCH. It bears
different program
channels through
configurations.
Configura CME N/A A system that Huawei Term

tion manages the data
Managem configuration of
ent Huawei radio
Express access network
devices. It uses
GUIs and provides
integrated
solutions for
devices in typical
O&M scenarios,
such as initial
deployment,
transmission
reconfiguration,
parameter
optimization, and
base station
reparenting.

Glossary 1 Glossary
cell CMR N/A N/A ETSI TR 101

misinserti 287 V1.2.1
on ratio (2001-09):
"Services and
Protocols for
Advanced
Networks
(SPAN);
Terms and
definitions"
central CMUA N/A A unit that Huawei Term

monitorin automatically
g unit adjusts the
type A temperature in
the cabinet based
on temperature
control mode and
monitors Boolean
values.
core CN N/A An architectural 3GPP TR

network term relating to 21.905: "3rd
the part of 3GPP Generation
system which is Partnership
independent of Project;
the connection Technical
technology (radio Specification
or wired) of the Group
terminal. Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Common CNBAP C-NBAP Signalling Wikipedia

Node B protocol
Applicatio responsible for
n Protocol the control of the
Node B by the
RNC is called
NBAP (Node-B
Application Part).
NBAP is
subdivided into
Common and
Dedicated NBAP
(C-NBAP and D-
NBAP), where
Common NBAP
controls overall
Node B
functionality and
Dedicated NBAP
controls separate
cells or sectors of
the Node B. NBAP
is carried over Iub.
In order for NBAP
to handle
common and
dedicated
procedures, it is
divided into:
NodeB Control
Port (NCP) which
handles common
NBAP procedures
and
Communication
Control Port
(CCP) which
handles dedicated
NBAP procedures.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Coordinat CoMP N/A Coordinated 3GPP TS

ed multi-point 36.912: "3rd
MultiPoin (CoMP) Generation
t transmission/ Partnership
reception is Project;
considered as a Technical
tool to improve Specification
the coverage of Group Radio
high data rates, Access
the cell-edge Network;
throughput Feasibility
and/or to increase study for
system Further
throughput. Advancement
s for E-UTRA
(LTE-
Advanced)
(Release 16)"
cooperate cooperated N/A In TRX Huawei Term

d TRX cooperation, the
transceive cooperated TRX is
r an available TRX
selected through
the TRX
cooperation
algorithm to
replace the
original active
BCCH TRX. The
selected TRX is
the new BCCH
TRX of the cell.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Common CORBA N/A The Common Wikipedia

Object Object Request
Request Broker
Broker Architecture
Architectu (CORBA) is a
re standard defined
by the Object
Management
Group (OMG)
designed to
facilitate the
communication of
systems that are
deployed on
diverse platforms.
CORBA enables
collaboration
between systems
on different
operating
systems,
programming
languages, and
computing
hardware. CORBA
uses an object-
oriented model,
although the
systems that use
the CORBA do not
have to be object-
oriented. CORBA
is an example of
the distributed
object paradigm.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Common Co-TRM N/A Co-TRM refers to Huawei Term

transmissi the common
on management of
resource transmission
managem resources when
ent the IP
transmission
bandwidth is
shared by the
GSM and UMTS
services of the
Multimode Base
Station. Co-TRM
improves the
usage of
transmission
resources and
ensures the
transmission
quality of services
(QoS).
control CP N/A Plane that has a ETSI TS 102

plane layered structure 721-1:
and performs the "Satellite
access control and Earth Stations
connection and Systems;
control functions. Air Interface
It deals with the for S-band
signalling Mobile
necessary to Interactive
access services, Multimedia
and set up, (S-MIM); Part
supervise, and 1: General
release calls and System
connections. Architecture
and
Configuration
s"

Glossary 1 Glossary
cold CP N/A A set of files, Huawei Term

patch which are used to
overwrite the
original files for
repairing a
deficiency in the
software without
new functions
added on the
original software
version. The new
files take effect
after the software
is restarted. A
cold patch can be
installed,
uninstalled, or
queried.
cyclic CP N/A In Wikipedia

prefix telecommunicatio
ns, the term cyclic
prefix (CP) refers
to the prefixing of
a symbol, with a
repetition of the
end. It provides a
guard interval to
eliminate
intersymbol
interference from
the previous
symbol.
customer- CPE N/A Terminal and Wikipedia

premises associated
equipmen equipment
t located at a
subscriber's
premises and
connected with a
carrier's
communication
channel(s) at the
demarcation point
("demarc").

Glossary 1 Glossary
common CPICH N/A In WCDMA FDD 3GPP TS

pilot cellular systems, 25.211
channel CPICH is a V16.0.0: "3rd
downlink channel Generation
broadcast by Partnership
NodeBs with Project;
constant power Technical
and of a known Specification
bit sequence. Its Group Radio
power is usually Access
between 5% and Network;
15% of the total Physical
NodeB transmit channels and
power. Commonly, mapping of
the CPICH power transport
is 10% of the channels onto
typical total physical
transmit power of channels
43 dBm. (FDD)"
complex CPLD N/A A complex Wikipedia

program programmable
mable logic device
logic (CPLD) is a
device programmable
logic device with
complexity
between that of
PALs and FPGAs,
and architectural
features of both.
The main building
block of the CPLD
is a macrocell,
which contains
logic
implementing
disjunctive normal
form expressions
and more
specialized logic
operations.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Common CPRI N/A The Common Wikipedia

Public Public Radio
Radio Interface (CPRI)
Interface standard defines
an interface
between Radio
Equipment
Control (REC) and
Radio Equipment
(RE). Oftentimes,
CPRI links are
used to carry data
between cell sites
and base stations.
common CPRI MUX N/A With the CPRI Huawei Term

public Multiplex (CPRI
radio MUX) feature,
interface multiple RATs use
multiplex one CPRI port to
transmit data in a
multi-RAT base
station.

Glossary 1 Glossary
central CPU central A central Wikipedia

processin processor processing unit
g unit (CPU), also called
a central
processor, main
processor or just
processor, is the
electronic circuitry
that executes
instructions
comprising a
computer
program. The CPU
performs basic
arithmetic, logic,
controlling, and
input/output (I/O)
operations
specified by the
instructions in the
program. This
contrasts with
external
components such
as main memory
and I/O circuitry,
and specialized
processors such as
graphics
processing units
(GPUs).
class CQ N/A N/A Huawei Term

queue
channel CQI N/A A measurement Wikipedia

quality of the
indicator communication
quality of wireless
channels. CQI can
be a value (or
values)
representing a
measure of
channel quality
for a given
channel.

Glossary 1 Glossary
call CQT N/A A CQT is one Huawei Term

quality method to test
test the quality of
voice. In this kind
of test, customers'
subjective
evaluation is
counted as the
major factor to
judge the voice
quality in the test
channels.
Connectio CR N/A Information sent ITU-T Q.762:

n Request in the forward "Signalling
direction on System No. 7
behalf of the – ISDN User
signalling Part general
connection functions of
control part messages and
requesting the signals"
establishment of
an end-to-end
connection.
cell CR N/A Act of changing ETSI EN 300

reselectio the serving cell 392-2:
n from an old cell "Terrestrial
to a new cell. The Trunked Radio
cell reselection is (TETRA);
performed by Voice plus
procedures Data (V+D);
located in the Part 2: Air
MLE and in the Interface (AI)"
MAC. When the
reselection is
made and
possible
registration is
performed, the
MS is said to be
attached to the
cell.

Glossary 1 Glossary
cyclic CRC cyclic A type of R. Shirey,

redundan redundancy checksum "Internet
cy check code algorithm that is Security
not a Glossary,
cryptographic Version 2",
hash but is used RFC 4949,
to implement August 2007
data integrity
service where
accidental
changes to data
are expected.
Sometimes called
"cyclic
redundancy code".

Glossary 1 Glossary
cyclic CRC N/A A class of linear ETSI EN 301

redundan error detecting 908-4:
cy code codes which "Electromagn
generate parity etic
check bits by compatibility
finding the and Radio
remainder of a spectrum
polynomial Matters
division. (ERM); Base
Stations (BS),
Repeaters and
User
Equipment
(UE) for
IMT-2000
Third-
Generation
cellular
networks;
Part 4:
Harmonized
EN for
IMT-2000,
CDMA Multi-
Carrier
(cdma2000)
and Evolved
CDMA Multi-
Carrier Ultra
Mobile
Broadband
(UMB) (UE)
covering the
essential
requirements
of article 3.2
of the R&TTE
Directive"
call re- CRE N/A N/A 3GPP TR

establish 21.905:
ment "Technical
procedure Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specification

Glossary 1 Glossary
cell range CRE N/A N/A 3GPP TS

extension 36.300
version 16.6.0:
"LTE; Evolved
Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
(E-UTRA) and
Evolved
Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
Network (E-
UTRAN);
Overall
description;
Stage 2"
certificate CRL N/A A CRL is a time- D. Cooper,

revocatio stamped list NIST, S.
n list identifying Santesson,
revoked Microsoft, S.
certificates that is Farrell, Trinity
signed by a CA or College
CRL issuer and Dublin, S.
made freely Boeyen,
available in a Entrust, R.
public repository. Housley, Vigil
Each revoked Security, W.
certificate is Polk, and
identified in a CRL NIST,
by its certificate "Internet X.
serial number. 509 Public
Key
Infrastructure
Certificate
and
Certificate
Revocation
List (CRL)
Profile", RFC
5280, May
2008.

Glossary 1 Glossary
controllin CRNC N/A A role an RNC can 3GPP TR

g RNC take with respect 21.905:
to a specific set of "Technical
UTRAN access Specification
points. There is Group
only one Services and
Controlling RNC System
for any UTRAN Aspects;
access point. The Vocabulary
Controlling RNC for 3GPP
has the overall Specifications
control of the "
logical resources
of its UTRAN
access point's.
controllin CRNC N/A N/A Huawei Term

g radio
network
controller
cell radio C-RNTI N/A The C-RNTI is a 3GPP TR

network UE identifier 21.905:
temporar allocated by a "Technical
y controlling RNC Specification
identifier and it is unique Group
within one cell Services and
controlled by the System
allocating CRNC. Aspects;
C-RNTI can be Vocabulary
reallocated when for 3GPP
a UE accesses a Specifications
new cell with the "
cell update
procedure.
cell CRO N/A N/A Huawei Term

reselect
offset

Glossary 1 Glossary
cell- CRS N/A The UE may ETSI TS 136

specific assume cell- 211 V16.6.0:
reference specific reference "LTE; Evolved
signal signals are Universal
transmitted in Terrestrial
- all downlink Radio Access
subframes for (E-UTRA);
frame structure Physical
type 1, channels and
modulation"
- all downlink
subframes and
DwPTS for frame
structure type 2,
- non-empty
subframes for
frame structure
type 3
in a cell
supporting PDSCH
transmission.
coding CS N/A N/A 3GPP TR

scheme 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
circuit CS N/A Circuit service Huawei Term

service includes leased
circuit service,
which provides
leased point-to-
point media for
transmitting
communication
signals, and
reserved circuit
service, which is a
telecommunicatio
ns service that
responds to a
user's request and
establishes a
communication
channel at a time
specified by the
user by means of
user-network
signaling.
Client CSF N/A N/A Huawei Term

Signal
Fail
circuit- CSFB ● circuit Circuit switched wikipedia

switched switched fallback (CSFB): In
fallback fallback this approach, LTE
● CS fallback just provides data
services, and
when a voice call
is to be initiated
or received, it will
fall back to the
circuit-switched
domain. When
using this
solution,
operators just
need to upgrade
the MSC instead
of deploying the
IMS, and
therefore, can
provide services
quickly. However,
the disadvantage
is longer call
setup delay.

Glossary 1 Glossary
closed CSG N/A A closed Wikipedia

subscriber subscriber group
group (CSG) is a limited
set of users with
connectivity
access to a
femtocell. When a
femtocell is
configured in CSG
mode, only those
users included in
the femtocell's
access control list
are allowed to use
the femtocell
resources. On the
other hand, a
femtocell can be
also configured in
open access
mode, in which
any user is
allowed access to
the femtocell.

Glossary 1 Glossary
channel CSI N/A In wireless Wikipedia

state communications,
informati channel state
on information (CSI)
refers to known
channel
properties of a
communication
link. This
information
describes how a
signal propagates
from the
transmitter to the
receiver and
represents the
combined effect
of, for example,
scattering, fading,
and power decay
with distance. The
method is called
channel
estimation. The
CSI makes it
possible to adapt
transmission to
current channel
conditions, which
is crucial for
achieving reliable
communication
with high data
rates in multi-
antenna systems.
channel CSI-RS N/A The network Huawei Term

state device may send,
informati for example, a
on channel state
reference information
signal reference signal
(CSI-RS) to obtain
the channel state
information fed
back by a UE, and
further
determines a
precoding matrix
adapted to a
downlink channel.

Glossary 1 Glossary
CSI-RS for CSI-RS for BM N/A CSI-RS for BM: Huawei Term
beam used for downlink
measure beam
ment measurement.
The gNodeB
transmits CSI-RS
for BM within the
active BWP. UEs
receive and
measure CSI-RS
for BM to obtain
the corresponding
reference signal
received power
(RSRP), and
report the RSRP
and CSI-RS
resource indicator
(CRI) to the
gNodeB. The
gNodeB then
obtains the RSRP
information about
the corresponding
beam.
CSI-RS for CSI-RS for CM N/A CSI-RS for CM: Huawei Term
channel used for downlink
measure channel state
ment measurement.
The gNodeB
transmits CSI-RS
for CM within the
active BWP. UEs
receive and
process CSI-RS for
CM to obtain
corresponding
information such
as the CQI, RI,
and PMI, and
report the
information to the
gNodeB.

Glossary 1 Glossary
common CSL N/A SCTP is used as Huawei Term

signaling the data link layer
link protocol between
the BSC and the
eGBTS. When the
data link layer
between the BSC
and the eGBTS
uses SCTP, an
SCTP link must be
set up. The link
used to send and
receive O&M
information is
called a common
signaling link
(CSL).
carrier CSMA N/A N/A ETSI TS 103

sense 145 V1.1.1:
multiple "Reconfigurab
access le Radio
Systems
(RRS); System
Architecture
and High
Level
Procedures
for
Coordinated
and
Uncoordinate
d Use of TV
White Spaces"
Common CST N/A Administers the Wikipedia

Spanning connectivity
Tree among MST
regions, STP LANs
and RSTP LANs in
a bridged
network.
comma- CSV N/A A CSV file is a text Huawei Term

separated file that stores
values data, generally
used as an
electronic table or
by the database
software.

Glossary 1 Glossary
call CT N/A A feature on Wikipedia

transfer telephone
networks that
enables a user to
relocate an
existing call to
another telephone
by using the
transfer button or
dialing the
required location.
channel CT N/A N/A 3GPP TR

tester 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
channel CT N/A N/A 3GPP TR

type 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
common CTCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

traffic 21.905:
channel "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
central CU N/A CU is a logical 3GPP TS

unit node hosting RRC, 38.401: "NG-
SDAP and PDCP RAN;
protocols of the Architecture
gNodeB or RRC Description"
and PDCP
protocols of the
en-gNB that
controls the
operation of one
or more gNB-DUs.
The gNB-CU
terminates the F1
interface
connected with
the gNB-DU.
connectivi CV N/A A method of Huawei Term

ty checking the
verificatio connectivity of a
n path, typically,
LSP validity.
control CW N/A A 4-byte Huawei Term

word encapsulated
packet header,
which is used to
transmit packet
information in an
MPLS packet
switched network.
It carries a
sequence number
for packet
forwarding, pads
a packet to reach
the required
length, and
carries the Layer 2
header control
information.

Glossary 1 Glossary
carrier CW ● carrier In Wikipedia

wave signal telecommunicatio
● carrier ns, a carrier wave,
carrier signal, or
just carrier, is a
waveform
(usually
sinusoidal) that is
modulated
(modified) with
an information-
bearing signal for
the purpose of
conveying
information.
120 CXP N/A N/A Huawei Term

Gbit/s
eXtended
-
Capability
Form-
Factor
Pluggable
CA N/A N/A A list of CA Huawei Term

certificate certificates used
chain to find the trusted
CA that signs a
peer's certificate
to be
authenticated.
That is, a CA
certificate chain is
a path of
certificates from a
lower-branch CA
to the root CA
that is trusted by
an entity. The
chain is used to
verify that the
peer's certificate
is trustworthy.

Glossary 1 Glossary
CA N/A N/A CA Service is a Huawei Term

Service service provided
by MAE that is
used to issue
certificates for
MAE and its
managed
elements.
cabinet N/A N/A A free-standing EN 301 169-2:

and self- "Equipment
supporting practice;
enclosure for Engineering
housing electrical requirements
and/or electronic for outdoor
equipment, enclosures;
usually fitted with Part 2:
doors and/or side Unequipped
panels which may enclosures"
or may not be
removable.
cabinet N/A N/A Two or more base Huawei Term

group station combined
cabinets are
grouped to serve
as one base
station.

Glossary 1 Glossary
call N/A N/A Call connection Huawei Term

connectio completes the
n establishment and
release of various
call services,
including voice
calls, short
messages, VGCS/
VBS, CS data
services, and
GPRS/EDGE
services. It
implements
BSSMAP and RR
procedures,
including system
information,
paging,
immediate
assignment,
assignment,
handover, location
update, and A
interface circuit
management.
call drop N/A service drop The ratio of the Huawei Term
rate rate number of
dropped calls to
the number of
connected calls.
call re- N/A N/A In the event of a Huawei Term

establish radio link failure,
ment call re-
establishment is
attempted
(according to the
procedure in
GSM04.08).

Glossary 1 Glossary
calling N/A ● caller Party which ETSI EN 302

party ● initiator initiates the call 092-1:
establishment. "Broadband
Integrated
Services
Digital
Network (B-
ISDN) and
Broadband
Private
Integrated
Services
Network (B-
PISN); Digital
Subscriber
Signalling
System No.
two (DSS2),
Broadband
Inter-
Exchange
Signalling (B-
QSIG), and
Signalling
System No. 7
(SS7); Call
control in a
separated call
and bearer
control
environment;
Part 1:
Protocol
specification"
candidate N/A N/A A set of pilots Huawei Term

set that have been
received with
sufficient strength
by the mobile
station to be
successfully
demodulated, but
have not been
placed in the
Active Set by the
base station.

Glossary 1 Glossary
carrier N/A N/A Modulated 3GPP TS

waveform 37.104: "NR,
conveying the E- E-UTRA,
UTRA, UTRA or UTRA and
GSM/EDGE GSM/EDGE;
physical channels Multi-
Standard
Radio (MSR)
Base Station
(BS) radio
transmission
and
reception"
CAS N/A N/A A multiframe set Huawei Term

multifram up based on
e timeslot 16. Each
CAS multiframe
contains 16 E1
PCM frames.
Among the 8 bits
of timeslot 16 in
the first frame,
the first 4 bits are
used for
multiframe
synchronization.
The multiframe
alignment signal
(MFAS) for
synchronization is
0000. The last 4
bits are used as
the not
multiframe
alignment signal
(NMFAS). The
NMFAS is XYXX.
For the other 15
frames, timeslot
16 is used to
transmit exchange
and multiplexing
(E&M) signaling
corresponding to
each timeslot.

Glossary 1 Glossary
cascade N/A N/A Connection of IEV 131-12-77

connectio two-port
n networks such
that the output
port of one,
except the last, is
connected to the
input port of the
next.
Cb N/A N/A The BSC and the Huawei Term

interface CBC communicate
with each other
over the Cb
interface.
CDMA200 N/A ● C2K CDMA2000 (also Wikipedia

0 ● IMT Multi- known as C2K or
Carrier IMT Multi-Carrier
[IMT-MC]) is a
● IMT-MC family of 3G
mobile
technology
standards for
sending voice,
data, and
signaling data
between mobile
phones and cell
sites.
cell N/A N/A Radio network 3GPP TR

object that can be 21.905:
uniquely "Technical
identified by a Specification
user equipment Group
from a (cell) Services and
identification that System
is broadcast over Aspects;
a geographical Vocabulary
area from one for 3GPP
network access Specifications
point. "

Glossary 1 Glossary
cell N/A N/A In CDMA-based Wikipedia

breathing Cellular networks,
cell breathing is a
mechanism which
allows overloaded
cells to offload
subscriber traffic
to neighboring
cells by changing
the geographic
size of their
service area.
Heavily loaded
cells decrease in
size while
neighboring cells
increase their
service area to
compensate.
Thus, some traffic
is handed off
from the
overloaded cell to
neighboring cells,
resulting in load
balancing.
cell N/A N/A If an MS making Huawei Term

penalty a call is handed
over to a target
cell and the
handover fails,
another handover
of the MS to the
target cell may be
initiated and the
handover may fail
again. The target
cell is penalized in
this case. That is,
the call is
forbidden to be
handed over to
the target cell
within a specified
period.

Glossary 1 Glossary
cell N/A N/A The cell smearing Huawei Term

smearing effect is caused by
effect pedestrian users
that transmit
strong signals to
the base station.
In urban areas,
when users and
the base station
are in line of sight
(LOS), the
smearing effect
may occur. Users
move out of the
base station at a
slow speed.
Therefore,
average signal
energy is not
attenuated
quickly. Even
when users are
far away from the
specified coverage
area of the cell,
the signal
strength received
by the base
station is still
higher than the
handoff threshold.
Therefore, the
handoff is not
performed. As a
result, users move
to neighboring
cells, thus
generating the
interference and
the problem of
traffic
management.
CELL_PCH N/A N/A An RRC Huawei Term

connection mode
where neither
DCCH nor DTCH
is available

Glossary 1 Glossary
cellular N/A mobile A cellular network Wikipedia

network network or mobile
network is a
communication
network where
the link to and
from end nodes is
wireless.
certificate N/A N/A Sequence of ETSI GS ECI

chain certificates where 001-5-1:
the next "Embedded
certificate can be Common
authenticated by Interface
the public key of (ECI) for
the preceding exchangeable
one. CA/DRM
solutions; Part
5: The
Advanced
Security
System; Sub-
part 1: ECI
specific
functionalities
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
chain N/A N/A A parameter of Huawei Term

neighbori the neighboring
ng cell cell relation
property. During
the fast
movement
handover, the MS
can be handed
over to only the
neighboring cells
of the serving cell.
In addition, the
neighboring cells
and the serving
cell must be
configured in
chain mode.
Generally, the two
neighboring cells
in the direction of
the fast
movement of the
MS are configured
as chain
neighboring cells.
The
configurations
depend on the
actual conditions.
channel N/A N/A A transmission ITU-T G.9960:

path between "Unified high-
nodes. One speed wire-
channel is line based
considered to be home
one transmission networking
path. Logically, a transceivers –
channel is an System
instance of a architecture
communication and physical
medium used for layer
the purpose of specification"
passing data
between two or
more nodes.

Glossary 1 Glossary
checksum N/A N/A Computed value ETSI TR 101

which is 287: "Services
dependent upon and Protocols
the contents of a for Advanced
block of data. This Networks
value is sent (SPAN);
along with the Terms and
data block when definitions"
it is transmitted.
The receiving
system computes
a new checksum
based upon the
received data and
compares this
value with the
one sent with the
block. If the two
values are the
same, the receiver
has a high degree
of confidence that
the data was
received correctly
(see IETF RFC
1983)
circuit N/A N/A Circuit switching Wikipedia

switching is a method of
implementing a
telecommunicatio
ns network in
which two
network nodes
establish a
dedicated
communications
channel (circuit)
through the
network before
the nodes may
communicate. The
circuit guarantees
the full
bandwidth of the
channel and
remains
connected for the
duration of the
communication
session.

Glossary 1 Glossary
clock N/A N/A A device that Huawei Term

source provides standard
time for the NTP
configuration.
clock N/A N/A Refers to the ITU-T H.810:

synchroni process of "Interoperabili
zation updating a ty design
device's clock with guidelines for
other clocks in the personal
environment. connected
health
systems:
Introduction"
cluster N/A N/A Set of loosely- ETSI TS 102

coupled machines 827: "GRID;
working together Grid
so that they are Component
seen as a single Model (GCM);
computer. GCM
Interoperabilit
y
Deployment"
co- N/A N/A A solution based Huawei Term

cabinet on which RF
modules and
boards of
different RATs are
installed in one
cabinet. In this
manner, the
cabinet supports
multiple RATs.
Note that the
multimode base
station in co-
cabinet mode is
not a new product
but a solution.
Such a base
station cabinet is
a combination of
independent
physical devices
that are logically
related to each
other.

Glossary 1 Glossary
colored N/A N/A White noise is a Wikipedia

noise random signal
whose power
spectral density is
a constant. This
signal has equal
power in each
frequency band.
White noise draws
its name from
white light, which
is a mixture of
monochromatic
light of various
frequencies
(colors), having a
flat power
spectral density.
Noise without this
property is
referred to as
colored noise.
combined N/A N/A Two or more base Huawei Term

cabinet station cabinets of
the same type are
combined to serve
as one base
station.
combined N/A N/A Different types of Huawei Term

group BTS cabinets form
a combined
group.
communi N/A N/A A standardized set ITU-T T.190:

cation of operations and "COOPERATIV
module protocols that E DOCUMENT
belong to the HANDLING
application layer. (CDH) –
FRAMEWORK
AND BASIC
SERVICES"

Glossary 1 Glossary
co-MPT N/A N/A A mode of an Huawei Term

MBTS, in which
multiple RATs
(possibly one RAT
at the early stage
of network
deployment)
share an O&M
interface and a
main control
board. Such an
MBTS is
considered as a
single logical base
station.
computer N/A ● cybersecuri Computer Wikipedia

security ty or security,
informatio cybersecurity or
n information
technology technology
security security (IT
● IT security security) is the
protection of
computer systems
and networks
from information
disclosure, theft of
or damage to
their hardware,
software, or
electronic data, as
well as from the
disruption or
misdirection of
the services they
provide
congestio N/A N/A A set of one or ITU-T I.113:

n more network "Vocabulary
elements in which of terms for
the network is not broadband
able to meet the aspects of
negotiated QoS ISDN"
objective for the
already
established
connections and
for the new
connection
requests.

Glossary 1 Glossary
context N/A N/A The context of the G. Pelletier,

compressor is the "RObust
state it uses to Header
compress a Compression",
header. The RFC 4164,
context of the August 2005
decompressor is
the state it uses
to decompress a
header. Either of
these or the two
in combination
are usually
referred to as
"context", when it
is clear which is
intended. The
context contains
relevant
information from
previous headers
in the packet
stream, such as
static fields and
possible reference
values for
compression and
decompression.
Moreover,
additional
information
describing the
packet stream is
also part of the
context, for
example
information about
how the IP
Identifier field
changes and the
typical inter-
packet increase in
sequence
numbers or
timestamps.

Glossary 1 Glossary
control N/A N/A A logical channel 3GPP TR

channel that carries 21.905:
system control "Technical
information. Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
Convert N/A N/A A component of Huawei Term

Managem the LMT software.
ent It is used to
System forward alarm
information,
alarm box control
information, and
alarm box status
information
between the
OMU and the
alarm box. The
Convert
Management
System connects
to the OMU
through the
Ethernet port and
communicates
with the alarm
box through serial
ports.
correlatio N/A N/A Statistical ETSI TR 103

n measure 477:
(expressed as a "eHEALTH;
number) that Standardizati
describes the size on use cases
and direction of a for eHealth"
relationship
between two or
more variables.

Glossary 1 Glossary
co- N/A common A transmission Huawei Term

transmissi transmission mode in which
on different RATs
connect to the
transport network
through a
common
transmission port
by sharing the
transmission
resources.
coupling N/A N/A Linkage between ETSI TR 101

two systems 767: "Human
whereby energy is Factors (HF);
transferred from Symbols to
one system to identify
another. The telecommunic
energy may be in ations
a form capable of facilities for
conveying deaf and hard
information. of hearing
people;
Development
and
evaluation"

Glossary 1 Glossary
CRC-4 N/A N/A A multiframe Huawei Term

multifram recommended by
e ITU-T G.704 and
set up based on
the first bit of
timeslot 0. The
CRC-4 multiframe
is different from
the CAS
multiframe in
principle and
implementation.
Each CRC-4
multiframe
contains 16 PCM
frames. Each
CRC-4 multiframe
consists of two
CRC-4 sub-
multiframes. Each
CRC-4 sub-
multiframe is a
CRC-4 check block
that contains
2048 (256 x 8)
bits. Bits C1 to C4
of a check block
can check the
previous check
block.
cross- N/A N/A A certificate that ETSI TR 119

certificate is used to 001:
establish a trust "Electronic
relationship Signatures
between two and
certification Infrastructure
authorities. s (ESI); The
framework for
standardizatio
n of
signatures;
Definitions
and
abbreviations"

Glossary 1 Glossary
cross- N/A N/A A process Huawei Term

certificati undertaken by a
on certification
authority (CA) to
establish a trust
relationship with
another CA
through the
signing of another
CA's public key in
a certificate.
When two CAs
are cross-certified,
they agree to
trust and rely
upon each other's
public key
certificates and
keys. The two CAs
exchange cross-
certificates,
enabling their
respective users to
interact securely.
1.5 D
DCH-to- D2F N/A N/A Huawei Term

FACH
DCH-to- D2H N/A N/A Huawei Term

HSPA

Glossary 1 Glossary
Dual DAPS N/A N/A 3GPP TS

Active 38.300
Protocol V16.8.0: "3rd
Stack Generation
Partnership
Project;
Technical
Specification
Group Radio
Access
Network; NR;
NR and NG-
RAN Overall
Description;
Stage 2
(Release 16)"
DAPS DAPS HO N/A A handover 3GPP TS

handover procedure that 38.300
maintains the V16.8.0: "3rd
source gNB Generation
connection after Partnership
reception of RRC Project;
message for Technical
handover and Specification
until releasing the Group Radio
source cell after Access
successful random Network; NR;
access to the NR and NG-
target gNB. RAN Overall
Description;
Stage 2
(Release 16)"
distribute DBS N/A N/A Huawei Term

d base
station
dual DC N/A Dual connectivity: ETSI GS NGP

connectivi mechanism 001 V1.1.1:
ty whereby a device "Next
can access Generation
multiple cells/ Protocols
access points at (NGP);
the same time to Scenarios
bond multiple Definitions"
single cell/access
point capabilities
together to
increase available
throughput.

Glossary 1 Glossary
direct DC N/A Direct current Wikipedia

current (DC) is one-
directional flow of
electric charge.
dual- DC HSDPA dual-cell N/A Huawei Term

carrier HSDPA
HSDPA
DC power DC PDC N/A High-current Huawei Term

distributio power supply
n cabinet equipment in the
equipment room.
common DC-C N/A A DC power ITU-T K.27:

DC return system in which "Bonding
the return configurations
conductor is and earthing
connected to the inside a
surrounding telecommunic
bonding network ation
(BN) at many building"
locations.
dynamic DCCC N/A N/A Huawei Term

channel
configura
tion
control
dedicated DCCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

control 21.905:
channel "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
direct DCDU ● DC power The direct current Huawei Term

current distributio distribution unit
distributio n unit that distributes
n unit ● DC PDU the –48 V DC
received from an
external power
source to relevant
components.

Glossary 1 Glossary
dedicated DCH N/A A channel 3GPP TR

channel dedicated to a 21.905:
specific UE "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
downlink DCI N/A A DCI transports ETSI TS 136

control downlink, uplink 212 V12.8.0:
informati or sidelink "LTE; Evolved
on scheduling Universal
information, Terrestrial
requests for Radio Access
aperiodic CQI (E-UTRA);
reports, Physical
notifications of channel and
MCCH change or modulation"
uplink power
control
commands for
one cell and one
RNTI.
isolated DC-I N/A A bonding ITU-T K.27:

DC return network that has "Bonding
a single point configurations
connection (SPC) and earthing
to either the inside a
common bonding telecommunic
network or ation
another isolated building"
bonding network.
data DCN N/A N/A Huawei Term

communi
cation
network
dedicated DCN N/A N/A Huawei Term

core
network
data DCS N/A N/A Huawei Term

coding
scheme

Glossary 1 Glossary
digital DCS 1800 N/A N/A Huawei Term

cellular
system at
1800
MHz
Distribute DCU N/A A signal Huawei Term

d Control conversion unit
Unit that converts RF
signals to I/Q
signals and allows
for 3GPP-
specifications-
compliant RF
signals in the
LampSite solution.
dynamic DDB Dynamic DDB sets up an Huawei Term

dedicated Massive Beam 8T8R cell to
beam provide dedicated
traffic beams for
multiple UEs at
the same time
digital DDF N/A N/A Wikipedia

distributio
n frame
digital DDN N/A A data Huawei Term

data transmission
network network that is
designed to
transmit data on
digital channels
(such as the fiber
channel, digital
microwave
channel, or
satellite channel)

Glossary 1 Glossary
distribute DDoS attack N/A DoS attacks, also Wikipedia

d denial- called flood
of-service attacks, are
attack network attacks
that exhaust the
network or
system resources
of the target
computer and
temporarily
interrupt or stop
services. As a
result, normal
users cannot
access the target
computer. DDoS
attacks refer to
the use of two or
more
compromised
systems to launch
a DoS attack on a
specific target.
direct DDS N/A Direct digital Wikipedia

digital synthesis (DDS) is
synthesis a method used for
creating arbitrary
waveforms and
frequencies from
a single (or
hybrid) frequency
source.
Data DES N/A The Data Wikipedia

Encryptio Encryption
n Standard (DES) is
Standard a symmetric-key
algorithm for the
encryption of
digital data.
Although its short
key length of 56
bits makes it too
insecure for
applications, it
has been highly
influential in the
advancement of
cryptography.

Glossary 1 Glossary
distributio DF N/A In Wikipedia

n frame telecommunicatio
ns, a distribution
frame is a passive
device which
terminates cables,
allowing arbitrary
interconnections
to be made.
dynamic DFS N/A Ability of a ETSI TS 102

frequency system to switch 178 V1.5.1:
selection to different "Broadband
physical RF Radio Access
channels based Networks
on channel (BRAN);
measurement HiperMAN;
criteria to Data Link
conform to Control (DLC)
particular layer"
regulatory
requirements.
Differenti DGPS N/A N/A ETSI TS 125

al Global 33: "Universal
Positionin Mobile
g System Telecommunic
ations System
(UMTS);
Radio
Resource
Control
(RRC);
Protocol
specification"
Diffie- DH N/A A method for ETSI GR E4P

Hellman safely distributing 002 V1.1.1:
key keys that allows "Europe for
exchange two parties that Privacy-
have no prior Preserving
knowledge of Pandemic
each other to Protection
jointly establish a (E4P);
shared secret key Comparison
over an insecure of existing
channel. pandemic
contact
tracing
systems"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Dynamic DHCP N/A The Dynamic Wikipedia

Host Host
Configura Configuration
tion Protocol (DHCP)
Protocol is a network
management
protocol used on
Internet Protocol
(IP) networks for
automatically
assigning IP
addresses and
other
communication
parameters to
devices connected
to the network
using a client–
server
architecture.
data DI N/A The property that 3GPP TS

integrity data has not been 33.102: " 3G
altered in an security;
unauthorized Security
manner. architecture"

Glossary 1 Glossary
differenti DiffServ DS Differentiated Wikipedia

ated services or
services DiffServ is a
computer
networking
architecture that
specifies a simple
and scalable
mechanism for
classifying and
managing
network traffic
and providing
quality of service
(QoS) on modern
IP networks.
DiffServ can, for
example, be used
to provide low-
latency to critical
network traffic
such as voice or
streaming media
while providing
simple best-effort
service to non-
critical services
such as web
traffic or file
transfers.
destinatio DIP N/A N/A Huawei Term

n IP
address
downlink DL N/A The direction 3GPP TR

from the network 21.905:
to UE "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
data layer DL N/A N/A 3GPP TR

21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
data link DLCI N/A An address ETS 300

connectio conveyed in a 402-1:
n PDU which "Integrated
identifier indicates the Services
source and Digital
destination of an Network
intended instance (ISDN);
of communication Digital
at the data link Subscriber
layer. Signalling
System No.
one (DSS1)
protocol; Data
link layer;
Part 1:
General
aspects"
data link DLD N/A N/A 3GPP TR

discrimina 21.905: "3rd
tor Generation
Partnership
Project;
Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
data link DLL ● Layer 2 The data link Wikipedia

layer ● L2 layer, or Layer 2,
is the second
layer of the
seven-layer OSI
model of
computer
networking. This
layer is the
protocol layer
that transfers
data between
nodes on a
network segment
across the
physical layer. The
data link layer
provides the
functional and
procedural means
to transfer data
between network
entities and may
also provide the
means to detect
and possibly
correct errors that
can occur in the
physical layer.
downlink DL-SCH DSCH N/A 3GPP TS

shared 36.322
channel version 16.0.0:
"Evolved
Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
(E-UTRA);
Radio Link
Control (RLC)
protocol
specification"

Glossary 1 Glossary
delay DM N/A The delay T. Mizrahi,

measure measurement Marvell, T.
ment protocol measures Senevirathne,
the packet delay S. Salam, D.
and packet delay Kumar, Cisco,
variation between D. Eastlake
two RBridges. The 3rd, and
measurement is Huawei, "Loss
performed using and Delay
timestamped Measurement
OAM messages. in Transparent
Interconnectio
n of Lots of
Links
(TRILL)", RFC
7456, March
2015
dynamic DMA N/A N/A Huawei Term

MBSFN
area
Dynamic DMB N/A A solution that Huawei Term

Massive provides
Beam dedicated traffic
beams for
multiple UEs in an
8T8R cell at the
same time.

Glossary 1 Glossary
demodula DMRS N/A A closed loop ETSI TS 138

tion demodulation 300 V16.4.0:
reference reference signal "NR; NR and
signal (DMRS) based NG-RAN
spatial Overall
multiplexing is description;
supported for Stage-2"
Physical Downlink
Shared Channel
(PDSCH). Up to 8
and 12
orthogonal DL
DMRS ports are
supported for
type 1 and type 2
DMRS
respectively. Up to
8 orthogonal DL
DMRS ports per
UE are supported
for SU-MIMO and
up to 4
orthogonal DL
DMRS ports per
UE are supported
for MU-MIMO.
The number of
SU-MIMO code
words is one for
1-4 layer
transmissions and
two for 5-8 layer
transmissions.
desired DMTI N/A The minimum Huawei Term

Min Tx interval that the
interval local system
would like to use
when transmitting
BFD control
packets.
demilitari DMZ N/A N/A R. Shirey,

zed zone "Internet
Security
Glossary,
Version 2",
RFC 4949,
August 2007

Glossary 1 Glossary
data DNN N/A In 5GS, the Data 3GPP TS

network Network Name 23.003
name (DNN) is V17.2.0: "3rd
equivalent to an Generation
APN in EPS. The Partnership
DNN is a Project;
reference to a Technical
data network, it Specification
may be used e.g. Group Core
to select SMF or Network and
UPF. Terminals;
Numbering,
addressing
and
identification;
(Release 17)"
Domain DNS N/A The Domain Wikipedia

Name Name System
Server (DNS) is a
hierarchical and
decentralized
naming system
for computers,
services, or other
resources
connected to the
Internet or a
private network. It
associates various
information with
domain names
assigned to each
of the
participating
entities.
directory DNS server N/A N/A Huawei Term

name
service
server

Glossary 1 Glossary
direction DoA N/A In signal Wikipedia

of arrival processing,
direction of arrival
(DoA) denotes
the direction from
which a
propagating wave
arrives at a point,
where usually a
set of sensors are
located. This set
of sensors forms
what is called a
sensor array.
Often there is the
associated
technique of
beamforming
which is
estimating the
signal from a
given direction.
Distribute DOPRA N/A An OS-layer, Huawei Term

d Object- middleware-level,
oriented highly-tailorable,
Program component-based,
mable open software
Real-time platform
Architectu developed by
re Huawei. It can
shield the
differences in OSs,
hardware,
networks, or
system scale for
upper-layer
software.
denial of DoS N/A Prevention of TR 101 664

service authorized access V1.1.1:
to resources or "Intelligent
the delaying of Network (IN);
time-critical IN
operations interconnect
security
features"

Glossary 1 Glossary
downlink DPB N/A The downlink Huawei Term

power code transmit
balancing power of each
link drifts during
soft handovers of
UEs due to bit
errors in transmit
power control
(TPC), affecting
the diversity and
combining gains
of soft handovers.
Therefore, the
code transmit
power of the
NodeB needs to
be measured
periodically, and
the code transmit
power of each
link needs to be
balanced based
on the transmit
power difference
between the links.
destinatio DPC N/A Information ITU-T Q.722:

n point identifying the "GENERAL
code signalling point to FUNCTION
which the OF
message is to be TELEPHONE
routed MESSAGES
AND
SIGNALS"
dedicated DPCCH N/A This is the Wikipedia

physical physical channel
control on which the
channel signaling is
transmitted, both
on the uplink by
the user
equipment (UE)
to the base
transceiver station
(NodeB) and on
the downlink by
the NodeB to the
UE.

Glossary 1 Glossary
dedicated DPCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

physical 21.905: "3rd
channel Generation
Partnership
Project;
Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
digital DPD N/A A pre-distortion Huawei Term

pre- linearization
distortion technology. It has
no stability
problem, works in
a wide frequency
band, and can
process multi-
carrier signals.
The pre-distortion
technology
features a
relatively low
cost, simple
process, and high
efficiency
(generally over
19%).
dead peer DPD N/A Specifies the Huawei Term

detection interval for the
system to send
invalid detection
packets to the
peer to check
whether the
tunnel is active
when the traffic
mode or polling
mode is adopted.

Glossary 1 Glossary
dedicated DPDCH N/A This is the Wikipedia

physical physical channel
data on radio interface
channel (Uu) on which
payload (such as
voice and IP data)
as well as higher
layer signaling
(RRC and non-
access stratum—
NAS signaling) is
transmitted, both
on the uplink by
the user
equipment (UE)
to the base
transceiver station
(NodeB) and on
the downlink by
the NodeB to the
UE.
deep DPI N/A N/A Huawei Term

packet
inspection
data DPU N/A N/A Huawei Term

processin
g unit
data DRB N/A The data radio 3GPP TS

radio bearer transports 36.413:
bearer the packets of an "Evolved
E-RAB between a Universal
UE and a base Terrestrial
station. There is a Radio Access
one-to-one Network (E-
mapping between UTRAN); S1
the E-RAB and the Application
data radio bearer. Protocol
(S1AP)"
directed DRD N/A Directed retry Huawei Term

retry decision (DRD) is
decision performed by the
RNC to select a
suitable cell for a
UE to access.

Glossary 1 Glossary
drift radio DRNC N/A The DRNC is a 3GPP TS

network UTRAN element 25.305:
controller that has an active "Stage 2
link to the UE functional
that shall be specification
located. The of User
DRNC, of course, Equipment
also provides (UE)
CRNC positioning in
functionality UTRAN"
regarding UE
Positioning for its
associated Node
Bs and LMUs.
drift radio DRNS drift RNS A role an RNS can 3GPP TR

network take with respect 21.905:
subsyste to a specific "Technical
m connection Specification
between a UE and Group
UTRAN. An RNS Services and
that supports the System
serving RNS with Aspects;
radio resources Vocabulary
when the for 3GPP
connection Specifications
between the "
UTRAN and the
user equipment
need to use cells
controlled by this
RNS is referred to
as a drift RNS.
discovery DRS N/A N/A 3GPP TS

reference 36.300
signal version 16.6.0:
"LTE; Evolved
Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
(E-UTRA) and
Evolved
Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
Network (E-
UTRAN);
Overall
description;
Stage 2"

Glossary 1 Glossary
discontin DRX N/A Discontinuous Wikipedia

uous reception is a
reception method used in
mobile
communication to
conserve the
battery of the
mobile device.
data DS N/A Data Wikipedia

synchroni synchronization is
zation the process of
establishing
consistency
among data from
a source to a
target data
storage and vice
versa and the
continuous
harmonization of
the data over
time. It is
fundamental to a
wide variety of
applications,
including file
synchronization
and mobile device
synchronization
e.g., for PDAs.
Synchronization
can also be useful
in encryption for
synchronizing
Public Key
Servers.
dynamic DSA N/A N/A Huawei Term

service
area

Glossary 1 Glossary
domain- DSAC N/A DSAC is a process Huawei Term

specific during which UEs
access of some ACs are
control barred from
accessing the
circuit-switched
(CS) domain,
packet-switched
(PS) domain, or
both domains of
the core network
(CN) to prevent
traffic bursts and
to ensure the QoS
of UEs in
connected mode.
Direct- DS-CDMA N/A DS-CDMA (Direct- Wikipedia

Sequence Sequence Code
Code Division Multiple
Division Access) is a
Multiple multiple access
Access scheme based on
DSSS, by
spreading the
signals from/to
different users
with different
codes. It is the
most widely used
type of CDMA.
differenti DSCP differentiated The differentiated D. Grossman,

ated services services code "New
services codepoint point (DSCP) is a Terminology
code value which is and
point encoded in the DS Clarifications
field, and which for Diffserv",
each DS node RFC 3260,
must use to select April 2002
the PHB which is
to be experienced
by each packet it
forwards.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Directed DSCR N/A The RNC releases Huawei Term

Signaling an RRC
Connectio connection carried
n Re- on a non-real-
establish time RAB through
ment the DSCR
procedure, and
then requests the
UE to reestablish
the RRC
connection and
set up services.
distribute D-SON decentralized Self-organizing Wikipedia

d self- self- networks are
organizin organizing commonly divided
g network network into three major
architectural
types. When the
SON functions are
performed by the
eNodeB, a
distributed
architecture is
being used.
destinatio DSP N/A A signalling point TU-T Q.9:

n to which a "VOCABULAR
signaling message is Y OF
point destined. SWITCHING
AND
SIGNALLING
TERMS"

Glossary 1 Glossary
digital DSP N/A A digital signal Wikipedia

signal processor (DSP
processor for short) is a
microprocessor
dedicated to
digital signal
processing. It is
usually made of a
MOSFET, and is
widely applied to
fields such as
telecommunicatio
ns, audio
processing, digital
image processing,
radar, and sonar,
as well as
consumer
electronic
products.

Glossary 1 Glossary
digital DSP N/A Digital signal Wikipedia

signal processing (DSP)
processin is the use of
g digital processing,
such as by
computers or
more specialized
digital signal
processors, to
perform a wide
variety of signal
processing
operations. The
digital signals
processed in this
manner are a
sequence of
numbers that
represent samples
of a continuous
variable in a
domain such as
time, space, or
frequency. In
digital electronics,
a digital signal is
represented as a
pulse train, which
is typically
generated by the
switching of a
transistor.

Glossary 1 Glossary
dynamic DSS N/A Dynamic Wikipedia

spectrum spectrum sharing
sharing (DSS) allows LTE
and NR cells to
share the same
spectrum
resources and can
dynamically
allocate spectrum
resources to LTE
and NR cells
based on their
traffic volumes.
When DSS is
enabled, the LTE
and NR cells must
be configured
with the same
bandwidth.
daylight DST N/A Daylight saving ETSI TS 104

saving time (DST) is the 001 V2.2.1:
time practice of "Open Smart
advancing clocks Grid Protocol
during part of the (OSGP);
year so that Smart
daylight ends at a Metering/
later time of the Smart Grid
day. Communicati
on Protocol"
dedicated DTCH N/A A dedicated traffic ETSI TR 125

traffic channel (DTCH) is 912 V16.0.0:
channel a point-to-point "LTE;
channel, Feasibility
dedicated to one study for
UE, for the evolved
transfer of user Universal
information. A Terrestrial
DTCH can exist in Radio Access
both uplink and (UTRA) and
downlink. Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
Network
(UTRAN)"

Glossary 1 Glossary
dual-tone DTMF ● dual-tone Dual-tone multi- Wikipedia

multi- multifrequ frequency
frequency ency signaling (DTMF)
● dual tone is a
multiple telecommunicatio
frequency n signaling
system using the
voice-frequency
band over
telephone lines
between
telephone
equipment and
other
communications
devices and
switching centers.
Transmiss DTMU N/A Double- Huawei Term

ion/ transceiver main
Timing/ processing unit of
Managem BTS3012 and
ent Unit BTS3012AE
for DTRU
BTS
digital DTS N/A N/A ETSI TS 100

test 392-16 V1.2.1:
sequence "Terrestrial
Trunked Radio
(TETRA);
Voice plus
Data (V+D);
Part 16:
Network
Performance
Metrics"
discontin DTX N/A Discontinuous Wikipedia

uous transmission is a
transmissi means by which a
on mobile telephone
is temporarily
shut off or muted
while the phone
lacks a voice
input.

Glossary 1 Glossary
distribute DU N/A DU is a logical 3GPP TS

d unit node hosting RLC, 38.401: "NG-
MAC and PHY RAN;
layers of the Architecture
gNodeB or en- Description"
gNB, and its
operation is partly
controlled by
gNB-CU. One
gNB-DU supports
one or multiple
cells. One cell is
supported by only
one gNB-DU. The
gNB-DU
terminates the F1
interface
connected with
the gNB-CU.
duplicate DupACK N/A The duplicate Huawei Term

acknowle acknowledgment
dgment (DupACK) is an
ACK whose
sequence number
is the same as
that of the
previous ACK.
When packet
disordering or
packet loss occurs
during
transmission, the
receiver returns a
DupACK to the
sender.

Glossary 1 Glossary
downlink DwPTS N/A The downlink Huawei Term

pilot pilot timeslot
timeslot (DwPTS) is part
of a TDD special
subframe used to
transmit downlink
signals. Same as
normal downlink
subframes, the
DwPTS carries
data of the upper
layer. A DwPTS
consists of 3 to 12
OFDM symbols,
depending on the
special subframe
configuration.
datagram N/A N/A A packet with full ETSI TR 101

address 287: "Services
information and Protocols
enabling it to be for Advanced
routed to the Networks
endpoint without (SPAN);
further Terms and
information (see definitions"
EG 201 898)
daughter N/A ● subboard A daughterboard, Wikipedia

board ● child board daughtercard,
mezzanine board
or piggyback
board is an
expansion card
that attaches to a
system directly.
Daughterboards
often have plugs,
sockets, pins or
other attachments
for other boards.
DCCC N/A N/A If the requested Huawei Term

threshold rate is lower than
rate or equal to this
rate, the dynamic
allocation
algorithm does
not work.

Glossary 1 Glossary
dead N/A N/A Areas where Wikipedia

zone mobile phones
cannot transmit
to a nearby
mobile site, base
station, or
repeater are
known as dead
zones. In these
areas, the mobile
phones are said to
be in a state of
outage. Dead
zones are usually
areas where
mobile phone
service is not
available because
the signal
between the
handset and
mobile site
antennas is
blocked or
severely reduced,
usually by hilly
terrain, dense
foliage, or
physical distance.
dedicated N/A N/A A logical signaling Huawei Term

S1 connection that is
connectio established
n between an MME
and an eNodeB
and dedicated to
a specific UE.
Generally, a pair
of S1AP-IDs on an
S1-MME
connection is used
to identify a
dedicated S1
connection.

Glossary 1 Glossary
de- N/A N/A The process of Huawei Term

interleavi unpermuting the
ng symbols that were
permuted by the
interleaver. De-
interleaving is
performed on
received symbols
prior to decoding.
delay N/A delay Difference in TS 102 464

jitter variation delay between V1.2.1:
successive packet "Satellite
arrivals (of the Earth Stations
same flow) at the and Systems
egress of the (SES);
network. Broadband
Satellite
Multimedia
(BSM);
Interworking
with DiffServ
QoS"
demodula N/A N/A The process of IEV 702-06-67

tion recovering the
original
modulating signal
from a modulated
signal.
destinatio N/A N/A In Wikipedia

n routing telecommunicatio
ns, destination
routing is a
sequential
pathway that
messages must
pass through to
reach a target
destination.
Device N/A N/A A device Huawei Term

Certificate certificate is a
digital certificate
that identifies a
device and is used
to authenticate
the identity of an
NE during
network
communication.

Glossary 1 Glossary
device N/A device state The status of a Huawei Term

status device which can
be classified into
available and
unavailable. If the
device usage of a
real queue
exceeds the
device usage
threshold (%), the
real queue
becomes
unavailable. The
virtual queue
device status is
determined by its
associated shared
device. If the
shared device
usage reaches
100%, the shared
device becomes
unavailable and
the mapping
virtual queue also
becomes
unavailable.

Glossary 1 Glossary
digital N/A N/A Electronic ETSI TS 102

certificate documents that 465: "Satellite
establish your Earth Stations
credentials when and Systems
doing business or (SES);
other transactions Broadband
on the web. They Satellite
are issued by a Multimedia
certificate (BSM)
authority and General
contain a user's Security
name, expiration Architecture"
dates, a copy of
the certificate
holder's public
key, and the
digital signature
of the certificate-
issuing authority
so that a recipient
can verify that the
certificate is real.
Some digital
certificates
conform to a
standard such as
X.509.
digital N/A N/A Any modulation ETSI EN 300

modulati scheme with 422-1:
on discrete "Wireless
constellation Microphones;
points (e.g. FSK, Audio PMSE
PSK). up to 3 GHz;
Part 1: Class A
Receivers;
Harmonised
Standard
covering the
essential
requirements
of article 3.2
of Directive
2014/53/EU"

Glossary 1 Glossary
digital N/A N/A A discretely-timed ITU-T I.112:

signal signal in which "VOCABULAR
information is Y OF TERMS
represented by a FOR ISDNs"
number of well-
defined discrete
values that one of
its characteristic
quantities may
take in time.
digital N/A N/A Data associated ETSI TR 119

signature to, including a 600:
cryptographic "Electronic
transformation of, Signatures
a data unit that and
can be used to: Infrastructure
(a) prove the s (ESI);
source and Business
integrity of the guidance for
data unit; (b) trust service
protect the data status lists
unit against providers"
forgery; and (c)
support signer
non-repudiation
of signing the
data unit.
diversity N/A N/A The ratio of the IEV 713-10-25

gain two values of a
random quantity
characterizing the
transmission
which correspond
to the same
probability of
exceeding these
values with and
without diversity
reception
divider N/A N/A An antenna Huawei Term

subsystem
component that
allows for the
connection of two
or more receivers
to a receive
antenna.

Glossary 1 Glossary
download N/A N/A Transfer of data ETSI TS 102

or programs from 250-1:
a server or host "Speech and
computer to one's multimedia
own computer or Transmission
device. Quality
(STQ); QoS
aspects for
popular
services in
mobile
networks;
Part 1:
Assessment of
Quality of
Service"
drive N/A N/A A testing method ITU-T E.806:

testing using vehicles "Measuremen
equipped with t campaigns,
network device- monitoring
testing systems and
equipment. sampling
methodologie
s to monitor
the quality of
service in
mobile
networks"
dry N/A N/A The dry contact is Huawei Term

contact a type of passive
switch that has
two states: open
and closed. Two
such contacts are
not distinguished
by polarity and
therefore can be
used
interchangeably.
Common dry
contact signals
are the outputs of
switches, buttons,
sensors, relays,
and dry reed
pipes.

Glossary 1 Glossary
DS N/A N/A A DS node that Huawei Term

boundary connects one DS
node domain to a node
either in another
DS domain or in a
domain that is
not DS-capable.
DS node N/A N/A A DS-compliant Huawei Term

node, which can
be a DS boundary
node or a DS
interior node.
dual BAM N/A N/A Two BAM servers, Huawei Term

servers one active and
one in standby.
When the active
BAM server
breaks down
because of a
hardware or
software fault, the
standby BAM
server takes over
as the active
server.
dual- N/A N/A In mobile phones, Huawei Term

band dual band refers
network to functionality
that allows a
mobile phone to
support two
frequency bands
out of the four
major GSM (or
TDMA) bands.

Glossary 1 Glossary
dual- N/A dual-homing Dual-homed or Wikipedia

homed dual-homing can
refer to either an
Ethernet device
that has more
than one network
interface, for
redundancy
purposes, or in
firewall
technology, one
of the firewall
architectures for
implementing
preventive
security. An
example of dual-
homed devices
are enthusiast
computing
motherboards
that incorporate
dual Ethernet
network interface
cards.
dual- N/A dipole An antenna IEV 712-03-06

polarized antenna intended to
antenna radiate or receive
simultaneously
two independent
radio waves
orthogonally
polarized.
dual-star N/A N/A A type of network Huawei Term

topology topology in which
two switching
modules form a
pair of switching
modules and
provide a
redundant
interconnection
network structure
for all the
terminals in the
network

Glossary 1 Glossary
duplexer N/A N/A A duplexer is an Wikipedia

electronic device
that allows bi-
directional
(duplex)
communication
over a single path.
In radar and radio
communications
systems, it
isolates the
receiver from the
transmitter while
permitting them
to share a
common antenna.
Most radio
repeater systems
include a
duplexer.
Duplexers can be
based on
frequency (often
a waveguide
filter),
polarization (such
as an orthomode
transducer), or
timing (as is
typical in radar).
1.6 E
extended EAB N/A N/A Huawei Term

access
barring

Glossary 1 Glossary
E-DCH- E-AGCH enhanced The E-DCH- 3GPP TS

absolute dedicated absolute grant 25.211:
grant channel- channel (E-AGCH) "Universal
channel absolute is a fixed rate (30 Mobile
grant channel kbps, SF=256) Telecommunic
downlink physical ations System
channel carrying (UMTS);
the uplink E-DCH Physical
absolute grant. channels and
mapping of
transport
channels onto
physical
channels
(FDD)"
Ethernet E-Aggr N/A A type of Ethernet Huawei Term

aggregati service, which is
on based on a
multipoint-to-
point Ethernet
virtual connection
(EVC).

Glossary 1 Glossary
Extensible EAPoL EAP over LAN When an Huawei Term

Authentic authenticator
ation works in
Protocol termination
over LAN mode, the
authenticator
terminates an
EAPoL packet and
transforms it into
another type of
authentication
protocol packet,
such as a RADIUS
packet, and
transmits user
authentication
information to the
authentication
server. The
authenticator
provides physical
ports that each
contain a
controlled port
and an
uncontrolled port.
Uncontrolled
ports are always
bidirectionally
connected. They
are used to
transmit EAPoL
frames to ensure
that EAPoL
authentication
packets from
supplicants can
always be
received.
Controlled ports,
however, are open
only when
authentication
succeeds, and are
used to transmit
network resources
and services.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Extensible EAP-TLS N/A Extensible Huawei Term

Authentic Authentication
ation Protocol Transport
Protocol Layer Security
Transport (EAP-TLS) and
Layer EAP Tunneled
Security Transport Layer
Security (EAP-
TTLS) are EAP
methods for
authentication. As
EAP is an
authentication
framework
instead of a
specific
authentication
mechanism, a
method must be
selected when
Extensible
Authentication
Protocol over LAN
(EAPoL) defined
in 802.1X is used.

Glossary 1 Glossary
E-UTRA EARFCN N/A A method of 3GPP TS

absolute identifying the 23.401:
radio center carrier "General
frequency frequencies in E- Packet Radio
channel UTRAN. The Service
number carrier frequency (GPRS)
in the uplink and enhancement
downlink is s for Evolved
designated by the Universal
EARFCN in the Terrestrial
range from 0 to Radio Access
65535. The Network (E-
channel raster is UTRAN)
100 kHz for all access"
bands, which
means that the
carrier centre
frequency must
be an integer
multiple of 100
kHz. The relation
between EARFCN
and the carrier
frequency in MHz
for the downlink/
uplink is given by
an equation and
associated table
of frequency
bands.
event- EBC N/A Counters that are Huawei Term

based defined by adding
counter filter criteria to
base counters

Glossary 1 Glossary
excess EBS N/A The maximum ETS 300

burst size allowed amount 399-1: "Frame
of data by which relay services;
a user can exceed Part 1:
the committed General
burst size during description"
the committed
rate measurement
interval. The
excess burst size
is less likely to be
used for data
delivery than the
committed burst
size. The excess
burst size is
negotiated at
virtual circuit
establishment.
ratio of Ec/No N/A N/A 3GPP TR

energy 21.905: "3rd
per Generation
modulati Partnership
ng bit to Project;
the noise Technical
spectral Specification
density Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
embedde ECC N/A N/A ITU-T G.780:

d control "Terms and
channel definitions for
synchronous
digital
hierarchy
(SDH)
networks"
emergenc ECC N/A N/A Huawei Term

y call
code

Glossary 1 Glossary
elliptic ECC N/A A type of R. Shirey,

curve asymmetric "Internet
cryptogra cryptography Security
phy based on Glossary,
mathematics of Version 2",
groups that are RFC 4949,
defined by the August 2007
points on a curve,
where the curve is
defined by a
quadratic
equation in a
finite field.
E-UTRAN ECGI ● E-UTRAN The E-UTRAN cell Huawei Term

cell cell global global identifier
global ID (ECGI) is used to
identifier ● E-UTRAN identify cells
cell global globally. The ECGI
identificati is constructed
on from the mobile
country code
(MCC), mobile
network code
(MNC), and E-
UTRAN cell
identifier (ECI).

Glossary 1 Glossary
Enhanced E-CID ● Enhanced Enhanced Cell ID, Wikipedia

Cell ID Cell ID E-CellID, or E-CID
● E-CellID is a positioning
feature introduced
in REL9 E-UTRA
(LTE radio). The
UE reports to the
network (E-SMLC)
the serving cell ID,
the timing
advance
(difference
between its
transmit and
receive time) and
the IDs and
estimated timing
and power of the
detected neighbor
cells. The eNodeB
may report extra
information to the
E-SMLC like the
angle of arrival.
The E-SMLC
estimates the UE
position based on
this information
and its knowledge
of the cells
positions.
error ECM N/A N/A Huawei Term

correction
mode
EPS ECM N/A ECM maintains Huawei Term

connectio the status of
n signaling
managem connections
ent between UEs and
the EPC. The
status is ECM-
IDLE or ECM-
CONNECTED.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Enhanced eCPRI N/A eCPRI is published Huawei Term

Common after CPRI. eCPRI
Public standard defines
Radio specification
Interface which connects
eREC (eCPRI
Radio Equipment
Control) and eRE
(eCPRI Radio
Equipment) via
fronthaul
transport
network. It is used
for 5G systems
LTE-Advanced and
LTE-Advanced Pro.
enhanced eCSFB N/A eCSFB is an Huawei Term

circuit enhanced version
switched of CSFB. It
fallback enables shorter
access delays and
provides better
user experience
than CSFB.
enhanced E-DCH N/A The enhanced 3GPP TS

dedicated dedicated channel 25.211:
channel (E-DCH) is an "Universal
uplink transport Mobile
channel. Telecommunic
ations System
(UMTS);
Physical
channels and
mapping of
transport
channels onto
physical
channels
(FDD)"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Enhanced EDGE N/A Enhanced Data Wikipedia

Data rates for GSM
rates for Evolution (EDGE)
GSM (also known as
Evolution Enhanced GPRS
(EGPRS), IMT
Single Carrier
(IMT-SC), or
Enhanced Data
rates for Global
Evolution) is a
digital mobile
phone technology
that allows
improved data
transmission rates
as a backward-
compatible
extension of GSM.
E-DCH E-DPCCH N/A E-DPCCH is used Wikipedia

dedicated to carry the
physical control
control information
channel associated with
the E-DCH.
E-DCH E-DPDCH N/A E-DPDCH is used Wikipedia

dedicated to carry the E-
physical DCH transport
data channel.
channel
extended eDRX N/A N/A Huawei Term

discontin
uous
reception
end entity EE N/A An end entity (EE) Huawei Term

is the end user of
PKI products or
services, and it
can be an
individual person,
an organization, a
device, or host
process.

Glossary 1 Glossary
EPS EEA N/A EPS Encryption ETSI TR 103

encryptio Algorithms (EEA) 637 V1.1.1:
n is a set of 4G "Digital
algorithm cryptographic Enhanced
algorithms. Cordless
EEA1 is based on Telecommunic
SNOW 3G, very ations
similar to (DECT);
algorithms used DECT-2020
in UMTS. New Radio
(NR)
EEA2 is based on interface;
the Advanced Study on
Encryption Security
Standard (AES) Architecture"
with EEA2 defined
by AES in CTR
mode (e.g. stream
cipher). Default
key size will be
128.
EEA3 is based on
a Chinese cipher
ZUC.
Ethernet EEC N/A N/A 3GPP TS

equipmen 36.401
t clock version 9.2.1:
"LTE; Evolved
Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
Network (E-
UTRAN);
Architecture
description"
enhanced EFACH E-FACH The enhanced Huawei Term

CELL_FAC CELL_FACH state
H (EFACH for short)
corresponds to
the CELL_FACH
state, with
enhanced
CELL_FACH
activated.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Ethernet EFM N/A N/A ETSI TS 102

in the 973 V1.1.1:
First Mile "Access
Terminals,
Transmission
and
Multiplexing
(ATTM);
Network
Termination
(NT) in Next
Generation
Network
architectures"
Ethernet EFM OAM N/A N/A Huawei Term

in the
first mile
OAM
enhanced EFR N/A Enhanced Full Wikipedia

full rate Rate or EFR or
GSM-EFR or GSM
06.60 is a speech
coding standard
that was
developed in
order to improve
the quite poor
quality of GSM.

Glossary 1 Glossary
enhanced EGPRS EDGE Enhanced Data Wikipedia

general rates for GSM
packet Evolution (EDGE)
radio (also known as
service Enhanced GPRS
(EGPRS), IMT
Single Carrier
(IMT-SC), or
Enhanced Data
rates for Global
Evolution) is a
digital mobile
phone technology
that allows
improved data
transmission rates
as a backward-
compatible
extension of GSM.
EDGE is
considered a
pre-3G radio
technology and is
part of ITU's 3G
definition. EDGE
was deployed on
GSM networks
beginning in 2003
– initially by
Cingular (now
AT&T) in the
United States.
equal EGT N/A EGT is similar to Wikipedia

gain EBF. The
transmit difference is that
amplitude
normalization is
performed on the
weights of each
antenna in EGT.
That is, only
phases are
weighted, but
amplitudes are
not.

Glossary 1 Glossary
E-DCH E-HICH N/A N/A ETSI TR 125

HARQ 931:
Acknowle "Universal
dgment Mobile
Indicator Telecommunic
Channel ations System
(UMTS);
UTRAN
functions,
examples on
signalling
procedures"
equivalen EHPLMN ● equivalent Any of the PLMN 3GPP TR

t home HPLMN entries contained 21.905:
PLMN ● equivalent in the equivalent "Technical
home HPLMN list Specification
PLMN Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
evolved eHRPD N/A N/A Huawei Term

High Rate
Packet
Data

Glossary 1 Glossary
equipmen EIR N/A The Equipment ETSI TS 101

t identity Identity Register 377-3-2:
register (EIR) in the GMR "GEO-Mobile
system is the Radio
logical entity Interface
which is Specifications;
responsible for Part 3:
storing in the Network
network the specifications;
International Sub-part 2:
Mobile Equipment Network
Identities (IMEIs), Architecture;
used in the GMR GMR-2
system. The 03.002"
equipment is
classified as
"white listed",
"gray listed",
"black listed" or it
may be unknown
as specified in
GSM 02.16 and
GSM 09.02.
equivalen EIRP N/A Product of the ETSI TR 103

t isotropic power supplied to 583 V1.1.1:
radiated the antenna and "System
power the maximum Reference
antenna gain document
relative to an (SRdoc);
isotropic radiator Technical
(absolute or characteristics
isotropic gain) of Multiple
Gigabit
Wireless
Systems
(MGWS) in
radio
spectrum
between 57
GHz and 71
GHz"
32-port EIUa N/A N/A Huawei Term

E1/T1
circuit
Interface
Unit
REV:a

Glossary 1 Glossary
Ethernet E-LAN N/A A type of Ethernet Huawei Term

local area service, which is
network based on a
multipoint-to-
multipoint
Ethernet virtual
connection (EVC).
enhanced eMBB N/A Enhanced Mobile Wikipedia

Mobile Broadband
Broadban (eMBB) uses 5G
d as a progression
from 4G LTE
mobile broadband
services, with
faster
connections,
higher
throughput, and
more capacity.
evolved eMBMS N/A eMBMS is an Huawei Term

multimed evolved
ia multimedia
broadcast broadcast/
/multicast multicast service,
service which is a point-
to-multipoint
service. On an LTE
network, data is
broadcast in
MBSFN subframes
and can be
received by all
UEs supporting
this function in
the broadcast
coverage area.
This function is
used to transmit
data of common
contents, such as
live videos of
football matches
and hot events,
with low costs.

Glossary 1 Glossary
electroma EMC N/A Electromagnetic Wikipedia

gnetic compatibility
compatibi (EMC) is the
lity ability of electrical
equipment and
systems to
function
acceptably in their
electromagnetic
environment, by
limiting the
unintentional
generation,
propagation and
reception of
electromagnetic
energy which may
cause unwanted
effects such as
electromagnetic
interference (EMI)
or even physical
damage in
operational
equipment.
electroma EMI N/A Any source of RF ETSI TS 103

gnetic transmission that 246-5 V1.3.1:
interferen is within the "Satellite
ce frequency band Earth Stations
used by a and Systems
communication (SES); GNSS
link, which based
degrades the location
performance of systems; Part
this link. 5:
Performance
Test
Specification"

Glossary 1 Glossary
external EMI N/A External Machine Wikipedia

machine Interface (EMI),
interface an extension to
Universal
Computer
Protocol (UCP), is
a protocol
primarily used to
connect to short
message service
centres (SMSCs)
for mobile
telephones.
element EML N/A N/A Huawei Term

managem
ent layer
enhanced eMLPP enhanced This service has 3GPP TS

multi- multi level two parts: 22.067:
level precedence precedence and "enhanced
precedenc and pre-emption. Multi-Level
e and preemption Precedence Precedence
pre- involves assigning and Pre-
emption a priority level to emption
a call in Service
combination with (eMLPP);
fast call set-up. Stage 1"
Pre-emption
involves the
seizing of
resources, which
are in use by a
call of a lower
precedence, by a
higher level
precedence call in
the absence of
idle resources.
Pre-emption can
also involve the
disconnection of
an on-going call
of lower
precedence to
accept an
incoming call of
higher
precedence.

Glossary 1 Glossary
EPS EMM N/A The EPS (evolved Wikipedia

mobility packet system)
managem mobility
ent management
(EMM) protocol
provides
procedures for the
control of
mobility when the
user equipment
(UE) uses the
evolved universal
terrestrial radio
access network
(E-UTRAN). It also
provides control
of security for the
NAS protocols.

Glossary 1 Glossary
electroma EMS N/A In electrical Wikipedia

gnetic engineering,
shielding electromagnetic
shielding is the
practice of
reducing the
electromagnetic
field in a space by
blocking the field
with barriers
made of
conductive or
magnetic
materials.
Shielding is
typically applied
to enclosures to
isolate electrical
devices from their
surroundings, and
to cables to
isolate wires from
the environment
through which the
cable runs.
Electromagnetic
shielding that
blocks radio
frequency (RF)
electromagnetic
radiation is also
known as RF
shielding.
element EMS N/A An element Wikipedia

managem management
ent system (EMS)
system consists of
systems and
applications for
managing
network elements
(NE) on the
network element-
management
layer (NEL) of the
Telecommunicatio
ns Management
Network (TMN)
model.

Glossary 1 Glossary
enhanced eMTC N/A eMTC (enhanced Wikipedia

Machine Machine Type
Type Communication),
Communi is a type of low
cation power wide area
network (LPWAN)
radio technology
standard
developed by
3GPP to enable a
wide range of
cellular devices
and services,
specifically, for
machine-to-
machine and
Internet of Things
applications.
environm EMU N/A A type of power Huawei Term

ent and environment
monitorin monitoring unit.
g unit An EMU is used to
monitor the
environment
variables, such as
the power supply
and temperature.
With external
signal input
through the relay,
fire alarms, smoke
alarms, burglary
alarms, and
others can be
monitored as well.
With the display
on the OSS
system, the
change of
environment can
be monitored
timely and
accurately.
environm EMUA N/A An optional unit Huawei Term

ent that monitors
monitorin environment
g unit variable in the
type A cabinet and
processes alarms.

Glossary 1 Glossary
E-UTRA- EN-DC N/A NG-RAN supports 3GPP TS

NR dual E-UTRA-NR dual 37.340:
connectivi connectivity (EN- "Evolved
ty DC), in which a Universal
UE is connected Terrestrial
to one eNodeB Radio Access
that acts as an (E-UTRA) and
MN and one NR; Multi-
gNodeB that acts connectivity;
as an SN. Stage 2"
E-UTRAN eNodeB N/A A logical node 3GPP TS

NodeB responsible for 28.658:
radio "Telecommuni
transmission/ cation
reception in one management;
or more cells to/ Evolved
from the User Universal
Equipment. It Terrestrial
terminates the S1 Radio Access
interface towards Network (E-
the EPC. UTRAN)
Network
Resource
Model (NRM)
Integration
Reference
Point (IRP);
Information
Service (IS)"
equivalen ENU N/A N/A Huawei Term

t number
of users
enhanced EPC N/A N/A Huawei Term

power
control
evolved EPC N/A A framework for 3GPP TR

packet an evolution or 21.905:
core migration of the "Technical
3GPP system to a Specification
higher-data-rate, Group
lower-latency, Services and
packet-optimized System
system that Aspects;
supports, multiple Vocabulary
RATs. for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
enhanced EPF N/A N/A Huawei Term

proportio
nal fair
Ethernet EPL N/A Ethernet private Wikipedia

private line (EPL) and
line Ethernet virtual
private line
(EVPL) are data
services defined
by the MEF. EPL
provides a point-
to-point Ethernet
virtual connection
(EVC) between a
pair of dedicated
user–network
interfaces (UNIs),
with a high
degree of
transparency.
erasable EPLD erasable An Erasable Wikipedia

program programmabl programmable
mable e logical logic device
logic device (EPLD) is an
device integrated circuit
that comprises an
array of PLDs that
do not come pre-
connected; the
connections are
programmed
electrically by the
user. Most GAL
and FPGA devices
are examples of
EPLDs.

Glossary 1 Glossary
equivalen EPLMN N/A N/A 3GPP TS

t PLMN 37.320: "3rd
Generation
Partnership
Project;
Technical
Specification
Group Radio
Access
Network;
Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
(UTRA),
Evolved
Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
(E-UTRA) and
Next
Generation
Radio Access;
Radio
measurement
collection for
Minimization
of Drive Tests
(MDT);
Overall
description;
Stage 2
(Release 16);"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Ethernet EPON N/A A passive optical Huawei Term

passive network based on
optical Ethernet. It uses
network new generation
broadband access
technology, point-
to-multipoint
architecture, and
passive optical
fiber transmission.
It supports
symmetric
upstream and
downstream rates
of 1.25 Gbit/s and
a maximum
access distance of
20 km. In the
downstream
direction, the
bandwidth is
shared based on
encrypted
broadcast
transmission for
different users. In
the upstream
direction, the
bandwidth is
shared based on
TDM. In this way,
the requirements
for high
bandwidth are
met.
extended EPR N/A N/A Huawei Term

processin
g rack
energy EPRE N/A A resource Huawei Term

per element (RE)
resource occupies one
element symbol and one
subcarrier. The
EPRE is the
energy per RE.

Glossary 1 Glossary
evolved EPS N/A Evolved Packet 3GPP TS

packet System: is an 22.278:
system evolution of the "Technical
3G UMTS Specification
characterized by Group
higher-data-rate, Services and
lower-latency, System
packet-optimized Aspects;
system that Service
supports multiple requirements
RATs. The Evolved for the
Packet System Evolved
comprises the Packet System
Evolved Packet (EPS)"
Core together
with the evolved
radio access
network (EPC and
E-UTRAN).
E-UTRAN E-RAB N/A An E-RAB 3GPP TS

radio uniquely identifies 36.401:
access the concatenation "Evolved
bearer of an S1 Bearer Universal
and the Terrestrial
corresponding Radio Access
Data Radio Network (E-
Bearer. When an UTRAN);
E-RAB exists, Architecture
there is a one-to- description"
one mapping
between this E-
RAB and an EPS
bearer of the Non
Access Stratum
(NAS) as defined
in 3GPP TS
23.401.
E-DCH E-RGCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

relative 25.903:
grant "Universal
channel Mobile
Telecommunic
ations System
(UMTS);
Continuous
connectivity
for packet
data users"

Glossary 1 Glossary
erlang Erl N/A average number ETSI ES 201

of concurrent calls 554:
carried by the "Environment
circuits al Engineering
(EE);
Measurement
method for
Energy
efficiency of
Mobile Core
network and
Radio Access
Control
equipment"
E-DCH E-RNTI N/A N/A ETSI TR 125

radio 931:
network "Universal
temporar Mobile
y Telecommunic
identifier ations System
(UMTS);
UTRAN
functions,
examples on
signalling
procedures"
Ethernet ERPS N/A A function that ITU-T G.8032:

ring uses an APS "Ethernet ring
protection protocol to protection
switching provide protection switching"
in a ring topology
at the Ethernet
layer.
errored ES N/A A one-second ITU-T G.780:

second period with one "Terms and
or more errored definitions for
blocks or at least synchronous
one defect. digital
hierarchy
(SDH)
networks "
extend ESL N/A A type of link that Huawei Term

signaling is responsible for
link transmitting the
Abis timeslot
dynamic
connection
message

Glossary 1 Glossary
extended ESL N/A N/A Huawei Term

signaling
link
electronic ESN N/A An electronic Wikipedia

serial serial number
number (ESN) is a 32-bit
parameter unique
to each mobile
device (such as a
mobile phone, a
smart phone, or a
tablet computer)
specified by the
Federal
Communications
Commission
(FCC). ESNs were
in use in as early
as 1980 when the
Advanced Mobile
Phone System
was invented. The
administrative
role was taken
over by the
Telecommunicatio
ns Industry
Association in
1997 and is still
maintained by
them. ESNs were
initially used by
AMPS and D-
AMPS phones and
are currently
mainly used by
CDMA phones.
equipmen ESN N/A Used to uniquely Huawei Term

t serial identify a piece of
number equipment.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Encapsula ESP N/A A key protocol in Huawei Term

ting the IP Security
Security (IPsec)
Payload architecture. ESP
adopts encryption
and
authentication
mechanisms. It is
used in transport
mode or tunnel
mode to
authenticate the
source of IP
packets, and
ensure data
integrity, anti-
replay, and
confidentiality.
ESP provides data
confidentiality
and integrity by
encrypting the
data to be
protected and
placing the
encrypted data in
the data part of
the IP ESP. Based
on security
requirements of
subscribers, this
mechanism can
be used to
encrypt either a
transport-layer
segment or an IP
data packet. A
transport-layer
segment includes
Transmission
Control Protocol
(TCP), User
Datagram
Protocol (UDP),
Internet Control
Message Protocol
(ICMP), and
Internet Group
Management
Protocol (IGMP).

Glossary 1 Glossary
E-DCH E-TFCI N/A N/A ETSI TS 125

transport 222:
format "Universal
combinati Mobile
on Telecommunic
indicator ations System
(UMTS);
Multiplexing
and channel
coding
(TDD)"
European ETSI N/A ETSI (European Wikipedia

Telecom Telecommunicatio
municatio ns Standards
ns Institute) is an
Standards independent, not-
Institute for-profit,
standardization
organization in
the field of
information and
communications.
ETSI supports the
development and
testing of global
technical
standards for ICT-
enabled systems,
applications and
services.

Glossary 1 Glossary
earthqua ETWS N/A Earthquake and ETSI TS 122

ke and Tsunami Warning 168 V8.2.0:
tsunami System (ETWS) "LTE;
warning introduces a Earthquake
system means to deliver and Tsunami
Warning Warning
Notification System
simultaneously to (ETWS)
many mobile requirements;
users who should Stage 1"
evacuate from
approaching
Earthquake or
Tsunami. Mobile
user who received
Warning
Notification is
able to know a
threat is
approaching or
already happened
nearby. Then the
user is able to
determine where
and when to
evacuate
according to
delivered Warning
Notification.
Mobile phone is a
kind of the closest
media for people.
This system helps
people to prevent
from disaster
situation or
mitigate damage.

Glossary 1 Glossary
evolved E-UTRA N/A E-UTRA is the air Wikipedia

universal interface of 3rd
terrestrial Generation
radio Partnership
access Project (3GPP)
Long Term
Evolution (LTE)
upgrade path for
mobile networks.
It is an acronym
for evolved
Universal Mobile
Telecommunicatio
ns System
(UMTS) terrestrial
radio access, also
referred to as the
3GPP work item
on the Long Term
Evolution (LTE)
also known as the
Evolved Universal
Terrestrial Radio
Access (E-UTRA)
in early drafts of
the 3GPP LTE
specification. E-
UTRAN is the
initialism of
evolved UMTS
terrestrial radio
access network
and is the
combination of E-
UTRA, user
equipment (UE),
and E-UTRAN
Node B or evolved
NodeB (eNodeB).

Glossary 1 Glossary
evolved E-UTRAN Evolved Evolved UTRAN is 3GPP TR

universal UTRAN an evolution of 21.905: "3rd
terrestrial the 3G UMTS Generation
radio radio-access Partnership
access network toward a Project;
network high-data-rate, Technical
low-latency, and Specification
packet-optimized Group
radio-access Services and
network. System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
error EVM N/A The error vector Wikipedia

vector magnitude or
magnitud EVM (sometimes
e also called
relative
constellation error
or RCE) is a
measure used to
quantify the
performance of a
digital radio
transmitter or
receiver. A signal
sent by an ideal
transmitter or
received by a
receiver would
have all
constellation
points precisely at
the ideal
locations,
however various
imperfections in
the
implementation
(such as carrier
leakage, low
image rejection
ratio, phase noise
etc.) cause the
actual
constellation
points to deviate
from the ideal
locations.
Informally, EVM is
a measure of how
far the points are
from the ideal
locations.
Ethernet EVPL N/A A service Wikipedia

virtual connecting two
private customer Ethernet
line ports over a WAN.

Glossary 1 Glossary
enhanced EVS N/A The enhanced 3GPP TS

voice voice service 26.441
service coder consists of version 12.0.0:
the multi-rate "Universal
audio coder Mobile
optimized for Telecommunic
operation with ations System
voice and music/ (UMTS); LTE;
mixed content EVS Codec
signals, a source General
controlled rate Overview"
scheme including
a voice/sound
activity detector
and a comfort
noise generation
system, and an
error concealment
mechanism to
combat the
effects of
transmission
errors and lost
packets. Jitter
buffer
management is
also provided.
enhanced eX2 N/A Similar to the X2 Huawei Term

X2 interface, the eX2
interface interface is a
logical interface
between
eNodeBs. The
difference is that
the eX2 interface
handles only
inter-eNodeB
service
coordination. X2
and eX2 interfaces
can coexist.
eX2 eX2-C N/A N/A Huawei Term

control
plane
eX2 user eX2-U N/A N/A Huawei Term

plane

Glossary 1 Glossary
E1 N/A N/A A four-wire 3GPP TS

symmetrical 48.014
digital version 4.0.0:
transmission path "Digital
carrying PCM cellular
signals at 2048 telecommunic
kbit/s. ations system
(Phase 2+);
General
Packet Radio
Service
(GPRS); Base
Station
System (BSS)
- Serving
GPRS Support
Node (SGSN)
interface; Gb
Interface
Layer 1"
earthing N/A grounding A terminal IEV 195-02-31

terminal terminal provided on
equipment and
intended for the
electric
connection with
the earthing
arrangement.
electrosta N/A N/A Electrostatic Wikipedia

tic induction, also
induction known as
"electrostatic
influence" or
simply "influence"
in Europe and
Latin America, is a
redistribution of
electric charge in
an object, caused
by the influence
of nearby charges.

Glossary 1 Glossary
emergenc N/A escape The emergency Huawei Term

y channel channel channel refers to
that the Service
Manager allows
unauthorized
terminal hosts to
access network
resources in the
post-
authentication
domain. The
emergency
channel is
enabled only
when serious
faults occur in the
Service Controller,
so that network
communications
remain normal
during such faults.
The emergency
channel
automatically
disables itself
after faults are
rectified.
EMI filter N/A N/A A device that Huawei Term

suppresses or
reduces the level
of EMI/RFI
emitted by
electrical or
electronic
equipment.

Glossary 1 Glossary
encapsula N/A N/A The technique O. Jacobsen,

tion used by layered D. Lynch, and
protocols in which Interop, Inc.,
a layer adds "A Glossary of
header Networking
information to the Terms", RFC
protocol data unit 1208, March
(PDU) from the 1991
layer above. As an
example, in
Internet
terminology, a
packet would
contain a header
from the physical
layer, followed by
a header from the
network layer
(IP), followed by a
header from the
transport layer
(TCP), followed by
the application
protocol data.
encryptio N/A encipherment Reversible ETSI TS 103

n transformation of 532: "CYBER;
data by a Attribute
cryptographic Based
algorithm to Encryption for
produce a Attribute
ciphertext, i.e. to Based Access
hide the Control"
information
content of the
data.

Glossary 1 Glossary
error N/A N/A The error code ITU-T Q.762:

code element contains "Signalling
the reason why System No. 7
an operation – ISDN User
cannot be Part general
completed functions of
successfully. It is messages and
present only in a signals"
Return Error
component. As
with operations,
errors may be
local or global.
These errors and
associated
parameters are
defined in
relevant
supplementary
service
specifications.
Ethernet N/A N/A A 10-Mbit/s G. Malkin,

standard for "Internet
LANs, initially Users'
developed by Glossary",
Xerox, and later RFC1983,
refined by Digital, August 1996
Intel and Xerox
(DIX). All hosts
are connected to
a coaxial cable
where they
contend for
network access
using a Carrier
Sense Multiple
Access with
Collision
Detection
(CSMA/CD)
paradigm.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Ethernet N/A EPLAN service A type of Ethernet Huawei Term

private service provided
LAN by SDH, PDH,
service ATM, MPLS, or
other server layer
networks. This
type of service is
carried over
dedicated
bandwidth
between
multipoint-to-
multipoint
connections.
event- N/A N/A After an event is Huawei Term

triggered reported for the
periodic first time during
reporting measurements for
handover, the
measurement
results associated
with the event are
reported
periodically. This
reporting mode is
called event-
triggered
periodical
reporting.
extended N/A extension cell A cell that can Huawei Term

cell work beyond the
value of the
maximum Timing
Advance (TA).
This gives it a
coverage radius of
greater than 35
km.
extended N/A ● CPRI A device to Huawei Term

CPRI extension aggregate CPRI
device device signals on the
● extended CPRI link (e.g.,
CPRI RHUB)
equipment

Glossary 1 Glossary
extension N/A N/A The cabinet group Huawei Term

cabinet except for the
group basic cabinet
group
External N/A N/A An external CA is Huawei Term

CA any CA other than
the MAE CA used
on an operator's
network. It may
be an standalone
CA deployed by
operator or a
trusted external
third-party CA.

Glossary 1 Glossary
1.7 F
fast FACCH N/A The FACCH is Wikipedia

associate always paired
d control with a traffic
channel channel. The
FACCH is a blank-
and-burst channel
that operates by
stealing bursts
from its
associated traffic
channel. Bursts
that carry FACCH
data are
distinguished
from traffic bursts
by stealing bits at
each end of the
midamble. The
FACCH is used for
in-call signaling,
including call
disconnect,
handover and the
later stages of call
setup. It has a
payload data rate
of 9.2 kbit/s when
paired with a full-
rate channel
(FACCH/F) and
4.6 kbit/s when
paired with a
half-rate channel
(FACCH/H). The
FACCH uses the
same interleaving
and multiframe
structure as its
host TCH.

Glossary 1 Glossary
forward FACH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

access 21.905:
channel "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
first FAI N/A A first article Wikipedia

article inspection (FAI) is
inspection a design
verification and
design history file
and a formal
method of
providing a
reported
measurement for
each
manufactured
feature of a part
or assembly.
front FAM N/A The front Huawei Term

administr administration
ation module is part of
module RNC and consists
of a switching
subsystem and a
service processing
subsystem. It is
also referred to as
the main system
of RNC.

Glossary 1 Glossary
flow FC N/A Mechanism that is ETSI EN 300

control used to regulate 175-1:
the flow of data "Digital
between two peer Enhanced
entities Cordless
Telecommunic
ations
(DECT);
Common
Interface (CI);
Part 1:
Overview"
fan FCB N/A N/A Huawei Term

control
board
Federal FCC N/A The FCC was Wikipedia

Communi formed by the
cations Communications
Commissi Act of 1934 to
on replace the radio
regulation
functions of the
Federal Radio
Commission. The
FCC took over
wire
communication
regulation from
the Interstate
Commerce
Commission.
frequency FCCH N/A Logical channel ETSI TS 101

correction that contains the 761-1 V1.2.1:
channel information "Broadband
defining how the Radio Access
resources are Networks
allocated in the (BRAN);
current MAC HIPERLAN
frame. Its content Type 2; Data
changes in Link Control
general (DLC) Layer;
dynamically from Part 1: Basic
frame to frame. Data
Transport
Functions"
frame FCS N/A N/A Huawei Term

check
sequence

Glossary 1 Glossary
frequency FD N/A The signal is Wikipedia

diversity transmitted using
several frequency
channels or
spread over a
wide spectrum
that is affected by
frequency-
selective fading.
frequency FDD N/A Duplex technique ETSI TR 101

division where the traffic 904:
duplex in each direction "Transmission
of a two-way and
telecommunicatio Multiplexing
ns link is carried (TM); Time
on two different Division
carriers Duplex (TDD)
frequencies each in Point-to-
dedicated to the Multipoint (P-
traffic in one MP) Fixed
direction. Wireless
Access (FWA)
systems;
Characteristic
s and network
applications"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Fiber FDDI N/A Fiber Distributed Wikipedia

Distribute Data Interface
d Data (FDDI) is a
Interface standard for data
transmission in a
local area
network. It uses
optical fiber as its
standard
underlying
physical medium,
although it was
also later
specified to use
copper cable, in
which case it may
be called CDDI
(Copper
Distributed Data
Interface),
standardized as
TP-PMD (Twisted-
Pair Physical
Medium-
Dependent), also
referred to as TP-
DDI (Twisted-Pair
Distributed Data
Interface).
frequency FDE N/A With frequency Huawei Term

domain domain
equalizati equalization, the
on uplink receiver of
the NodeB
performs
frequency-domain
equalization on
HSUPA E-DPDCH.
This suppresses
inter-path
interference
increases the SNR
on the E-DPDCH,
improving the
uplink HSUPA
capacity.

Glossary 1 Glossary
forward FDI N/A A packet Huawei Term

defect generated by and
indication sent downstream
from the first
node detecting a
defect. It includes
fields to indicate
the nature of the
defect and its
location. Its
primary purpose
is to suppress
alarms being
raised at affected
client LSP layers.
frequency FDM N/A Frequency- Wikipedia

division division
multiplexi multiplexing
ng (FDM) is a
technique by
which the total
bandwidth
available in a
communication
medium is divided
into a series of
non-overlapping
frequency bands,
each of which is
used to carry a
separate signal.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Frequency FDMA N/A Multiple access ETSI EN 302

Division technology that 878-2:
Multiple separates users by "Access,
Access putting each Terminals,
traffic channel on Transmission
a discrete and
frequency band. Multiplexing
(ATTM); Third
Generation
Transmission
Systems for
Interactive
Cable
Television
Services - IP
Cable
Modems; Part
2: Physical
Layer; DOCSIS
3.0"
fractional F-DPCH N/A N/A ETSI TR 125

dedicated 903:
physical "Universal
channel Mobile
Telecommunic
ations System
(UMTS);
Continuous
connectivity
for packet
data users"
frequency FDS N/A Scheduling in Huawei Term

diversity which data is
schedulin transmitted in
g multiple bands,
based on the
channel quality
difference
between
frequency bands,
to obtain
frequency
diversity gains

Glossary 1 Glossary
frame FDV N/A A measurement Huawei Term

delay of the variation in
variation delay of packets
transmitted
between two
MEPs that belong
to the same CoS
instance on a
point-to-point
Ethernet
connection.
fast FE N/A Any Ethernet- Huawei Term

Ethernet compliant
network that
supports a
transmission rate
of 100 Mbit/s. The
Fast Ethernet is
10 times faster
than 10BaseT, and
inherits the frame
format, MAC
addressing
scheme, MTU,
and so on. Fast
Ethernet is built
on the IEEE802.3
standard, and it
uses the following
three types of
transmission
media: 100BASE-
T4 (4 pairs of
phone twisted-
pair cables),
100BASE-TX (2
pairs of data
twisted-pair
cables), and
100BASE-FX (2-
core optical
fibers).

Glossary 1 Glossary
forward FEC N/A Method of error ETSI TS 103

error detection and 311-2:
correction correction in "Integrated
which redundant broadband
information is cable
sent with a data telecommunic
payload in order ation
to allow the networks
receiver to (CABLE);
reconstruct the Fourth
original data if an Generation
error occurs Transmission
during Systems for
transmission. Interactive
Cable
Television
Services - IP
Cable
Modems; Part
2: Physical
Layer"
frame FER frame erasure Frame error rate, ETSI TS 102

error rate rate corresponding to 584: "Digital
the ratio of Video
erroneous frame Broadcasting
including at least (DVB); DVB-
one erroneous bit SH
to the total Implementati
number of frames on
in the observation Guidelines"
period.
fast FFD N/A N/A Huawei Term

failure
detection

Glossary 1 Glossary
fast FFT N/A A fast Fourier Wikipedia

Fourier transform (FFT) is
transform an algorithm that
computes the
discrete Fourier
transform (DFT)
of a sequence, or
its inverse (IDFT).
Fourier analysis
converts a signal
from its original
domain (often
time or space) to
a representation
in the frequency
domain and vice
versa.
8-port FE FG2a N/A N/A Huawei Term

or 2-port
electronic
GE
interface
unit
REV:a
12-port FG2c N/A N/A Huawei Term

FE or 4-
port
electronic
GE
interface
unit REV:c

Glossary 1 Glossary
frequency FH N/A Frequency ETSI TR 103

hopping hopping (FH) is a 181-1: "Short
well-known Range
technique that is Devices (SRD)
used in radars, using Ultra
ranging Wide Band
transponders, and (UWB);
communications Technical
links, for similar Report Part 1:
reasons. The basic UWB signal
idea is that a characteristics
relatively narrow- and overview
band radio is re- CEPT/ECC and
tuned rapidly, so EC
that a set of regulation"
channels at
different radio
frequencies are
used in
succession.

Glossary 1 Glossary
frequency FH-BUS N/A When baseband Huawei Term

hopping frequency
bus hopping and
antenna hopping
are enabled, a
large amount of
data exchange is
performed
between different
TRXs in the
cabinet.
Frequency
hopping bus is
introduced to
facilitate the data
exchange. When
the antenna
hopping function
is realized, each
TRX sends the TX
frequency, TX ID,
and data of the
current frame to
the frequency
hopping bus
during timeslot
interval. The TRX
receives the
corresponding
frequency and
data from the
frequency
hopping bus, and
then configures
the RF based on
the frequency.
Then, the RF
sends the data to
the MS over the
Um interface.

Glossary 1 Glossary
first in FIFO ● first-in Queuing discipline ETSI TR 170

first out first-out in which entities 002 V3.1.1:
● first in, in a queue leave "Project
first out the queue in the MESA; Service
same order in Specification
which they arrive Group -
Services and
Applications;
Definitions,
symbols and
abbreviations"
frame FLR N/A The percentage of ETSI TS 126

loss ratio speech frames not 114:
delivered to the "Universal
decoder. FLR Mobile
includes speech Telecommunic
frames that are ations System
not received in (UMTS); LTE;
time to be used 5G; IP
for decoding. Multimedia
Subsystem
(IMS);
Multimedia
telephony;
Media
handling and
Interaction"
fault FM N/A N/A Huawei Term

managem
ent
forward FM N/A N/A Huawei Term

monitorin
g
fan FMU N/A N/A Huawei Term

monitorin
g unit
fan FMUA N/A N/A Huawei Term

environm
ent
monitorin
g unit
type A

Glossary 1 Glossary
frame FN N/A N/A ETSI EN 300

number 396-4 V1.2.1:
"Terrestrial
Trunked Radio
(TETRA);
Technical
requirements
for Direct
Mode
Operation
(DMO); Part
4: Type 1
repeater air
interface"
first order FO N/A In First-Order Wikipedia

(FO) state, the
compressor has
detected and
stored the static
fields (such as IP
addresses and
port numbers) on
both sides of the
connection. The
compressor is also
sending dynamic
packet field
differences in FO
state. Thus, FO
state is essentially
static and pseudo-
dynamic
compression.

Glossary 1 Glossary
frequency FO N/A When the Huawei Term

offset transmit source of
the radio wave is
far from the
receive party, the
wavelength is
long and the
frequency is low.
When the
transmit source is
close to the
receive party, the
wavelength is
short and the
frequency is high.
The BTS carrying
the serving cell
can calculate the
frequency offset
(indicated by Δf)
through the
signals
transmitted by the
moving MS. If the
absolute value of
Δf is great, you
can infer that the
MS is moving fast.
If Δf is a positive
number, you can
infer that the MS
is moving toward
the BTS. If Δf is a
negative number,
you can infer that
the MS is moving
away from the
BTS.
Frame FP N/A A protocol used in Huawei Term

Protocol UMTS on the Iur
and Iub interfaces
to frame channels
supported
between the
serving radio
network
controller (SRNC)
and the User
Equipment (UE).

Glossary 1 Glossary
frame FP MUX N/A Frame processing Huawei Term

protocol multiplexing (FP
multiplexi MUX)
ng encapsulates
multiple FP PDUs
into one FP MUX
packet, reducing
the UDP/IP/Layer
2/Layer 1 header
transmission
overhead and
improving
transmission
efficiency.
fractional FPC N/A A power control Huawei Term

power technique used to
control partly
compensate for
path loss

Glossary 1 Glossary
field- FPGA N/A A field- Wikipedia

program programmable
mable gate array (FPGA)
gate is an integrated
array circuit designed to
be configured by
a customer or a
designer after
manufacturing –
hence the term
"field-
programmable".
The FPGA
configuration is
generally specified
using a hardware
description
language (HDL),
similar to that
used for an
application-
specific integrated
circuit (ASIC).
Circuit diagrams
were previously
used to specify
the configuration,
but this is
increasingly rare
due to the advent
of electronic
design
automation tools.
frequency FR N/A The range of ETS 300 328:

range operating "Wideband
frequencies over transmission
which the systems; Data
equipment can be transmission
adjusted. equipment
operating in
the 2,4 GHz
band;
Harmonised
Standard for
access to
radio
spectrum"

Glossary 1 Glossary
frame FR N/A Frame relay is a ITU-T Rec. G.

relay method of 765 Appendix
transporting I: "A Guide to
High-Level Data PCME"
Link Control
(HDLC) frames
within a network
whereby the
network nodes
provide error
detection without
retransmission.
Retransmissions
are done at the
endpoints of the
network only.
fast FRR N/A Fast Reroute is an Wikipedia

reroute MPLS
(Multiprotocol
Label Switching)
and IP resiliency
technology to
provide fast traffic
recovery upon link
or router failures
for mission critical
services. Upon
any single link or
node failures, it
could be able to
recover impacted
traffic flows in the
level of 50 ms.

Glossary 1 Glossary
field FRU N/A An FRU is defined 3GPP TS

replaceab to be a spare part 32.690
le unit or component version 9.0.0:
that can be "Digital
substituted / cellular
supplanted or be telecommunic
used to ations system
substitute / (Phase 2+);
supplant an Universal
existing part or Mobile
component in Telecommunic
order to rectify a ations System
fault or any other (UMTS); LTE;
issue which is Telecommunic
identified by the ation
user or technician management;
or a diagnostic Inventory
program. Management
(IM);
Requirements
"
frame FSN N/A Frame sequencing TETRA ETS

sequence uses a 3 bit frame 300 393-2 ed.
number number plus a 1 2: "Terrestrial
bit reset flag. Trunked Radio
Frame sequencing (TETRA);
appears in AI- Packet Data
frames and RR- Optimized
frames (i.e. only (PDO); Part 2:
used for Air Interface
acknowledged (AI)"
data transfer).

Glossary 1 Glossary
forward FSN N/A M2PA sequence T. George, B.

sequence number of the Bidulock,
number User Data OpenSS7, R.
message being Dantu,
sent. The FSN and University of
BSN values range North Texas,
from 0 to H.
16,777,215. Schwarzbauer,
Siemens, K.
Morneault,
and Cisco
Systems,
"Signaling
System 7
(SS7)
Message
Transfer Part
2 (MTP2) -
User Peer-to-
Peer
Adaptation
Layer
(M2PA)", RFC
4165,
September
2005
frequency FSS N/A Frequency IEEE: "LTE

selective selective frequency
schedulin scheduling gives selective
g an opportunity to scheduling
benefit from performance
channel fading. and
Since sub-bands improvements
fade individually, assessed by
the scheduler can measurement
select which sub- s"
band to use given
their quality
measure.
frequency FSTD N/A A technique in Huawei Term

switched which some of
transmit multiple antennas
diversity (if configured) are
selected in a
specific frequency
order for
transmission.

Glossary 1 Glossary
File FTP N/A The File Transfer Wikipedia

Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a
Protocol standard
communication
protocol used for
the transfer of
computer files
from a server to a
client on a
computer
network. FTP is
built on a client–
server model
architecture using
separate control
and data
connections
between the
client and the
server. FTP users
may authenticate
themselves with a
clear-text sign-in
protocol, normally
in the form of a
username and
password, but can
connect
anonymously if
the server is
configured to
allow it. For
secure
transmission that
protects the
username and
password, and
encrypts the
content, FTP is
often secured
with SSL/TLS
(FTPS) or
replaced with SSH
File Transfer
Protocol (SFTP).
File FTPS N/A A software or Huawei Term

Transfer hardware server
Protocol that responds to
server File Transfer
Protocol.

Glossary 1 Glossary
fixed FWA N/A Fixed wireless ETSI TR 102

wireless access (FWA): 453-1 V1.1.1:
access wireless access "Converged
application in Fixed-
which the location Nomadic
of the end-user Broadband
termination and Wireless
the network Access (BWA);
access point to be Part 1:
connected to the Frequencies
end-user are above 3,4
fixed. GHz - System
reference
document"
fan N/A N/A A fan is a device Huawei Term

that creates a
current of air by
movement of a
surface or
surfaces mainly
for heat
dissipation.
fault N/A N/A Extent to which a ETSI TR 101

tolerance functional unit 971: "Access
will continue to and Terminals
operate at a (AT); IP Cable
defined Services for
performance level Multimedia
even though one Broadband
or more of its Cable
components has Networks;
failed. Availability
and
Reliability"

Glossary 1 Glossary
feed line N/A ● feedline In a radio Wikipedia

● feeder antenna, the feed
line (feedline), or
feeder, is the
cable or other
transmission line
that connects the
antenna with the
radio transmitter
or receiver. In a
transmitting
antenna, it feeds
the radio
frequency (RF)
current from the
transmitter to the
antenna, where it
is radiated as
radio waves. In a
receiving antenna
it transfers the
tiny RF voltage
induced in the
antenna by the
radio wave to the
receiver.
feeder N/A N/A A peripheral route Wikipedia

or branch from a
main line or trunk
line. In radio
engineering, a
feeder connects
radio equipment
to an antenna.
firewall N/A N/A A functional 3GPP TS

entity which 22.278:
blocks or permits "Service
the flow of requirements
various traffic for the
types based on a Evolved
set of policy rules Packet System
and definitions. (EPS)"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Flexible N/A N/A Flexible Dense Huawei Term

Dense Beam is an
Beam enhancement of
original CSI-RS for
BM beams,
including beam
densification and
flexible sweeping.
In beam
densification, the
number of CSI-RS
for BM beams is
increased to
obtain more
accurate CSI-RS
for BM beams
targeted at UEs.
In this way,
coverage and
throughput gains
are obtained. In
flexible sweeping,
unnecessary CSI-
RS for BM beam
sweeping is
reduced to offset
the increase in
time-frequency
resource
overheads caused
by an increase in
the number of
beams.
floor N/A N/A The authority 3GPP TS 22

assigned by the 179: "Floor
PTT system to control: An
speak in a PTT arbitration
call. system in an
MCPTT
Service that
determines
who has the
authority to
transmit
(talk) at a
point in time
during an
MCPTT call"

Glossary 1 Glossary
forced N/A N/A A switch action ITU-T G.808:

switch initiated by an "Terms and
operator definitions for
command. It network
switches the extra protection
traffic signal, and
normal traffic restoration"
signal, or the null
signal to the
protection
transport entity,
unless an equal or
higher priority
switch command
is in effect. In the
case of forced
switching extra
traffic or null
signal to the
protection
transport entity, a
normal traffic
signal that is
present on the
protection
transport entity is
transferred to and
selected from its
working transport
entity. For the
case where an
APS protocol is in
use, an SF on the
protection
transport entity
(over which the
APS signal is
routed) has
priority over the
forced switch.

Glossary 1 Glossary
free-run N/A free running An operating ETSI EN 300

mode mode condition of a 462-1-1:
clock, the output "Transmission
signal of which is and
strongly Multiplexing
influenced by the (TM); Generic
oscillating requirements
element and not for
controlled by synchronizatio
servo phase- n networks;
locking Part 1-1:
techniques. In this Definitions
mode, the clock and
has never had a terminology
network reference for
input, or the clock synchronizatio
has lost external n networks"
reference and has
no access to
stored data, that
could be acquired
from a previously
connected
external reference.
Free-run begins
when the clock
output no longer
reflects the
influence of a
connected
external
reference, or
transition from it.
Free-run
terminates when
the clock output
has achieved lock
to an external
reference.

Glossary 1 Glossary
frequency N/A N/A Interval in 3GPP TS

band frequency, group 26.402:
of consecutive "General
QMF subbands. audio codec
audio
processing
functions;
Enhanced
aacPlus
general audio
codec;
Additional
decoder
tools"
FRNCtion N/A N/A A transmission Huawei Term

al ATM method
implemented at
the TC sublayer of
the physical layer.
With this method,
ATM cells are
transmitted
through some of
the 32 E1/T1
timeslots. ATM
cells are mapped
to some of the
E1/T1 timeslots,
instead of all of
the timeslots. At
the peer end, the
ATM cell stream is
recovered from
these E1/T1
timeslots. The
timeslots that are
unavailable for
ATM cell
transmission can
transmit other
information.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Full Rate N/A N/A Full Rate (FR, Wikipedia

GSM-FR, GSM
06.10, or
sometimes simply
GSM) was the
first digital speech
coding standard
used in the GSM
digital mobile
phone system. It
uses linear
predictive coding
(LPC). The bit rate
of the codec is 13
kbit/s, or 1.625
bit/s/audio
sample (often
padded out to 33
bytes/20 ms or
13.2 kbit/s).
Full-rate N/A N/A FR data (with the Huawei Term

version 1 rate of 13 kbit/s).
Full-rate N/A N/A EFR data (with Huawei Term

version 2 the rate of 12.2
kbit/s).
Full-rate N/A N/A FAMR data (with Huawei Term

version 3 the rate ranging
from 4.75 to 12.2
kbit/s).

Glossary 1 Glossary
1.8 G
Galileo Galileo N/A Galileo is a global Wikipedia

satellite navigation
navigatio satellite system
n system (GNSS) that went
live in 2016,
created by the
European Union
through the
European Space
Agency (ESA),
operated by the
European Union
Agency for the
Space Programme
(EUSPA),
headquartered in
Prague, Czech
Republic, with
two ground
operations centres
in Fucino, Italy,
and
Oberpfaffenhofen,
Germany. The €10
billion project is
named after the
Italian astronomer
Galileo Galilei.
GSM GATM N/A A module that Huawei Term

antenna controls the RET
and TMA antenna and
control feeds current to
module the TMA.

Glossary 1 Glossary
gigabit Gb N/A The gigabit is a Wikipedia

multiple of the
unit bit for digital
information or
computer storage.
The prefix giga
(symbol G) is
defined in the
International
System of Units
(SI) as a
multiplier of 109
(1 billion, short
scale).
Gigabit GbE ● GE In computer Wikipedia

Ethernet ● 1 GigE networking,
Gigabit Ethernet
(GbE or 1 GigE) is
the term applied
to transmitting
Ethernet frames
at a rate of a
gigabit per
second.
guarantee GBR N/A The GBR denotes ETSI TS 123

d bit rate the bit rate that 401 V10.11.0:
can be expected "LTE; General
to be provided by Packet Radio
a GBR bearer. Service
(GPRS)
enhancement
s for Evolved
Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
Network (E-
UTRAN)
access"

Glossary 1 Glossary
GSM base GBTS N/A A GBTS is a base Huawei Term

transceive transceiver station
r station (BTS) applying
only to GSM
networks. The
operation and
maintenance
(O&M) of the
GBTS is
implemented by
its base station
controller (BSC),
instead of the
element
management
system (EMS).
This mode of
O&M is called
LegacyOM. The
GBTS uses GTMU
as the main
control board.
General GCGa N/A N/A Huawei Term

Clock
Unit with
GPS
REV:a

Glossary 1 Glossary
generic GCRA N/A The generic cell Wikipedia

cell rate rate algorithm
algorithm (GCRA) is a leaky
bucket-type
scheduling
algorithm for the
network scheduler
that is used in
Asynchronous
Transfer Mode
(ATM) networks.
It is used to
measure the
timing of cells on
virtual channels
(VCs) and or
Virtual Paths
(VPs) against
bandwidth and
jitter limits
contained in a
traffic contract for
the VC or VP to
which the cells
belong.
geometric GDOP N/A N/A Huawei Term

dilution
of
precision
GSM/ GERAN ● GSM/EDGE GERAN is a 3GPP TR

EDGE RAN conceptual term 21.905:
radio ● GSM EDGE identifying that "Technical
access radio part of the Specification
network access network which Group
network consists of BSCs Services and
and BTSs between System
A/Gb or Iu and Aspects;
Um interfaces. Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
guarantee GFBR N/A N/A ETSI TS 129

d flow bit 061 V15.3.0:
rate "LTE;
Interworking
between the
Public Land
Mobile
Network
(PLMN)
supporting
packet based
services and
Packet Data
Networks
(PDN)"
Generic GFP N/A A generic framing ITU-T G.

Framing procedure (GFP) 7041/Y.1303:
Procedure provides a generic "Generic
mechanism to framing
adapt traffic from procedure"
higher-layer client
signals over a
transport
network. Client
signals may be
protocol data
unit-(PDU)-
oriented (such as
Internet protocol/
point-to-point
protocol [IP/PPP]
or Ethernet media
access control
[MAC]) or block-
code oriented
constant bit rate
stream (such as
fiber channel or
enterprise systems
connection/single-
byte command
code sets
connection
[ESCON/SBCON]).

Glossary 1 Glossary
gateway GGSN N/A The Gateway 3GPP TS

GPRS GPRS Support 23.060:
support Node (GGSN) is "General
node the node that is Packet Radio
accessed by the Service
packet data (GPRS);
network due to Service
evaluation of the description;
PDP address. It Stage 2"
contains routing
information for
attached GPRS
users. The routing
information is
used to tunnel N-
PDUs to the MS's
current point of
attachment, i.e.,
the Serving GPRS
Support Node.
The GGSN may
request location
information from
the HLR via the
optional Gc
interface. The
GGSN is the first
point of PDN
interconnection
with a GSM PLMN
supporting GPRS
(i.e., the Gi
reference point is
supported by the
GGSN).

Glossary 1 Glossary
geographi GIS N/A A geographic Wikipedia

c information
informati system (GIS) is a
on system conceptualized
framework that
provides the
ability to capture
and analyze
spatial and
geographic data.
GIS applications
(or GIS apps) are
computer-based
tools that allow
the user to create
interactive queries
(user-created
searches), store
and edit spatial
and non-spatial
data, analyze
spatial
information
output, and
visually share the
results of these
operations by
presenting them
as maps.
gateway GMLC N/A A functional 3GPP TS

mobile entity that allows 23.078: "3rd
location external LCS Generation
center Clients to request Partnership
real-time Project;
information about Technical
a Mobile Station. Specification
Group Core
Network and
Terminals;
Customised
Applications
for Mobile
network
Enhanced
Logic
(CAMEL)
Phase 4;
Stage 2
(Release 16)"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Gaussian GMSK Gaussian A modulation 3GPP TR

Minimum Filtered type as defined by 45.002: "3rd
Shift Minimum 3GPP TS 45.004 Generation
Keying Shift Keying clause 2. For Partnership
GMSK Project;
modulation, a Technical
symbol is Specification
equivalent to a Group Radio
bit. A particular Access
bit period within a Network;
timeslot is GSM/EDGE
referenced by a Multiplexing
bit number (BN), and multiple
with the first bit access on the
period being radio path
numbered 0, and (Release 16)"
the last (1/4) bit
period being
numbered 156, in
case of non-
integer symbol
timeslot.
Greenwic GMT N/A Historically ETSI TS 102

h Mean standard time for 693 V1.1.2:
Time all international "Digital Audio
applications, now Broadcasting
superseded by (DAB);
UTC Encapsulation
of DAB
Interfaces
(EDI)"
gateway GNE N/A An NE that serves Huawei Term

network as a gateway for
element other NEs to
communicate
with a network
management
system.

Glossary 1 Glossary
global GNSS N/A A global 3GPP TS

navigatio navigation 23.271:
n satellite satellite system "Functional
system (GNSS) consists of stage 2
three functional description of
elements: space Location
segment Services
(satellites), user (LCS)"
segment
(receivers), and
control segment
(maintenance
etc.). The GNSS
receiver calculates
its own position
based on the
received time
differences for
several satellites.
GNSSs include
Global Positioning
System (GPS) and
GALILEO.
grade of GoS N/A In Wikipedia

service telecommunicatio
n engineering,
and in particular
teletraffic
engineering, the
quality of voice
service is specified
by two measures:
the grade of
service (GoS) and
the quality of
service (QoS).
Grade of service is
the probability of
a call in a circuit
group being
blocked or
delayed for more
than a specified
interval, expressed
as a vulgar
fraction or
decimal fraction.

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2-port GOUa N/A N/A Huawei Term

packet
over
optical GE
Ethernet
interface
unit
REV:a
4-port GOUc N/A N/A Huawei Term

packet
over GE
optical
interface
unit REV:c
guard GP N/A In TDMA, each Wikipedia

period user's timeslot
ends with a guard
period, to avoid
data loss and to
reduce
interference to
the following user,
caused by
propagation
delay.
gigabit GPON N/A G.984, commonly Wikipedia

passive known as GPON
optical (gigabit passive
network optical network),
is a standard for
passive optical
networks (PON)
published by the
ITU-T. It is
commonly used
to implement the
outermost link to
the customer
(Last kilometer or
Last mile) of
fiber-to-the-
premises (FTTP)
services.

Glossary 1 Glossary
general GPRS N/A General packet Wikipedia

packet radio service
radio (GPRS) is a packet
service oriented mobile
data standard on
the 2G and 3G
cellular
communication
network's global
system for mobile
communications
(GSM). GPRS was
established by
European
Telecommunicatio
ns Standards
Institute (ETSI) in
response to the
earlier CDPD and
i-mode packet-
switched cellular
technologies. It is
now maintained
by the 3rd
Generation
Partnership
Project (3GPP).
GPRS is typically
sold according to
the total volume
of data
transferred during
the billing cycle,
in contrast with
circuit switched
data, which is
usually billed per
minute of
connection time,
or sometimes by
one-third minute
increments. Usage
above the GPRS
bundled data cap
may be charged
per MB of data,
speed limited, or
disallowed.

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Global GPS N/A The Global 3GPP TS

Positionin Positioning 23.171:
g System System (GPS) "Location
consists of three Services
functional (LCS);
elements: Space Functional
Segment description;
(satellites), User Stage 2
Segment (UMTS)"
(receivers), and
Control Segment
(maintenance
etc.). The GPS
receiver calculates
its own position
based on the
received time
differences for
several satellites.
Generic GRE N/A It is based on the Huawei Term

Routing Internet and is
Encapsula used for
tion encapsulating IP
datagrams
tunneled through
the Internet. GRE
serves as a Layer
3 tunneling
protocol and
provides a tunnel
for transparently
transmitting data
packets.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Global GSM 2G The Global Wikipedia

System System for Mobile
for Communications
Mobile (GSM) is a
Communi standard
cations developed by the
European
Telecommunicatio
ns Standards
Institute (ETSI) to
describe the
protocols for
second-
generation (2G)
digital cellular
networks used by
mobile devices
such as mobile
phones and
tablets. It was first
deployed in
Finland in
December 1991.
By the mid-2010s,
it became a
global standard
for mobile
communications
achieving over
90% market
share, and
operating in over
193 countries and
territories.
global GT N/A A global title (GT) Wikipedia

title is an address used
in the SCCP
protocol for
routing signaling
messages on
telecommunicatio
ns networks. In
theory, a global
title is a unique
address which
refers to only one
destination,
though in practice
destinations can
change over time.

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GSM GTMU N/A N/A Huawei Term

transmissi
on and
timing
and
managem
ent unit
GPRS GTP N/A GPRS Tunnelling Wikipedia

tunneling Protocol (GTP) is
protocol a group of IP-
based
communications
protocols used to
carry general
packet radio
service (GPRS)
within wireless
networks. In 3GPP
architectures, GTP
and Proxy Mobile
IPv6 based
interfaces are
specified on
various interface
points.

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GPRS GTP-C N/A GTP-C is used Wikipedia

Tunneling within the GPRS
Protocol- core network for
Control signaling between
Plane gateway GPRS
support nodes
(GGSN) and
serving GPRS
support nodes
(SGSN). This
allows the SGSN
to activate a
session on a user's
behalf (PDP
context
activation), to
deactivate the
same session, to
adjust quality of
service
parameters, or to
update a session
for a subscriber
who has just
arrived from
another SGSN.

Glossary 1 Glossary
GPRS GTP-U N/A GPRS Tunnelling Wikipedia

Tunneling Protocol (GTP) is
Protocol- a group of IP-
User based
Plane communications
protocols used to
carry general
packet radio
service (GPRS)
within GSM,
UMTS and LTE
networks. In 3GPP
architectures, GTP
and Proxy Mobile
IPv6 based
interfaces are
specified on
various interface
points.
GTP can be
decomposed into
separate
protocols, GTP-C,
GTP-U and GTP'.
GTP-U is used for
carrying user data
within the GPRS
core network and
between the radio
access network
and the core
network. The user
data transported
can be packets in
any of IPv4, IPv6,
or PPP formats.
generic GTS N/A A traffic control Huawei Term

traffic measure that
shaping proactively adjusts
the output speed
of the traffic. This
is to adapt the
traffic to network
resources that can
be provided by
the downstream
router to avoid
packet discarding
and congestion.

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globally GUAMI N/A The globally ETSI TS 123

unique unique AMF 003 V15.10.0:
AMF identifier "LTE; 5G;
identifier (GUAMI) shall be Numbering,
constructed from addressing
the MCC, MNC and
and AMF identification"
identifier (AMFI).
graphical GUI N/A A user interface ETSI EG 201

user that supports 024: "Human
interface graphical objects, Factors (HF);
symbols and User interface
windows, and design
uses direct principles for
manipulation for the
the control of the Telecommunic
graphical objects. ations
They may also Management
support textual Network
displays. (TMN)
applicable to
the "G"
Interface"
globally GUMMEI N/A The Globally 3GPP TS

unique Unique MME 23.003
MME Identifier V17.2.0: "3rd
identifier (GUMMEI) shall Generation
be constructed Partnership
from the MCC, Project;
MNC and MME Technical
Identifier (MMEI). Specification
Group Core
Network and
Terminals;
Numbering,
addressing
and
identification;
(Release 17)"

Glossary 1 Glossary
globally GUTI N/A The purpose of ETSI TS 123

unique the GUTI is to 003 V15.10.0:
temporar provide an "LTE; 5G;
y identity unambiguous Numbering,
identification of addressing
the UE that does and
not reveal the UE identification"
or the user's
permanent
identity in the
Evolved Packet
System (EPS). It
also allows the
identification of
the MME and
network. It can be
used by the
network and the
UE to establish
the UE's identity
during signalling
between them in
the EPS. See 3GPP
TS 23.401 for
more details.
gateway GW N/A An intermediate R. Shirey,

system (interface, "Internet
relay) that Security
attaches to two Glossary,
(or more) Version 2",
computer RFC 4949,
networks that August 2007
have similar
functions but
dissimilar
implementations
and that enables
either one-way or
two-way
communication
between the
networks.

Glossary 1 Glossary
G N/A N/A An interface Huawei Term

interface between VLRs.
When a UE moves
from one VLR
service area to
another VLR
service area, the
UE initiates a
location update.
The current VLR
requests the IMSI
and
authentication
parameter group
of the UE from
the original VLR.
The message
interaction
between the VLRs
is performed
through the G
interface. The G
interface is a
standard protocol
interface. It uses
the E1 physical
link and MAP
protocol.

Glossary 1 Glossary
G.711 N/A N/A G.711 is a Wikipedia

narrowband audio
codec originally
designed for use
in telephony that
provides toll-
quality audio at
64 kbit/s. G.711
passes audio
signals in the
range of 300–
3400 Hz and
samples them at
the rate of 8,000
samples per
second, with the
tolerance on that
rate of 50 parts
per million (ppm).
Non-uniform
(logarithmic)
quantization with
8 bits is used to
represent each
sample, resulting
in a 64 kbit/s bit
rate. There are
two slightly
different versions:
μ-law, which is
used primarily in
North America
and Japan, and A-
law, which is in
use in most other
countries outside
North America.
gateway N/A N/A The gateway Wikipedia

address address (or
default gateway)
is a router
interface
connected to the
local network that
sends packets out
of the local
network. The
gateway has a
physical and a
logical address.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Gb N/A N/A Interface between ETSI TR 102

interface an SGSN and a 491:
BSS "Electromagn
etic
compatibility
and Radio
spectrum
Matters
(ERM); TETRA
Enhanced
Data Service
(TEDS);
System
reference
document"
gNodeB N/A gNB Node providing 3GPP TS

NR user plane 38.300: "NR;
and control plane NR and NG-
protocol RAN Overall
terminations Description;
towards the UE, Stage 2"
and connected via
the NG interface
to the 5GC.
group call N/A N/A A communication 3GPP TS

in which several 43.022:
MSs can receive, "Functions
but at most one related to
may be allowed Mobile
to transmit on a Station (MS)
radio channel. in idle mode
Examples of and group
group calls are receive mode"
those established
for the voice
group call service
(VGCS, see 3GPP
TS 43.068)

Glossary 1 Glossary
Gs N/A N/A An interface Huawei Term

interface between SGSN
and MSC/VLR.
This interface is
optional and is
used only for
signaling
transmission. It
uses BSSAP+ to
implement
functions such as
combined
mobility
management and
paging, and uses
No.7 signaling for
transmission.

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1.9 H
hybrid HARQ N/A Hybrid automatic Wikipedia

automatic repeat request
repeat (hybrid ARQ or
request HARQ) is a
combination of
high-rate forward
error correction
(FEC) and
automatic repeat
request (ARQ)
error-control. In
standard ARQ,
redundant bits are
added to data to
be transmitted
using an error-
detecting (ED)
code such as a
cyclic redundancy
check (CRC).
Receivers
detecting a
corrupted
message will
request a new
message from the
sender. In Hybrid
ARQ, the original
data is encoded
with an FEC code,
and the parity bits
are either
immediately sent
along with the
message or only
transmitted upon
request when a
receiver detects
an erroneous
message.

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Happy Bit HBR N/A HBR is the Huawei Term

Rate throughput
expected by the
user. Operators
configure
different HBRs for
UEs with different
priorities on the
RNC side. When
the data rate of a
UE reaches the
HBR, the HSPA
scheduling
function reduces
the scheduling
priority of the UE.
hierarchic HCS N/A Hierarchical cell Wikipedia

al cell structure ("HCS")
structure used in mobile
telecommunicatio
n means splitting
of cells. This type
of cell structure
allows the
network to
effectively use the
geographical area
and serve an
increasing
population.
high- HDB3 N/A N/A ETSI EN 300

density 417-5-1
bipolar of V1.2.1:
order 3 "Transmission
and
Multiplexing
(TM); Generic
requirements
of transport
functionality
of equipment;
Part 5-1:
Plesiochronou
s Digital
Hierarchy
(PDH) path
layer
functions"

Glossary 1 Glossary
High- HDLC ● High-level High-Level Data Wikipedia

Level Data Link Link Control
Data Link Control (HDLC) is a bit-
Control ● Hierarchica oriented code-
l Data Link transparent
Control synchronous data
link layer protocol
developed by the
International
Organization for
Standardization
(ISO). The
standard for
HDLC is ISO/IEC
13239:2002.
high- HDSL high-bitrate High-speed digital Wikipedia

speed digital subscriber line
digital subscriber line (HDSL) is a
subscriber telecommunicatio
line ns protocol
standardized in
1994. It was the
first digital
subscriber line
(DSL) technology
to use a higher
frequency
spectrum over
copper, twisted
pair cables. HDSL
was developed to
transport DS1
services at 1.544
Mbit/s and 2.048
Mbit/s over
telephone local
loops without a
need for
repeaters.
Successor
technology to
HDSL includes
HDSL2 and
HDSL4,
proprietary SDSL,
and G.SHDSL.

Glossary 1 Glossary
hybrid HDSS N/A Hybrid dynamic Huawei Term

dynamic spectrum sharing
spectrum (HDSS) allows LTE
sharing and NR cells to
share the same
spectrum
resources. When
HDSS is enabled,
the bandwidth of
the NR cell is
greater than that
of the LTE cell,
and the shared
spectrum is equal
to the configured
bandwidth of the
LTE cell.
home HE N/A Responsible for 3GPP TR

environm overall provision 21.905:
ent and control of the "Technical
personal service Specification
environment of its Group
subscribers Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
HUAWEI HedEx N/A N/A Huawei Term

Electronic
Documen
t Explorer
home HeNB N/A A HeNB is a piece 3GPP TS

eNodeB of customer- 22.220:
premises "Service
equipment that requirements
connects a 3GPP for Home
UE over E-UTRAN Node B
wireless air (HNB) and
interface to a Home eNode
mobile operator's B (HeNB)"
network using a
broadband IP
backhaul.

Glossary 1 Glossary
heat HEUA N/A An electronic Huawei Term

exchange circuit that
unit type monitors fans and
A reports alarms.
hyper HFN N/A The MSBs of both 3GPP TS

frame the ciphering 25.331:
number sequence "Universal
numbers Mobile
(COUNT-C) and Telecommunic
integrity sequence ations System
numbers (UMTS);
(COUNT-I), for Radio
the ciphering and Resource
integrity Control
protection (RRC);
algorithms, Protocol
respectively, are specification"
called the Hyper
Frame Numbers
(HFN).
hard HHO N/A Hard handover is 3GPP TR

handover a category of 21.905:
handover "Technical
procedures where Specification
all the old radio Group
links in the UE are Services and
abandoned before System
the new radio Aspects;
links are Vocabulary
established. for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
high HII N/A The HII is a Huawei Term

interferen bitmap used to
ce indicate high
indication interference with
each bit
representing one
PRB. If a bit is 1,
the transmit
power on the
corresponding
PRB is high,
possibly causing
high interference.
If a bit is 0, the
transmit power on
the corresponding
PRB is not high,
and no high
interference will
be caused.
High HIS N/A N/A ETSI GR F5G

Speed 002: "Fifth
Internet Generation
Fixed
Network
(F5G); F5G
Use Cases"

Glossary 1 Glossary
home HLR N/A The home Wikipedia

location location register
register (HLR) is a central
database that
contains details of
each mobile
phone subscriber
that is authorized
to use the GSM
core network.
There can be
several logical,
and physical,
HLRs per public
land mobile
network (PLMN),
though one
international
mobile subscriber
identity (IMSI)/
MSISDN pair can
be associated with
only one logical
HLR (which can
span several
physical nodes) at
a time.
hash- HMAC N/A Message ETSI TS 101

based authentication 909-11 V1.2.1:
message algorithm, based "Digital
authentic on either SHA-1 Broadband
ation or MD5 hash and Cable Access
code defined in IETF to the Public
RFC 2104. Telecommunic
ations
Network; IP
Multimedia
Time Critical
Services; Part
11: Security"

Glossary 1 Glossary
handover HO N/A The process in 3GPP TR

which the radio 21.905:
access network "Technical
changes the radio Specification
transmitters or Group
radio access mode Services and
or radio system System
used to provide Aspects;
the bearer Vocabulary
services, while for 3GPP
maintaining a Specifications
defined bearer "
service QoS.
home HPLMN N/A N/A Huawei Term

public
land
mobile
network
hierarchic HQoS Hierarchical A type of QoS Huawei Term

al QoS Quality of that controls user
Service traffic and
schedules the
traffic according
to the priority of
services. HQoS
offers an
advanced traffic
statistics function,
with which a
network
administrator can
monitor the
bandwidth each
service occupies,
analyze the
traffic, and
allocate
bandwidth for
services
accordingly.

Glossary 1 Glossary
High Rate HRPD N/A A packet data 3GPP TS

Packet protocol in the 3G 36.133:
Data mobile "Technical
communications Specification
network based on Group Radio
CDMA2000. It is Access
also known as Network;
TIA/EIA IS-856 or Evolved
1xEV-DO. Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
(E-UTRA);
Requirements
for support of
radio resource
management;
"
high- hRRU N/A N/A Huawei Term

power
remote
radio unit
high HSCSD N/A High Speed Circuit Wikipedia

speed Switched Data
circuit (HSCSD) is an
switched enhancement to
data CSD designed to
provide higher
data rates by
means of more
efficient channel
coding and/or
multiple (up to 4)
time slots. It
requires the time
slots being used
to be fully
reserved to a
single user. A
transfer rate of up
to 57.6 kbit/s (i.e.,
4 × 14.4 kbit/s)
can be reached, or
even 115 kbit/s if
a network allows
combining 8 slots
instead of just 4.

Glossary 1 Glossary
High HSDPA N/A High Speed Wikipedia

Speed Downlink Packet
Downlink Access (HSDPA) is
Packet an enhanced 3G
Access (third-generation)
mobile
communications
protocol in the
High-Speed
Packet Access
(HSPA) family.
HSDPA is also
known as 3.5G,
3G+, or Turbo 3G.
It allows networks
based on the
Universal Mobile
Telecommunicatio
ns System
(UMTS) to have
higher data
speeds and
capacity.
high HS-DPCCH N/A A channel that Wikipedia

speed carries feedback
dedicated signalling related
physical to HS-DSCH,
control including HARQ-
channel ACK and CQI
high HS-DSCH N/A An HSDPA Wikipedia

speed transport channel
downlink shared by several
shared UEs
channel

Glossary 1 Glossary
HRPD HSGW N/A N/A 3GPP TS

serving 32.299
gateway version 9.16.0:
"Digital
cellular
telecommunic
ations system
(Phase 2+);
Universal
Mobile
Telecommunic
ations System
(UMTS); LTE;
Telecommunic
ation
management;
Charging
management;
Diameter
charging
applications"
hitless HSM N/A N/A Huawei Term

switch
mode
hopping HSN N/A Frequency Huawei Term

sequence hopping is
number employed in
frequency division
spread spectrum
to hide the data
channels in the
noise or to avoid
interference from
other users of the
common
spectrum.

Glossary 1 Glossary
High HSPA N/A High Speed Wikipedia

Speed Packet Access
Packet (HSPA) is an
Access amalgamation of
two mobile
protocols, High
Speed Downlink
Packet Access
(HSDPA) and
High Speed
Uplink Packet
Access (HSUPA),
that extends and
improves the
performance of
existing 3G
mobile
telecommunicatio
n networks using
the WCDMA
protocols.
high HS-PDSCH N/A N/A Huawei Term

speed
physical
downlink
shared
channel

Glossary 1 Glossary
home HSS N/A Centralized entity 3GPP TS

subscriber containing 23.278
server subscription data version 5.0.0:
that is required "Digital
for user cellular
authentication telecommunic
and encryption in ations system
a 3rd generation (Phase 2+);
mobile network Universal
(UMTS) on a per Mobile
user basis. Telecommunic
ations System
(UMTS);
Customized
Applications
for Mobile
network
Enhanced
Logic
(CAMEL); IP
Multimedia
System (IMS)
interworking;
Stage 2"
high HS-SCCH N/A N/A Huawei Term

speed
shared
control
channel

Glossary 1 Glossary
High HSUPA N/A High Speed Wikipedia

Speed Uplink Packet
Uplink Access (HSUPA) is
Packet an enhanced 3G
Access (third-generation)
mobile
communications
protocol in the
High-Speed
Packet Access
(HSPA) family.
HSUPA is also
known as 3.5G,
3G+, or Turbo 3G.
It allows networks
based on the
Universal Mobile
Telecommunicatio
ns System
(UMTS) to have
higher data
speeds and
capacity.
Hypertext HTML N/A A platform- R. Shirey,

Markup independent "Internet
Language system of syntax Security
and semantics Glossary,
(RFC 1866) for Version 2",
adding characters RFC 4949,
to data files August 2007
(particularly text
files) to represent
the data's
structure and to
point to related
data, thus
creating hypertext
for use in the
World Wide Web
and other
applications.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Hypertext HTTP N/A The Hypertext Wikipedia

Transfer Transfer Protocol
Protocol (HTTP) is an
application layer
protocol for
distributed,
collaborative,
hypermedia
information
systems.
Hypertext HTTPS N/A Hypertext Transfer Wikipedia

Transfer Protocol Secure
Protocol (HTTPS) is an
Secure extension of the
Hypertext Transfer
Protocol (HTTP).
It is used for
secure
communication
over a computer
network, and is
widely used on
the Internet.
hub base Hub BTS N/A N/A Huawei Term

transceive
r station
half rate N/A N/A A variable of Huawei Term

GSM. The half
rate doubles
system capacity
through the more
efficient speech
coding.

Glossary 1 Glossary
half-rate N/A N/A A service where Huawei Term

service the speech
encoding rate is
reduced to about
half of the full-
rate through a
new speech
coding algorithm.
If the half-rate
service is enabled,
the physical
channel carrying
the service of one
MS is able to bear
the services of
two MSs.
half-static N/A N/A An original Huawei Term

configuration is
generated in data
configuration.
This configuration
can be
dynamically
adjusted by the
resource
management
module.
hardware N/A N/A A link layer Huawei Term

address address or
physical address.
It is six bytes long.
It is also called
physical address.
heartbeat N/A N/A Packets sent Huawei Term

between between the
the active active and
and standby BAMs,
standby which are not
BAMs replied to by the
peer end. The
active and
standby BAMs
send heartbeats
to each other to
indicate their
normal work
status.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Hello N/A N/A Hello packets are J. Moy, "OSPF

packet OSPF packet type Version 2",
1. These packets RFC 1583,
are sent March 1994
periodically on all
interfaces
(including virtual
links) in order to
establish and
maintain neighbor
relationships. In
addition, Hello
packets are
multicast on
those physical
networks having a
multicast or
broadcast
capability,
enabling dynamic
discovery of
neighboring
routers.
HeNB N/A N/A A HeNB is a piece Huawei Term

of customer-
premises
equipment that
connects a 3GPP
UE over E-UTRAN
wireless air
interface to a
mobile operator's
network using a
broadband IP
backhaul.
host N/A N/A A computer ETSI TS 101

system uniquely 197-1:
identified by its "Digital Video
Internet Protocol Broadcasting
(IP) address, and (DVB); DVB
as such SimulCrypt;
addressable in a Part 1: Head-
computer end
network. It may architecture
take both client and
and server roles. synchronizatio
n"

Glossary 1 Glossary
host N/A hostname "Host name" is P. Hoffman,

name often meant to be ICANN, A.
a domain name Sullivan, Dyn,
that follows the K. Fujiwara,
rules in Section and JPRS,
3.5 of RFC1034, "DNS
the "preferred Terminology",
name syntax". RFC 7719,
Note that any December
label in a domain 2015
name can contain
any octet value;
hostnames are
generally
considered to be
domain names
where every label
follows the rules
in the "preferred
name syntax",
with the
amendment that
labels can start
with ASCII digits
(this amendment
comes from
Section 2.1 of
[RFC1123]).
People also
sometimes use
the term
hostname to refer
to just the first
label of an FQDN,
such as "printer"
in
"printer.admin.exa
mple.com".
(Sometimes this is
formalized in
configuration in
operating
systems.) In
addition, people
sometimes use
this term to
describe any
name that refers
to a machine, and
those might

Glossary 1 Glossary
include labels that

do not conform to
the "preferred
name syntax".
hot patch N/A ● hot Hot patching, also Wikipedia

patching known as live
● live patching or
patching dynamic software
updating, is the
● dynamic application of
software patches without
updating shutting down
and restarting the
system or the
program
concerned.
hotspot N/A N/A A cell that has Huawei Term

cell high traffic and a
large quantity of
users.
Huawei N/A N/A Huawei CA is a Huawei Term

CA self-signed CA
deployed by
Huawei to pre-
provision
certificates for
devices during
manufacturing.
Huawei- N/A N/A A Huawei-issued Huawei Term

issued device certificate
device is a digital
certificate certificate issued
by a Huawei CA
and factory
installed on a
device during the
manufacturing
process. The
certificate is used
as a device
identifier to
identify a Huawei
device.
HW II N/A N/A It is an algorithm Huawei Term

used for channel
allocation and
power control.

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HW III N/A N/A It is an algorithm Huawei Term

used for power
control.
Hybrid N/A N/A Hybrid Huawei Term

microwav transmission of
e Native E1 and
Native Ethernet
microwave
signals. Hybrid
microwave
supports AM.
hyper cell N/A N/A A hyper cell is Huawei Term

formed by
combining
multiple
independent TRPs
working on the
same frequency
and having the
same bandwidth.
The combined cell
works as a logical
cell to provide
radio
communication
services.

Glossary 1 Glossary
1.10 I
input/ I/O ● io In computing, Wikipedia

output ● IO input/output (I/O)
is the
communication
between an
information
processing
system, such as a
computer, and the
outside world,
possibly a human
or another
information
processing
system. Inputs are
the signals or
data received by
the system and
outputs are the
signals or data
sent from it. The
term can also be
used as part of an
action; to
"perform I/O" is
to perform an
input or output
operation.
intelligent IAC N/A During the Huawei Term

access process of a UE's
control access to a
network,
intelligent access
control (IAC) is
performed to
improve the
access success
rate of the UE.
The following
means are used
by IAC: rate
negotiation,
preemption,
queuing, directed
retry, and
redirection.

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intelligent IACC N/A When traffic Huawei Term

access congestion occurs
control in a cell, this
class function restricts
the number of
random access
requests to
increase the
immediate
assignment
success rate.
iSite IASU N/A N/A Huawei Term

access
SDH unit
integrate IBBS N/A N/A Huawei Term

d backup
battery
system
initial IBLER N/A Initial block error Huawei Term

block rate of data
error rate packets
instantan IBW N/A This is the range ITU-R SM.

eous of RF frequency 2356-0:
bandwidt over which the "Procedures
h signal may be for planning
instantaneously and
received and optimization
processed; for of spectrum-
instance, its value monitoring
will determine the networks in
range of radar the VHF/UHF
frequency agility frequency
that can be range"
processed.

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interferen IC N/A The basic idea of Huawei Term

ce interference
cancellati cancellation is to
on estimate the
interference of UE
signals through
detection and
reconstruction
technologies and
subtract some or
all interference
from the total
received data to
reduce the
interference level
before
demodulation and
decoding.
interferen ICC N/A Interference Huawei Term

ce cancellation
cancellati combining is an
on optimized RF
combinin algorithm, which
g has satisfactory
anti-interference
performance and
improves voice
quality
significantly.
inter sub- ICI N/A N/A Huawei Term

carrier
interferen
ce

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inter-cell ICIC N/A Inter-cell Wikipedia

interferen interference
ce coordination
coordinati (ICIC) techniques
on present a solution
by applying
restrictions to the
radio resource
management
(RRM) block,
improving
favorable channel
conditions across
subsets of users
that are severely
impacted by the
interference, and
thus attaining
high spectral
efficiency.

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Internet ICMP N/A The Internet Wikipedia

Control Control Message
Message Protocol (ICMP) is
Protocol a supporting
protocol in the
Internet protocol
suite. It is used by
network devices,
including routers,
to send error
messages and
operational
information
indicating success
or failure when
communicating
with another IP
address, for
example, when an
error is indicated
when a requested
service is not
available or that a
host or router
could not be
reached. ICMP
differs from
transport
protocols such as
TCP and UDP in
that it is not
typically used to
exchange data
between systems,
nor is it regularly
employed by end-
user network
applications (with
the exception of
some diagnostic
tools like ping and
traceroute).

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Internet ICMPv6 N/A N/A ETSI GS AFI

Control 002 V1.1.1:
Message "Autonomic
Protocol network
version 6 engineering
for the self-
managing
Future
Internet (AFI);
Generic
Autonomic
Network
Architecture
(An
Architectural
Reference
Model for
Autonomic
Networking,
Cognitive
Networking
and Self-
Management)
"
indoor ICR N/A A rack that is Huawei Term

centralize used for solutions
d rack to indoor
distributed base
stations. The
baseband unit
(BBU) and remote
RF units (RRUs) in
centralized mode
can be installed
on it. It is a
component of a
base station.

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Identifier ID N/A An identifier is a Wikipedia

name that
identifies (that is,
labels the identity
of) either a
unique object or a
unique class of
objects, where the
"object" or class
may be an idea,
physical
countable object
(or class thereof),
or physical
noncountable
substance (or
class thereof).
The abbreviation
ID often refers to
identity,
identification (the
process of
identifying), or an
identifier (that is,
an instance of
identification). An
identifier may be
a word, number,
letter, symbol, or
any combination
of those.
intra- IDNNS N/A N/A Huawei Term

domain
NAS node
selection
indoor IDU N/A Indoor unit of Huawei Term

unit split-mount
microwave
equipment. It
implements
functions
including service
access,
multiplexing/
demultiplexing,
and IF processing.

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Internet IE N/A Internet Explorer Wikipedia

Explorer (formerly
Microsoft Internet
Explorer and
Windows Internet
Explorer,
commonly
abbreviated IE or
MSIE) is a
discontinued
series of graphical
web browsers
developed by
Microsoft and
included in the
Microsoft
Windows line of
operating
systems, starting
in 1995.
informati IE N/A The components ITU-T Q.2931:

on of a message are "Digital
element information Subscriber
elements. A Signalling
particular System No. 2
information - User-
element type may Network
be a component Interface
of more than one (UNI) layer 3
message type. An specification
information for basic call/
element is connection
composed of one control"
or more octet
groups.

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Internatio IEC N/A Organization that ETSI TS 103

nal prepares and 311-2 V1.1.1:
Electrotec publishes "Integrated
hnical international broadband
Commissi standards for cable
on electrical, telecommunic
electronic and ation
related networks
technologies. (CABLE);
Fourth
Generation
Transmission
Systems for
Interactive
Cable
Television
Services - IP
Cable
Modems; Part
2: Physical
Layer;
DOCSIS® 3.1"
Institute IEEE N/A The IEEE is a not- R. Shirey,

of for-profit "Internet
Electrical association of Security
and approximately Glossary,
Electronic 300,000 individual Version 2",
s members in 150 RFC 4949,
Engineers countries. The August 2007
IEEE produces
nearly one third
of the world's
published
literature in
electrical
engineering,
computers, and
control
technology; holds
hundreds of
major, annual
conferences; and
maintains more
than 800 active
standards, with
many more under
development.

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Internet IETF N/A The Internet Wikipedia

Engineeri Engineering Task
ng Task Force (IETF) is an
Force open standards
organization,
which develops
and promotes
voluntary Internet
standards, in
particular the
standards that
comprise the
Internet protocol
suite (TCP/IP).
inverse IFFT N/A Algorithm to ETSI TS 103

fast compute the 311-2:
Fourier inverse discrete "Integrated
transform Fourier transform broadband
from the cable
frequency domain telecommunic
to the time ation
domain, typically networks
far more (CABLE);
efficiently than Fourth
methods such as Generation
correlation or Transmission
solving Systems for
simultaneous Interactive
linear equations. Cable
Television
Services - IP
Cable
Modems; Part
2: Physical
Layer;"
intelligent IFTS N/A N/A Huawei Term

field test
system

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Internet IGMP N/A The Internet Wikipedia

Group Group
Managem Management
ent Protocol (IGMP) is
Protocol a communications
protocol used by
hosts and
adjacent routers
on IPv4 networks
to establish
multicast group
memberships.
IGMP is an
integral of IP
multicast and
allows the
network to direct
multicast
transmissions only
to hosts that have
requested them.
Interior IGP N/A An interior Wikipedia

Gateway gateway protocol
Protocol (IGP) is a type of
protocol used for
exchanging
routing
information
between
gateways
(commonly
routers) within an
autonomous
system (for
example, a system
of corporate local
area networks).
This routing
information can
then be used to
route network-
layer protocols
like IP.

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integrity IK N/A The integrity key 3GPP TS

key (IK) is 128 bits 33.102: "3G
long. IK is stored security;
in the USIM and a Security
copy is stored in architecture"
the ME. IK is sent
from the USIM to
the ME upon
request of the ME.
The USIM shall
send IK under the
condition that a
valid IK is
available. The ME
shall trigger a
new
authentication
procedure if the
current value of
STARTCS or
STARTPS in the
USIM are not up-
to-date or
STARTCS or
STARTPS have
reached
THRESHOLD. The
ME shall delete IK
from memory
after power-off as
well as after
removal of the
USIM.

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Internet IKE N/A Key management ETSI TR 102

Key mechanism used 129 V1.1.1:
Exchange to negotiate and "Telecommuni
derive keys for cations and
SAs in IPsec. Internet
Protocol
Harmonizatio
n Over
Networks
(TIPHON);
Requirements
Definition
Study;
Interworking
of TIPHON
and
IPCablecom;
Architecture,
Protocol, QoS
and Security"
IP IM N/A N/A Huawei Term

multimed
ia
instant IM N/A Differs from email EG 202 308

messagin primarily in that V1.2.1: "User
g its primary focus Group; User
is substantially interoperabilit
immediate end- y criteria"
user delivery.

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inverse IMA N/A ITU-T I.761 ITU-T I.761:

multiplexi defines a protocol "Inverse
ng for for inverse multiplexing
ATM multiplexing of an for ATM
ATM cell stream (IMA)"
over multiple
physical links, and
to retrieve the
original stream at
the far end from
these links.
Multiplexing of
the ATM cell
stream is
performed on a
cell-by-cell basis
across the
multiple links. The
inverse
multiplexing for
ATM (IMA)
protocol provides
a modular
bandwidth for
user access to
ATM networks at
rates between
those used for
UNI as defined in
ITU-T
Recommendation
I.432 series, and
for connection
between ATM
network elements
at rates other
than those
defined by
existing digital
hierarchies. The
introduction of
ATM inverse
multiplexers
provides an
effective method
of combining the
transport
bandwidths of
multiple links
grouped to

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collectively
provide higher
intermediate
rates.
indoor IMB N/A A box that is an Huawei Term

mini box indoor subrack
with limited
space. It supports
external AC or DC
input, and houses
and protects the
baseband unit
(BBU). It is a
component of a
base station.
internatio IMEI N/A An international ETSI TS 100

nal mobile equipment 508 V7.0.0:
mobile identity is a "Digital
equipmen unique number cellular
t identity which shall be telecommunic
allocated to each ations system
individual mobile (Phase 2+);
station equipment International
in the GSM Mobile
system and shall station
be unconditionally Equipment
implemented by Identities
the MS (IMEI) (GSM
manufacturer. 02.16 version
7.0.0 Release
1998)"
internatio IMEISV International N/A 3GPP TS

nal Mobile 44.318
mobile Equipment version 9.2.0:
station Identity "Digital
equipmen Software cellular
t identity Version telecommunic
and ations system
software (Phase 2+);
version Generic
number Access
Network
(GAN);
Mobile GAN
interface layer
3
specification"

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IP IMS N/A The IP multimedia Wikipedia

multimed subsystem or IP
ia multimedia core
subsyste network
m subsystem (IMS)
is a standardized
architectural
framework for
delivering IP
multimedia
services.
Historically,
mobile phones
have provided
voice call services
over a circuit-
switched-style
network, rather
than strictly over
an IP packet-
switched network.
Alternative
methods of
delivering voice
(VoIP) or other
multimedia
services have
become available
on smartphones,
but they have not
become
standardized
across the
industry.

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internatio IMSI N/A The international Wikipedia

nal mobile subscriber
mobile identity (IMSI) is
subscriber a number that
identity uniquely identifies
every user of a
cellular network.
It is stored as a
64-bit field and is
sent by the
mobile device to
the network. It is
also used for
acquiring other
details of the
mobile device in
the home location
register (HLR) or
as locally copied
in the visitor
location register.
Internatio IMT-2000 N/A N/A 3GPP TR

nal 21.905: "3rd
Mobile Generation
Telecom Partnership
municatio Project;
ns-2000 Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
vocabulary for
3GPP
Specifications
"

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intelligent IN N/A The intelligent Wikipedia

network network (IN) is
the standard
network
architecture
specified in the
ITU-T Q.1200
series
recommendations.
It is intended for
fixed as well as
mobile telecom
networks. It
allows operators
to differentiate
themselves by
providing value-
added services in
addition to the
standard telecom
services such as
PSTN, ISDN on
fixed networks,
and wireless
services on mobile
phones or other
mobile devices.
informati InfoSec N/A The combination ETSI ETR 232:

on of confidentiality, "Security
security validity, Techniques
authenticity, Advisory
integrity and Group
information (STAG);
availability. Glossary of
(INFOSEC Task security
S2001 [15]) terminology"
intelligent IOS N/A N/A Huawei Term

optimum
sample
interferen IoT N/A N/A Huawei Term

ce over
thermal

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Internet IoT N/A Dynamic global ETSI TS 102

of Things network with 181 V1.3.1:
(self-)configuring "Emergency
capabilities based Communicati
on ons (EMTEL);
communication Requirements
protocols where for
physical and communicatio
virtual 'things' n between
have identities, authorities/
physical organizations
attributes, and during
virtual emergencies"
representation,
and use interfaces
to be integrated
into the
information
network (from
ETSI TR 103 582).
Internet IP N/A Computer ETSI EN 302

Protocol network protocol 878-2:
(analogous to "Access,
written and verbal Terminals,
languages) that Transmission
all machines on and
the Internet must Multiplexing
know so that they (ATTM); Third
can communicate Generation
with one another. Transmission
IP is a layer 3 Systems for
(network layer) Interactive
protocol in the Cable
OSI model. Television
Services - IP
Cable
Modems; Part
2: Physical
Layer; DOCSIS
3.0"

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IP IP PM N/A Huawei Huawei Term

performa introduces the
nce proprietary
monitorin protocol IP PM. IP
g PM detects the
transmission rate,
packet loss rate,
delay, and jitter of
user-plane data
flows in real-time
from end to end.
IP radio IP RAN N/A A network that Huawei Term

access uses IP
network technology to
achieve data
backhaul on a
radio access
network.
IP IP-CAN N/A N/A 3GPP TS

connectivi 32.251
ty access version 9.9.0:
network "Digital
cellular
telecommunic
ations system
(Phase 2+);
Universal
Mobile
Telecommunic
ations System
(UMTS); LTE;
Telecommunic
ation
management;
Charging
management;
Packet
Switched (PS)
domain
charging"

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Internet IPCP N/A In computer Wikipedia

Protocol networking,
control Internet Protocol
protocol control protocol
(IPCP) is a
network control
protocol (NCP) for
establishing and
configuring
Internet Protocol
over a point-to-
point protocol
link. IPCP is
responsible for
configuring the IP
addresses as well
as for enabling
and disabling the
IP protocol
modules on both
ends of the point-
to-point link. IPCP
uses the same
packet exchange
mechanism as the
link control
protocol. IPCP
packets may not
be exchanged
until PPP has
reached the
Network-Layer
Protocol phase,
and any IPCP
packets received
before this phase
is reached should
be silently
discarded. IPCP
has the NCP
protocol code
number 0x8021.

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idle IPDL N/A N/A ETSI TS 123

period 271: "Digital
downlink cellular
telecommunic
ations system
(Phase 2+)
(GSM);
Universal
Mobile
Telecommunic
ations System
(UMTS); LTE;
Functional
stage 2
description of
Location
Services (LCS)
"
in-path IPE N/A The IPE can be Huawei Term

equipmen classified into
t echo canceler,
digital
communication
multiplexer
equipment
(DCME), dual
tone multi-
frequency (DTMF)
generator, A-
law/u-law
converter, and so
forth.

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IP Header IPHC N/A A host-host Huawei Term

Compress protocol used to
ion compress real-
time multimedia
services such as
voice and video
over IP networks.
To reduce
bandwidth
consumption, you
can use the IP
header
compression
function on links
to compress
TCP/IP and
IP/UDT/RTP
headers.
IP over IPoA N/A N/A ETSI TS 102

ATM 460 V1.2.1:
"Satellite
Earth Stations
and Systems
(SES);
Broadband
Satellite
Multimedia
(BSM);
Address
Management
at the SI-SAP"

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IP IPPM N/A The IETF has Emile

performa standardized IP Stephan, Lei
nce performance Liang, Al
metrics metrics (IPPM) for Morton. IP
measuring end- Performance
to-end Metrics
performance (IPPM):
between two Spatial and
points. This memo Multicast, RFC
defines two new 5644, October
categories of 2009
metrics that
extend the
coverage to
multiple
measurement
points. It defines
spatial metrics for
measuring the
performance of
segments of a
source to
destination path,
and metrics for
measuring the
performance
between a source
and many
destinations in
multiparty
communications.

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Internet IPsec N/A In computing, Wikipedia

Protocol Internet Protocol
Security Security (IPsec) is
a secure network
protocol suite that
authenticates and
encrypts the
packets of data to
provide secure
encrypted
communication
between two
computers over
an Internet
Protocol network.
It is used in virtual
private networks
(VPNs).
IPsec includes
protocols for
establishing
mutual
authentication
between agents
at the beginning
of a session and
negotiation of
cryptographic
keys to use during
the session. IPsec
can protect data
flows between a
pair of hosts
(host-to-host),
between a pair of
security gateways
(network-to-
network), or
between a
security gateway
and a host
(network-to-
host). IPsec uses
cryptographic
security services
to protect
communications
over Internet
Protocol (IP)
networks. It

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supports network-
level peer
authentication,
data origin
authentication,
data integrity,
data
confidentiality
(encryption), and
replay protection.
The initial IPv4
suite was
developed with
few security
provisions. As a
part of the IPv4
enhancement,
IPsec is a layer 3
OSI model or
Internet layer
end-to-end
security scheme.
In contrast, while
some other
Internet security
systems in
widespread use
operate above
layer 3, such as
Transport Layer
Security (TLS)
that operates
above the
Transport Layer
and Secure Shell
(SSH) that
operates at the
Application layer,
IPsec can
automatically
secure
applications at
the IP layer.

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Internet IPTV N/A Internet Protocol Wikipedia

Protocol television (IPTV)
television is the delivery of
television content
over Internet
Protocol (IP)
networks. This is
in contrast to
delivery through
traditional
terrestrial,
satellite, and
cable television
formats. Unlike
downloaded
media, IPTV offers
the ability to
stream the source
media
continuously. As a
result, a client
media player can
begin playing the
content (such as a
TV channel)
almost
immediately. This
is known as
streaming media.

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Internet IPv4 N/A Internet Protocol Wikipedia

Protocol version 4 (IPv4) is
version 4 the fourth version
of the Internet
Protocol (IP). It is
one of the core
protocols of
standards-based
internetworking
methods in the
Internet and other
packet-switched
networks. IPv4
was the first
version deployed
for production on
SATNET in 1982
and on the
ARPANET in
January 1983. It is
still used to route
most Internet
traffic today,
despite the
ongoing
deployment of a
successor
protocol, IPv6.

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Internet IPv6 N/A Internet Protocol Wikipedia

Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is
version 6 the most recent
version of the
Internet Protocol
(IP), the
communications
protocol that
provides an
identification and
location system
for computers on
networks and
routes traffic
across the
Internet. IPv6 was
developed by the
Internet
Engineering Task
Force (IETF) to
deal with the
long-anticipated
problem of IPv4
address
exhaustion. IPv6 is
intended to
replace IPv4. In
December 1998,
IPv6 became a
Draft Standard for
the IETF, who
subsequently
ratified it as an
Internet Standard
on 14 July 2017.

Glossary 1 Glossary
increment IR N/A Incremental 3GPP TR

al redundancy, 44.060: "3rd
redundan enables higher Generation
cy data rates Partnership
through Project;
combining Technical
information from Specification
different Group Radio
transmissions of Access
RLC data blocks Network;
when decoding. General
Also known as Packet Radio
Hybrid Type II/III Service
ARQ. (GPRS);
Mobile
Station (MS)
- Base Station
System (BSS)
interface;
Radio Link
Control /
Medium
Access
Control (RLC/
MAC)
protocol
(Release 16)"
infrared IR infrared light Region of the ETSI TR 170

electromagnetic 002 V3.1.1:
spectrum "Project
bounded by the MESA; Service
long-wavelength Specification
extreme of the Group -
visible spectrum. Services and
(approximately Applications;
0.7 μm) and the Definitions,
shortest symbols and
microwaves abbreviations"
(approximately
0.1 mm).

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initializati IR N/A The state is the Huawei Term

on and lowest level. In
refresh this state, the
compressor sends
the entire packet
header
information,
including the
static part and the
dynamic part. The
compressor is in
this state when
the static part of
the context of the
decompressor is
not established or
the
decompression
fails. The
compressor
remains in this
state until the
decompressor has
correctly received
all the static
context
information.

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Internet ISAKMP N/A Internet Security Wikipedia

Security Association and
Associatio Key Management
n and Key Protocol
Managem (ISAKMP) is a
ent protocol defined
Protocol by RFC 2408 for
establishing
Security
association (SA)
and cryptographic
keys in an
Internet
environment.
ISAKMP only
provides a
framework for
authentication
and key exchange
and is designed to
be key exchange
independent;
protocols such as
Internet Key
Exchange (IKE)
and Kerberized
Internet
Negotiation of
Keys (KINK)
provide
authenticated
keying material
for use with
ISAKMP. For
example: IKE
describes a
protocol using
part of Oakley
and part of
SKEME in
conjunction with
ISAKMP to obtain
authenticated
keying material
for use with
ISAKMP.
inter-site ISD N/A N/A Huawei Term

distance

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Integrate ISDN N/A Integrated Wikipedia

d Services Services Digital
Digital Network (ISDN) is
Network a set of
communication
standards for
simultaneous
digital
transmission of
voice, video, data,
and other
network services
over the
digitalized circuits
of the public
switched
telephone
network.

Glossary 1 Glossary
inter- ISI intersymbol In Wikipedia

symbol interference telecommunicatio
interferen n, intersymbol
ce interference (ISI)
is a form of
distortion of a
signal in which
one symbol
interferes with
subsequent
symbols. This is
an unwanted
phenomenon as
the previous
symbols have a
similar effect as
noise, thus
making the
communication
less reliable. The
spreading of the
pulse beyond its
allotted time
interval causes it
to interfere with
neighboring
pulses. ISI is
usually caused by
multipath
propagation or
the inherent
linear or non-
linear frequency
response of a
communication
channel, causing
successive
symbols to blur
together.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Internatio ISO N/A The International Wikipedia

nal Organization for
Organizat Standardization
ion for (ISO) is an
Standardi international
zation standard-setting
body composed of
representatives
from various
national
standards
organizations.
Internet ISP N/A An Internet Wikipedia

Service service provider
Provider (ISP) is an
organization that
provides many
different services
for accessing,
using, or
participating in
the Internet.
Internet service
providers can be
organized in
various forms,
such as
commercial,
community-
owned, non-
profit, or
otherwise
privately owned.

Glossary 1 Glossary
integrate ISUP ISDN user The ISDN Wikipedia

d services part (Integrated
digital Services Digital
network Network) User
user part Part or ISUP is
part of Signaling
System No. 7
(SS7), which is
used to set up
telephone calls in
the public
switched
telephone
network (PSTN).
It is specified by
the ITU-T as part
of the Q.76x
series.
informati IT N/A Information Wikipedia

on technology (IT) is
technolog the use of
y computers to
store or retrieve
data and
information. IT is
typically used
within the context
of business
operations as
opposed to
personal or
entertainment
technologies. IT is
considered to be a
subset of
information and
communications
technology (ICT).

Glossary 1 Glossary
Internatio ITU N/A The International ITU-T G.780:

nal Telecommunicatio "Terms and
Telecom n Union (ITU) is definitions for
municatio the United synchronous
n Union Nations digital
specialized agency hierarchy
in the field of (SDH)
telecommunicatio networks"
ns, information
and
communication
technologies
(ICTs).
ITU ITU-T ● Internation International R. Shirey,

Telecom al Telecommunicatio "Internet
municatio Telecomm ns Union, Security
n unications Telecommunicatio Glossary,
Standardi Union, n Standardization Version 2",
zation Telecomm Sector (formerly RFC 4949,
Sector unication "CCITT"), a United August 2007
Standardiz Nations treaty
ation organization that
Sector is composed
● Internation mainly of postal,
al telephone, and
Telecomm telegraph
unication authorities of the
Union- member countries
Telecomm and that publishes
unication standards called
Standardiz "Recommendatio
ation ns".
Sector
Iub Iub N/A Interface between 3GPP TR

interface an RNC and a 21.905:
NodeB. "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Iu-BC Iu-BC N/A Interface between 3GPP TR

interface the RNC and the 25.419: "3rd
CBC. Generation
Partnership
Project;
Technical
Specification
Group Radio
Access
Network;
UTRAN Iu-BC
Interface:
Service Area
Broadcast
Protocol
(SABP)
(Release 16)"
Iur Iur N/A A logical interface 3GPP TR

interface between two 21.905:
RNCs. While "Technical
logically Specification
representing a Group
point to point link Services and
between RNCs, System
the physical Aspects;
realization may Vocabulary
not be a point to for 3GPP
point link. Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
interworki IWF N/A Function that ETSI TS 100

ng enables 392-19-2
function interworking V1.1.1:
between land "Terrestrial
mobile radio Trunked Radio
systems and 3GPP (TETRA);
defined mission Voice plus
critical systems. Data (V+D);
Part 19:
Interworking
between
TETRA and
Broadband
systems; Sub-
part 2:
Format for
the transport
of TETRA
speech over
mission
critical
broadband
systems"
IMA N/A N/A A control unit in Huawei Term

frame the IMA protocol.
It is a logical
frame defined as
M consecutive
cells, numbered 0
to M-l,
transmitted on
each of the N
links in an IMA
group.
in-band N/A N/A In-band signaling Wikipedia

signaling is the sending of
control
information
within the same
band or channel
used for data such
as voice or video.

Glossary 1 Glossary
indicator N/A N/A Measure that ETSI GS ISI

provides an 001-2:
estimate or "Information
evaluation of Security
specified Indicators
attributes derived (ISI);
from an analytical Indicators
model with (INC); Part 2:
respect to a Guide to
defined select
information need. operational
indicators
based on the
full set given
in part 1"
insulation N/A N/A A test that is Huawei Term

test performed to
check whether the
cabinet is
insulated from the
earth by
measuring the
resistance
between the
cabinet and the
earth when the
multimeter is set
to the megohm
range. This test
helps to ensure
that the required
insulation parts
are installed and
are intact.
inter- N/A N/A A cell that has Huawei Term

frequency partially
neighbori overlapping
ng cell coverage with the
serving cell and
uses a different
frequency from
that of the
serving cell.

Glossary 1 Glossary
interleavi N/A N/A Way to arrange ETSI TR 102

ng data in a non- 300-7:
contiguous way in "Terrestrial
order to increase Trunked Radio
performance. (TETRA);
Voice plus
Data (V+D):
Designers'
guide; Part 7:
TETRA High-
Speed Data
(HSD); TETRA
Enhanced
Data Service
(TEDS)"
intra- N/A N/A A cell that has Huawei Term

frequency partially
neighbori overlapping
ng cell coverage with the
serving cell. In
addition, this cell
and the serving
cell use the same
frequency.
IP path N/A N/A Route that IP flow ETSI GR NGP

will traverse. IP 010: "Next
path could be the Generation
shortest path Protocols
determined by (NGP);
routing protocols Recommenda
(IGP or BPG), or tion for New
the explicit path Transport
decided by Technologies"
another
management
entity, such as a
central controller,
or Path
Computation
Element (PCE)
Communication
Protocol (PCEP),
etc.
Iu Flex N/A N/A Intra domain Huawei Term

connection of
RAN nodes to
multiple CN
nodes

Glossary 1 Glossary
1.11 J
jitter N/A N/A Short-term non- ITU-T G.701:

cumulative "VOCABULAR
variations of the Y OF DIGITAL
significant TRANSMISSIO
instants of a N AND
digital signal from MULTIPLEXIN
their ideal G, AND
positions in time. PULSE CODE
MODULATIO
N (PCM)
TERMS"
jumper N/A N/A A jumper is an Wikipedia

electrical wire, or
group of them in
a cable, with a
connector or pin
at each end (or
sometimes
without them –
simply "tinned").
It is normally used
to interconnect
the components
of a breadboard
or other prototype
or test circuit,
internally or with
other equipment
or components,
without soldering.

Glossary 1 Glossary
1.12 K
kilo-bit kbps kbit/s or kb/s Kilo-bit per Wikipedia

per second (kbit/s or
second kb/s, often
abbreviated
"kbps") is a unit
of data transfer
rate equal to
1,000 bits per
second.
64-bit Kc Kc64 N/A 3GPP TS

ciphering 44.064
key V16.0.0: "3rd
Generation
Partnership
Project;
Technical
Specification
Group Core
Network and
Terminals;
Mobile
Station -
Serving GPRS
Support Node
(MS-SGSN);
Logical Link
Control (LLC)
layer
specification
(Release 16)"

Glossary 1 Glossary
128-bit Kc128 N/A N/A 3GPP TS

ciphering 44.064
key V16.0.0: "3rd
Generation
Partnership
Project;
Technical
Specification
Group Core
Network and
Terminals;
Mobile
Station -
Serving GPRS
Support Node
(MS-SGSN);
Logical Link
Control (LLC)
layer
specification
(Release 16)"
individual Ki N/A N/A 3GPP TR

subscriber 21.905:
authentic "Technical
ation key Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
key KPI N/A A key Wikipedia

performa performance
nce indicator (KPI) is
indicator a type of
performance
measurement.
KPIs evaluate the
success of an
organization or of
a particular
activity (such as
projects,
programs,
products and
other initiatives)
in which it
engages.
key KQI N/A N/A Huawei Term

quality
indicator
kilo- ksps N/A N/A 3GPP TR

symbols 21.905: "3rd
per Generation
second Partnership
Project;
Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
vocabulary for
3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
keyboard/ KVM ● keyboard, KVM originally Huawei Term

video/ video, and referred to
mouse mouse keyboard, video,
● keyboard and mouse. But in
video Agile Controller-
mouse Campus, KVM
refers to a remote
assistance
software, through
which
administrators
can help terminal
users rectify faults
by remotely
viewing or taking
control of their
desktop.
K byte N/A N/A A general Huawei Term

designation of K1
byte and K2 byte
in the SDH.
K byte N/A N/A A switch event Huawei Term

event that is recorded in
K byte format and
to which the APS
request is
converted.
1.13 L
Layer 2 L2ML N/A N/A Huawei Term

managem
ent link

Glossary 1 Glossary
Layer 2 L2VPN N/A Layer 2 Virtual ETSI EN 302

virtual Private Network: 878-4:
private set of LANs and "Access,
network the L2 Forwarders Terminals,
between them Transmission
that enable hosts and
attached to the Multiplexing
LANs to (ATTM); Third
communicate Generation
with L2PDUs. A Transmission
single L2VPN Systems for
forwards L2PDUs Interactive
based only on the Cable
Destination MAC Television
address of the Services - IP
L2PDU, Cable
transparent to any Modems; Part
IP or other Layer 4: MAC and
3 address. A cable Upper Layer
operator Protocols;"
administration
domain supports
multiple L2VPNs,
one for each
subscriber
enterprise to
which Transparent
LAN Service is
offered.
location LA N/A The coverage area ETS 300 692:

area in which a "Private
cordless terminal Integrated
may receive and Services
make calls as a Network
result of a single (PISN);
location Cordless
registration. Terminal
Mobility
(CTM);
Location
handling
services;
Functional
capabilities
and
information
flows"

Glossary 1 Glossary
location LAC N/A Code to group ETSI TR 103

area code cells together for 293:
circuit-switched "Broadband
mobility purposes Radio Access
Networks
(BRAN);
Broadband
Wireless
Access and
Backhauling
for Remote
Rural
Communities"
link LAC N/A N/A Huawei Term

access
control
Link LACP N/A Within the IEEE Wikipedia

Aggregati Ethernet
on standards, the
Control Link Aggregation
Protocol Control Protocol
(LACP) provides a
method to control
the bundling of
several physical
links together to
form a single
logical link. LACP
allows a network
device to
negotiate an
automatic
bundling of links
by sending LACP
packets to their
peer, a directly-
connected device
that also
implements LACP.
link LACPDU N/A N/A Huawei Term

aggregati
on
control
protocol
data unit

Glossary 1 Glossary
link LAG N/A In computer Wikipedia

aggregati networking, the
on group term link
aggregation refers
to various
methods of
combining
(aggregating)
multiple network
connections in
parallel in order
to increase
throughput
beyond what a
single connection
could sustain, and
to provide
redundancy in
case one of the
links should fail. A
link aggregation
group (LAG) is
the collection of
physical ports
combined
together.

Glossary 1 Glossary
location LAI N/A Each location area Wikipedia

area of a public land
identity mobile network
(PLMN) has its
own unique
identifier which is
known as its
location area
identity (LAI). This
internationally
unique identifier
is used for
location updating
of mobile
subscribers. It is
composed of a
three-decimal-
digit mobile
country code
(MCC), a two- to
three-digit mobile
network code
(MNC) that
identifies a
Subscriber
Module Public
Land Mobile
Network (SM
PLMN) in that
country, and a
location area code
(LAC) which is a
16 bit number
with two special
values.

Glossary 1 Glossary
local area LAN N/A Non-public data ETSI EN 302

network network in which 878-2:
serial transmission "Access,
is used for direct Terminals,
data Transmission
communication and
among data Multiplexing
stations located (ATTM); Third
on the user's Generation
premises Transmission
Systems for
Interactive
Cable
Television
Services - IP
Cable
Modems; Part
2: Physical
Layer; DOCSIS
3.0"
Link LAPB N/A LAPB is used to Wikipedia

Access manage
Procedure communication
Balanced and packet
framing between
data terminal
equipment (DTE)
and the data
circuit-
terminating
equipment (DCE)
devices in the X.
25 protocol stack.
LAPB is essentially
HDLC in
asynchronous
balanced mode
(ABM).

Glossary 1 Glossary
Link LAPD ● Link Access The Link Access 3GPP TS

Access Procedure Procedure on the 08.56:
Procedure for the D D channel (LAPD) "Technical
on the D channel specification used Specification
channel ● Link Access on the Abis Group GSM
Protocol interface in the EDGE Radio
on D GSM PLMN is a Access
channel subset of the ETS Network;
300 125 which in Base Station
turn has less Controller -
options than the Base
CCITT Transceiver
Recommendation Station (BSC -
Q.921. BTS)
interface;
Layer 2
specification"
Link LAPDm N/A N/A 3GPP TR

Access 21.905:
Protocol "Technical
on the Specification
Dm Group
channel Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
Link LAPS N/A A subset of HDLC, Huawei Term

Access which includes
Protocol- data link services
SDH and protocol
standards. It
mainly used to
transport Internet
Protocols (IPs)
over SDH.

Glossary 1 Glossary
location LAU N/A N/A 3GPP TR

area 21.905: "3rd
update Generation
Partnership
Project;
Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
vocabulary for
3GPP
Specifications
"
LTE LBBP N/A Board that Huawei Term

baseband processes
processin baseband signals
g unit and CPRI signals
for LTE.
LTE basic LBFD N/A N/A Huawei Term

feature
descriptio
n
loopback LBM N/A N/A ETSI ES 203

message 385 V1.1.1:
"CABLE;
DOCSIS®
Layer 2
Virtual Private
Networking"
loopback LBR N/A N/A ETSI ES 203

reply 385 V1.1.1:
"CABLE;
DOCSIS®
Layer 2
Virtual Private
Networking"

Glossary 1 Glossary
location LBS location- A service provided 3GPP TS

based based service either by 25.305:
service teleoperator or a "Technical
3rd party service Specification
provider that Group Radio
utilises the Access
available location Network
information of the Stage 2
terminal. Functional
Specification
of Location
Services in
UTRAN"
listen LBT N/A A procedure 3GPP TS

before according to 38.321
talk which version 16.5.0
transmissions are Release 16:
not performed if "5G; NR;
the channel is Medium
identified as being Access
occupied to/from Control
another user of (MAC)
the spectrum. protocol
specification"
link LCAS N/A LCAS is a control Huawei Term

capacity mechanism for
adjustme the virtual
nt concatenation
scheme adaptation
function at the
source end and
sink end. LCAS
can increase or
decrease the
capacity of a link
without any losses
to meet
bandwidth
requirements.
logical LCID N/A N/A 3GPP TS

channel 26.512
identifier version 16.0.0:
"5G; 5G
Media
Streaming
(5GMS);
Protocols"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Link LCP N/A In computer Wikipedia

Control networking, the
Protocol Link Control
Protocol (LCP)
forms part of the
Point-to-Point
Protocol (PPP),
within the family
of Internet
protocols. In
setting up PPP
communications,
both the sending
and receiving
devices send out
LCP packets to
determine the
standards of the
ensuing data
transmission.
Low chip LCR N/A N/A 3GPP TR

rate 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
location LCS N/A LCS is a service ETSI TS 123

services concept in system 271 V7.10.0:
(e.g. GSM or "LTE;
UMTS) Functional
standardization. stage 2
LCS specifies all description of
the necessary Location
network elements Services
and entities, their (LCS)"
functionalities,
interfaces, as well
as communication
messages, due to
implement the
positioning
functionality in a
cellular network.
Note that LCS
does not specify
any location-
based (value
added) services
except locating of
emergency calls.
Lightweig LDAP N/A The Lightweight K. Zeilenga,

ht Directory Access Ed., and
Directory Protocol (LDAP) is OpenLDAP
Access an Internet Foundation,
Protocol protocol for "Lightweight
accessing Directory
distributed Access
directory services Protocol
that act in (LDAP):
accordance with Technical
X.500 data and Specification
service models. Road Map",
RFC 4510,
June 2006.

Glossary 1 Glossary
load LDC N/A Mechanism for ETSI ES 283

control controlling the 039-2 V3.1.1:
workload of a "Telecommuni
system. cations and
Internet
converged
Services and
Protocols for
Advanced
Networking
(TISPAN);
NGN
Congestion
and Overload
Control; Part
2: Core
GOCAP and
NOCA Entity
Behaviours"
load LDR N/A Load reshuffling is Huawei Term

reshufflin used to prevent
g transmission
congestion,
reduce
transmission load,
and increase the
admission success
rate and system
capacity.
local LEML N/A The performance Huawei Term

element management
managem console provided
ent layer by the LMT
belongs to the
LEML and
facilitates general
analysis of the
data in local NEs.
length LI N/A A six-bit field that Huawei Term

indicator defines message
length and that is
used to
differentiate
between message
signal units, link
status signal
units, and fill-in
signal units.

Glossary 1 Glossary
language LI N/A N/A 3GPP TR

indication 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
line LI N/A N/A 3GPP TR

identity 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
logical LL N/A End-to-end ETSI TS 103

link connection at 672 V1.1.1:
layer 2. "Rail
Telecommunic
ations (RT);
Global System
for Mobile
communicatio
ns (GSM);
Usage of
Session
Initiation
Protocol with
ISUP
encapsulation
(SIP-I) and
other IP
based
protocols for
interconnectio
n of GSM-R
networks"

Glossary 1 Glossary
logical LLC N/A In the IEEE 802 Wikipedia

link reference model
control of computer
networking, the
logical link control
(LLC) data
communication
protocol layer is
the upper
sublayer of the
data link layer
(layer 2) of the
seven-layer OSI
model. The LLC
sublayer acts as
an interface
between the
media access
control (MAC)
sublayer and the
network layer.
Link Layer LLDP N/A The Link Layer Wikipedia

Discovery Discovery Protocol
Protocol (LLDP) is a
vendor-neutral
link layer protocol
used by network
devices for
advertising their
identity,
capabilities, and
neighbors on a
local area
network based on
IEEE 802
technology,
principally wired
Ethernet.

Glossary 1 Glossary
log LM N/A Log management Huawei Term

managem is a measure that
ent is used to find
illegal operations
and system fault
reasons by
querying and
monitoring logs,
and to protect
network security
by taking
appropriate
measures.
Link LMP N/A N/A ETSI TS 103

Managem 544-23:
ent "Publicly
Protocol Available
Specification
(PAS);
Intelligent
Transport
Systems (ITS);
MirrorLink®;
Part 23:
Bluetooth®
Out-of-Band
Pairing Data
Service"
LTE main LMPT N/A N/A Huawei Term

processin
g and
transmissi
on unit
local LMT N/A Local Huawei Term

maintena maintenance
nce terminal software
terminal provided by
Huawei.

Glossary 1 Glossary
location LMU N/A An LMU makes ETSI TS 101

measure radio 513: "Digital
ment unit measurements to cellular
support one or telecommunic
more positioning ations system
methods. These (Phase 2+);
measurements Location
fall into one of Services
two categories: (LCS);
● location Location
measurements services
specific to one management
MS used to (GSM 12.71
compute the version 7.0.1
location of this Release
MS; 1998)"
● assistance
measurements
specific to all
MSs in a
certain
geographic
area.
logical LN N/A N/A Huawei Term

name
link LN N/A N/A Huawei Term

number

Glossary 1 Glossary
low noise LNA low-noise A low-noise Wikipedia

amplifier amplifier amplifier (LNA) is
an electronic
amplifier that
amplifies a very
low-power signal
without
significantly
degrading its
signal-to-noise
ratio. An amplifier
will increase the
power of both the
signal and the
noise present at
its input, but the
amplifier will also
introduce some
additional noise.
LNAs are
designed to
minimize that
additional noise.
Designers can
minimize
additional noise
by choosing low-
noise
components,
operating points,
and circuit
topologies.
Minimizing
additional noise
must balance with
other design goals
such as power
gain and
impedance
matching.
loss of LOF N/A Loss of frame ITU-T G.780:

frame (LOF): An LOF "Terms and
state of an STM-N definitions for
signal is synchronous
considered to digital
have occurred hierarchy
when an OOF (SDH)
state persists for a networks "
defined period of
time.

Glossary 1 Glossary
LTE LOFD N/A N/A Huawei Term

optional
feature
descriptio
n
loss of LOS N/A The LOS state is ITU-T G.780:

signal considered to "Terms and
have occurred definitions for
when the synchronous
amplitude of the digital
relevant signal hierarchy
has dropped (SDH)
below the networks"
prescribed limits
for a prescribed
period.
common LPN7 N/A N/A Huawei Term

channel
signaling
processin
g board
local LPR N/A N/A Huawei Term

primary
reference
link state LPT N/A N/A Huawei Term

pass
through

Glossary 1 Glossary
link-state LSA N/A The link-state Wikipedia

advertise advertisement
ment (LSA) is a basic
communication
means of the
OSPF routing
protocol for the
Internet Protocol
(IP). It
communicates the
router's local
routing topology
to all other local
routers in the
same OSPF area.
OSPF is designed
for scalability, so
some LSAs are
not flooded out
on all interfaces,
but only on those
that belong to the
appropriate area.
In this way,
detailed
information can
be kept localized,
while summary
information is
flooded to the
rest of the
network. The
original IPv4-only
OSPFv2 and the
newer IPv6-
compatible
OSPFv3 have
broadly similar
LSA types.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Localised LSA N/A An LSA is an 3GPP TR

Service operator-defined 21.905:
Area group of cells, for "Technical
which specific Specification
access conditions Group
apply. This may Services and
correspond to an System
area in which the Aspects;
core network Vocabulary
offers specific for 3GPP
services. An LSA Specifications
may be defined "
within a PLMN or
globally.
Therefore, an LSA
may offer a non-
contiguous radio
coverage.
least LSB N/A If not otherwise 3GPP TS

significan mentioned in the 25.322:
t bit definition of each "Radio Link
field, the bits in Control (RLC)
the parameters protocol
shall be specification"
interpreted as
follows: the left-
most bit string is
the first and most
significant and
the right most bit
is the last and
least significant
bit.
link state LSDB N/A N/A Huawei Term

database
license LSN N/A The license serial Huawei Term

serial number uniquely
number identifies a license
file.

Glossary 1 Glossary
label- LSP N/A A label-switched Wikipedia

switched path (LSP) is a
path path through an
MPLS network,
set up by the
NMS or by a
signaling protocol
such as LDP,
RSVP-TE, BGP (or
the now
deprecated CR-
LDP). The path is
set up based on
criteria in the FEC.
label LSR transit router An MPLS router Wikipedia

switching that performs
router routing based
only on the label
is called a label
switching router
(LSR) or transit
router. This is a
type of router
located in the
middle of an
MPLS network. It
is responsible for
switching the
labels used to
route packets.
LTE/SAE LSTI N/A In May 2007, the Wikipedia

Trial LTE/SAE Trial
Initiative Initiative (LSTI)
alliance was
founded as a
global
collaboration
between vendors
and operators
with the goal of
verifying and
promoting the
new standard in
order to ensure
the global
introduction of
the technology as
quickly as
possible.

Glossary 1 Glossary
link trace LT N/A N/A Huawei Term
line LT N/A Functional group ETSI TR 101

terminati containing at 287 V1.2.1:
on least the transmit "Services and
and receive Protocols for
functions Advanced
terminating one Networks
end of a digital (SPAN);
transmission Terms and
system (see ITU-T definitions"
Recommendation
I.112-427).
Long LTE N/A LTE (Long Term 3GPP TR

Term Evolution) or the 25.912:
Evolution E-UTRAN "Feasibility
(Evolved Universal study for
Terrestrial Access evolved
Network), Universal
introduced in Terrestrial
3GPP R8, is the Radio Access
access part of the (UTRA) and
Evolved Packet Universal
System (EPS). The Terrestrial
main Radio Access
requirements for Network
the new access (UTRAN)"
network are high
spectral efficiency,
high peak data
rates, short round
trip time as well
as flexibility in
frequency and
bandwidth.
linktrace LTM N/A N/A ETSI ES 203

message 385 V1.1.1:
"CABLE;
DOCSIS®
Layer 2
Virtual Private
Networking"
linktrace LTR N/A N/A ETSI ES 203

reply 385 V1.1.1:
"CABLE;
DOCSIS®
Layer 2
Virtual Private
Networking"

Glossary 1 Glossary
low LVDS ● TIA/ Low-voltage Wikipedia

voltage EIA-644 differential
differenti ● low- signaling, or
al voltage LVDS, also known
signaling differential as TIA/EIA-644, is
signal a technical
standard that
specifies electrical
characteristics of
a differential,
serial signaling
standard, but it is
not a protocol.
LVDS operates at
low power and
can run at very
high speeds using
inexpensive
twisted-pair
copper cables.
LVDS is a physical
layer specification
only; many data
communication
standards and
applications use it
and add a data
link layer as
defined in the OSI
model on top of
it.
Layer 2 N/A L2 multicast Layer 2 multicast ETSI TS 101

multicast refers to link layer 545-3:
multicast. "Digital Video
Broadcasting
(DVB);
Second
Generation
DVB
Interactive
Satellite
System (DVB-
RCS2); Part 3:
Higher Layers
Satellite
Specification"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Layer 3 N/A L3 multicast Layer 3 multicast ETSI TS 101

multicast refers to network 545-3:
layer multicast. "Digital Video
Broadcasting
(DVB);
Second
Generation
DVB
Interactive
Satellite
System (DVB-
RCS2); Part 3:
Higher Layers
Satellite
Specification"
Layer-2 N/A N/A Layer-2 switching Wikipedia

switching uses the MAC
address of the
host's network
interface cards
(NICs) to decide
where to forward
frames. Layer-2
switching is
hardware-based,
which means
switches use
application-
specific integrated
circuit (ASICs) to
build and
maintain the
forwarding
information base
and to perform
packet forwarding
at a wire speed.
One way to think
of Layer-2
switching is as a
multiport bridge.

Glossary 1 Glossary
license N/A N/A A permission that Huawei Term

the vendor
provides for the
user with a
specific function,
capacity, and
duration of a
product. A license
can be a file or a
serial number.
Usually the
license consists of
encrypted codes.
The operation
authority granted
varies with the
level of the
license.
link N/A N/A Topological ETSI TS 101

component which 674-2:
describes the "Technical
fixed relationship Framework
between a sub- for the
network and Provision of
another sub- Interoperable
network or access ATM Services;
group. It is Part 2:
defined by an Network
access point on Management
one subnetwork, (X-interface)
which is Specification
associated with for Phase 1
an access point on Implementati
another on"
subnetwork.

Glossary 1 Glossary
load N/A N/A Loading a Wikipedia

program involves
reading the
contents of the
executable file
containing the
program
instructions into
memory, and then
carrying out other
required
preparatory tasks
to prepare the
executable for
running. Once
loading is
complete, the
operating system
starts the
program by
passing control to
the loaded
program code.
load N/A N/A The load sharing Huawei Term

sharing topology allows
topology two or more
RRUs, RFUs, or
AAUs working
normally to share
the load of the
same tasks
according to their
processing
capabilities. This
prevents certain
units from being
overloaded or
underused.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Local N/A N/A The Local Huawei Term

Multiple Multiple Signaling
Signaling Points feature
Points enables one
physical BSC to
function as a
maximum of four
logical BSCs. Each
logical BSC has a
Signaling System
No. 7 (SS7)
signaling point
code. After
signaling links are
established
between a logical
BSC and the MSC,
the logical BSC
serves as an
independent BSC
and works with
the MSC to
process services.
local N/A N/A The local Huawei Term

signaling signaling point of
point the BSC is the
signaling point
that is assigned to
the BSC and is
referred to as
local originating
signaling point.
loopback N/A N/A Loopback (also Wikipedia

written loop-
back) is the
routing of
electronic signals
or digital data
streams back to
their source
without
intentional
processing or
modification. It is
primarily a means
of testing the
communications
infrastructure.

Glossary 1 Glossary
loopback N/A N/A The terminal can Huawei Term

test transmit audio or
video data on a
channel to
simulate the
actual application
and test whether
the output is
satisfactory. A
user can perform
a local loopback
test to check the
local network
connection or a
remote loopback
test to check the
remote network
connection. If a
remote loopback
test is performed,
data is
transmitted from
the local site to a
remote site, and
then back to the
local site.
LTE N/A N/A A data card that Huawei Term

dongle uses LTE
technology for
transmission.
LTE main N/A N/A LTE main control Huawei Term

processin transmission
g unit board, which
provides the main
control function
and transport
ports.

Glossary 1 Glossary
1.14 M
machine- M2M N/A Combination of ETSI EN 300

to- devices, software 175-1 V2.8.1:
machine and services that "Digital
operate with little Enhanced
or no human Cordless
interaction. Telecommunic
ations
(DECT);
Common
Interface (CI);
Part 1:
Overview"
MTP2- M2UA N/A The M2UA uses Brian

User the services of the Bidulock, Ken
Adaptatio Stream Control Morneault,
n Layer Transmission Ram Dantu,
Protocol as the Greg
underlying Sidebottom,
reliable signalling Jacob Heitz.
common Signaling
transport System 7
protocol. (SS7)
Message
Transfer Part
2 (MTP2) -
User
Adaptation
Layer, RFC
3331,
September
2002

Glossary 1 Glossary
MTP3- M3UA N/A M3UA is a Wikipedia

User communication
Adaptatio protocol of the
n Layer SIGTRAN family,
used in telephone
networks to carry
signaling over
Internet Protocol
(IP). M3UA
enables the SS7
protocol's User
Parts (e.g. ISUP,
SCCP and TUP) to
run over virtually
any network
technology
breaking its
limitation to
telephony
equipment like T-
carrier, E-carrier
or Asynchronous
transfer mode
(ATM), which
highly improves
scalability of the
signaling
networks.
mobile MA N/A N/A 3GPP TR

allocation 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
maintena MA N/A Defined as "a set Wikipedia

nce of MEPs, all of
associatio which are
n configured with
the same
maintenance
association
identifier (MAID)
and maintenance
domain (MD)
level, each of
which is
configured with a
MEPID unique
within that MAID
and MD level, and
all of which are
configured with
the complete list
of MEPIDs."
Media MAC Medium MAC sublayer is ETSI EN 302

Access Access the part of the 878-2:
Control Control data link layer "Access,
that supports Terminals,
topology- Transmission
dependent and
functions and Multiplexing
uses the services (ATTM); Third
of the Physical Generation
Layer to provide Transmission
services to the Systems for
Logical Link Interactive
Control (LLC) Cable
sublayer. It can Television
also be a Services - IP
component of a Cable
networking Modems; Part
software stack. In 2: Physical
the OSI 7-layer Layer; DOCSIS
model, the Media 3.0"
Access Control is
a part of layer 2,
the data link
layer.
Media MAC-c N/A The MAC-c Huawei Term

Access controls access to
Control - common
common transport
channels.

Glossary 1 Glossary
maximum MACS N/A N/A Huawei Term

number
of AMR
codec
modes
Multiple MADM N/A N/A Huawei Term

Add/Drop
Multiplex
er
MBB MAE N/A The MAE is a 5G- Huawei Term

Automati oriented product
on Engine that serves as the
engine of wireless
automation. It
provides apps in
all scenarios for
wireless network
deployment,
maintenance and
optimization, and
service
provisioning. The
MAE helps
operators reduce
OPEX, improve
service experience
and operation
efficiency,
accelerate the
workflow
automation in all
scenarios, and
implement mobile
network
automation.

Glossary 1 Glossary
mobile MAIO N/A A mobile Wikipedia

allocation allocation index
index offset (MAIO)
offset refers to a time
delay separating
traffic channels.
When a GSM
(Global System
for Mobile
Communications)
mobile phone is
served by a cell
that is hopping
over a set of
frequencies, the
separate traffic
channels hop over
the allocated
frequencies
according to a
hopping sequence
number (HSN).
The traffic
channels with the
same HSN hop
over the same
frequencies in the
same order but
are separated in
time by a mobile
allocation index
offset (MAIO).

Glossary 1 Glossary
managem MANO N/A Network Wikipedia

ent and functions
orchestrat virtualization
ion (also network
function
virtualization or
NFV) is a network
architecture
concept that uses
the technologies
of IT virtualization
to virtualize entire
classes of network
node functions
into building
blocks that may
connect, or chain
together, to create
communication
services.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Mobile MAP N/A The Mobile Wikipedia

Applicatio Application Part
n Part (MAP) is an SS7
protocol that
provides an
application layer
for the various
nodes in GSM and
UMTS mobile core
networks and
GPRS core
networks to
communicate
with each other in
order to provide
services to users.
The Mobile
Application Part is
the application-
layer protocol
used to access the
home location
register, visitor
location register,
mobile switching
center, equipment
identity register,
authentication
center, short
message service
center and serving
GPRS support
node (SGSN).
maximum MAPL N/A The maximum Huawei Term

allowable allowable path
path loss loss can be
expressed as
Lp,max (dB) = Ωt
(dB) + GT (dB) +
GR (dB) – SRX
(dB) where GT
and GR are the
gains of the
transmitting and
receiving
antennas,
respectively.

Glossary 1 Glossary
multimed MAR N/A N/A Huawei Term

ia
authentic
ation
request
Megabyte MB N/A The megabyte is a Wikipedia

multiple of the
unit byte for
digital
information. Its
recommended
unit symbol is MB.
The unit prefix
mega is a
multiplier of
1000000 (106) in
the International
System of Units
(SI). Therefore,
one megabyte is
one million bytes
of information.
This definition has
been incorporated
into the
International
System of
Quantities.
mobile MBB N/A Mobile broadband Wikipedia

broadban is the marketing
d term for wireless
Internet access
through a
portable modem,
USB wireless
modem, or a
tablet/smart
phone or other
mobile device.
measure MBDR N/A N/A Huawei Term

ment-
based
directed
retry

Glossary 1 Glossary
multimed MBMS N/A N/A 3GPP TS

ia 36.579-7
broadcast version 15.0.0:
/multicast "LTE; Mission
service Critical (MC)
services over
LTE; Part 7:
Mission
Critical Data
(MCData)
User
Equipment
(UE) Protocol
conformance
specification"
multiban MBR N/A The information Huawei Term

d report about six
neighboring cells
of different bands
reported by the
MS to the
network.
maximum MBR N/A The MBR limits ETSI TS 123

bit rate the bit rate that 401 V10.11.0:
can be expected "LTE; General
to be provided by Packet Radio
a GBR bearer (e.g. Service
excess traffic may (GPRS)
get discarded by a enhancement
rate shaping s for Evolved
function). Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
Network (E-
UTRAN)
access"
multi- MBSC N/A N/A Huawei Term

mode
base
station
controller

Glossary 1 Glossary
multimed MBSFN N/A Multimedia Wikipedia

ia broadcast
broadcast multicast service
multicast single frequency
service network (MBSFN)
single is a
frequency communication
network channel defined in
the fourth-
generation
cellular
networking
standard called
long term
evolution (LTE).
The transmission
mode is intended
as a further
improvement of
the efficiency of
the enhanced
multimedia
broadcast
multicast service
(eMBMS) service,
which can deliver
services such as
mobile TV using
the LTE
infrastructure, and
is expected to
compete with
dedicated mobile/
handheld TV
broadcast systems
such as DVB-H
and DVB-SH. This
enables network
operators to offer
mobile TV
without the need
for additional
expensive licensed
spectrum and
without requiring
new infrastructure
and end-user
devices.

Glossary 1 Glossary
multimod MBTS multi-mode A base station Huawei Term

e base base station that adopts BBU
station +RF module
structure and
supports the co-
existence of GSM,
UMTS, CDMA,
WiMAX, and LTE
RF modules and
boards in the
same cabinet. The
multimode base
station is
conducive to the
convergence of
multiple RATs and
future evolution.
mobile MCC N/A The MCC is the ITU-T E.212:

country first field of the "The
code IMSI and is three international
digits in length identification
and identifies a plan for
country. The public
Director of TSB networks and
may assign more subscriptions"
than one MCC to
a country. MCCs
in the 90x range
are non-
geographic MCCs
(country-
agnostic) and are
administered by
the Director of
TSB.
Multicast MCCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

Control 21.905:
Channel "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
multi- MCE N/A The MCE is a ETSI TS 136

cell/ logical entity. This 300 V16.4.0:
multicast does not preclude "LTE; Evolved
coordinati the possibility Universal
on entity that it may be Terrestrial
part of another Radio Access
network element. (E-UTRA) and
Its functions Evolved
include the Universal
admission control Terrestrial
and the allocation Radio Access
of the radio Network (E-
resources used by UTRAN);
all eNodeBs in the Overall
MBSFN area for description;
multi-cell MBMS Stage 2"
transmissions
using MBSFN
operation. The
MCE decides not
to establish the
radio bearer(s) of
the new MBMS
service(s) if the
radio resources
are not sufficient
for the
corresponding
MBMS service(s)
or may pre-empt
radio resources
from other radio
bearer(s) of
ongoing MBMS
service(s)
according to ARP.
Besides allocation
of the time/
frequency radio
resources this also
includes:
- Deciding the
further details of
the radio
configuration e.g.
the modulation
and coding
scheme.
- Deciding on
whether to use

Glossary 1 Glossary
SC-PTM or
MBSFN.
- Counting and
acquisition of
counting results
for MBMS
service(s).
- Resumption of
MBMS session(s)
within MBSFN
area(s) based on
e.g. the ARP
and/or the
counting results
for the
corresponding
MBMS service(s).
- Suspension of
MBMS session(s)
within MBSFN
area(s) based e.g.
the ARP and/or
the counting
results for the
corresponding
MBMS service(s).
master MCG N/A In dual ETSI TS 136

cell group connectivity, a 300 V16.5.0:
group of serving "LTE; Evolved
cells associated Universal
with the MeNB, Terrestrial
comprising of the Radio Access
PCell and (E-UTRA) and
optionally one or Evolved
more SCells. Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
Network (E-
UTRAN);
Overall
description;
Stage 2"

Glossary 1 Glossary
multi- MC-HSDPA N/A N/A ETSI TS 125

carrier 142:
HSDPA "Universal
Mobile
Telecommunic
ations System
(UMTS); Base
Station (BS)
conformance
testing
(TDD)"
Multi- MC-PPP MCPPP Multi-Class Point- C. Bormann,

Class to-Point Protocol "The Multi-
Point-to- (MCPPP) is an Class
Point extended protocol Extension to
Protocol based on MLPPP. Multi-Link
MCPPP uses PPP", RFC
reserved bits in 2686,
the MLPPP packet September
format to classify 1999
packets
transmitted in link
aggregation. The
MCPPP
technology
enables
preferential
transmission of
data packets that
require high real-
time performance
or high priority.
minimum MCR N/A A minimum cell Huawei Term

cell rate rate (MCR) is an
asynchronous
transfer mode
(ATM) parameter
used to determine
the minimum
number of cells
permitted in a
specific time
period.

Glossary 1 Glossary
modulati MCS N/A Various Huawei Term

on and modulation
coding schemes and
scheme coding rates are
defined by the
standard and are
represented by a
Modulation and
Coding Scheme
(MCS) index
value. A base
station uses
different MCSs to
ensure
transmission
efficiency and the
quality of UE
services. If the
channel quality is
good, the base
station selects an
MCS with a
higher-order
modulation
scheme combined
and a higher code
rate. If the
channel quality is
poor, the base
station selects
one with a lower-
order modulation
scheme and a
lower code rate
(the code rate is
higher if fewer
redundant bits are
inserted).
Media MCU N/A N/A 3GPP TR

Control 21.905:
Unit "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
maintena MD N/A Maintenance Wikipedia

nce domains are
domain management
space on a
network, typically
owned and
operated by a
single entity. MDs
are configured
with names and
levels, where the
eight levels range
from 0 to 7. A
hierarchical
relationship exists
between domains
based on levels.
The larger the
domain, the
higher the level
value.
mobile MD ● mobile A small, hand- ITU-T X.1158:

device equipment held computing "Multi-factor
● ME device with a authenticatio
subscriber identity n mechanisms
module (SIM) using a
card, typically mobile
having a display device"
screen with touch
input and/or a
miniature
keyboard and is
not heavy.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Message- MD5 N/A The algorithm R. Rivest, "The

Digest takes as input a MD5
algorithm message of Message-
5 arbitrary length Digest
and produces as Algorithm",
output a 128-bit RFC 1321,
"fingerprint" or April 1992
"message digest"
of the input. It is
conjectured that it
is computationally
infeasible to
produce two
messages having
the same
message digest,
or to produce any
message having a
given prespecified
target message
digest.
macro MDC N/A N/A Huawei Term

diversity
combinin
g
message MDC N/A The process which ITU-T Q.704:

discrimina decides, for each "Signalling
tion incoming network
message, whether functions and
the signalling messages"
point is a
destination point
or if it should act
as a signalling
transfer point for
that message and
accordingly,
whether the
message should
be handed to
(signalling)
message
distribution or to
(signalling)
message routing
functions.

Glossary 1 Glossary
medium MDI N/A A medium Wikipedia

dependen dependent
t interface (MDI)
interface describes the
interface (both
physical and
electrical/optical)
in a computer
network from a
physical layer
implementation
to the physical
medium used to
carry the
transmission.
multimed MDS N/A N/A 3GPP TR

ia 21.905:
distributio "Technical
n service Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
message MDT N/A The process of Marshall T.

distributio determining, upon Rose
n receipt of a (Delaware),
signalling and Einar A.
message at its Stefferud
destination point, (NMA),
to which User "Proposed
Part the signalling Standard for
message is to be Message
delivered. Encapsulation
", RFC 934,
January 1985.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Minimizat MDT N/A N/A 3GPP TS

ion of 25.422
Drive version 9.0.1:
Tests "Universal
Mobile
Telecommunic
ations System
(UMTS);
UTRAN Iur
interface
signalling
transport"
maintena ME N/A Equipment of the ETS 300

nce entity telecommunicatio 133-7:
n network which "Electromagn
is defined etic
between two or compatibility
more interfaces as and Radio
an object of the spectrum
network Matters
management (ERM);
strategy. The main Enhanced
MEs are the Radio
paging network MEssage
controller (PNC), System
the paging area (ERMES); Part
controller (PAC) 7: Operation
and the BS. and
maintenance
aspects"
Multi- MEDC N/A A multi-mode Huawei Term

Mode extended digital
Extended card functions as
Digital an interface board
Card in the LampSite
solution.
maintena MEF N/A N/A 3GPP TR

nce entity 21.905:
function "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
maintena MEG N/A N/A ETSI ES 203

nce entity 385 V1.1.1:
group "CABLE;
DOCSIS®
Layer 2
Virtual Private
Networking"
mobile MEID N/A N/A ETSI TS 102

equipmen 671 V9.2.0:
t "Smart Cards;
identifier Machine to
Machine
UICC; Physical
and logical
characteristics
"
master MeNB N/A In dual ETSI TS 136

eNodeB connectivity, the 300 V16.5.0:
eNodeB which "LTE; Evolved
terminates at Universal
least S1-MME. Terrestrial
Radio Access
(E-UTRA) and
Evolved
Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
Network (E-
UTRAN);
Overall
description;
Stage 2"
maintena MEP N/A A MEP sends and Wikipedia

nce receives CFM
associatio frames through
n end the relay function,
point drops all CFM
frames of its level
or lower that
come from the
wire side.
Multi- MERC N/A A multimode Huawei Term

Mode extended RF card
Extended that processes RF
Radio signals sent from
Frequency a signal source in
Card the LampSite
solution

Glossary 1 Glossary
measure MG N/A N/A 3GPP TS

ment gap 38.133
V17.3.0: "3rd
Generation
Partnership
Project;
Technical
Specification
Group Radio
Access
Network; NR;
Requirements
for support of
radio resource
management
(Release 17)"
media MGCF N/A N/A 3GPP TR

gateway 21.905:
control "Technical
function Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
media MGCP N/A N/A 3GPP TR

gateway 21.905:
control "Technical
part Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
measure MGL N/A N/A 3GPP TS

ment gap 38.133
length V17.3.0: "3rd
Generation
Partnership
Project;
Technical
Specification
Group Radio
Access
Network; NR;
Requirements
for support of
radio resource
management
(Release 17)"
measure MGRP N/A N/A 3GPP TS

ment gap 38.133
repetition V17.3.0: "3rd
period Generation
Partnership
Project;
Technical
Specification
Group Radio
Access
Network; NR;
Requirements
for support of
radio resource
management
(Release 17)"
mobile MGT N/A N/A 3GPP TR

global 21.905:
title "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
measure MGTA N/A N/A 3GPP TS

ment gap 38.331
timing V16.7.0: "3rd
advance Generation
Partnership
Project;
Technical
Specification
Group Radio
Access
Network; NR;
Radio
Resource
Control (RRC)
protocol
specification
(Release 16)"
media MGW MG The media ITU-T H.248.1:

gateway gateway converts "Gateway
media provided in control
one type of protocol:
network to the Version 3"
format required in
another type of
network.
Multimed MHEG N/A N/A 3GPP TR

ia and 21.905:
Hyperme "Technical
dia Specification
Informati Group
on Services and
Coding System
Expert Aspects;
Group Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
message MHS N/A N/A 3GPP TR

handling 21.905:
system "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
master MIB N/A The MIB is always 3GPP TS

informati transmitted on 38.331: "NR;
on block the BCH with a Radio
periodicity of 80 Resource
ms and Control (RRC)
repetitions made protocol
within 80 ms and specification"
it includes
parameters that
are needed to
acquire SIB1 from
the cell.
mobile MIC N/A N/A 3GPP TR

interface 21.905:
controller "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
MBMS MICH N/A The MBMS 3GPP TS

indicator Indicator Channel 25.211
channel (MICH) is a fixed V16.0.0: "3rd
rate (SF=256) Generation
physical channel Partnership
used to carry the Project;
MBMS Technical
notification Specification
indicators. The Group Radio
MICH is always Access
associated with Network;
an S-CCPCH to Physical
which a FACH channels and
transport channel mapping of
is mapped. transport
channels onto
physical
channels
(FDD)
(Release 16)"
managem MIM N/A N/A 3GPP TR

ent 21.905:
informati "Technical
on model Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
multiple- MIMO N/A In radio, multiple- Wikipedia

input input and
multiple- multiple-output,
output or MIMO, is a
method for
multiplying the
capacity of a
radio link using
multiple
transmission and
receiving
antennas to
exploit multipath
propagation.

Glossary 1 Glossary
mobile MIN N/A The mobile Wikipedia

identificat identification
ion number (MIN) or
number mobile
subscription
identification
number (MSIN)
refers to the 10-
digit unique
number that a
wireless carrier
uses to identify a
mobile phone,
which is the last
part of the
international
mobile subscriber
identity (IMSI).
mobile IP MIP N/A N/A 3GPP TS

33.108
version 9.8.0:
"Universal
Mobile
Telecommunic
ations System
(UMTS); LTE;
3G security;
Handover
interface for
Lawful
Interception
(LI)"
maintena MIP N/A N/A ETSI ES 203

nce 385 V1.1.1:
domain "CABLE;
intermedi DOCSIS®
ate point Layer 2
Virtual Private
Networking"

Glossary 1 Glossary
million MIPS N/A N/A 3GPP TR

instructio 21.905:
ns per "Technical
second Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
mobility MLB N/A N/A Huawei Term

load
balancing
mobile MLC N/A N/A 3GPP TR

location 21.905:
center "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Multilink MLPPP ● MP Multilink PPP Wikipedia

Point-to- ● MPPP (also referred to
Point as MLPPP, MP,
Protocol ● MLP MPPP, MLP, or
Multilink)
provides a
method for
spreading traffic
across multiple
distinct PPP
connections. It is
defined in RFC
1990. It can be
used, for example,
to connect a
home computer
to an Internet
Service Provider
using two
traditional 56k
modems, or to
connect a
company through
two leased lines.
mobility MM N/A Mobility Wikipedia

managem management is
ent one of the major
functions of a
wireless network
that allows
mobile phones to
work. The aim of
mobility
management is to
track where the
subscribers are,
allowing calls,
SMS and other
mobile phone
services to be
delivered to them.
multimed MMC N/A N/A Huawei Term

ia
controller
mobility MMCC N/A N/A Huawei Term

managem
ent call
control

Glossary 1 Glossary
mobility MME N/A The MME is the Wikipedia

managem key control-node
ent entity for the LTE access
network. It is
responsible for
idle mode user
equipment (UE)
paging and
tagging procedure
including
retransmissions.
mobility MMEC MME Code The IE MMEC 3GPP TS

managem identifies an MME 36.331
ent entity within the scope V16.5.0: "3rd
code of an MME Group Generation
within a PLMN. Partnership
Project;
Technical
Specification
Group Radio
Access
Network;
Evolved
Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
(E-UTRA);
Radio
Resource
Control
(RRC);
Protocol
specification
(Release 16)"
multimed MMEG N/A A module, which Huawei Term

ia is evolved from
message the multimedia
enterprise message gateway,
gateway in the industry
gateway system
for accessing
multimedia
message services
provided by EC/SI
applications and
scheduling
multimedia
messages.

Glossary 1 Glossary
mobility MMEGI MME group The MMEGI Huawei Term

managem identifier uniquely identifies
ent entity an MME group
group within a PLMN.
identifier
mobility MMEI MME The MMEI shall 3GPP TS

managem identifier be constructed 23.003
ent entity from an MME V17.2.0: "3rd
identifier Group ID Generation
(MMEGI) and an Partnership
MME Code Project;
(MMEC). Technical
Specification
Group Core
Network and
Terminals;
Numbering,
addressing
and
identification;
(Release 17)"
man- MMI human- A human- Wikipedia

machine machine machine interface
interface interface (HMI) interfaces
(HMI) machines with
physical input
hardware such as
keyboards, mice,
or game pads,
and output
hardware such as
computer
monitors,
speakers, and
printers.
man- MML N/A The means of ITU-T Z.341:

machine expression used in "GLOSSARY
language communication OF TERMS"
between the user
and the system.
minimum MMSE N/A An estimation Wikipedia

mean method which
square minimizes the
error mean square error
(MSE)

Glossary 1 Glossary
multimed MMSE N/A A collection of 3GPP TS

ia MMS-specific 23.140
message network elements version 4.3.0:
service under the control "Digital
environm of a single cellular
ent administration. telecommunic
ations system
(Phase 2+)
(GSM);
Universal
Mobile
Telecommunic
ations System
(UMTS);
Multimedia
Messaging
Service
(MMS);
Functional
description;
Stage 2"
Mobility MMSMS N/A N/A Huawei Term

Managem
ent Short
Message
Service
Mobility MMSS N/A N/A Huawei Term

Managem
ent
Suppleme
nt Service

Glossary 1 Glossary
Massive mMTC N/A The urban ETSI TR 138

Machine coverage for 913 V16.0.0:
Type massive "5G; Study on
Communi connection scenarios and
cation scenario focuses requirements
on large cells and for next
continuous generation
coverage to access
provide mMTC. technologies"
The key
characteristics of
this scenario are
continuous and
ubiquitous
coverage in urban
areas, with very
high connection
density of mMTC
devices.

Glossary 1 Glossary
millimete mmWave N/A Extremely high Wikipedia

r wave frequency (EHF) is
the International
Telecommunicatio
n Union (ITU)
designation for
the band of radio
frequencies in the
electromagnetic
spectrum from 30
to 300 gigahertz
(GHz). It lies
between the
super high
frequency band
and the far
infrared band, the
lower part of
which is the
terahertz band.
Radio waves in
this band have
wavelengths from
ten to one
millimetre, so it is
also called the
millimetre band
and radiation in
this band is called
millimetre waves,
sometimes
abbreviated
MMW or
mmWave.

Glossary 1 Glossary
mobile MNC N/A The MNC is the ITU-T E.212:

network second field of "The
code the IMSI, it is two international
or three digits in identification
length and is plan for
administered by public
the respective networks and
national subscriptions"
numbering plan
administrator.
MNCs under MCC
ranges 90x are
administered by
the Director of
TSB. The MNC, in
combination with
the MCC, provides
sufficient
information to
identify the home
network.
mobile MNO N/A A provider of ETSI TS 105

network wireless 200-2-3
operator communications V1.2.1:
services that owns "Access,
or controls all the Terminals,
elements Transmission
necessary to sell and
and deliver Multiplexing
services to an end (ATTM);
user including Energy
radio spectrum management;
allocation, Operational
wireless network infrastructure
infrastructure, s;
backhaul Implementati
infrastructure, on of Global
billing, customer KPIs; Part 2:
care, provisioning Specific
computer systems requirements;
and marketing Sub-part 3:
and repair Mobile
organizations. broadband
access
networks"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Mobile MNP N/A The ability for a 3GPP TS

Number mobile subscriber 22.066:
Portabilit to change digital "Support of
y mobile Mobile
subscription Number
network within Portability
the same country (MNP);
retaining their Service
original DN(s). description;
Additional Stage
regulatory 1;Support of
constraints apply Mobile
in North America. Number
Portability
(MNP);
Service
description;
Stage 1"
Mobile MNS N/A N/A ETSI TS 124

Network 007 V10.0.0:
Signalling "Digital
cellular
telecommunic
ations system
(Phase 2+);
Universal
Mobile
Telecommunic
ations System
(UMTS); LTE;
Mobile radio
interface
signalling
layer 3;
General
Aspects
(3GPP TS
24.007
version 10.0.0
Release 10)"

Glossary 1 Glossary
managed MO N/A Entity used to 3GPP TS

object represent 32.150
information in a version 9.2.0:
solution set. "Digital
cellular
telecommunic
ations system
(Phase 2+);
Universal
Mobile
Telecommunic
ations System
(UMTS); LTE;
Telecommunic
ation
management;
Integration
Reference
Point (IRP)
Concept and
definitions"
mobile MO N/A A type of Huawei Term

originated messages that the
mobile station
(MS) submits to
the short message
center (SMC) and
the SMC stores
and forwards to
destination
subscribers.
mobile MOC N/A N/A Huawei Term

originated
call
multi- MOCN N/A A network-sharing 3GPP TS

operator configuration in 23.251:
core which only the "Technical
network RAN is shared. Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Network
Sharing;
Architecture
and
functional
description"

Glossary 1 Glossary
mobile MOHO N/A N/A 3GPP TR

originated 21.905:
handover "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
Mobile MO-LR Mobile N/A 3GPP TR

Originatin Originated 21.905:
g Location "Technical
Location Request Specification
Request Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
mean MOS N/A Quality is 3GPP TR

opinion fundamentally 26.909:
score related to the "Technical
subjective Specification
assessment of the Group
considered aspect. Services and
The KQI will be System
related to Aspects; Study
corresponding on improved
subjective quality streaming
assessments. The Quality of
quality often is Experience
rated as an (QoE)
opinion score on a reporting in
5-point scale 3GPP services
ranging from and
"bad" (1), "poor" networks"
(2), "fair" (3),
"good" (4) to
"excellent" (5).
The average of
these scores
calculated from a
group of subjects
is the Mean
Opinion Score
(MOS).
mobile MO-SMS N/A N/A 3GPP TR

originated 21.905:
short "Technical
service Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
memoran MoU N/A N/A Huawei Term

dum of
understan
ding
minute of MOU N/A N/A Huawei Term

usage
maintena MP N/A N/A Huawei Term

nce point

Glossary 1 Glossary
Multilink MP N/A Multilink PPP Huawei Term

PPP (MP) is a
standard for
aggregating
multiple PPP links
that allows for
multivendor
interoperability,
and is defined in
RFC 1717. MP
defines a way of
sequencing and
transmitting
packets over
multiple physical
interfaces. To
reduce potential
latency issues, MP
also defines a
method of
fragmenting and
reassembling
large packets.
Moving MPEG N/A N/A 3GPP TR

Pictures 21.905:
Experts "Technical
Group Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
maintena MPID N/A N/A Huawei Term

nce point
identificat
ion

Glossary 1 Glossary
Multiprot MPLS N/A Multiprotocol Wikipedia

ocol Label Label Switching
Switching (MPLS) is a
routing technique
in
telecommunicatio
ns networks that
directs data from
one node to the
next based on
short path labels
rather than long
network
addresses, thus
avoiding complex
lookups in a
routing table and
speeding traffic
flows. The labels
identify virtual
links (paths)
between distant
nodes rather than
endpoints. MPLS
can encapsulate
packets of various
network
protocols, hence
the
"multiprotocol"
reference on its
name. MPLS
supports a range
of access
technologies,
including T1/E1,
ATM, Frame
Relay, and DSL.

Glossary 1 Glossary
multiprot MPLS VPN N/A An Internet Huawei Term

ocol label Protocol (IP)
switching virtual private
virtual network (VPN)
private based on the
network multiprotocol
label switching
(MPLS)
technology. It
applies the MPLS
technology for
network routers
and switches,
simplifies the
routing mode of
core routers, and
combines
traditional routing
technology and
label switching
technology. It can
be used to
construct the
broadband
Intranet and
Extranet to meet
various service
requirements.
maximum MPR N/A 3GPP Huawei Term

power specifications
reduction impose
constraints on the
indicators related
to UE transmit
power, including
the maximum
output power,
maximum power
reduction (MPR),
and additional
maximum power
reduction (A-
MPR).
main MPS N/A N/A Huawei Term

processin
g subrack

Glossary 1 Glossary
main MPT N/A N/A Huawei Term

processin
g and
transmissi
on unit
main MPU N/A N/A ETSI ES 203

control 136:
board "Environment
al Engineering
(EE);
Measurement
methods for
energy
efficiency of
router and
switch
equipment"
measure MR N/A N/A 3GPP TS

ment 32.425:
report "Telecommuni
cation
management;
Performance
Management
(PM);
Performance
measurement
s Evolved
Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
Network (E-
UTRAN)"
maximal MRC N/A N/A 3GPP TR

ratio 45.914:
combinin "Circuit
g switched
voice capacity
evolution for
GSM/EDGE
Radio Access
Network
(GERAN)"

Glossary 1 Glossary
mobility MRO N/A N/A 3GPP TS

robustnes 36.331:
s "Evolved
optimizati Universal
on Terrestrial
Radio Access
(E-UTRA);
Radio
Resource
Control
(RRC);
Protocol
specification"
mouth MRP N/A N/A 3GPP TR

reference 21.905:
point "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
Maximum MRT N/A Maximum Ratio ETSI TR 102

Ratio Transmission can 662: "Satellite
Transmiss be considered the Earth Stations
ion generalization of and Systems
the maximum (SES);
ratio algorithm Advanced
for multiple satellite based
transmitting scenarios and
antennas and architectures
multiple receiving for beyond 3G
antennas. It also systems"
provides a
reference for the
optimal
performance that
a system may
obtain using both
transmit and
receive diversity.

Glossary 1 Glossary
maximum MRU N/A N/A SPAN TR

receive 102.16:
unit "Potential
solutions to
support the
transmission
of PPP"
mobile MS N/A Any mobile ITU-T X.1125:

station device, such as a "Correlative
mobile handset or Reacting
computer, which System in
is used to access mobile data
network services. communicatio
n"
multiplex MS-AIS N/A An all-ONES Huawei Term

section characteristic or
alarm adapted
indication information
signal signal. It is
generated to
replace the
normal traffic
signal when that
signal contains a
defect condition
in order to
prevent
consequential
downstream
failures being
declared or
alarms being
raised.
most MSB N/A N/A 3GPP TR

significan 21.905:
t bit "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
mobile MSC N/A The MSC switches ITU-T Q.

switching circuit mode MS 1742.1:
center originated or MS "IMT-2000
terminated traffic. references to
An MSC is usually ANSI-41
connected to at evolved core
least one BS. It network with
may connect to cdma2000
the other public access
networks (PSTN, network"
ISDN, etc.), other
MSCs in the same
network, or MSCs
in different
networks.
MBMS MSCH N/A N/A 3GPP TS

point-to- 25.321: "3rd
multipoin Generation
t Partnership
schedulin Project;
g channel Technical
Specification
Group Radio
Access
Network;
Medium
Access
Control
(MAC)
protocol
specification
(Release 16)"
mobile MSCM N/A N/A 3GPP TR

station 21.905:
class "Technical
mark Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
mobile MSC-S MSC server The MSC server 3GPP TS

switching mainly comprises 23.002:
center the call control "Network
server (CC) and mobility architecture"
control parts of a
MSC.
mobile MSCU N/A N/A 3GPP TR

station 21.905:
control "Technical
unit Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
MExE MSE N/A Depending on the 3GPP TR

Service configuration of 21.905:
Environm the PLMN, the "Technical
ent operator may be Specification
able to offer Group
support to MExE Services and
services in various System
ways. Examples of Aspects;
possible sources Vocabulary
are from for 3GPP
traditional GSM Specifications
nodes, IN nodes, "
operator-specific
nodes, operator
franchised nodes
and services
provider nodes,
together with
access to nodes
external (i.e.
vendor-specific)
to the PLMN
depending on the
nature of the
MExE service.
These nodes are
considered to
constitute the
MExE service
environment. The
MExE service
environment shall
support direct
MExE UE to MExE
UE interaction of
MExE services.
mobile MSID MSI N/A 3GPP TR

station 21.905:
identifier "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
mobile MSIN N/A N/A 3GPP TR

station 21.905:
identificat "Technical
ion Specification
number Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
mobile MSISDN ● mobile An MSISDN is the ITU-T Y.3031:

subscriber station phone number "Identification
ISDN internation assigned to a user. framework in
number al ISDN This is mainly future
number used by a user networks"
● mobile (i.e., calling party)
station to set up a call
internation with another user
al (i.e., called party).
subscriber Using the
directory MSISDN number,
number the call request is
forwarded to the
called party's
home subscriber
server (HSS),
where the
MSISDN number
is mapped to the
IMSI to find the
current location
of the called party
in the core
network.
MCH MSP N/A N/A Huawei Term

schedulin
g period
multiplex MSP N/A N/A Wikipedia

section
protection

Glossary 1 Glossary
multi- MSR N/A N/A 3GPP TR

standard 21.905:
radio "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
mobile MSRN N/A N/A 3GPP TR

station 21.905:
roaming "Technical
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
maximum MSS N/A The maximum Wikipedia

segment segment size
size (MSS) is a
parameter of the
options field of
the TCP header
that specifies the
largest amount of
data, specified in
bytes, that a
computer or
communications
device can receive
in a single TCP
segment. It does
not count the TCP
header or the IP
header (unlike,
for example, the
MTU for IP
datagrams). The
IP datagram
containing a TCP
segment may be
self-contained
within a single
packet, or it may
be reconstructed
from several
fragmented
pieces; either way,
the MSS limit
applies to the
total amount of
data contained in
the final,
reconstructed TCP
segment.

Glossary 1 Glossary
multiple MSTI N/A A type of Huawei Term

spanning spanning tree
tree calculated
instance through MSTP
within an MST
region. This type
of spanning tree
provides a simple
and well-
connected
topology
corresponding to
one or more
VLANs. A VLAN
cannot be
assigned to
multiple MSTIs.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Multiple MSTP N/A The Multiple Wikipedia

Spanning Spanning Tree
Tree Protocol (MSTP)
Protocol and algorithm,
provides both
simple and full
connectivity
assigned to any
given Virtual LAN
(VLAN)
throughout a
Bridged Local
Area Network.
MSTP uses BPDUs
to exchange
information
between
spanning-tree
compatible
devices, to
prevent loops in
each MSTI
(Multiple
Spanning Tree
Instances) and in
the CIST
(Common and
Internal Spanning
Tree), by selecting
active and
blocked paths.
This is done as
well as in STP
without the need
of manually
enabling backup
links and getting
rid of bridge loops
danger.
Moreover, MSTP
allows frames/
packets assigned
to different
VLANs to follow
separate paths,
each based on an
independent
MSTI, within MST
Regions
composed of

Glossary 1 Glossary
LANs and or MST

Bridges. These
Regions and the
other Bridges and
LANs are
connected into a
single Common
Spanning Tree
(CST).
message MSU N/A A signal unit that Huawei Term

signal contains service
unit information and
signaling
information fields
and is
retransmitted by
the signaling link
control if it is
received in error.
The value of
length indicator is
always greater
than 2.
Mobile MT N/A Mobile 3GPP TR

Terminati Termination (MT) 21.905:
on is the component "Technical
of the Mobile Specification
Equipment (ME) Group
which supports Services and
functions specific System
to management Aspects;
of the PLMN Vocabulary
access interface for 3GPP
(3GPP or Specifications
non-3GPP). The "
MT is realized as
a single functional
entity.
mean MTBF N/A The expectation ITU-T G.911:

time of the time "Parameters
between between failures. and
failures calculation
methodologie
s for reliability
and
availability of
fibre optic
systems"

Glossary 1 Glossary
mobile MT-LR N/A N/A 3GPP TR

terminati 21.905:
ng "Technical
location Specification
request Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
mobile- MTM N/A N/A 3GPP TR

to-mobile 21.905:
(call) "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
Message MTP N/A The Message Wikipedia

Transfer Transfer Part
Part (MTP) is part of
the Signaling
System 7 (SS7)
used for
communication in
public switched
telephone
networks. MTP is
responsible for
reliable,
unduplicated and
in-sequence
transport of SS7
messages
between
communication
partners.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Message MTP3 N/A MTP3 provides Wikipedia

Transfer routing
Part Layer functionality to
3 transport
signaling
messages through
the SS7 network
to the requested
endpoint.
NodeB MTRU N/A N/A 3GPP TR

multi- 21.905:
carrier "Technical
transceive Specification
r unit Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
mobile MT-SMS N/A N/A 3GPP TR

terminate 21.905:
d short "Technical
service Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
Mean MTTR ● Mean Time The total ITU-T G.911:

Time To to corrective "Parameters
Repair Recovery maintenance time and
● Mean Time divided by the calculation
to Restore total number of methodologie
corrective s for reliability
maintenance and
actions during a availability of
given period of fibre optic
time. systems"

Glossary 1 Glossary
maximum MTU N/A The maximum "INTERNET

transmissi sized datagram PROTOCOL
on unit that can be DARPA
transmitted INTERNET
through the next PROGRAM
network is called PROTOCOL
the maximum SPECIFICATIO
transmission unit N", RFC 791,
(MTU). September
1981
Mark Up MU N/A An increase over 3GPP TS

the basic charge 22.024:
e.g. to provide "Technical
extra revenue or Specification
to cover Group
additional costs Services and
System
Aspects;
Description of
Charge Advice
Information
(CAI)"
mobile MUI N/A N/A 3GPP TR

user 21.905:
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
multi user MUMS N/A N/A 3GPP TR

mobile 21.905:
station "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
mobile MVNO N/A N/A 3GPP TR

virtual 21.905:
network "Technical
operator Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
M2 N/A N/A An Application Huawei Term

interface Part is defined for
this interface,
which conveys at
least radio
configuration
data for the
multi-cell
transmission
mode eNodeBs
and Session
Control Signaling.
SCTP is used as
signaling
transport i.e.
Point-to-Point
signaling is
applied.

Glossary 1 Glossary
MAC-c N/A N/A MAC-c, is the 3GPP TS

MAC entity that 25.321: "3rd
handles the Generation
following Partnership
transport Project;
channels: Technical
- paging channel Specification
(PCH) Group Radio
Access
- forward access Network;
channel (FACH) Medium
- random access Access
channel (RACH) Control
- downlink shared (MAC)
channel (DSCH). protocol
The DSCH exists specification"
only in TDD
mode.
- uplink shared
channel (USCH).
The USCH exists
only in TDD
mode.
MAC-d N/A N/A MAC-d is the 3GPP TS

transport Project;
channels: Technical
dedicated Specification
transport channel Group Radio
(DCH). Access
Network;
Medium
Access
Control
(MAC)
protocol
specification"

Glossary 1 Glossary
MAC-e N/A N/A MAC-e/es is the 3GPP TS

MAC entities that 25.321: "3rd
handle the Generation
transport Project;
channels: Technical
- enhanced Specification
dedicated Group Radio
transport channel Access
(E-DCH). Network;
Medium
Access
Control
(MAC)
protocol
specification"
MAC-es N/A N/A MAC-e/es is the 3GPP TS

transport Project;
channels: Technical
- enhanced Specification
dedicated Group Radio
transport channel Access
(E-DCH). Network;
Medium
Access
Control
(MAC)
protocol
specification"
MAC-hs N/A N/A MAC-hs is the 3GPP TS

transport Project;
channels: Technical
- high speed Specification
downlink shared Group Radio
channel (HS- Access
DSCH) Network;
Medium
Access
Control
(MAC)
protocol
specification"

Glossary 1 Glossary
MAC-i N/A N/A MAC-i/is are the 3GPP TS

transport channel: Project;
enhanced Technical
dedicated Specification
transport channel Group Radio
(E-DCH). Access
Network;
Medium
Access
Control
(MAC)
protocol
specification"
MAE CA N/A N/A MAE CA is a Huawei Term

service integrated
with MAE that is
used to issue
certificates for
MAE and its
managed
elements.
main N/A N/A The subrack in the Huawei Term

subrack center of a star
topology where
subracks are
connected

Glossary 1 Glossary
manual N/A N/A A switch action ITU-T G.808:

switch initiated by an "Terms and
operator definitions for
command. It network
switches the extra protection
traffic signal, and
normal traffic restoration"
signal, or the null
signal to the
protection
transport entity,
unless a fault
condition exists
on other transport
entities or an
equal or higher
priority switch
command is in
effect. In the case
of a manual
switch of extra
traffic or null
signal, a normal
traffic signal
present on the
protection
transport entity is
transferred to and
selected from its
working transport
entity.

Glossary 1 Glossary
master N/A N/A A master server Huawei Term

server manages backups,
archives, and
restores. It is
responsible for
media and device
selection for
NetBackup.
Typically, a master
server contains
the NetBackup
catalog. The
catalog contains
the internal
databases that
contain
information about
NetBackup
backups and
configuration.
master- N/A N/A In master-slave Huawei Term

slave synchronization
synchroni mode, a
zation designated master
clock periodically
sends
synchronization
signals to all
other slave clocks.
message N/A N/A The number of Huawei Term

arrival specified
rate messages received
by the BSC in a
unit time.
message N/A N/A The process for ITU-T Q.9:

routing selecting, for each "Vocabulary
signalling of switching
message to be and signalling
sent, the terms"
signalling link to
be used.

Glossary 1 Glossary
mobility N/A N/A The ability for the 3GPP TR

user to 21.905:
communicate "Technical
whilst moving Specification
independent of Group
location. Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
mounting N/A ● mount A piece of angle Huawei Term

ear angle iron or plate on a
● ear bracket rack. The
mounting ear has
● mount holes that can be
hanger used to fix
● rack- network elements
mounting or components.
ear

Glossary 1 Glossary
MSC N/A N/A The MSC can be Huawei Term

status in the
administration
state and the
operation state. In
the administration
state, data
configuration and
private message
on the A interface
can be modified.
The
administration
state can be
normal, offload,
or inhibited. The
operation state
indicates the
actual status of
the CN. The
operation state
can be available
or unavailable.
For example, the
CN is unavailable
when the No.7
signaling link is
disconnected and
becomes available
when the No.7
signaling link is
resumed.
Msg3 N/A N/A First scheduled 3GPP TS

transmission of 38.300: "3rd
the random Generation
access procedure Partnership
Project;
Technical
Specification
Group Radio
Access
Network; NR;
NR and NG-
RAN Overall
Description;
Stage 2
(Release 16)"

Glossary 1 Glossary
multicast N/A N/A Communication ETSI GS LTN

between a single 001: "Low
sender and Throughput
multiple receivers Networks
(LTN); Use
Cases for Low
Throughput
Networks"
multicast N/A N/A A group of users 3GPP TS

group that have an 22.146:
activated MBMS "Multimedia
in multicast mode Broadcast/
and therefore are Multicast
ready to or are Service
receiving data (MBMS);
transmitted by Stage 1"
this service. The
multicast group is
a subset of the
multicast
subscription
group. Multicast
subscription
group members
may join the
corresponding
multicast group.
multiple N/A N/A Multiple IP Huawei Term

IP addresses can be
addresses configured on a
on port physical port.
These addresses
are all equal. The
purpose is to
allow
transmission of
data to different
IP addresses on
the same port,
better utilizing
port resources.

Glossary 1 Glossary
multiplexi N/A N/A A process for ITU-T R.140:

ng combining signals "DEFINITIONS
from several OF
separate tributary ESSENTIAL
channels for TECHNICAL
transmission in TERMS IN
the same THE FIELD OF
direction over a TELEGRAPH
common bearer TRANSMISSIO
channel. N"
multiplexi N/A N/A An increase in Huawei Term

ng gain throughput by
adding spatial
channels without
increasing the
bandwidth or
transmit power
1.15 N
network NACC N/A NACC, the 3GPP TR

assisted Network Assisted 44.901:
cell Cell Change "GSM/EDGE
change feature introduced External
in Release 4 is a Network
tool to minimize Assisted Cell
the service outage Change
time for all QoS (NACC)"
classes when a
GPRS MS in
packet transfer
mode moves
between GSM
cells belonging to
the same BSC.
negative NACK N/A The negative Wikipedia

acknowle acknowledgement
dgment (NACK) signal is
sent to reject a
previously
received message
or to indicate
some kind of
error.

Glossary 1 Glossary
node NAD N/A N/A 3GPP TR

address 21.905:
byte "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
network NAI N/A The userID B. Aboba, and

access submitted by the M. Beadles,
identifier client during PPP "The Network
authentication. In Access
roaming, the Identifier",
purpose of the RFC 2486,
NAI is to identify January 1999
the user as well
as to assist in the
routing of the
authentication
request. Please
note that the NAI
may not
necessarily be the
same as the user's
e-mail address or
the userID
submitted in an
application layer
authentication.
non- NAS N/A Non-access Wikipedia

access stratum (NAS) is
stratum a functional layer
in wireless
telecom protocol
stacks between
the core network
and user
equipment.

Glossary 1 Glossary
network NAT N/A Network address Wikipedia

address translation (NAT)
translatio is a method of
n mapping an IP
address space into
another by
modifying
network address
information in the
IP header of
packets while
they are in transit
across a traffic
routing device.
narrowba NB N/A Systems delivering ETSI TR 101

nd service to the end 030: "Radio
user with a Equipment
bandwidth of 2 and Systems
Mbit/s or less. (RES); Radio
Local Loop
(RLL) Co-
ordination
Group; Survey
of ETSI
activities and
recommendat
ions for the
ETSI work
programme"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Normal NB N/A Burst containing ETSI ETS 300

Burst Low Bit Rate part 836-1:
(LBR-part) "Broadband
followed by High Radio Access
Bit Rate part Networks
(HBR-part) data (BRAN); HIgh
PErformance
Radio Local
Area Network
(HIPERLAN)
Type 1;
Conformance
testing
specification;
Part 1: Radio
type approval
and Radio
Frequency
(RF)
conformance
test
specification"
NodeB NBAP N/A Signalling Wikipedia

applicatio protocol
n part responsible for
the control of the
NodeB by the
RNC is called
NBAP (NodeB
Application Part).
NBAP is
subdivided into
Common and
Dedicated NBAP
(CNBAP and
DNBAP), where
Common NBAP
controls overall
NodeB
functionality and
Dedicated NBAP
controls separate
cells or sectors of
the NodeB. NBAP
is carried over Iub.

Glossary 1 Glossary
NarrowBa NBBS N/A A base station Huawei Term

nd that supports the
Internet Narrowband
of Things Internet of Things
Base (NB-IoT)
Station technology
Narrowba NB-IoT N/A Narrowband Wikipedia

nd Internet of Things
Internet (NB-IoT) is a Low
of Things Power Wide Area
Network
(LPWAN) radio
technology
standard
developed by
3GPP to enable a
wide range of
cellular devices
and services. The
specification was
frozen in 3GPP
Release 13 (LTE
Advanced Pro), in
June 2016.
network NC2 N/A In network Huawei Term

control control mode 2
mode 2 (NC2), the
network controls
the cell
reselection of
MSs.
next hop NCC N/A Next hop chaining 3GPP TS

chaining count (NCC) is a 36.300:
count counter related to "Evolved
NH (i.e. the Universal
amount of Key Terrestrial
chaining that has Radio Access
been performed) (E-UTRA) and
which allows the Evolved
UE to be Universal
synchronized with Terrestrial
the eNodeB and Radio Access
to determine Network (E-
whether the next UTRAN);
KeNB needs to be Overall
based on the description;
current KeNB or a Stage 2"
fresh NH.

Glossary 1 Glossary
network NCC N/A The NCC is Wikipedia

color assigned to each
code network provider
so the MS can
sort out which
base stations it is
allowed to camp
on.
Notificati NCH N/A Common control 3GPP TS

on channel on which 43.068:
Channel the notifications "Technical
are sent by the Specification
network Group Core
(equivalent to a Network;
paging channel) Voice Group
Call Service
(VGCS); Stage
2"
NR Cell NCI N/A N/A 3GPP TS

Identity 38.300: "NR;
NR and NG-
RAN Overall
Description;
Stage 2"
network NCK N/A N/A 3GPP TR

control 21.905:
key "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
neighbori NCL N/A An NCL refers to a Huawei Term

ng cell list list of external
cells not served by
the local base
station. An NCL
holds the
information about
the ECGIs, PCIs,
and frequencies
of external cells.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Network NCP N/A Provides for ETSI TR 101

Control address 194: "Digital
Protocol negotiation and Video
compression on Broadcasting
different network (DVB);
layers. Guidelines for
implementati
on and usage
of the
specification
of network
independent
protocols for
DVB
interactive
services"
network NDS N/A N/A 3GPP TS

domain 36.401:
security "Evolved
Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
Network (E-
UTRAN);
Architecture
description"

Glossary 1 Glossary
network NDUB N/A If all of the ETSI ETS 300

determine appropriate user- 392-12-13:
d user network interface "Terrestrial
busy information Trunked Radio
channels are busy (TETRA);
(channels busy) Voice plus
and either the Data (V+D);
network does not Part 12:
support the Supplementar
offering of y services
additional calls stage 3; Sub-
beyond the Part 13: Call
number of Completion to
appropriate Busy
channels, or the Subscriber
maximum (CCBS)"
number of such
additional calls
has been reached,
the network will
clear the call and
indicate network
determined user
busy.
network NE N/A A discrete 3GPP TR

element telecommunicatio 21.905:
ns entity which "Technical
can be managed Specification
over a specific Group
interface e.g. the Services and
RNC. System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
new NECI N/A N/A Huawei Term

establish
ment
causes
indication

Glossary 1 Glossary
Network NEF N/A A function block Huawei Term

Element which represents
Function the
telecommunicatio
n functions and
communicates
with the TMN
OSF function
block for the
purpose of being
monitored and/or
controlled.
network NEF N/A N/A 3GPP TS

exposure 23.501:
function "System
Architecture
for the 5G
System; Stage
2 (Release
16)"
network NEHO N/A N/A 3GPP TR

evaluated 21.905:
handover "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
network NEID N/A Uniquely 3GPP TS

element identifies the 33.108: " 3G
identifier relevant network security;
element carrying Handover
out the lawful interface for
interception. Lawful
Interception
(LI)"

Glossary 1 Glossary
network NEL N/A Refers to the ITU-T Q.833.1:

element physical resources "Asymmetric
layer that reside in the digital
access network. subscriber line
(ADSL) −
Network
element
management:
CMIP model"
Network NF N/A A functional ETSI GS NFV-

Function building block PER 001:
within a network "Network
infrastructure, Functions
which has well- Virtualisation
defined external (NFV); NFV
interfaces and a Performance
well-defined & Portability
functional Best
behaviour. In Practises"
practical terms, a
Network Function
is today often a
network node or
physical
appliance.
NG NGAP N/A NGAP provides 3GPP TS

Applicatio the signalling 38.413: "NG-
n Protocol service between RAN; NG
the NG-RAN node Application
and the AMF that Protocol
is required to fulfil (NGAP)"
the NGAP
functions
described in TS
38.410.
Next NGC N/A Core Network for ETSI TR 138

Generatio Next Generation 912 V16.0.0:
n Core System. "5G; Study on
New Radio
(NR) access
technology"

Glossary 1 Glossary
NG Radio NG-RAN N/A NG-RAN refers to 3GPP TR

Access a radio access 23.799:
Network network that "Technical
supports one or Specification
more of the Group
following options, Services and
with the common System
characteristics Aspects; Study
that the RAN on
interfaces with Architecture
the next for Next
generation core. Generation
1. Standalone System"
New Radio,
2. Standalone
New Radio is the
anchor with
Evolved E-UTRA
extensions,
3. Evolved E-
UTRA,
4. Evolved E-UTRA
is the anchor with
New Radio
extensions.
next hop NH N/A When configuring Wikipedia

network devices
the hop may refer
to next hop. Next
hop is the next
gateway to which
packets should be
forwarded along
the path to their
final destination.
A routing table
usually contains
the IP address of
a destination
network and the
IP address of the
next gateway
along the path to
the final network
destination.

Glossary 1 Glossary
network NIC N/A N/A 3GPP TR

independ 21.905:
ent "Technical
clocking Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
NE NIC N/A The NE Huawei Term

informati information
on collector (NIC)
collector collects NE
information
during routine
operation and
maintenance
work. It helps you
view and analyze
NE data.
network NITZ N/A N/A 3GPP TR

identity 21.905:
and time "Technical
zone Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
non-line- NLOS N/A Non-line-of-sight 3GPP TR

of-sight (NLOS) radio 38.901:
propagation "Study on
occurs outside of channel
the typical line of model for
sight (LOS) frequencies
between the from 0.5 to
transmitter and 100 GHz"
receiver, such as
in ground
reflections.
Obstacles that
commonly cause
NLOS propagation
include buildings,
trees, hills,
mountains, and,
in some cases,
high voltage
electric power
lines. Some of
these obstructions
reflect certain
radio frequencies,
while some simply
absorb or garble
the signals; but, in
either case, they
limit the use of
many types of
radio
transmissions,
especially when
low on power
budget.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Network NM N/A A Network 3GPP TR

Manager Manager (NM) 21.905:
provides a "Technical
package of end- Specification
user functions Group
with the Services and
responsibility for System
the management Aspects;
of a network, Vocabulary
mainly as for 3GPP
supported by the Specifications
EM(s) but it may "
also involve direct
access to the
Network
Elements. All
communication
with the network
is based on open
and well-
standardised
interfaces
supporting
management of
multi-vendor and
multi-technology
Network
Elements.
network NML N/A From a QoS 3GPP TS

managem monitoring 32.101:
ent layer perspective, the "Telecommuni
NML is cation
responsible for management;
the collection and Principles and
processing of high level
performance, requirements"
fault, and usage
data.

Glossary 1 Glossary
network NMO N/A N/A 3GPP TR

mode of 21.905:
operation "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
NodeB NMON N/A N/A Huawei Term

monitorin
g unit
NodeB NMPT N/A N/A Huawei Term

main
processin
g and
timing
unit
network NMR N/A N/A 3GPP TR

measure 21.905:
ment "Technical
results Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
network NMS N/A This component is ETSI TS 103

managem responsible for 197: "Digital
ent monitoring and Video
system control of SIMF Broadcasting
agents. The exact (DVB); Head-
nature of this end
function depends implementati
on the type of on of DVB
host component SimulCrypt"
the agent is
situated in, i.e.
ECMG, EMMG,
PDG, etc, and the
type of
management
function the NMS
component is
performing, i.e.
fault,
configuration,
accounting,
performance and
security
management.
National NMSI N/A N/A 3GPP TR

Mobile 21.905:
Station "Technical
Identifier Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
network- NNI N/A In Wikipedia

to- telecommunicatio
network ns, a network-to-
interface network interface
(NNI) is an
interface that
specifies signaling
and management
functions between
two networks. An
NNI circuit can be
used for
interconnection of
signaling (such as
SS7), Internet
Protocol (IP)
(such as MPLS) or
ATM networks.
non NNSF N/A The ETSI TS 136

access interconnection of 410 V9.0.0:
stratum an eNodeB to "LTE; Evolved
node multiple MMEs/S- Universal
selection GWs is supported Terrestrial
function by the LTE/SAE Radio Access
architecture. Network (E-
Therefore an NAS UTRAN); S1
node selection layer 1
function is located general
in the eNodeB to aspects and
determine the principles"
MME association
of the UE.
network NO N/A A Network ETSI TR 101

operator Operator is an 118:
entity that "Network
operates public Aspects (NA);
telecommunicatio High level
ns network in network
order to route architectures
calls. and solutions
to support
number
portability"

Glossary 1 Glossary
non- non-GBR N/A N/A ETSI TS 103

guarantee 202-2 V1.1.1:
d bit rate "Core
Network and
Interoperabilit
y Testing
(INT); GTPv2-
C
Conformance
Testing for
S11 Interface;
(3GPPTM
Release 10);
Part 3:
Abstract Test
Suite (ATS)
and partial
Protocol
Implementati
on eXtra
Information
for Testing
(PIXIT) pro
forma
specification"
non- non-GNE N/A A network Huawei Term

gateway element that
network communicates
element with the network
management
application layer
through the
gateway NE
application layer.

Glossary 1 Glossary
network NP N/A Network ETSI ETR 309:

performa Performance' "Special
nce (NP) is the ability Mobile Group
of a network or (SMG);
network portion Vocabulary
to provide the for the
functions related Universal
to Mobile
communications Telecommunic
between users; it ations System
contributes to (UMTS)
service (UMTS
accessibility, 01.02)"
service
retainability and
service integrity.
Network
performance
parameter values
are usually
derived from
quality of service
(QOS) parameter
values.
numberin NPA N/A N/A 3GPP TR

g plan 21.905:
area "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
network NPDU N/A A type of protocol Huawei Term

protocol packet of the
data unit network layer in
the seven-layer
model defined by
the ISO. An NPDU
is equal to an IP
packet in TCP/IP.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Numberin NPI N/A An indication of ETSI ETS 300

g Plan the numbering 189: "Private
Identifier plan to which a Telecommunic
number belongs; ation
it is separate from Network
the number itself. (PTN);
Addressing"
New NR N/A New Radio is a Wikipedia

Radio new radio access
technology (RAT)
developed by
3GPP for the 5G
(fifth generation)
mobile network.
network NRF N/A N/A 3GPP TS

repository 23.501:
function "System
Architecture
for the 5G
System; Stage
2 (Release
16)"
network NRI N/A A specific 3GPP TR

resource parameter used to 23.236:
identifier identify the CN "Technical
node assigned to Specification
serve a mobile Group
station Services and
System
Aspects; Intra-
domain
connection of
Radio Access
Network
(RAN) nodes
to multiple
Core Network
(CN) nodes"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Network NRM N/A A protocol 3GPP TR

Resource independent 21.905:
Model model describing "Technical
managed objects Specification
representing Group
network Services and
resources, e.g. an System
RNC or NodeB. Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
neighbori NRNC N/A N/A Huawei Term

ng radio
network
controller
non-real- NRT N/A Non-real-time ETSI TS 125

time bearer services 423 V5.7.0:
are those services "Universal
associated with Mobile
RABs whose Telecommunic
traffic class is ations System
defined as (UMTS);
interactive or UTRAN Iur
background. interface
Radio
Network
Subsystem
Application
Part (RNSAP)
signalling"
neighbori NRT ● neighborin A table that Huawei Term

ng g contains the
relation relationshi information about
table p table the neighboring
● neighbor relations between
relation a cell and its
table neighboring cells.

Glossary 1 Glossary
non-real- nrt-VBR NRT-VBR The nrt-VBR Wikipedia

time service category is
variable used for
bit rate connections that
transport variable
bit rate traffic for
which there is no
inherent reliance
on time
synchronization
between the
traffic source and
destination, but
there is a need for
an attempt at a
guaranteed
bandwidth or
latency. An
application that
might require an
nrt-VBR service
category is Frame
Relay
interworking,
where the Frame
Relay CIR
(Committed
Information Rate)
is mapped to a
bandwidth
guarantee in the
ATM network. No
delay bounds are
associated with
nrt-VBR service.
network NS N/A Composition of ETSI GS NFV

service network 003:
function(s) and/or "Network
network Functions
service(s), defined Virtualisation
by its functional (NFV);
and behavioural Terminology
specification. for Main
Concepts in
NFV"

Glossary 1 Glossary
network NS N/A Network system Huawei Term

system is, by means of
information
technology, a
computer
network
management
system capable of
data information,
transmission,
exchange and
distribution.
network NSAP address N/A A network service Wikipedia

service access point
access address (NSAP
point address), defined
address in ISO/IEC 8348, is
an identifying
label for a service
access point (SAP)
used in OSI
networking.
network NSCK N/A N/A 3GPP TR

subset 21.905:
control "Technical
key Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
network NSE N/A A network service Wikipedia

service entity provides
entity services from the
underlying
network to the
CSEs.
network NSS N/A The network Huawei Term

subsyste subsystem is a
m collection of
different
functions, linked
by standardized
interfaces.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Network NSSAI N/A The NSSAI is a ETSI TS 123

Slice collection of S- 501 V16.6.0:
Selection NSSAIs. An NSSAI "5G; System
Assistanc may be a architecture
e Configured NSSAI, for the 5G
Informati a Requested System
on NSSAI or an (5GS)"
Allowed NSSAI.
network NSSF N/A N/A 3GPP TS

slice 23.501:
selection "System
function Architecture
for the 5G
System; Stage
2 (Release
16)"
network NSVC N/A N/A Huawei Term

service
virtual
connectio
n
network NT N/A A functional 3GPP TR

terminati group on the 21.905:
on network side of a "Technical
user-network Specification
interface (source: Group
ITU-T I.112) Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
New Type NTAAB N/A N/A 3GPP TR

Approval 21.905:
Advisory "Technical
Board Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
narrow- NTDD ● narrow- Narrow TDD – the 3GPP TR

band band TDD 1.28 Mcps chip 21.905:
time ● narrowban rate UTRA-TDD "Technical
division d TDD option Specification
duplexing Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
Network NTP N/A The Network Wikipedia

Time Time Protocol
Protocol (NTP) is a
networking
protocol for clock
synchronization
between
computer systems
over packet-
switched,
variable-latency
data networks.
network NUA N/A N/A 3GPP TR

user 21.905:
access "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
national NUI N/A N/A 3GPP TR

user/ 21.905:
USIM "Technical
identifier Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
network NUI N/A N/A 3GPP TR

user 21.905:
identificat "Technical
ion Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
normal NUL N/A The ETSI TS 138

uplink supplementary 321 V16.4.0:
uplink (SUL) "5G; NR;
carrier can be Medium
configured as a Access
complement to Control
the normal UL (MAC)
(NUL) carrier. protocol
specification"
null null-NRI N/A A 'null-NRI' 3GPP TS

network indicates to a 23.236: "3rd
resource radio node (BSC/ Generation
identifier RNC) that the Partnership
NAS Node Project;
Selection Function Technical
shall be used for Specification
selecting a CN Group
node to receive a Services and
message. There is System
one unique 'null- Aspects; Intra-
NRI' in a PLMN domain
supporting pool connection of
functionality. In Radio Access
MOCN shared Network
networks with (RAN) nodes
multiple CN to multiple
Operators, there is Core Network
one unique 'null- (CN) nodes
NRI' per CN (Release 16)"
operator. That is,
in MOCN
networks the RAN
Operator handles
multiple 'null-
NRIs'.

Glossary 1 Glossary
national NUP N/A N/A 3GPP TR

user part 21.905:
(SS7) "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
NodeB NUTI N/A N/A Huawei Term

universal
transmissi
on
interface
unit
N+1 N/A N/A A backup mode in Huawei Term

backup which n similar
components
provide services
while another
component serves
as a backup of
the n
components. If
one of the n
components fails,
the backup
component takes
over the faulty
component to
ensure service
continuity.
N+1 N/A N/A A radio link Huawei Term

protection protection system
composed of
multiple (N)
working channels
and one
protection
channel.

Glossary 1 Glossary
near-far N/A hearability The near–far Wikipedia

problem problem problem or
hearability
problem is the
effect of a strong
signal from a near
signal source in
making it hard for
a receiver to hear
a weaker signal
from a further
source due to
adjacent-channel
interference, co-
channel
interference,
distortion, capture
effect, dynamic
range limitation,
or the like.
network N/A ● Layer 3 In the seven-layer Wikipedia

layer ● L3 OSI model of
computer
networking, the
network layer is
layer 3. The
network layer is
responsible for
packet forwarding
including routing
through
intermediate
routers.
network N/A N/A According to the Wikipedia

segment defining IEEE
802.3 standards
for Ethernet, a
network segment
is an electrical
connection
between
networked devices
using a shared
medium.

Glossary 1 Glossary
non- N/A N/A Each CN node in a 3GPP TS

broadcast pool has to be 23.236: "3rd
LAI assigned one Generation
unique non- Partnership
broadcast LAI that Project;
it uses in case it Technical
wants to be Specification
offloaded. Each Group
CN node in the Services and
pool has to be System
aware of the non- Aspects; Intra-
broadcast LAIs domain
assigned to the connection of
other CN nodes in Radio Access
the pool, because Network
in the case of re- (RAN) nodes
distribution, the to multiple
'target CN node' Core Network
will retrieve data (CN) nodes
(e.g. IMSI, security (Release 16)"
context, MM &
PDP contexts)
from the
'offloaded CN
node' based on
the non-broadcast
LAI.
northbou N/A N/A A user account Wikipedia

nd user that the NMS
uses for login to
the EMS server.
1.16 O
operation O&M N/A A series of long- Huawei Term

and term
maintena management and
nce services to ensure
proper system
running after an
IT system has
been established.

Glossary 1 Glossary
operation O&M N/A N/A 3GPP TR

s and 21.905:
maintena "Technical
nce Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
off air call OACSU N/A N/A 3GPP TR

set up 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
operation OAM ● OA&M Operations, Wikipedia

s, ● operations, administration
administr administrat and management
ation, and ion, and or operations,
maintena manageme administration
nce nt and maintenance
(OA&M or OAM)
are the processes,
activities, tools,
and standards
involved with
operating,
administering,
managing and
maintaining any
system. This
commonly applies
to
telecommunicatio
n, computer
networks, and
computer
hardware.

Glossary 1 Glossary
operation, OAMPDU N/A Also called OAM Huawei Term

administr protocol packet,
ation, and Ethernet OAM
maintena reports link status
nce by periodically
protocol exchanging
data unit OAMPDUs
between devices.
This helps
network
administrators
effectively
manage the
network.
occupied OBW N/A Occupied ETSI TS 134

bandwidt bandwidth is a 122:
h measure of the "Universal
bandwidth Mobile
containing 99% of Telecommunic
the total ations System
integrated power (UMTS);
for transmitted Terminal
spectrum and is conformance
centered on the specification;
assigned channel Radio
frequency. transmission
and reception
(TDD)"
ordinary OC N/A An ordinary clock Wikipedia

clock is a device with a
single network
connection and is
either the source
of a
synchronization
reference
(master) or
destination for a
synchronization
reference (slave).

Glossary 1 Glossary
optical OC-3 N/A OC-3 is a network Wikipedia

carrier line with
level 3 transmission data
rate of up to
155.52 Mbit/s
(payload: 148.608
Mbit/s; overhead:
6.912 Mbit/s,
including path
overhead) using
fiber optics.
outgoing OCB N/A N/A 3GPP TR

calls 21.905:
barred "Technical
within a Specification
CUG Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
ODMA OCCCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

common 21.905:
control "Technical
channel Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
open card OCF N/A N/A 3GPP TR

framewor 21.905:
k "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
outgoing OCI N/A N/A 3GPP TR

call 21.905:
informati "Technical
on Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
orthogon OCNS N/A A mechanism 3GPP TR

al used to simulate 21.905:
channel the users or "Technical
noise control signals on Specification
simulator the other Group
orthogonal Services and
channels of a System
downlink. Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
outgoing OCT N/A N/A 3GPP TR

call timer 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
oven OCXO N/A A crystal oven is a Huawei Term

controlled temperature-
crystal controlled
oscillator chamber used to
maintain the
quartz crystal in
electronic crystal
oscillators at a
constant
temperature, in
order to prevent
changes in the
frequency due to
variations in
ambient
temperature. An
oscillator of this
type is known as
an oven-
controlled crystal
oscillator (OCXO,
where "XO" is an
old abbreviation
for "crystal
oscillator".) This
type of oscillator
achieves the
highest frequency
stability possible
with a crystal.
They are typically
used to control
the frequency of
radio transmitters,
cellular base
stations, military
communications
equipment, and
for precision
frequency
measurement.

Glossary 1 Glossary
optional OD N/A N/A 3GPP TR

for 21.905:
operators "Technical
to Specification
implemen Group
t for their Services and
aim System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
operator ODB N/A N/A 3GPP TR

determine 21.905:
d barring "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
ODMA ODCCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

dedicated 21.905:
control "Technical
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
ODMA ODCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

dedicated 21.905:
channel "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
ODMA ODTCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

dedicated 21.905:
traffic "Technical
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
orthogon OFDM N/A In Wikipedia

al telecommunicatio
frequency ns, orthogonal
division frequency-division
multiplexi multiplexing
ng (OFDM) is a type
of digital
transmission and
a method of
encoding digital
data on multiple
carrier
frequencies.
OFDM has
developed into a
popular scheme
for wideband
digital
communication,
used in
applications such
as digital
television and
audio
broadcasting, DSL
internet access,
wireless networks,
power line
networks, and
4G/5G mobile
communications.

Glossary 1 Glossary
orthogon OFDMA N/A Orthogonal Wikipedia

al frequency division
frequency multiple access
division (OFDMA) is a
multiple multi-user version
access of the popular
orthogonal
frequency-division
multiplexing
(OFDM) digital
modulation
scheme. Multiple
access is achieved
in OFDMA by
assigning subsets
of subcarriers to
individual users.
This allows
simultaneous low-
data-rate
transmission from
several users.
operation OFM N/A N/A 3GPP TR

al feature 21.905:
monitor "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
overload OI overload N/A Huawei Term

indication indicator

Glossary 1 Glossary
Object OID N/A A unique 3GPP TR

Identifier identifier that 23.282:
identifies an "Technical
object stored in Specification
the MCData Group
message store. Services and
System
Aspects;
Functional
architecture
and
information
flows to
support
Mission
Critical Data
(MCData);
Stage 2"
overload OLC N/A N/A Huawei Term

control
outer OLLA N/A N/A Huawei Term

loop link
adaptatio
n
outer OLPC outer-loop In outer loop Huawei Term

loop power control power control
power (OLPC), the
control serving radio
network
controller (SRNC)
changes the
target signal-to-
interference ratio
(SIR) for inner
loop power
control based on
the cyclic
redundancy check
indicator (CRCI)
and the quality
estimate of uplink
frames.

Glossary 1 Glossary
overall OLR N/A Loudness loss ETSI ETSI TR

loudness between the 102 024-7:
rating speaking "Telecommuni
subscriber's cations and
mouth and the Internet
listening Protocol
subscriber's ear Harmonizatio
via a connection n Over
Networks
(TIPHON)
Release 4;
End-to-end
Quality of
Service in
TIPHON
Systems; Part
7: Design
guide for
elements of a
TIPHON
connection
from an end-
to-end speech
transmission
performance
point of view"
open- OL-SM N/A A mode in which Huawei Term

loop the UE needs not
spatial report precoding
multiplexi matrix indication
ng (PMI). When the
rank is equal to 1,
open-loop spatial
multiplexing (OL-
SM) is equivalent
to open-loop
transmit diversity
(OL-TD). When
the rank is equal
to 2, 3, or 4, OL-
SM maps data
streams onto
different layers
and performs
precoding.

Glossary 1 Glossary
open- OL-TD N/A A mode in which Huawei Term

loop the diversity gain
transmit can be achieved.
diversity Space-frequency
block coding
(SFBC) is used in
the case of two
TX antennas. The
combination of
SFBC and
frequency
switched TX
diversity (FSTD) is
used in the case
of four TX
antennas.
Open OMA N/A N/A 3GPP TR

Mobile 23.981:
Alliance "Interworking
aspects and
migration
scenarios for
IPv4-based IP
Multimedia
Subsystem
(IMS)
implementati
ons"
operation OMC N/A In mobile Wikipedia

and networks, an
maintena operation and
nce maintenance
center center is the
central location to
operate and
maintain the
network.

Glossary 1 Glossary
O&M OMCH ● operations O&M channels Huawei Term

channel and are established
maintenan between base
ce channel stations and the
● OM OSS. These
channel channels are used
to transmit
operation and
maintenance
information about
base stations.
O&M channels
use Secure Shell
(SSH), Secure
Sockets Layer
(SSL), and
Datagram
Transport Layer
Security (DTLS)
protocols to
protect data
transmission.
ONT OMCI N/A N/A ETSI ES 203

managem 312:
ent and "Integrated
control broadband
interface cable
telecommunic
ation
networks
(CABLE);
Cabinet
DOCSIS (C-
DOCSIS)
System
Specification"
operation OML N/A N/A 3GPP TR

and 21.905:
maintena "Technical
nce link Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Bidirectio O-Mode N/A N/A 3GPP TR

nal 21.905:
Optimisti "Technical
c Mode Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
operation OMU N/A An operation and Huawei Term

and maintenance unit
maintena (OMU) is a logical
nce unit concept. In the
OM subsystem, it
works as a bridge
between the OM
terminal and the
host.
on-off- OOK N/A On-off keying Wikipedia

keying (OOK) denotes
the simplest form
of amplitude-shift
keying (ASK)
modulation that
represents digital
data as the
presence or
absence of a
carrier wave.
operating OPEX N/A OPEX is an Wikipedia

expense ongoing cost for
running a
product, business,
or system.

Glossary 1 Glossary
operator OPLMN N/A N/A 3GPP TR

controlled 21.905:
PLMN "Technical
(selector Specification
list) Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
optimal OR N/A N/A 3GPP TR

routing 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
ODMA ORACH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

random 21.905:
access "Technical
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
optimal ORLCF N/A N/A 3GPP TR

routing 21.905:
for "Technical
latecall Specification
forwardin Group
g Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
operating OS N/A An operating Wikipedia

system system (OS) is
system software
that manages
computer
hardware,
software
resources, and
provides common
services for
computer
programs.
open OSI Open System The term Open ITU-T X.200:

systems Interconnectio Systems "INFORMATI
interconn n Interconnection ON
ection (OSI) qualifies TECHNOLOGY
standards for the - OPEN
exchange of SYSTEMS
information INTERCONNE
among systems CTION -
that are "open" to BASIC
one another for REFERENCE
this purpose by MODEL: THE
virtue of their BASIC
mutual use of the MODEL"
applicable
standards.
other OSI N/A OSI includes SIB2 Huawei Term

system to SIBn. It
informati contains
on information such
as the mobility,
earthquake and
tsunami warning
system (ETWS),
and commercial
mobile alert
system (CMAS).
The OSI can be
broadcast
periodically by the
gNodeB, or sent
by the gNodeB
after the UE
initiates a
subscription
request.

Glossary 1 Glossary
OSI OSI RM N/A Seven-layer ETSI TR 101

reference structure designed 287: "Services
model to describe and Protocols
computer for Advanced
network Networks
architectures and (SPAN);
the way that data Terms and
passes through definitions"
them. This model
was developed by
the ISO in 1978 to
clearly define the
interfaces in
multivendor
networks, and to
provide users of
those networks
with conceptual
guidelines in the
construction of
such networks
(see IETF RFC
1983 and ITU-T
Recommendation
X.200)
optical OSN N/A N/A Huawei Term

switch
node
Octet OSP N/A The Octet Stream 3GPP TS

Stream Protocol (OSP) is 23.060:
Protocol used to carry an "Technical
unstructured octet Specification
(character) Group
stream between Services and
the MS and System
GGSN. It is used Aspects;
to provide a General
character pipe to Packet Radio
allow an MS to Service
communicate (via (GPRS);
the GGSN) with Service
an arbitrary description;
Internet host, or Stage 2"
other character-
based service.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Open OSPF N/A Open Shortest Wikipedia

Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Path First is a routing
protocol for
Internet Protocol
(IP) networks. It
uses a link state
routing (LSR)
algorithm and
falls into the
group of interior
gateway protocols
(IGPs), operating
within a single
autonomous
system (AS). It is
defined as OSPF
Version 2 in RFC
2328 (1998) for
IPv4. The updates
for IPv6 are
specified as OSPF
Version 3 in RFC
5340 (2008).
OSPF supports the
Classless Inter-
Domain Routing
(CIDR) addressing
model.
OSPF is a widely
used IGP in large
enterprise
networks. IS-IS,
another LSR-
based protocol, is
more common in
large service
provider
networks.

Glossary 1 Glossary
operation OSS N/A Operations Wikipedia

s support support systems
system (OSS) are
computer systems
used by
telecommunicatio
ns service
providers to
manage their
networks (e.g.,
telephone
networks). They
support
management
functions such as
network
inventory, service
provisioning,
network
configuration and
fault
management.
over-the- OTA N/A N/A 3GPP TR

air 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
observed OTDOA N/A The time interval 3GPP TR

time that is observed 36.355:
difference by a target device "Technical
of arrival between the Specification
reception of Group
downlink signals Services and
from two System
different cells. If a Aspects;
signal from cell 1 Evolved
is received at the Universal
moment t1, and a Terrestrial
signal from cell 2 Radio Access
is received at the (E-UTRA); LTE
moment t2, the Positioning
OTDOA is t2 - t1. Protocol
(LPP)"
optical OTN N/A ITU-T defines an Wikipedia

transport optical transport
network network (OTN) as
a set of Optical
Network Elements
(ONE) connected
by optical fiber
links, able to
provide
functionality of
transport,
multiplexing,
switching,
management,
supervision and
survivability of
optical channels
carrying client
signals.
one-time OTP N/A N/A 3GPP TR

password 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
over the OTT N/A N/A 3GPP TR

top 26.922:
"Video
telephony
robustness
improvements
extensions;
Performance
evaluation"
orthogon OVSF N/A Orthogonal Wikipedia

al variable spreading
variable factor (OVSF) is
spreading an
factor implementation
of code division
multiple access
(CDMA) where
before each signal
is transmitted, the
signal is spread
over a wide
spectrum range
through the use
of a user's code.
Users' codes are
carefully chosen
to be mutually
orthogonal to
each other.

Glossary 1 Glossary
office N/A N/A Office direction Huawei Term

direction refers to the
number of peer
office equipment.
The structure of a
seven-digit
telephone number
is: office number
(composed of
three digits) +
internal number
(composed of
four digits). The
switching system
searches the
office number,
connects to the
office where the
office number is
located, searches
the internal
number, and then
connects to the
subscriber who
owns the internal
number. An office
may have more
than one office
number, which
can be referred to
as the office
direction. Most of
the office
numbers are
adjacent, for
example, 733,
734, and 735.
OMUCore N/A N/A A core process of Huawei Term

the GBAM/
GOMU, which is
the O&M center
of the BSC
OMUDae N/A N/A A monitoring Huawei Term

mon process of the
GBAM/GOMU,
which monitors
the OMUCore and
the OMULocal

Glossary 1 Glossary
OMULoca N/A N/A A local process of Huawei Term

l the GBAM/
GOMU, which
manages the
status of the
GBAM server and
the GOMU.
operator N/A N/A Licensed ETSI TR 102

telecommunicatio 314-3: "Fixed
n company who network
provides Multimedia
telecommunicatio Messaging
n services and Service (F-
services for call or MMS); PSTN/
message routing ISDN; Part 3:
purposes. Network
architecture
and
interconnectio
n"
Operator N/A N/A Operator CA is a Huawei Term

CA self-signed CA
deployed by
operator to issue
certificates for
network
elements.
Operator- N/A N/A An operator- Huawei Term

issued issued device
device certificate is a
certificate digital certificate
issued by the
operator's CA to
devices on the live
network. The
certificate is used
as a credential for
device
communication.

Glossary 1 Glossary
optical N/A N/A An optical fiber is Wikipedia

fiber a flexible,
transparent fiber
made by drawing
glass (silica) or
plastic to a
diameter slightly
thicker than that
of a human hair.
Optical fibers are
used most often
as a means to
transmit light
between the two
ends of the fiber
and find wide
usage in fiber-
optic
communications,
where they permit
transmission over
longer distances
and at higher
bandwidths (data
transfer rates)
than electrical
cables.
original N/A N/A The active BCCH Huawei Term

active TRX configured on
BCCH TRX the BSC6000
Local
Maintenance
Terminal for users
in the cell.
outdoor N/A N/A A box that is an Huawei Term

mini box outdoor subrack
with limited
space. It supports
external AC or DC
input, and houses
and protects the
baseband unit
(BBU). It is a
component of a
base station.

Glossary 1 Glossary
overcurre N/A N/A Protection IEV 448-14-26

nt intended to
protection operate when the
current is in
excess of a
predetermined
value.
1.17 P
point-to- P2P N/A A value of the 3GPP TR

point service attribute 21.905:
"communication "Technical
configuration", Specification
which denotes Group
that the Services and
communication System
involves only two Aspects;
network Vocabulary
terminations. for 3GPP
Specifications
"
peer-to- P2P N/A A concept related 3GPP TR

peer to a distributed 22.906:
network "Study on IMS
architecture based peer-
composed of to-peer
participants that content
make a portion of distribution
their resources services"
(such as
processing power,
disk/cache storage
or network
bandwidth)
directly available
to other network
participants.

Glossary 1 Glossary
power PA N/A A power amplifier Wikipedia

amplifier is an amplifier
designed primarily
to increase the
power available
to a load. In
practice, amplifier
power gain
depends on the
source and load
impedances, as
well as the
inherent voltage
and current gain.
private PABX N/A N/A 3GPP TR

automatic 21.905:
branch "Technical
exchange Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
packet PACCH N/A PACCH conveys 3GPP TS

associate signalling 43.064: "3rd
d control information Generation
channel related to a given Partnership
MS. The signalling Project;
information Technical
includes e.g. Specification
acknowledgement Group GSM/
s and power EDGE Radio
control Access
information. Network;
PACCH carries General
also resource Packet Radio
assignment and Service
reassignment (GPRS);
messages, Overall
comprising the description of
assignment of a the GPRS
capacity for radio
PDTCH(s) and for interface;
further Stage 2
occurrences of (Release 9)"
PACCH. The
PACCH shares
resources with
PDTCHs, that are
currently assigned
to one MS.
Additionally, an
MS that is
currently involved
in packet transfer,
can be paged for
circuit switched
services on
PACCH.
packet PAD N/A N/A 3GPP TR

assembler 21.905:
/ "Technical
disassam Specification
bler Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
packet PAGCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

access 21.905:
grant "Technical
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
pulse PAM-4 N/A N/A ETSI TS 125

amplitude 213:
modulati "Universal
on 4-level Mobile
Telecommunic
ations System
(UMTS);
Physical
channels and
mapping of
transport
channels
onto; physical
channels
(FDD)"
perceptiv PAMC N/A In addition to Huawei Term

ely basic MCS
adaptive selection, the
modulati uplink PAMC
on and function
coding introduces a cell-
scheme level SINR
adjustment value.
In this way, a
more accurate
initial SINR
adjustment value
can be obtained
for newly
accessed UEs. In
addition, the UE
SINR prediction
process is added.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Password PAP N/A N/A 3GPP TR

Authentic 21.905:
ation "Technical
Protocol Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
peak-to- PAR N/A N/A 3GPP TR

average 21.905:
ratio "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
PCU-BSC Pb interface N/A A non-standard Huawei Term

interface interface between
the PCU and the
BSC. The
implementation
of the Pb
interface varies
from
manufacturer to
manufacturer. The
Pb interface
provides the
following
functions: trunk
circuit
management,
packet service
radio resource
management, and
packet service
access support.

Glossary 1 Glossary
packet PBCCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

broadcast 21.905:
control "Technical
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
physical PBCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

broadcast 21.905:
channel "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
power PBGT N/A N/A Huawei Term

budget
phoneboo PBID N/A N/A 3GPP TR

k 21.905:
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
paging PBP N/A The period of the 3GPP TR

block occurrence of 21.905:
periodicit Paging Blocks. "Technical
y (For FDD, PBP = Specification
1). Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
provided PBR N/A N/A Huawei Term

bit rate
PCU-BSC PBSL N/A A signaling link Huawei Term

interface between the BSC
signaling and the PCU
link
power PBT N/A A technology that Huawei Term

boost enhances the
technolog power to expand
y the coverage of
base stations
power PC N/A Power control, Wikipedia

control broadly speaking,
is the intelligent
selection of
transmitter power
output in a
communication
system to achieve
good performance
within the system.
personal PC N/A A personal Wikipedia

computer computer (PC) is
a multi-purpose
computer whose
size, capabilities,
and price make it
feasible for
individual use.

Glossary 1 Glossary
power PCA N/A N/A 3GPP TS

control 25.214:
algorithm "Technical
Specification
Group Radio
Access
Network;
Physical layer
procedures
(FDD)"
primary PCC N/A When CA is ETSI TS 136

compone configured, the 300 V16.5.0:
nt carrier UE only has one "LTE; Evolved
RRC connection Universal
with the network. Terrestrial
At RRC Radio Access
connection (E-UTRA) and
establishment/ Evolved
reestablishment/ Universal
handover, one Terrestrial
serving cell Radio Access
provides the NAS Network (E-
mobility UTRAN);
information (e.g. Overall
TAI), and at RRC description;
connection Stage 2"
reestablishment/
handover, one
serving cell
provides the
security input.
This cell is
referred to as the
primary cell
(PCell).
parallel PCCC N/A N/A 3GPP TR

concaten 21.905:
ated "Technical
convoluti Specification
onal code Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
packet PCCCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

common 21.905:
control "Technical
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
paging PCCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

control 21.905:
channel "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
primary P-CCPCH N/A N/A Huawei Term

common
control
physical
channel
primary PCell N/A A primary cell Huawei Term

cell (PCell) is a cell on
which a CA UE
camps. In the
PCell, the CA UE
works in the same
way as it does in
a single-carrier
cell. The physical
uplink control
channel (PUCCH)
of the UE exists
only in the PCell.

Glossary 1 Glossary
policy PCF N/A N/A 3GPP TS

control 23.501:
function "System
Architecture
for the 5G
System; Stage
2 (Release
16)"
physical PCFICH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

control 21.905:
format "Technical
indicator Specification
channel Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
Project PCG N/A N/A 3GPP TR

Coordinat 21.905:
ion Group "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
paging PCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

channel 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
physical PCI N/A N/A 3GPP TS

cell 36.300:
identifier "Evolved
Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
(E-UTRA) and
Evolved
Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
Network (E-
UTRAN);
Overall
description;
Stage 2"
packet PCIC N/A N/A Huawei Term

circuit
identificat
ion code
pulse PCM N/A Digital ETSI TS 103

code representation of 190-1:
modulati an analog signal "Digital Audio
on where the Compression
amplitude of the (AC-4)
signal is sampled Standard; Part
at uniform 1: Channel
intervals based coding"
Personal PCMCIA N/A N/A 3GPP TR

Computer 21.905:
Memory "Technical
Card Specification
Internatio Group
nal Services and
Associatio System
n Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
physical PCPCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

common 21.905:
packet "Technical
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
primary P-CPICH PCPICH The primary Wikipedia

common common pilot
pilot channel is used by
channel the UEs to first
complete
identification of
the primary
scrambling code
used for
scrambling
primary common
control physical
channel (P-
CCPCH)
transmissions
from the NodeB.

Glossary 1 Glossary
policy PCRF N/A Policy and Wikipedia

and charging rules
charging function (PCRF) is
rules the software node
function designated in
real-time to
determine policy
rules in a
multimedia
network. As a
policy tool, the
PCRF plays a
central role in
next-generation
networks. Unlike
earlier policy
engines that were
added onto an
existing network
to enforce policy,
the PCRF is a
software
component that
operates at the
network core and
accesses
subscriber
databases and
other specialized
functions, such as
a charging
system, in a
centralized
manner. Because
it operates in real
time, the PCRF
has an increased
strategic
significance and
broader potential
role than
traditional policy
engines. This has
led to a
proliferation of
PCRF products
since 2008

Glossary 1 Glossary
proxy call P-CSCF N/A A proxy CSCF (P- Wikipedia

session CSCF) is a SIP
control proxy that is the
function first point of
contact for the
IMS terminal. It
can be located
either in the
visited network
(in full IMS
networks) or in
the home
network (when
the visited
network is not
IMS compliant
yet). Some
networks may use
a Session Border
Controller (SBC)
for this function.
The P-CSCF is at
its core a
specialized SBC
for the user–
network interface
which not only
protects the
network, but also
the IMS terminal.
The use of an
additional SBC
between the IMS
terminal and the
P-CSCF is
unnecessary and
infeasible due to
the signaling
being encrypted
on this leg. The
terminal discovers
its P-CSCF with
DHCP, or it may
be configured
(e.g. during initial
provisioning or via
a 3GPP IMS
Management
Object (MO)) in
the ISIM or

Glossary 1 Glossary
assigned in the
PDP context (in
General Packet
Radio Service
(GPRS)).
packet PCU N/A N/A 3GPP TR

control 21.905:
unit "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
packet PDB N/A To ensure that Wikipedia

delay carrier traffic in
budget LTE/NR networks
is appropriately
handled, a
mechanism is
needed to classify
the different types
of carriers into
different classes,
with each class
having
appropriate QoS
parameters for
the traffic type.
Examples of the
QoS parameters
include
guaranteed bit
rate (GBR) or
non-guaranteed
bit rate (non-
GBR), priority
handling, packet
delay budget
(PDB) and packet
error loss rate.

Glossary 1 Glossary
physical PDCCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

downlink 21.905:
control "Technical
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
packet PDCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

data 21.905:
channel "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
Packet PDCP N/A Packet Data Wikipedia

Data Convergence
Converge Protocol (PDCP) is
nce specified by 3GPP
Protocol in TS 25.323 for
UMTS, TS 36.323
for LTE and TS
38.323 for 5G
New Radio (NR).
PDCP is located in
the Radio Protocol
Stack in the
UMTS/LTE/5G Air
interface on top
of the RLC layer.
PDCP provides its
services to the
RRC and user
plane upper
layers, e.g. IP at
the UE or to the
relay at the base
station.

Glossary 1 Glossary
policy PDF N/A N/A 3GPP TS

decision 32.101:
function "Telecommuni
cation
management;
Principles and
high level
requirements"
power PDF N/A N/A ETSI TR 100

distributio 283:
n frame "Environment
al Engineering
(EE);
Transient
voltages at
Interface "A"
on
telecommunic
ations direct
current (dc)
power
distributions"
plesiochro PDH N/A The Wikipedia

nous plesiochronous
digital digital hierarchy
hierarchy (PDH) is a
technology used
in
telecommunicatio
ns networks to
transport large
quantities of data
over digital
transport
equipment such
as fiber optic and
microwave radio
systems.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Public PDN N/A A network Huawei Term

Data established and
Network operated by a
telecommunicatio
ns administration,
or a recognized
private operating
agency, for the
specific purpose
of providing data
transmission
services for the
public.
packet PDN N/A N/A 3GPP TR

data 21.905:
network "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Packet PDP N/A The packet data Wikipedia

Data protocol context is
Protocol a data structure
present on both
the serving GPRS
support node
(SGSN) and the
gateway GPRS
support node
(GGSN) which
contains the
subscriber's
session
information when
the subscriber has
an active session.
When a mobile
wants to use
GPRS, it must first
attach and then
activate a PDP
context. This
allocates a PDP
context data
structure in the
SGSN that the
subscriber is
currently visiting
and the GGSN
serving the
subscriber's access
point.
physical PDSCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

downlink 21.905:
shared "Technical
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
packet PDSN N/A The Packet Data Wikipedia

data Serving Node, or
serving PDSN, is a
node component of a
CDMA2000
mobile network. It
acts as the
connection point
between the radio
access and IP
networks. This
component is
responsible for
managing PPP
sessions between
the mobile
provider's core IP
network and the
mobile station
(mobile phone). It
is similar in
function to the
GGSN (GPRS
Gateway Support
Node) that is
found in GSM and
UMTS networks.
packet PDTCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

data 21.905:
traffic "Technical
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
protocol PDU N/A In Wikipedia

data unit telecommunicatio
ns, a protocol
data unit (PDU) is
a single unit of
information
transmitted
among peer
entities of a
computer
network. A PDU is
composed of
protocol-specific
control
information and
user data. In the
layered
architectures of
communication
protocol stacks,
each layer
implements
protocols tailored
to the specific
type or mode of
data exchange.
power PDU N/A N/A Huawei Term

distributio
n unit

Glossary 1 Glossary
provider PE N/A A device located Huawei Term

edge in the backbone
network of the
MPLS VPN
structure. A PE is
responsible for
managing VPN
users, establishing
LSPs between PEs,
and exchanging
routing
information
between users of
the same VPN. A
PE also performs
the mapping and
forwarding of
packets between
the private
network and the
public channel. A
PE can be a UPE,
an SPE, or an
NPE.
packet PELR N/A Packet error loss 3GPP TS

error loss rate (PELR) 23.203:
rate defines an upper "Policy and
bound for the rate charging
of SDUs (e.g. IP control
packets) that architecture"
have been
processed by the
sender of a link
layer protocol
(e.g. RLC in E
UTRAN) but that
are not
successfully
delivered by the
corresponding
receiver to the
upper layer (e.g.
PDCP in E
UTRAN).

Glossary 1 Glossary
proportio PF N/A Proportional fair Wikipedia

nal fair is a compromise-
based scheduling
algorithm. It is
based upon
maintaining a
balance between
two competing
interests: Trying to
maximize total
throughput of the
network (wired or
not) while at the
same time
allowing all users
at least a minimal
level of service.
This is done by
assigning each
data flow a data
rate or a
scheduling
priority
(depending on
the
implementation)
that is inversely
proportional to its
anticipated
resource
consumption.
paging PF N/A N/A ETSI TS 138

frame 470 V16.2.0:
"5G; NG-RAN;
F1 general
aspects and
principles"
protocol PFC N/A N/A Huawei Term

field
compressi
on

Glossary 1 Glossary
packet P-GW N/A A packet data Wikipedia

data network gateway
network (PDN gateway)
gateway provides
connectivity from
the User
Equipment (UE)
to external packet
data networks
(PDNs) by its
point of exit and
entry of traffic. A
piece of User
Equipment may
have
simultaneous
connectivity with
more than one P-
GW for accessing
multiple packet
data networks.
The P-GW
performs policy
enforcement,
packet filtering
for each user,
charging support,
lawful
interception and
packet screening.
Another key role
of the P-GW is to
act as the anchor
for mobility
between 3GPP
and non-3GPP
technologies such
as WiMAX and
3GPP2 (CDMA 1X
and EV-DO).

Glossary 1 Glossary
per-hop PHB N/A In computer Wikipedia

behavior networking, per-
hop behaviour
(PHB) is a term
used in
differentiated
services (DiffServ)
or multiprotocol
label switching
(MPLS). It defines
the policy and
priority applied to
a packet when
traversing a hop
(such as a router)
in a DiffServ
network.
packet PHF N/A N/A 3GPP TR

handler 21.905:
function "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
packet PHI N/A N/A 3GPP TR

handler 21.905:
interface "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
physical PHICH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

HARQ 21.905:
indicator "Technical
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
power PHR N/A N/A ETSI TS 138

headroo 321 V16.4.0:
m report "5G; NR;
Medium
Access
Control
(MAC)
protocol
specification"
personal PHS N/A N/A 3GPP TR

handypho 21.905:
ne system "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
physical PHY ● Layer 1 Layer 1 in the ETSI EN 302

layer ● L1 open systems 878-2:
interconnection "Access,
(OSI) architecture; Terminals,
the layer that Transmission
provides services and
to transmit bits or Multiplexing
groups of bits (ATTM); Third
over a Generation
transmission link Transmission
between open Systems for
systems and Interactive
which entails Cable
electrical, Television
mechanical and Services - IP
handshaking Cable
procedures (PHY). Modems; Part
2: Physical
Layer; DOCSIS
3.0"
physical physical NE N/A The Huawei Term

network communication
element equipment that is
physically
connected to and
managed by the
management
system.

Glossary 1 Glossary
page PI N/A Indicators are ETSI TS 101

indicator means of fast 851-1:
low-level "Satellite
signalling entities Component
that are of UMTS/IMT
transmitted 2000; A-
without using family; Part 1:
information Physical
blocks sent over channels and
transport mapping of
channels. The transport
meaning of channels into
indicators is physical
implicit to the channels"
receiver. The
indicators defined
in the current
version of the
specifications are:
Page Indicator
(PI). Indicators
may be either
Boolean (two-
valued) or three-
valued. Their
mapping to
indicator channels
is channel specific.
Indicators are
transmitted on
those physical
channels that are
indicator channels
(ICH).
pilot PiC pilot pollution Pilot Huawei Term

contamin contamination is
ation a situation in
which a mobile
station receives
four or more pilot
signals whose
Ec/Io is larger
than the T_add
but none of them
is dominant
enough for the
mobile station to
track it.

Glossary 1 Glossary
parallel PIC N/A N/A ETSI TR 101

interferen 534:
ce "Broadband
cancellati Radio Access
on Networks
(BRAN); Very
high capacity
density BWA
networks;
System
architecture,
economic
model and
derivation of
technical
requirements"
page PICH N/A The page 3GPP TS

indicator indicator channel 25.221: "3rd
channel (PICH) is a Generation
physical channel Partnership
used to carry the Project;
paging indicators. Technical
Specification
Group Radio
Access
Network;
Physical
channels and
mapping of
transport
channels onto
physical
channels
(TDD)
(Release 9)"
process PID process ID In computing, the Wikipedia

identifier process identifier
(a.k.a. process ID
or PID) is a
number used by
most operating
system kernels—
such as those of
Unix, macOS and
Windows—to
uniquely identify
an active process.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Protocol PIM N/A Protocol- Wikipedia

Independ Independent
ent Multicast (PIM) is
Multicast a family of
multicast routing
protocols for
Internet Protocol
(IP) networks that
provide one-to-
many and many-
to-many
distribution of
data over a LAN,
WAN or the
Internet. It is
termed protocol-
independent
because PIM does
not include its
own topology
discovery
mechanism, but
instead uses
routing
information
supplied by other
routing protocols.
PIM is not
dependent on a
specific unicast
routing protocol;
it can make use of
any unicast
routing protocol
in use on the
network. PIM
does not build its
own routing
tables. PIM uses
the unicast
routing table for
reverse-path
forwarding.
passive PIM N/A N/A Huawei Term

intermod
ulation

Glossary 1 Glossary
personal PIN PIN number A personal Wikipedia

identificat identification
ion number (PIN), or
number sometimes
redundantly a PIN
number, is a
numeric
(sometimes
alpha-numeric)
passcode used in
the process of
authenticating a
user accessing a
system.
Packet PING N/A Ping is a Wikipedia

Internet computer
Groper network
administration
software utility
used to test the
reachability of a
host on an
Internet Protocol
(IP) network. It is
available for
virtually all
operating systems
that have
networking
capability,
including most
embedded
network
administration
software.

Glossary 1 Glossary
peak PIR N/A Peak information Wikipedia

informati rate (PIR) is a
on rate burstable rate set
on routers and/or
switches that
allows throughput
overhead. It is
related to
committed
information rate
(CIR), which is a
committed rate
speed
guaranteed/
capped.
Public PKCS N/A N/A 3GPP TR

Key 21.905:
Cryptogra "Technical
phy Specification
Standards Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
public key PKI N/A A public-key Wikipedia

infrastruc infrastructure
ture (PKI) is a set of
roles, policies,
hardware,
software and
procedures
needed to create,
manage,
distribute, use,
store and revoke
digital certificates
and manage
public-key
encryption. The
purpose of a PKI
is to facilitate the
secure electronic
transfer of
information for a
range of network
activities such as
e-commerce,
internet banking
and confidential
email. It is
required for
activities where
simple passwords
are an inadequate
authentication
method and more
rigorous proof is
required to
confirm the
identity of the
parties involved in
the
communication
and to validate
the information
being transferred.

Glossary 1 Glossary
preferred PL N/A N/A 3GPP TR

language 21.905:
s "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
physical PLA N/A A form of load Huawei Term

link balancing that
aggregati aggregates links
on based on
physical-layer
bandwidths.
Ethernet channels
in the integrated
IP microwave
links between two
NEs can be
aggregated to
form a logical
large-bandwidth
Ethernet link. In
this way, PLA can
effectively
improve the
bandwidth and
reliability of
Ethernet services
transmitted over
integrated IP
microwave.

Glossary 1 Glossary
power PLC N/A Power-line Wikipedia

line communication
communi (also known as
cation power-line
carrier) carries
data on a
conductor that is
also used
simultaneously for
AC electric power
transmission or
electric power
distribution to
consumers.
A wide range of
power-line
communication
technologies are
needed for
different
applications,
ranging from
home automation
to Internet access
which is often
called broadband
over power lines
(BPL). Most PLC
technologies limit
themselves to one
type of wires
(such as premises
wiring within a
single building),
but some can
cross between
two levels (for
example, the
distribution
network and
premises wiring).

Glossary 1 Glossary
phase- PLL ● phase lock A phase-locked ETR 290:

locked loop loop (PLL) circuit "Digital Video
loop ● phase can be used for Broadcasting
locked synchronization to (DVB);
loop the symbol clock Measurement
and according to guidelines for
the loop DVB systems"
bandwidth, timing
jitter is suppressed
and low
frequency drift
(wander) is still
present at the
output of the loop
oscillator.
public PLMN N/A A public land 3GPP TS

land mobile network 22.011:
mobile (PLMN) is a "Service
network network accessibility"
established and
operated by an
Administration or
RPOA for the
specific purpose
of providing land
mobile
communication
services to the
public. It provides
communication
possibilities for
mobile users.
Performa PM N/A Set of ETSI TR 101

nce management 287: "Services
Managem functions which and Protocols
ent enable the for Advanced
performance of Networks
the network (SPAN);
services to be Terms and
measured and definitions"
corrective actions (see ITU-T
to be taken. Recommenda
tion I.
113-617)

Glossary 1 Glossary
physical PMCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

multicast 21.905:
channel "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
power PMI N/A N/A Huawei Term

monitorin
g
interface

Glossary 1 Glossary
precoding PMI precoding For transmission ETSI TS 136

matrix matrix modes 4, 5 and 6, 213 V16.5.0:
indication indicator precoding "LTE; Evolved
feedback is used Universal
for channel- Terrestrial
dependent- Radio Access
codebook-based (E-UTRA);
precoding and Physical layer
relies on UEs procedures"
reporting PMIs.
For transmission
mode 8, the UE
shall report PMI if
configured with
PMI/RI reporting.
For transmission
modes 9 and 10,
the non-BL/CE UE
shall report PMI if
configured with
PMI/RI reporting
and the number
of CSI-RS ports is
larger than 1.
For transmission
modes 9, the
BL/CE UE shall
report PMI based
on CSI-RS if
configured with
the higher layer
parameter ce-CSI-
RS-Feedback and
the number of
CSI-RS ports is 8,
otherwise based
on CRS.
A UE shall report
PMI based on the
feedback modes
described in 7.2.1
and 7.2.2.
For other
transmission
modes, PMI
reporting is not
supported.

Glossary 1 Glossary
path PMTU N/A A method of Huawei Term

maximum discovering the
transmissi supported MTU
on unit on a specific path
by using ICMPv6
Datagram Too Big
messages.
path MTU PMTUD N/A Path MTU Wikipedia

discovery discovery
(PMTUD) is a
standardized
technique in
computer
networking for
determining the
maximum
transmission unit
(MTU) size on the
network path
between two
Internet Protocol
(IP) hosts, usually
with the goal of
avoiding IP
fragmentation.
PMTUD was
originally
intended for
routers in Internet
Protocol Version 4
(IPv4). However,
all modern
operating systems
use it on
endpoints. In IPv6,
this function has
been explicitly
delegated to the
endpoints of a
communications
session.
power PMU N/A N/A Huawei Term

monitorin
g unit

Glossary 1 Glossary
Présentati PNE N/A N/A 3GPP TR

on des 21.905:
Normes "Technical
Européen Specification
nes Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
plug and PnP N/A In computing, a Wikipedia

play plug and play
(PnP) device or
computer bus is
one with a
specification that
facilitates the
discovery of a
hardware
component in a
system without
the need for
physical device
configuration or
user intervention
in resolving
resource conflicts.
The term "plug
and play" has
since been
expanded to a
wide variety of
applications to
which the same
lack of user setup
applies.

Glossary 1 Glossary
private PNP N/A N/A 3GPP TR

numberin 21.905:
g plan "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
power PO N/A N/A Huawei Term

offset
paging PO N/A The frame where ETSI TR 121

occasion the UE monitors 905 V10.3.0:
in FDD or the "LTE;
paging block, Vocabulary
which consists of for 3GPP
several frames, for Specifications
TDD. For a paging "
block, the value
of paging
occasion is equal
to the first frame
of the paging
block.
push-to- PoC N/A Push-to-talk over Wikipedia

talk over cellular (PoC) is a
cellular service option for
a cellular phone
network that
enables
subscribers to use
their phones as
walkie-talkies
with unlimited
range. A typical
push-to-talk
connection
connects almost
instantly.

Glossary 1 Glossary
proof of PoR N/A N/A 3GPP TR

receipt 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
point of POS N/A N/A ETSI EN 301

synchroni 931-1:
zation "Intelligent
Network (IN);
Intelligent
Network
Capability Set
3 (CS3);
Intelligent
Network
Application
Protocol
(INAP);
Protocol
specification;
Part 1:
Common
aspects"
packet PPCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

paging 21.905:
channel "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
primitive PPE N/A N/A ETSI TS 101

procedure 377-1-1:
entity "GEO-Mobile
Radio
Interface
Specifications;
Part 1:
General
specifications;
Sub-part 1:
Abbreviations
and
Acronyms;
GMR-2
01.004"
paging PPF N/A N/A 3GPP TR

proceed 21.905:
flag "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
parts per ppm N/A In science and Wikipedia

million engineering, the
parts-per notation
is a set of pseudo-
units to describe
small values of
miscellaneous
dimensionless
quantities.
Commonly used
are parts-per-
million (ppm, 10^
−6), parts-per-
billion (ppb, 10^
−9), parts-per-
trillion (ppt, 10^
−12) and parts-
per-quadrillion
(ppq, 10^−15).

Glossary 1 Glossary
Point-to- PPP N/A N/A 3GPP TR

Point 21.905:
Protocol "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
Point-to- PPP MUX PPP A method that 3GPP TR

Point multiplexing sends multiple 25.933: "IP
Protocol PPP encapsulated Transport in
multiplexi packets UTRAN Work
ng (subframes) in a Task Technical
single PPP frame. Report"
As a result, the
PPP overhead per
packet is reduced.
It is applicable to
transmit small
packets such as
voice and data
over slow links.
Point-to- PPPoE N/A The Point-to-Point Wikipedia

Point Protocol over
Protocol Ethernet (PPPoE)
over is a network
Ethernet protocol for
encapsulating
Point-to-Point
Protocol (PPP)
frames inside
Ethernet frames.

Glossary 1 Glossary
priority PQ N/A In computer Wikipedia

queue science, a priority
queue is an
abstract data type
similar to a
regular queue or
stack data
structure in which
each element
additionally has a
"priority"
associated with it.
In a priority
queue, an
element with high
priority is served
before an element
with low priority.
In some
implementations,
if two elements
have the same
priority, they are
served according
to the order in
which they were
enqueued, while
in other
implementations,
ordering of
elements with the
same priority is
undefined.
physical PRACH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

random 21.905:
access "Technical
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
physical PRB N/A N/A 3GPP TR

resource 21.905:
block "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
pseudora PRBS ● pseudoran A pseudorandom Wikipedia

ndom dom binary sequence
binary binary (PRBS),
sequence code pseudorandom
● pseudoran binary code or
dom pseudorandom
bitstream bitstream is a
binary sequence
that, while
generated with a
deterministic
algorithm, is
difficult to predict
and exhibits
statistical
behavior similar
to a truly random
sequence. PRBS
generators are
used in
telecommunicatio
n, such as in
analog-to-
information
conversion, but
also in encryption,
simulation,
correlation
technique and
time-of-flight
spectroscopy. The
most common
example is the
maximum length
sequence
generated by a
(maximal) linear
feedback shift
register (LFSR).
Other examples
are Gold
sequences (used
in CDMA and
GPS), Kasami
sequences and JPL
sequences, all
based on LFSRs.

Glossary 1 Glossary
primary PRC N/A A reference clock EN 300

reference that provides a 462-1-1:
clock reference timing "Transmission
signal compliant and
with EN 300 Multiplexing
462-6-1, in order (TM); Generic
to synchronize all requirements
or a large part of for
a network. synchronizatio
n networks;
Part 1-1:
Definitions
and
terminology
for
synchronizatio
n networks"
Primary PRI N/A N/A ETSI TS 183

Rate 036: "Core
Interface Network and
Interoperabilit
y Testing
(INT);
ISDN/SIP
interworking;
Protocol
specification"
Pico pRRU N/A A pRRU processes Huawei Term

Remote RF signals in the
Radio LampSite solution.
Unit
positionin PRS N/A N/A 3GPP TR

g 21.905:
reference "Technical
signal Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
performa PRS N/A N/A Huawei Term

nce
report
system

Glossary 1 Glossary
primary PRTC N/A A reference time ITU-T G.8260:

reference generator that "Definitions
time provides a and
clock reference timing terminology
signal traceable to for
an internationally synchronizatio
recognized time n in packet
standard [e.g., networks"
Coordinated
Universal Time
(UTC)].
packet PS N/A N/A 3GPP TR

switched 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
physical PSCH N/A N/A Huawei Term

shared
channel
primary P-SCH N/A The P-SCH is a Wikipedia

synchroni pure downlink
zation physical channel
channel broadcast over
the entire cell in
UMTS.

Glossary 1 Glossary
phase- PSK N/A Phase-shift keying Wikipedia

shift (PSK) is a digital
keying modulation
process which
conveys data by
changing
(modulating) the
phase of a
constant
frequency
reference signal
(the carrier wave).
The modulation is
accomplished by
varying the sine
and cosine inputs
at a precise time.
It is widely used
for wireless LANs,
RFID and
Bluetooth
communication.
pre- PSK N/A In cryptography, a Wikipedia

shared pre-shared key
key (PSK) is a shared
secret which was
previously shared
between the two
parties using
some secure
channel before it
needs to be used.
power PSM N/A A mode of 3GPP TR

saving operation similar 21.905:
mode to power-off, "Technical
allowing a UE to Specification
greatly reduce its Group
power Services and
consumption System
while remaining Aspects;
registered with Vocabulary
the network, for 3GPP
without the need Specifications
to re-attach or to "
re-establish PDN
connections.

Glossary 1 Glossary
packet PSN N/A A IEV 715-11-02

switched telecommunicatio
network n network which
works in packet
switching mode.
packet PSPDN N/A N/A 3GPP TR

switched 21.905:
public "Technical
data Specification
network Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
primary PSS N/A N/A 3GPP TS

synchroni 36.101:
zation "Evolved
signal Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
(E-UTRA);
User
Equipment
(UE) radio
transmission
and
reception"
3GPP TS
38.101-1:
"NR; User
Equipment
(UE) radio
transmission
and reception;
Part 1: Range
1 Standalone"

Glossary 1 Glossary
power PSU N/A Self-contained ETSI EN 303

supply device, physically 470:
unit separable from "Environment
the motherboard al Engineering
of the computer (EE); Energy
server, that Efficiency
converts AC or DC measurement
input power to methodology
one or more DC and metrics
power outputs for for servers"
powering the
computer server
via a removable
or hard-wired
electrical
connection.
Potential PSU N/A Potential User Huawei Term

User Control (PSU)
Control enables UEs to
reselect lightly-
loaded cells by
controlling
parameters of the
system
information
broadcast. This
relieves heavily-
loaded cells from
a large number of
calls and makes
full use of the
entire system
resources.

Glossary 1 Glossary
packet PTCCH N/A PTCCH/U is used 3GPP TS

timing to transmit 03.64: "Digital
advance random access cellular
control burst to allow telecommunic
channel estimation of the ations system
timing advance (Phase 2+);
for one MS in General
packet transfer Packet Radio
mode. PTCCH/D is Service
used to transmit (GPRS);
timing advance Overall
information description of
updates to several the GPRS
MS. One PTCCH/D radio
is paired with interface;
several PTCCH/ Stage 2 (GSM
U's. 03.64 version
6.2.0 Release
1997)"
Point-to- PTM ● P2MP A network ETSI ETS 300

Multipoin ● PMP configuration 681:
t which has one "Transmission
● PTMP input/output at and
one end with Multiplexing
multiple inputs/ (TM); Optical
outputs at the Distribution
other end. Network
(ODN) for
Optical Access
Network
(OAN)"
Packet P-TMSI ● Packet- The TMSI/P-TMSI, 3GPP TS

Temporar TMSI when available, is 33.102:
y Mobile ● Packet- normally used to "Technical
Subscribe Temporary identify the user Specification
r Identity Mobile on the radio Group
Subscriber access path, for Services and
Identity instance in paging System
requests, location Aspects; 3G
● Packet update requests, Security;
TMSI attach requests, Security
● PTMSI service requests, architecture"
connection re-
establishment
requests and
detach requests.

Glossary 1 Glossary
public PTN N/A N/A ETSI EG 202

telecomm 057-4:
unications "Speech
network Processing,
Transmission
and Quality
Aspects
(STQ); User
related QoS
parameter
definitions
and
measurement
s; Part 4:
Internet
access"
packet PTN N/A N/A ETSI GS ENI

transport 001:
network "Experiential
Networked
Intelligence
(ENI); ENI use
cases"
Precision PTP N/A The Precision Wikipedia

Time Time Protocol
Protocol (PTP) is a
protocol used to
synchronize clocks
throughout a
computer
network. On a
local area
network, it
achieves clock
accuracy in the
sub-microsecond
range, making it
suitable for
measurement and
control systems.

Glossary 1 Glossary
push to PTT N/A Push-to-talk Wikipedia

talk (PTT), also known
as press-to-
transmit, is a
method of having
conversations or
talking on half-
duplex
communication
lines, including
two-way radio,
using a
momentary
button to switch
from voice
reception mode to
transmit mode.
physical PUCCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

uplink 21.905:
control "Vocabulary
channel for 3GPP
Specifications
"
physical PUSCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

uplink 21.905:
shared "Vocabulary
channel for 3GPP
Specifications
"
permanen PVC N/A Similar to a Huawei Term

t virtual leased line on a
channel telephone
network, the PVC
is pre-established
through an OSS.
No matter
whether it is for
service or
terminal access,
the pre-
established PVC is
retained until the
PVC is released by
the NMS.

Glossary 1 Glossary
permanen PVC N/A N/A ITU-T Q.933:

t virtual "ISDN Digital
connectio Subscriber
n Signalling
System No.
1(DSS1) –
Signalling
specifications
for frame
mode
switched and
permanent
virtual
connection
control and
status
monitoring"
permanen PVC N/A A permanent Wikipedia

t virtual virtual circuit
circuit (PVC) is a virtual
circuit established
for repeated/
continuous use
between the same
DTE. In a PVC, the
long-term
association is
identical to the
data transfer
phase of a virtual
call. Permanent
virtual circuits
eliminate the
need for repeated
call set-up and
clearing.
preempti PVI pre-emption N/A Huawei Term

on vulnerability
vulnerabil indicator
ity
indicator
permanen PVP N/A Permanent virtual Huawei Term

t virtual path that consists
path of PVCs.

Glossary 1 Glossary
pseudowi PW pseudo-wire In computer Wikipedia

re networking and
telecommunicatio
ns, a pseudowire
(or pseudo-wire)
is an emulation of
a point-to-point
connection over a
packet-switching
network (PSN).
Pseudo PWE3 N/A PWE3 is a S. Bryant, Ed,

Wire mechanism that "Pseudo Wire
Emulatio emulates the Emulation
n Edge- essential Edge-to-Edge
to-Edge attributes of a (PWE3)
telecommunicatio Architecture",
ns service (such RFC3985,
as a T1 leased line March 2005
or Frame Relay)
over a PSN. PWE3
is intended to
provide only the
minimum
necessary
functionality to
emulate the wire
with the required
degree of
faithfulness for
the given service
definition.
Public PWS-IWF N/A The PWS-IWF is a 3GPP TS

Warning logical function 23.041:
System– which "Technical
Interwork functionality is to realization of
ing translate from Cell Broadcast
Function N50 to SBc. The Service (CBS)"
PWS-IWF may
interface to one
or multiple AMFs.
The PWS-IWF
may interface to
one or multiple
CBCs.

Glossary 1 Glossary
P/N N/A N/A It is a criterion Huawei Term

criterion against which a
certain operation
is performed
when the criteria
last within an
acceptable
statistical period.
packet N/A N/A A packet filter Wikipedia

filtering processes network
traffic on a
packet-by-packet
basis. Its main job
is to filter traffic
from a remote IP
host.
packet N/A N/A Loss of one or ETSI EG 202

loss more packet that 670: "Human
can be described Factors (HF);
using a certain User
statistical model. Experience
Guidelines for
real-time
communicatio
n services
expressed in
Quality of
Service terms"
paging N/A N/A The act of seeking 3GPP TR

a User Equipment. 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
paging N/A N/A For UTRA TDD, a 3GPP

group time division of TSGR1#5(99
the PCH has been )863:
proposed in such "Proposal for
a way that two PCH
consecutive time Modifications
slots of the in TDD"
CCPCH carrying
the PCH form a
paging sub-
channel. Each
paging sub-
channel
corresponds to a
paging group of
UEs. There exists
a fixed association
between a paging
group, i.e. a
paging sub-
channel, and the
UE, which is given
by the UE ID for
example. In each
paging sub-
channel, a paging
indicator is
transmitted to
indicate the
presence of a
paging message
in this particular
sub-channel.
patch N/A N/A A patch is a set of Wikipedia

changes to a
computer
program or its
supporting data
designed to
update, fix, or
improve it.

Glossary 1 Glossary
path loss N/A path Path loss, or path Wikipedia

attenuation attenuation, is the
reduction in
power density
(attenuation) of
an
electromagnetic
wave as it
propagates
through space.
penetrati N/A N/A An attack that Huawei Term

on circumvents
security controls
and gains access
to a system.
performa N/A N/A A component of Huawei Term

nce the LMT software.
browser It is used to
tool import and export
performance
description files
for you to view
and analyze.

Glossary 1 Glossary
performa N/A traffic An activity of Huawei Term

nce statistics measuring and
measure collecting
ment statistics of
various data on
devices and
telecommunicatio
ns networks. With
the statistics,
operators can be
aware of the
operating status,
signaling, users,
system resource
usage of the
devices or
networks. The
statistics also help
the operators
manage the
device operating,
locate problems,
monitor and
maintain the
networks, and
plan the
networks.
phase N/A N/A The relative Huawei Term

position in time
within a single
period of a signal.

Glossary 1 Glossary
physical N/A N/A The link between Huawei Term

link two physical NEs.
When the user
creates NEs or
refreshes the
device status, the
system
automatically
creates the
physical link
according to the
topology structure
information on
the device. The
remark
information of a
physical link can
be modified, but
the physical link
cannot be
deleted.
physical N/A N/A A network of Huawei Term

network physical machines
(plus cabling,
switches, routers,
and so on) that
are connected so
that they can
send data to and
receive data from
each other. See
also virtual
network.
pico cells N/A N/A Small cells with a ITU-R M.

typical cell radius 1224-1:
of less than 50 m "Vocabulary
that are of terms for
predominantly International
situated indoors. Mobile
Pico cells are Telecommunic
characterized by ations (IMT)"
medium to high
traffic density
support for
mobile low speed
stations and wide
band services.

Glossary 1 Glossary
ping- N/A ping-pong The ping-pong A. Dutta, Ed.,

pong effect effect arises when V. Fajardo,
handover a mobile node is NIKSUN, Y.
located at the Ohba, K.
borderline of the Taniuchi,
cell or decision Toshiba, H.
point and a Schulzrinne,
handover and Columbia
procedure is Univ., "A
frequently Framework of
executed. This Media-
results in higher Independent
call drop Pre-
probability, lower Authenticatio
connection n (MPA) for
quality, increased Inter-Domain
signaling traffic, Handover
and waste of Optimization"
resources. All of , RFC 6252,
these affect June 2011
mobility
optimization.

Glossary 1 Glossary
ping- N/A N/A A cell reselection Huawei Term

pong method for
reselectio preventing ping-
n pong in a mobile
communications
system,
comprising the
steps of: acquiring
first and second
duration
thresholds and
first and second
occurrence
number
thresholds for
controlling a cell
reselection
procedure, the
second duration
threshold being
shorter than the
first duration
threshold and the
second occurrence
number threshold
being less than
the first
occurrence
number threshold;
setting a user
equipment (UE)
to a high-speed
state if the
number of cell
reselections of the
UE to the same
cell during the
second duration
threshold exceeds
the second
occurrence
number threshold;
setting the UE to
a non-high-speed
state if the
number of cell
changes of the UE
during the first
duration threshold
is equal to or less

Glossary 1 Glossary
than the first

occurrence
number threshold;
setting the UE to
the high-speed
state if the
number of cell
reselections of the
UE to the same
cell during the
second duration
threshold is equal
to or less than the
second occurrence
number threshold
and if the number
of cell changes of
the UE during the
first duration
threshold exceeds
the first
occurrence
number threshold;
selectively
performing cell
reselection
according to a
predetermined
cell reselection
time limit in the
non-high-speed
state in the UE;
and selectively
performing cell
reselection
according to a
scaled-down
value of the
predetermined
cell reselection
time limit in the
high-speed state
in the UE.

Glossary 1 Glossary
plaintext N/A N/A Information or ETSI EN 300

data which is 175-7:
intelligible to "Digital
everyone Enhanced
Cordless
Telecommunic
ations
(DECT);
Common
Interface (CI);
Part 7:
Security
features"
plug-in N/A plug-in shelf A frame where Huawei Term

frame circuit cards for
microwave
transmission are
plugged and
played.
point-to- N/A N/A A service type in 3GPP TR

point which data is sent 21.905:
service from a single "Technical
network Specification
termination to Group
another network Services and
termination. System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
polarizati N/A N/A Locus of the tip of ETSI EN 300

on the electrical field 674-1:
vector in a plane "Electromagn
perpendicular to etic
the direction of compatibility
transmission. and Radio
Examples are spectrum
horizontal and Matters
vertical linear (ERM); Road
polarization and Transport and
left and right Traffic
hand circular Telematics
polarization. (RTTT);
Dedicated
Short Range
Communicati
on (DSRC)
transmission
equipment
(500 kbit/s /
250 kbit/s)
operating in
the 5,8 GHz
Industrial,
Scientific and
Medical (ISM)
band; Part 1:
General
characteristics
and test
methods for
Road Side
Units (RSU)
and On-Board
Units (OBU)"

Glossary 1 Glossary
port IP N/A N/A The port IP is also Huawei Term

called the physical
port IP address. It
is used by the
BSC/RNC to
communicate
with other NEs
such as the
MGW/MSC/BTS.
This IP address is
used as the source
IP address on the
BSC/RNC and as
the destination IP
address on the
peer NE. The port
IP is associated
with a specific
physical port on
the interface
board. Only the
associated port
can receive and
send packets with
the port IP
address.
primary N/A N/A The frequency Huawei Term

band band containing
the main BCCH
frequency in a Co-
BCCH cell.
private N/A N/A A key pair, which Huawei Term

key needs to be used
certificate together with a
public key. The
private key file is
used to decrypt
the information
encrypted by the
public key.

Glossary 1 Glossary
pseudony N/A N/A Process that ETSI TR 103

mization replaces an actual 304: "CYBER;
identifier with an Personally
alias ensuring Identifiable
that it cannot be Information
reverted by (PII)
reasonable effort Protection in
of anyone (other mobile and
than the party cloud
providing them). services"
public key N/A N/A A key of an ETSI EN 301

entity's 099-1:
asymmetric key "Telecommuni
pair which can be cations
made public Security;
(ISO/IEC 9798-1, Trusted Third
ISO/IEC 11770-1 Parties (TTP);
and ISO/IEC Specification
11770-3). for TTP
services; Part
1: Key
management
and key
escrow/
recovery"
pulse N/A N/A Short transient ETSI EN 302

signal whose time 065:
duration is "Electromagn
nominally the etic
reciprocal of its – compatibility
10 dB bandwidth. and Radio
spectrum
Matters
(ERM); Ultra
WideBand
(UWB)
technologies
for
communicatio
n purposes;
Harmonized
EN covering
the essential
requirements
of article 3.2
of the R&TTE
Directive"

Glossary 1 Glossary
1.18 Q
queuing QA N/A N/A Huawei Term

allowed
indicator
quadratur QAM N/A N/A 3GPP TR

e 21.905:
amplitude "Vocabulary
modulati for 3GPP
on Specifications
"
QoS class QCI N/A Scalar that is used ETSI TS 103

identifier as a reference to 029: "IMS
a specific packet Network
forwarding Testing (INT);
behaviour (e.g. IMS & EPC
packet loss rate, Interoperabilit
packet delay y test
budget) to be descriptions"
provided to a SDF.
QoS Flow QFI N/A When present this 3GPP TS

Identifier parameter 38.415: "NG-
indicates the QoS RAN; PDU
Flow Identifier of session user
the QoS flow to plane
which the protocol"
transferred packet
belongs.

Glossary 1 Glossary
802.1Q- QinQ N/A A Layer 2 Huawei Term

in-802.1Q tunneling protocol
based on IEEE
802.1Q
encapsulation. It
encapsulates the
VLAN tag of a
user's private
network into the
VLAN tag of the
public network.
The packet
carrying these
VLAN tags, for
both the private
and public
networks, is
transmitted over
the service
provider's
backbone
network to
provide a Layer 2
VPN tunnel for
the user.
quality of QoE N/A N/A 3GPP TR

experienc 21.905:
e "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
quality of QoS N/A The collective ITU-T Q.1743:

service effect of service "IMT-
performances, Advanced
which determine references to
the degree of Release 11 of
satisfaction of a LTE-Advanced
user of a service. evolved
It is characterized packet core
by the combined network"
aspects of
performance
factors applicable
to all services,
such as:
– service
operability
performance;
– service
accessibility
performance;
– service
retainability
performance;
– service integrity
performance; and
– other factors
specific to each
service.

Glossary 1 Glossary
quadratur QPSK N/A Sometimes this is Wikipedia

e phase known as
shift quadriphase PSK,
keying 4-PSK, or 4-QAM.
(Although the
root concepts of
QPSK and 4-QAM
are different, the
resulting
modulated radio
waves are exactly
the same.) QPSK
uses four points
on the
constellation
diagram,
equispaced
around a circle.
With four phases,
QPSK can encode
two bits per
symbol to
minimize the bit
error rate (BER) –
sometimes
misperceived as
twice the BER of
BPSK.
Quick QUIC N/A QUIC improves Wikipedia

UDP performance of
Internet connection-
Connectio oriented web
ns applications that
are currently
using TCP. It does
this by
establishing a
number of
multiplexed
connections
between two
endpoints using
User Datagram
Protocol (UDP),
and is designed to
obsolete TCP at
the network layer
for many
applications.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Quintet, N/A N/A A temporary Huawei Term

UMTS protocol of
authentic authentication,
ation which enables
vector UMTS AKA
function for a
certain user in a
VLR/SGSN. A
quintet consists of
five elements:
random number
(RAND), expected
response (XRES),
cipher key (CK),
integrity key (IK),
and
authentication
token (AUTN).
1.19 R
registratio RA N/A Functional entity ETSI TS 118

n responsible for 103:
authority verifying "oneM2M;
certificate signing Security
requests and solutions
authorizing a (oneM2M
certification TS-0003
authority to issue version 3.13.0
a corresponding Release 3)"
certificate
random RA N/A Capability of ETSI TS 102

access receiving a service 428: "Digital
from an arbitrary Audio
point in its Broadcasting
timeline rather (DAB); DMB
than being video service;
confined to User
progressively Application
receiving it from Specification"
its beginning.

Glossary 1 Glossary
remote RA N/A Used in the ETSI TR 102

access telecommunicatio 328: "Fixed
ns sense: long Radio
range (< 10 km) systems;
wireless access to Multipoint
other, possibly equipment;
wired, networks. Report on
Remote access Fixed Wireless
networks are also Access
referred to as systems
'local loop which apply
networks'. Mesh
topology and
operate in
applicable
Fixed Service
bands within
the 3 GHz to
11 GHz
range"
routing RA N/A The Routing Area 3GPP TS

area (RA) is defined as 23.002:
an area in which "Network
a mobile station, architecture"
in certain
operation modes,
may move freely
without updating
the SGSN. A
routing area may
include one or
several cells. A RA
is always
contained within
a location area.
rate RA N/A N/A 3GPP TS

adaptatio 44.021: "Rate
n adaption on
the Mobile
Station - Base
Station
System (MS -
BSS)
interface"

Glossary 1 Glossary
random RAB N/A The physical layer 3GPP TS

access random access 36.300:
burst burst consists of a "Evolved
cyclic prefix, a Universal
preamble, and a Terrestrial
guard time during Radio Access
which nothing is (E-UTRA) and
transmitted. Evolved
Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
Network (E-
UTRAN);
Overall
description;
Stage 2"
radio RAB N/A The service that 3GPP TR

access the access 21.905:
bearer stratum provides "Technical
to the non-access Specification
stratum for Group
transfer of user Services and
data between System
User Equipment Aspects;
and CN. Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
routing RAC N/A N/A 3GPP TR

area code 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
random RACH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

access 21.905:
channel "Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Remote RADIUS N/A A protocol for C. Rigney, S.

Authentic carrying Willens,
ation authentication, Livingston, A.
Dial-In authorization, and Rubens,
User configuration Merit, W.
Service information Simpson, and
between a Daydreamer,
Network Access "Remote
Server which Authenticatio
desires to n Dial In User
authenticate its Service
links and a shared (RADIUS)",
Authentication RFC 2865,
Server June 2000
remote RAI N/A N/A Huawei Term

alarm
indication
routing RAI N/A The routing area ETSI TS 123

area identity (RAI) 003: "Digital
identity consists of a RAC, cellular
LAC, MNC and telecommunic
MCC. ations system
(Phase 2+);
Universal
Mobile
Telecommunic
ations System
(UMTS);
Numbering,
addressing
and
identification"
radio RAN N/A The network that ITU-T Q.

access connects radio 1742.1:
network base stations to "IMT-2000
the core network. references to
The RAN provides ANSI-41
and maintains evolved core
radio-specific network with
functions, which cdma2000
may be unique to access
a given radio network"
access technology,
that allow users
to access the core
network.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Radio RANAP N/A N/A 3GPP TR

Access 21.905:
Network "Technical
Applicatio Specification
n Part Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
random RAND N/A A number EN 300 175-7

number generated by a V1.4.2:
non-deterministic "Digital
process. Enhanced
Cordless
Telecommunic
ations
(DECT);
Common
Interface (CI);
Part 7:
Security
features"
random RAR N/A N/A 3GPP TS

access 38.321: "NR;
response Medium
Access
Control
(MAC)
protocol
specification"
radio RAT N/A Type of 3GPP TR

access technology used 21.905:
technolog for radio access, "Technical
y (RAT) for instance E- Specification
UTRA, UTRA, Group
GSM, CDMA2000 Services and
1xEV-DO (HRPD) System
or CDMA2000 1x Aspects;
(1xRTT). Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
routing RAU N/A A GPRS mobile Huawei Term

area will perform a
update routing area
update (RAU) in
the Ready and
Standby state.
The RAU is
triggered when
the mobile crosses
a routing area
(RA) boundary, or
periodically. The
time interval
being set by the
network. A RAU is
also performed
when the mobile
moves from the
Idle to the
Standby state.
This will typically
happen when the
mobile is powered
on.

Glossary 1 Glossary
resource RB N/A A physical ETSI EN 301

block resource 908-14:
consisting of a "Electromagn
number of etic
symbols in the compatibility
time domain and and Radio
a number of spectrum
consecutive Matters
subcarriers in the (ERM); Base
frequency Stations (BS),
domain. Repeaters and
User
Equipment
(UE) for
IMT-2000
Third-
Generation
cellular
networks;
Part 14:
Harmonized
EN for
IMT-2000,
Evolved
Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
(E-UTRA)
(BS) covering
the essential
requirements
of article 3.2
of the R&TTE
Directive"
radio RB N/A The service 3GPP TR

bearer provided by the 21.905:
Layer 2 for "Technical
transfer of user Specification
data between Group
User Equipment Services and
and UTRAN. System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
resource RBG N/A N/A 3GPP TS

block 36.213:
group "Evolved
Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
(E-UTRA);
Physical layer
procedures"
residual RBLER N/A The ratio of the Huawei Term

block number of
error rate transport blocks
(TBs) failing to be
transmitted after
HARQ
retransmissions to
the number of
TBs initially
transmitted.
receive- R-Block N/A Receive-ready 3G TS 31.101:

ready block, R-block, "Technical
block which is used to Specification
transfer Group Core
acknowledgement Network and
s. Terminals;
UICC-terminal
interface;
Physical and
logical
characteristics
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
resolution RBW N/A Measured in Hz ETSI EN 301

bandwidt and represents 908-12: "IMT
h the frequency cellular
over which power networks;
is integrated in a Harmonised
spectrum analyser Standard
to display the covering the
amplitude at the essential
centre of the requirements
integration of article 3.2
frequency range of the
Directive
2014/53/EU;
Part 12:
CDMA Multi-
Carrier
(cdma2000)
Repeaters"
remote RCU N/A A driving motor of Huawei Term

control the phase shifter
unit in a remote
electrical tilt
(RET) antenna.
resource RDF N/A N/A 3GPP TR

descriptio 21.905:
n format "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
remote RDI N/A Signal which ETSI TR 101

defect conveys the 689-1:
indication defect status of "Transmission
the characteristic and
information Multiplexing
received by the (TM); Terms
Trail Termination and
sink function back definitions in
to the network transport
element which networks;
contains the Part 1: Core
characteristic networks"
information
originating trail
termination
source function.
Examples of RDI
signals are the Far
End Receive
Failure (FERF)
bit(s) in SDH
signals, the A-bit
in ITU-T
Recommendation
G.704 structured
2048 kbit/s
signals and the
alarm indication
bit in other PDH
multiplex signals.
resource RE N/A Resources defined 3GPP TR

element by one subcarrier 38.912:
and one symbol "Study on
are called as New Radio
resource elements (NR) access
(REs). technology"
resource REG N/A N/A 3GPP TR

element 21.905:
group "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
remote RET N/A RET or remote Huawei Term

electrical electrical tilt is a
tilt feature found in
sector and base
station antennas
that allow the tilt
angle of the
antenna to be
controlled
remotely. This
way a technician
does not need to
climb a tower to
adjust the angle
of the antenna
and can do so
from the base
station or a
computer.
remote RET antenna N/A The electrical Huawei Term

electrical downtilt can be
tilt continuously
antenna adjusted using the
mechanically-
adjustable phase
shifter built in the
antenna.

Glossary 1 Glossary
radio RF N/A Portion of the ETSI EN 302

frequency electromagnetic 878-3:
spectrum from a "Access,
few kilohertz to Terminals,
just below the Transmission
frequency of and
infrared light. Multiplexing
(ATTM); Third
Generation
Transmission
Systems for
Interactive
Cable
Television
Services - IP
Cable
Modems; Part
3:
Downstream
Radio
Frequency
Interface;
DOCSIS 3.0"
radio RF PLL RF phase-lock Radio frequency Huawei Term

frequency loop phase-lock loop is
phase- a mechanism
lock loop whereby timing
information is
transferred within
a data stream and
the receiver
derives the signal
element timing by
locking its local
clock source to
the received
timing
information.

Glossary 1 Glossary
radio RF unit N/A N/A ETSI GS ORI

frequency 001: "Open
unit Radio
equipment
Interface
(ORI);
Requirements
for Open
Radio
equipment
Interface
(ORI)
(Release 4)"
Radio RFA N/A Radio Frequency Huawei Term

Frequency Access (RFA) is an
Access application mode
designed by
Huawei. It
complies with
"UTRA repeater
radio transmission
and reception"
defined in 3GPP
and applies only
to LampSite. With
RFA, RF signals
are converted to
digital signals,
which then
experience CPRI
MUX with GSM/
UMTS/LTE digital
signals before
being transmitted
to the RHUB.
remote RFC N/A N/A Huawei Term

feature
control
Request RFC N/A Name of ETSI ES 201

For specification 735: "Digital
Comment published by the Audio
s Internet Broadcasting
Engineering Task (DAB);
Force (IETF). Used Internet
for publication of Protocol (IP)
Internet datagram
standards. tunnelling"

Glossary 1 Glossary
radio RFC ● RF channel A radio frequency ITU-T Q.1711:

frequency ● RFCH (RF) channel "Network
channel represents a functional
specified portion model for
of the RF IMT-2000"
spectrum with a
defined
bandwidth and a
carrier frequency
and is capable of
carrying
information over
the radio
interface.
routing RFE N/A N/A 3GPP TR

functional 21.905:
identity "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
RNC RFN N/A N/A 3GPP TR

frame 25.902:
number "Technical
Specification
Group Radio
Access
Network;
Iub/Iur
congestion
control"
reduced RFN N/A N/A 3GPP TR

TDMA 21.905:
frame "Technical
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
RAT/ RFSP N/A N/A 3GPP TS

Frequency 23.401:
Selection "General
Priority Packet Radio
Service
(GPRS)
enhancement
s for Evolved
Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
Network (E-
UTRAN)
access"
Reserved RFU N/A N/A 3GPP TS

for future 31.121: "3rd
use Generation
Partnership
Project;
Technical
Specification
Group Core
Network and
Terminals;
UICC-terminal
interface;Univ
ersal
Subscriber
Identity
Module
(USIM)
application
test
specification
(Release 14)"
remote RGPS N/A N/A Huawei Term

global
positionin
g system
relative RH N/A Ratio of the IEV 113-04-65

humidity partial pressure p
of water vapour
in moist air to its
partial pressure
psat at saturation,
at the same
temperature.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Radio RHUB N/A A CPRI signal Huawei Term

HUB convergence unit
used in the
LampSite solution.
The RHUB also
supplies power to
pRRUs remotely.
rank RI rank indicator N/A 3GPP TR

indication 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
radio RIM RAN RIM (RAN 3GPP TS

access information Information 48.018:
network management Management) for "Technical
informati functions Specification
on associated with Group GSM
managem generic EDGE Radio
ent procedures to Access
communicate Network;
between two BSSs General
over the core Packet Radio
network. If the Service
RAN Information (GPRS); Base
Management Station
(RIM) feature is System (BSS)
supported by both - Serving
the BSS and the GPRS Support
SGSN, the RIM Node (SGSN);
procedures can be BSS GPRS
used by any RIM Protocol
application (BSSGP)"
running on this
BSS and requiring
information
transfer between
two BSSs via the
core network.

Glossary 1 Glossary
remote RIM N/A N/A 3GPP TR

interferen 38.866:
ce "Technical
managem Specification
ent Group Radio
Access
Network;Stud
y on remote
interference
management
for NR"
Routing RIP N/A The Routing Wikipedia

Informati Information
on Protocol (RIP) is
Protocol one of the oldest
distance-vector
routing protocols
which employs
the hop count as
a routing metric.
RIP prevents
routing loops by
implementing a
limit on the
number of hops
allowed in a path
from source to
destination. The
largest number of
hops allowed for
RIP is 15, which
limits the size of
networks that RIP
can support.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Registere RJ45 N/A The "RJ" in RJ45 Huawei Term

d Jack 45 stands for
Registered Jack, a
standard
designation that
originated with
the Universal
Service Ordering
Code (USOC)
scheme of the
Bell System back
in the 1970s for
telephone
interfaces. The RJ
designation
technically only
pertains to the
wiring of the jack
(that is, the
number of
positions and the
number of wires
connected). In the
current industry,
8P8C twisted-pair
Ethernet
connectors are
usually referred to
as RJ45, which
contains eight
positions and
eight contacts
(8P8C).
radio link RL N/A A radio link (RL) Huawei Term

is a bi-directional
connection
between a
terminal and a
base station
sector.

Glossary 1 Glossary
radio link RLC N/A A sublayer of 3GPP TR

control radio interface 21.905:
layer 2 providing "Technical
transparent, Specification
unacknowledged Group
and Services and
acknowledged System
data transfer Aspects;
service. Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
Radio RLCP N/A N/A 3GPP TR

Link 21.905:
Control "Technical
Protocol Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
radio link RLF N/A N/A 3GPP TS

failure 37.320:
"Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
(UTRA) and
Evolved
Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
(E-UTRA);
Radio
measurement
collection for
Minimization
of Drive Tests
(MDT);
Overall
description;
Stage 2"
radio link RLM N/A The management Huawei Term

managem performed for the
ent radio links and
radio interfaces.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Radio RLP N/A RLP is intended 3GPP TS

Link for use with non- 24.022:
Protocol transparent data- "Technical
transfer. Protocol Specification
conversion may Group Core
be provided for a Network and
variety of protocol Terminals;
configurations. Radio Link
Protocol
(RLP) for
circuit
switched
bearer and
teleservices"
resource RM N/A Oriented to Huawei Term

managem Huawei
ent complicated
applications, the
resource
management
module provides
resources for
applications and
services based on
defined
specifications, and
apply for, allocate,
and release
resources through
the InterCloud.
rate RMA N/A The rate match Huawei Term

matching attribute acts like
attribute a weighting
factor. The higher
the attribute
relative to the
attribute for all of
the other
transport
channels, the
more likely data
will be repeated.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Remote RMON N/A The Remote Wikipedia

Monitorin Network
g Monitoring
(RMON) MIB was
developed by the
IETF to support
monitoring and
protocol analysis
of LANs. The
original version
(sometimes
referred to as
RMON1) focused
on OSI layer 1
and layer 2
information in
Ethernet and
Token Ring
networks.
Remainin RMSI Remaining SIB1 defines the 3GPP TS

g Minimum scheduling of 38.300: "NR;
Minimum System other system NR and NG-
SI Information information RAN Overall
blocks and description;
contains Stage-2"
information
required for initial
access. SIB1 is
also referred to as
Remaining
Minimum SI
(RMSI) and is
periodically
broadcast on DL-
SCH or sent in a
dedicated manner
on DL-SCH to UEs
in
RRC_CONNECTED.
radio RMU N/A N/A Huawei Term

multiplex
unit

Glossary 1 Glossary
rack RMU N/A A common Huawei Term

monitorin hardware device
g unit used for
monitoring the
environment of a
cabinet and
managing the
devices in an
equipment room.
It supports
external sensors
(such as analog
sensors and
Boolean sensors)
and completes
controls.
relay RN N/A N/A 3GPP TR

node 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
roaming RN N/A N/A EG 201 027:

number "Business
TeleCommuni
cations (BTC);
Cordless
Terminal
Mobility
(CTM);
Interworking
between
private and
public
networks;
General
principles"

Glossary 1 Glossary
RAN- RNA N/A RNA, smaller than Huawei Term

based TA, is used to
Notificati further reduce the
on Area overheads
resulting from
paging message
transmissions to
UEs in the
RRC_INACTIVE
state. An RNA is
managed on the
gNodeB. The
gNodeB locates
UEs by paging
them at the level
of RNA. Cells are
grouped into
larger RNAs, each
identified by an
RNA ID. RNAs are
grouped into
larger TAs, each
identified by a
TAI.
radio RNC N/A This equipment in 3GPP TR

network the RNS is in 21.905:
controller charge of "Technical
controlling the Specification
use and the Group
integrity of the Services and
radio resources. System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
radio RNS N/A Either a full ITU-T Q.

network network or only 1741.9:
subsyste the access part of "IMT-2000
m a UTRAN offering references to
the allocation and Release 11 of
the release of GSM evolved
specific radio UMTS core
resources to network"
establish means
of connection in
between a UE and
the UTRAN.
A Radio Network
Subsystem is
responsible for
the resources and
transmission/
reception in a set
of cells.
Radio RNSAP N/A N/A 3GPP TR

Network 21.905:
Subsyste "Technical
m Specification
Applicatio Group
n Part Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
table of RNTABLE N/A N/A 3GPP TR

128 21.905:
integers "Technical
in the Specification
hopping Group
sequence Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
radio RNTI radio network A radio network 3GPP TR

network temporary temporary 21.905:
temporar identity identifier is a "Technical
y generic term of Specification
identifier an identifier for a Group
UE when an RRC Services and
connection exists. System
Following types of Aspects;
RNTI are defined: Vocabulary
cell RNTI (C- for 3GPP
RNTI), serving Specifications
RNC RNTI (S- "
RNTI), UTRAN
RNTI (U-RNTI),
and GERAN RNTI
(G-RNTI).

Glossary 1 Glossary
robust ROHC N/A A highly robust C. Bormann,

header and efficient Editor, TZI/Uni
compressi header Bremen, C.
on compression Burmeister,
scheme for Matsushita,
RTP/UDP/IP M.
(Real-Time Degermark,
Transport Univ. of
Protocol, User Arizona, H.
Datagram Fukushima,
Protocol, Internet Matsushita,
Protocol), UDP/IP, H. Hannu,
and ESP/IP Ericsson, L-E.
(Encapsulating Jonsson,
Security Payload) Ericsson, R.
headers Hakenberg,
Matsushita, T.
Koren, Cisco,
K. Le, Nokia,
Z. Liu, Nokia,
A.
Martensson,
Ericsson, A.
Miyazaki,
Matsushita, K.
Svanbro,
Ericsson, T.
Wiebke,
Matsushita, T.
Yoshimura,
NTT DoCoMo,
and H. Zheng,
Nokia,
"RObust
Header
Compression
(ROHC):
Framework
and four
profiles: RTP,
UDP, ESP, and
uncompressed
", RFC 3095,
July 2001.

Glossary 1 Glossary
restriction RoHS N/A N/A ETSI TS 103

of the use 247: "Access,
of certain Terminals,
hazardou Transmission
s and
substance Multiplexing
s (ATTM);
Singlemode
Optical Fibre
System
Specifications
for Home
Cabling"
recovery RP N/A N/A Huawei Term

period
Registere RPLMN N/A This is the PLMN 3GPP TS

d PLMN on which certain 23.122: "3rd
location Generation
registration (LR) Partnership
outcomes have Project;
occurred (see Technical
table 1 in 3GPP Specification
TS 23.122). In a Group Core
shared network Network and
the RPLMN is the Terminals;
PLMN defined by Non-Access-
the PLMN identity Stratum
of the CN (NAS)
operator that has functions
accepted the LR. related to
Mobile
Station (MS)
in idle mode"

Glossary 1 Glossary
radio RQI N/A Based on the Huawei Term

quality received signal
indication quality in the
measurement
report, the MS
and BTS
automatically
adjust the current
speech coding
rate according to
the related
algorithm. The
coding rate
threshold is the
RQI threshold,
which is the
carrier-to-
interference ratio
of a call.

Glossary 1 Glossary
round RR N/A Round robin (RR) Wikipedia

robin is one of the
algorithms
employed by
process and
network
schedulers in
computing. As the
term is generally
used, time slices
(also known as
time quanta) are
assigned to each
process in equal
portions and in
circular order,
handling all
processes without
priority (also
known as cyclic
executive).
Round-robin
scheduling is
simple, easy to
implement, and
starvation-free.
Round-robin
scheduling can be
applied to other
scheduling
problems, such as
data packet
scheduling in
computer
networks. It is an
operating system
concept.
radio RR N/A A portion of ITU-T Q.1711:

resource spectrum "Network
available in a functional
limited model for
geographical area IMT-2000"
(cell). This portion
of spectrum can
be further divided
into radio
frequency
channels.

Glossary 1 Glossary
radio RRC N/A A sublayer of 3GPP TR

resource radio interface 21.905:
control Layer 3 existing in "Technical
the control plane Specification
only which Group
provides Services and
information System
transfer service to Aspects;
the non-access Vocabulary
stratum. RRC is for 3GPP
responsible for Specifications
controlling the "
configuration of
radio interface
Layers 1 and 2.
radio RRM N/A Radio resource 3GPP TS

resource management 38.533: "NR;
managem (RRM) ensures User
ent the efficient use Equipment
of the available (UE)
radio resources conformance
and also provides specification;
mechanisms to Radio
meet radio Resource
resource related Management
requirements. (RRM)"
remote RRU radio remote N/A Huawei Term

radio unit unit
reference RS N/A Used for the ETSI EN 302

signal transmission of 326-2: "Fixed
framing, training Radio
and supervisory Systems;
signals and do not Multipoint
carry user Equipment
payload. and
Antennas;
Part 2:
Harmonised
Standard for
access to
radio
spectrum"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Recomme RS-232 N/A An interface Wikipedia

nded standard for serial
Standard communications.
232 The original full
name is EIA-
RS-232, also
called RS232. It
defines
connecting cables,
mechanical
characteristics,
electrical
characteristics,
signal functions,
and signal
transmission
procedures.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Recomme RS-422 N/A A series of data Wikipedia

nded transmission
Standard protocols for
422 multi-point
communications
using four wires,
full-duplex, and
differential
transmission. It is
also known as
EIA-422. It applies
to transmissions
using balanced,
unidirectional/
non-reversible,
and terminated/
non-terminated
transmission lines.
Unlike RS-485,
EIA-422 does not
allow multiple
transmit ends but
allows multiple
receive ends. In
terms of
hardware, an
EIA-422 (RS-422)
is equivalent to
two EIA-485
(RS-485). That is,
two half-duplex
EIA-485 (RS-485)
form a full-duplex
EIA-422 (RS-422).

Glossary 1 Glossary
Recomme RS-485 N/A A standard that Wikipedia

nded defines the
Standard electrical
485 characteristics of
the physical layer
in the OSI model
for multi-point
communications
using two wires,
half-duplex, and
balanced lines. It
is also known as
EIA-485 or RS485.
EIA-485 defines
only the electrical
characteristics of
receive and
transmit ends. It
does not specify
or recommend
any data protocol.
EIA-485 applies to
inexpensive local
networks and
communications
links with one
transmitter and
multiple receivers,
using differential
twisted pairs
similar to EIA-422.
Rivest- RSA N/A Public-key ETSI TS 101

Shamir- algorithm cryptosystem for 323:
Adleman both encryption "Telecommuni
algorithm and cations and
authentication; Internet
invented by Ron Protocol
Rivest, Adi Shamir, Harmonizatio
and Leonard n Over
Adleman Networks
(TIPHON);
Interoperable
security
profiles"

Glossary 1 Glossary
received RSCP N/A Given only signal 3GPP TR

signal power is received, 21.905:
code the average "Technical
power power of the Specification
received signal Group
after despreading Services and
and combining. System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
radio RSE N/A N/A 3GPP TR

system 21.905:
entity "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
received RSEPS N/A RSEPS is the ratio Huawei Term

scheduled of the receive
E-DCH power of all
power scheduled users to
share the RTWP in the
current cell.
RSEPS is
measured by the
NodeB and
periodically
reported to the
RNC.
roaming R-SGW N/A N/A 3GPP TR

signaling 21.905:
gateway "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
radio RSL N/A N/A 3GPP TR

signalling 21.905:
link "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
reference RSRP N/A Reference signal 3GPP TS

signal received power 36.214:
received (RSRP), is defined "Evolved
power as the linear Universal
average over the Terrestrial
power Radio Access
contributions (in (E-UTRA);
[W]) of the Physical layer;
resource elements Measurement
within the s"
considered
measurement
frequency
bandwidth.
reference RSRQ N/A Reference signal 3GPP TS

signal received quality 36.214:
received (RSRQ) is defined "Evolved
quality as the ratio Universal
N×RSRP/(carrier Terrestrial
RSSI), where N is Radio Access
the number of (E-UTRA);
RBs of the carrier Physical layer;
RSSI Measurement
measurement s"
bandwidth.

Glossary 1 Glossary
received RSSI received RSSI is the root ETSI TS 101

signal signal mean squared 376-5-6:
strength strength (RMS) value of "GEO-Mobile
indicator indication the signal Radio
received at the Interface
receiver antenna. Specifications;
The RSSI estimate Part 5: Radio
is compensated interface
for all the time- physical layer
varying processes specifications;
(such as Sub-part 6:
automatic gain Radio
control) that Subsystem
affect the Link Control"
estimation
procedure for
obtaining a
relative measure
to use in
comparing the
strength of signals
received at
different times.
Rapid RSTP N/A An evolution of Huawei Term

Spanning the Spanning Tree
Tree Protocol (STP)
Protocol that provides
faster spanning
tree convergence
after a topology
change. The RSTP
protocol is
backward
compatible with
the STP protocol.
road side RSU N/A N/A 3GPP TS

unit 23.287:
"Architecture
enhancement
s for 5G
System (5GS)
to support
Vehicle-to-
Everything
(V2X)
services"

Glossary 1 Glossary
radio RT N/A A control function ITU-R M.1224:

transmissi to set, maintain "VOCABULAR
on and switch Y OF TERMS
control (change) the FOR
radio channel. INTERNATIO
NAL MOBILE
TELECOMMU
NICATIONS-2
000
(IMT-2000)"
real time RT N/A Time, typically in 3GPP TR

number of 21.905:
seconds, to "Technical
perform an on- Specification
line mechanism Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
Real-Time RTCP RTP Control Real-Time Wikipedia

Transport Protocol Transport Control
Control Protocol (RTCP) is
Protocol a sister protocol
of the Real-time
Transport Protocol
(RTP). Its basic
functionality and
packet structure is
defined in RFC
3550. RTCP
provides out-of-
band statistics
and control
information for an
RTP session. It
partners with RTP
in the delivery
and packaging of
multimedia data,
but does not
transport any
media data itself.

Glossary 1 Glossary
round-trip RTD N/A In Wikipedia

delay telecommunicatio
ns, round-trip
delay (RTD) or
round-trip time
(RTT) is the
amount of time it
takes for a signal
to be sent plus
the amount of
time it takes for
acknowledgement
of that signal
having been
received. This
time delay
includes
propagation times
for the paths
between the two
communication
endpoints. In the
context of
computer
networks, the
signal is typically
a data packet.
RTT is also known
as ping time, and
can be
determined with
the ping
command.
End-to-end delay
is the length of
time it takes for a
signal to travel in
one direction and
is often
approximated as
half the RTT.
relative RTD N/A N/A 3GPP TS RAN

time R2.03: "Report
difference on Location
Services
(LCS)"

Glossary 1 Glossary
remote RTE N/A N/A 3GPP TR

terminal 21.905:
emulator "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
radio RTN N/A N/A Huawei Term

transmissi
on node
retransmi RTO N/A N/A ETSI TR 102

ssion 676: "Satellite
timeout Earth Stations
and Systems
(SES);
Broadband
Satellite
Multimedia
(BSM);
Performance
Enhancing
Proxies
(PEPs)"
real-time RTP N/A RTP provides end- H.

transport to-end network Schulzrinne,
protocol transport Columbia
functions suitable University, S.
for applications Casner, Packet
transmitting real- Design, R.
time data, such as Frederick,
audio, video or Blue Coat
simulation data, Systems Inc.,
over multicast or V. Jacobson,
unicast network and Packet
services. Design, "RTP:
A Transport
Protocol for
Real-Time
Applications",
RFC 3550, July
2003

Glossary 1 Glossary
response R-TPDU ● Response- N/A 3GPP TR

TPDU TPDU 21.905:
● Response - "Technical
Transfer Specification
Protocol Group
Data Unit Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
registratio RTR N/A N/A 3GPP TS

n 32.409:
terminati "Telecommuni
on cation
request management;
Performance
Management
(PM);
Performance
measurement
s; IP
Multimedia
Subsystem
(IMS)"
round-trip RTT ● round-trip Time required for ETSI TR 102

time delay a network 479:
● round-trip communication to "Telecommuni
delay time travel from the cations and
source to the Internet
destination and converged
back. Services and
Protocols for
Advanced
Networking
(TISPAN);
Review of
available
material on
QoS
requirements
of Multimedia
Services"

Glossary 1 Glossary
real-time rt-VBR N/A Real-time variable Huawei Term

variable bit rate (rt-VBR) is
bit rate intended for real-
time applications,
such as
compressed voice
over IP (VoIP) and
video
conferencing. The
rt-VBR is
characterized by a
peak cell rate
(PCR), sustained
cell rate (SCR),
and maximum
burst size (MBS).
The source device
can transmit
signals whose
rates vary with
time in bursts.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Received RTWP received wide The received wide 3GPP TS

Total band power band power, 25.215:
Wideband including noise "Technical
Power generated in the Specification
receiver, within Group Radio
the bandwidth Access
defined by the Network;
receiver pulse Physical layer;
shaping filter. The Measurement
reference point s (FDD)"
for the
measurement
shall be the Rx
antenna
connector. In case
of receiver
diversity the
reported value
shall be linear
average of the
power in the
diversity branches.
When cell
portions are
defined in the cell,
the total received
wideband power
shall be measured
for each cell
portion.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Resource RU N/A A resource unit, 3GPP TS

Unit schedulable for 36.300:
single-tone "Technical
NPUSCH with UL- Specification
SCH transmission, Group
is defined as a Services and
single 3.75 kHz System
sub-carrier for 32 Aspects;Evolv
ms or a single 15 ed Universal
kHz sub-carrier Terrestrial
for 8 ms. A Radio Access
resource unit, (E-UTRA) and
schedulable for Evolved
multi-tone Universal
NPUSCH with UL- Terrestrial
SCH transmission Radio Access
is defined as 3 Network (E-
sub-carriers for 4 UTRAN);
ms; or 6 sub- Overall
carriers for 2 ms; description;
or 12 sub-carriers Stage 2"
for 1 ms. A
resource unit,
schedulable for
NPUSCH with
ACK/NAK
transmission, is
defined as a
single 3.75 kHz
sub-carrier for 8
ms or a single 15
kHz sub-carrier
for 2 ms. A UL-
SCH transport
block can be
scheduled over
one or more than
one resource unit
in time.

Glossary 1 Glossary
redundan RV N/A N/A 3GPP TS

cy version 25.212:
"Technical
Specification
Group (TSG)
Radio Access
Network
(RAN);
Working
Group 1
(WG1);
Multiplexing
and channel
coding
(FDD)"
remote RVD N/A A remote vendor- Huawei Term

vendor- defined antenna
defined line device (RVD)
antenna is used to adjust
line the vertical
device beamwidth of an
antenna.
receive RX Diversity N/A N/A Huawei Term

diversity
received RxQual N/A N/A Huawei Term

signal
quality
reception- RX-TX N/A N/A ETSI TS 103

transmissi 636-1:
on "DECT-2020
New Radio
(NR); Part 1:
Overview;
RADIUS N/A N/A A method of Huawei Term

accountin accounting in
g which the BRAS
sends accounting
packets to the
RADIUS server.
The RADIUS
server uses these
packets to
perform
accounting for
users.

Glossary 1 Glossary
RADIUS N/A N/A An authentication Huawei Term

authentic mode in which
ation the BRAS sends
the user name
and the password
to the RADIUS
server by using
the RADIUS
protocol. The
RADIUS server
authenticates the
user, and then
returns the result
to the BRAS.
RADIUS N/A N/A A server that Huawei Term

server responds to and
processes devices'
RADIUS
authentication
and accounting
packets to control
user
authentication
and login.
rake N/A N/A A rake receiver is Wikipedia

receiver a radio receiver
designed to
counter the
effects of
multipath fading.
It does this by
using several
"sub-receivers"
called fingers,
that is, several
correlators each
assigned to a
different
multipath
component.

Glossary 1 Glossary
random N/A ● random Random early Wikipedia

early early detection (RED),
detection discard also known as
● random random early
early drop discard or random
early drop is a
queuing discipline
for a network
scheduler suited
for congestion
avoidance. In the
conventional tail
drop algorithm, a
router or other
network
component
buffers as many
packets as it can,
and simply drops
the ones it cannot
buffer. If buffers
are constantly
full, the network
is congested. Tail
drop distributes
buffer space
unfairly among
traffic flows. Tail
drop can also lead
to TCP global
synchronization as
all TCP
connections "hold
back"
simultaneously,
and then step
forward
simultaneously.
Networks become
under-utilized and
flooded-
alternately, in
waves.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Rayleigh N/A N/A Rayleigh fading is Wikipedia

fading a statistical model
for the effect of a
propagation
environment on a
radio signal, such
as that used by
wireless devices.
Rayleigh fading
models assume
that the
magnitude of a
signal that has
passed through
such a
transmission
medium (also
called a
communication
channel) will vary
randomly, or fade,
according to a
Rayleigh
distribution — the
radial component
of the sum of two
uncorrelated
Gaussian random
variables.

Glossary 1 Glossary
receiver N/A N/A The sensitivity of Wikipedia

sensitivity an electronic
device, such as a
communications
system receiver, or
detection device,
such as a PIN
diode, is the
minimum
magnitude of
input signal
required to
produce a
specified output
signal having a
specified signal-
to-noise ratio or
other specified
criteria.
The receiver
sensitivity
indicates how
faint an input
signal can be to
be successfully
received by the
receiver. The
lower the power
level of the
successfully
received signal,
the higher the
receiver
sensitivity.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Recomme N/A N/A Recommendation ITU-T G.

ndation ITU-T G.8013/Y. 8013/Y.1731:
ITU-T G. 1731 provides "Operation,
8013/Y. mechanisms for administratio
1731 user-plane OAM n and
functionality in maintenance
Ethernet networks (OAM)
according to the functions and
requirements and mechanisms
principles given in for Ethernet
Recommendation based
ITU T Y.1730. This networks"
Recommendation
is designed
specifically to
support point-to-
point connections
and multipoint
connectivity in the
ETH layer as
identified in
Recommendation
ITU T G.8010/Y.
1306.
reference N/A N/A A clock of very ITU-T G.701:

clock high stability and "VOCABULAR
accuracy that may Y OF DIGITAL
be completely TRANSMISSIO
autonomous and N AND
whose frequency MULTIPLEXIN
serves as a basis G, AND
of comparison for PULSE CODE
the frequency of MODULATIO
other clocks. N (PCM)
TERMS"
regenerati N/A N/A The process of ITU-T G.701:

on receiving and "VOCABULAR
reconstructing a Y OF DIGITAL
digital signal so TRANSMISSIO
that the N AND
amplitudes, MULTIPLEXIN
waveforms and G, AND
timing of its PULSE CODE
signal elements MODULATIO
are constrained N (PCM)
within specified TERMS"
limits.

Glossary 1 Glossary
relay N/A N/A Terminal devices 3GPP TR

capable of ODMA 21.905:
relay "Technical
communications. Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
remote N/A N/A Remote error Wikipedia

error indication (REI) or
indication formerly far end
block error (FEBE)
is an alarm signal
used in
synchronous
optical
networking
(SONET). It
indicates to the
transmitting node
that the receiver
has detected a
block error.
reversion N/A recover mode The 1+1 reversion Huawei Term

mode mode is classified
into revertive
mode and non-
revertive mode.
RF N/A N/A An RF circulator is Huawei Term

circulator a three-port
passive device
used to control
the direction of
signal flow in a
circuit

Glossary 1 Glossary
ring N/A N/A A ring network is Wikipedia

network a network
topology in which
each node
connects to
exactly two other
nodes, forming a
single continuous
pathway for
signals through
each node – a
ring. Data travels
from node to
node, with each
node along the
way handling
every packet.
ring N/A N/A A ring network is Wikipedia

networkin a network
g topology in which
each node
connects to
exactly two other
nodes, forming a
single continuous
pathway for
signals through
each node – a
ring. Data travels
from node to
node, with each
node along the
way handling
every packet.
roaming N/A N/A Ability of the ETSI TR 180

users to access 001:
services according "Telecommuni
their user profile cations and
while moving Internet
outside of their converged
subscribed home Services and
network. Protocols for
Advanced
Networking
(TISPAN);
NGN Release
1; Release
definition"

Glossary 1 Glossary
robustnes N/A N/A Degree to which a ETSI TR 101

s system or 583:
component can "Methods for
function correctly Testing and
in the presence of Specification
invalid inputs or (MTS);
stressful Security
environmental Testing; Basic
conditions (IEEE Terminology"
St. 610.12-1990)
root N/A N/A An alarm at the Huawei Term

alarm top of an alarm
chain. Alarms may
have association
relationships or
parent-child
relationships
between them.
Assume that
alarm A causes
alarm B and
alarm B causes
alarm C. Then,
the root alarm is
alarm A, and
alarms B and C
are correlative
alarms of alarm
A.
root N/A N/A A certificate that 3GPP TS

certificate an entity explicitly 24.109:
trusts, typically a "Bootstrappin
self-signed CA g interface
certificate. (Ub) and
network
application
function
interface
(Ua); Protocol
details"
route N/A N/A A path through ETSI TR 101

one or more 287:
networks between "Network
connection Aspects (NA);
endpoints. Terms and
definitions"

Glossary 1 Glossary
routing N/A N/A A routing protocol Wikipedia

protocol specifies how
routers
communicate
with each other to
distribute
information that
enables them to
select routes
between nodes on
a computer
network.
1.20 S
s1 S1AP N/A N/A Huawei Term

Applicatio
n Protocol
service SA N/A N/A 3GPP TS

area 25.419:
"UTRAN Iu-
BC interface:
Service Area
Broadcast
Protocol
(SABP)"
standalon SA N/A N/A 3GPP TS

e 38.533: "NR;
User
Equipment
(UE)
conformance
specification;
Radio
Resource
Management
(RRM)"

Glossary 1 Glossary
security SA N/A A security Wikipedia

associatio association (SA) is
n the establishment
of shared security
attributes
between two
network entities
to support secure
communication.
An SA may
include attributes
such as:
cryptographic
algorithm and
mode; traffic
encryption key;
and parameters
for the network
data to be passed
over the
connection. The
framework for
establishing
security
associations is
provided by the
Internet Security
Association and
Key Management
Protocol
(ISAKMP).
Protocols such as
Internet Key
Exchange (IKE)
and Kerberized
Internet
Negotiation of
Keys (KINK)
provide
authenticated
keying material.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Signalling SAAL Signalling AAL used for the ETSI EN 301

ATM AAL bi-directional 776:
Adaptatio transfer of layer 3 "Broadband
n Layer signalling Private
information. Integrated
Services
Networks (B-
PISNs); Inter-
exchange
signalling
protocol;
Separated
Bearer
Control
(SBC)"
service SAC N/A N/A 3GPP TS

area code 32.293:
"Telecommuni
cation
management;
Charging
management;
Proxy
function"
Slow SACCH N/A The base station Huawei Term

Associate transmits power
d Control control
Channel information and
frame adjustment
information to the
mobile station
through this
channel.
Furthermore, the
base station uses
this channel to
receive the signal
strength report
and the link
quality report sent
by the mobile
station.

Glossary 1 Glossary
slow SACCH/T N/A N/A 3GPP TR

associate 21.905:
d control "Technical
channel/ Specification
traffic Group
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
slow SACCH/TF N/A N/A 3GPP TR

associate 21.905:
traffic Group
full rate System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
slow SACCH/TH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

associate 21.905:
traffic Group
half rate System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
source SAD N/A The part of a Huawei Term

address message which
indicates who
sent the message.

Glossary 1 Glossary
System SAE N/A The 3GPP system ITU-T Y.3031:

Architectu architecture "Identification
re evolution (SAE) is framework in
Evolution an all-IP future
architecture that networks"
uses IP protocols
and functions to
transport both
voice and data
packets through
the evolved
packet core (EPC)
network.
service SAI N/A N/A 3GPP TS

area 32.250:
identifier "Telecommuni
cation
management;
Charging
management;
Circuit
Switched (CS)
domain
charging"
secret SAK N/A An authentication Huawei Term

access key for a user to
key access an object-
based storage
system. A secret
access key and a
request header
form a set of
authentication
information for a
user. Secret access
keys and access
key IDs are in
one-to-one
match.

Glossary 1 Glossary
single- SALD single- An ALD type Antenna

primary primary ALD supporting only Interface
antenna one layer 2 link. A Standards
line SALD is controlled Group
device by a single Base Standard
primary, it can AISG v3.0.0.10
have only one
control port. A
SALD may have
multiple AISG
ports. Each port
can
simultaneously
have an assigned
ALDAddress. At
any time, only
one primary can
establish a layer 2
link and activate
layer 7 to a SALD.
service SAP N/A A conceptual 3GPP TR

access point where a 21.905:
point protocol layer "Technical
offers access to its Specification
services to upper Group
layer. Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
service SAPI N/A Identifies the 3GPP TS

access Service Access 44.065:
point Point that the SN- "Technical
identifier PDU is using at Specification
the LLC layer. Group Core
Network;
Digital
cellular
telecommunic
ations system
(Phase 2+);
General
Packet Radio
Service
(GPRS);
Mobile
Station (MS)
- Serving
GPRS Support
Node (SGSN);
Subnetwork
Dependent
Convergence
Protocol
(SNDCP)"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Stand- SAS Stand-Alone The SAS 3GPP TS

Alone SMLC communicates 25.305:
Serving with the RNC over "Technical
Mobile the Iupc interface Specification
Location enabling it to Group Radio
Center forward UE Access
Positioning Network
assistance data to Stage 2
UEs and to receive Functional
UE Positioning Specification
measurement of Location
data from the Services in
RNC. When UTRAN"
timing assistance
is needed, the SAS
may rely on
associated LMUs
or on the RNC
(and on the
possibility to have
GNSS receivers
co-located with
the RNC, the
NodeBs and/or
present in the
UEs) to obtain
that.
SIM SAT N/A A set of 3GPP TS

applicatio applications and 11.14:
n toolkit related "Specification
procedures which of the SIM
may be used Application
during a GSM Toolkit for the
session Subscriber
Identity
Module -
Mobile
Equipment
(SIM - ME)
interface"
Structure- SAToP N/A N/A Huawei Term

Agnostic
Time
Division
Multiplexi
ng over
Packet

Glossary 1 Glossary
signaling SAU N/A A unified Huawei Term

access narrowband
unit signaling access
platform that is
based on the
Compact
Peripheral
Component
Interconnect
(CPCI) platform.
stop and SAW N/A A sender using G. Fairhurst,

wait stop-and-wait University of
ARQ (sometimes Aberdeen, L.
known as 'Idle Wood, and
ARQ') transmits a Cisco Systems
single frame and Ltd, "Advice
then waits for an to link
acknowledgement designers on
from the receiver link
for that frame. Automatic
The sender then Repeat
either continues reQuest
transmission with (ARQ)", RFC
the next frame, or 3366, August
repeats 2002
transmission of
the same frame if
the
acknowledgement
indicates that the
original frame
was lost or
corrupted.
schedulin SB N/A N/A 3GPP TS

g block 25.433:
"Technical
Specification
Group Radio
Access
Network;
UTRAN Iub
interface
Node B
Application
Part (NBAP)
signalling "

Glossary 1 Glossary
synchroni SB sync burst VDL Mode 4 burst ETSI EN 302

zation type containing, 842-2: "VHF
burst as a minimum, air-ground
information on and air-air
the station's Digital Link
identity, position (VDL) Mode 4
and time. radio
equipment;
Technical
characteristics
and methods
of
measurement
for
aeronautical
mobile
(airborne)
equipment;
Part 2:
General
description
and data link
layer"
session SBC N/A N/A ETSI TR 102

boarder 719: "Speech
controller and
multimedia
Transmission
Quality
(STQ);
Perceptual
Impact of
End-to-End
Delay and
End-to-End
Delay
Variation on
Fax-over-IP
(FoIP) and
Modem-over-
IP (MoIP)"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Superviso S-Block N/A Supervisory block, 3G TS 31.101:

ry Block S-block, which is "Technical
used to send Specification
control Group Core
information. Network and
Terminals;
UICC-terminal
interface;
Physical and
logical
characteristics
"
service- SBLP N/A N/A 3GPP TR

based 21.905:
local "Technical
policy Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
serving SBSC N/A N/A 3GPP TR

base 21.905:
station "Technical
controller Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
serving SBSS N/A N/A 3GPP TR

base 21.905:
station "Technical
subsyste Specification
m Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Smart SBT Smart Bias- N/A Huawei Term

Bias Tee Tee
service SC N/A N/A Huawei Term

classificati
on
service SC N/A N/A 3GPP TR

center 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
service SC N/A N/A 3GPP TR

code 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
secondary SCC N/A In the downlink, 3GPP TS

compone the carrier 36.300:
nt carrier corresponding to "Evolved
an SCell is a Universal
downlink Terrestrial
secondary Radio Access
component carrier (E-UTRA) and
(DL SCC) while in Evolved
the uplink it is an Universal
uplink secondary Terrestrial
component carrier Radio Access
(UL SCC). Network (E-
UTRAN);
Overall
description;
Stage 2"

Glossary 1 Glossary
synchroni SCCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

zation 21.905:
control "Technical
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
Signalling SCCP N/A SS7 protocol that ETSI TR 101

Connectio enhances MTP 338:
n Control routing "Telecommuni
Part functionality for cations and
efficient use of Internet
the network to Protocol
transport non- Harmonizatio
circuit control n Over
related Networks
information. (TIPHON);
Interfaces to the Analysis of
SCCP are existing
consistent with roaming
the OSI Network techniques
Layer. applicable to
TIPHON
mobility
services"
secondary S-CCPCH N/A N/A Huawei Term

common
control
physical
channel
secondary SCell N/A A cell, operating 3GPP TS

cell on a secondary 36.331:
frequency, which "Evolved
may be Universal
configured once Terrestrial
an RRC Radio Access
connection is (E-UTRA);
established and Radio
which may be Resource
used to provide Control
additional radio (RRC);
resources. Protocol
specification"

Glossary 1 Glossary
single- SC-FDMA N/A Single-carrier 3GPP TS

carrier FDMA (SC-FDMA) 36.300:
frequency is a frequency- "Technical
division division multiple Specification
multiple access scheme. It Group Radio
access is also called Access
linearly precoded Network;
OFDMA (LP- Evolved
OFDMA). Like Universal
other multiple Terrestrial
access schemes Radio Access
(TDMA, FDMA, (E-UTRA) and
CDMA, OFDMA), Evolved
it deals with the Universal
assignment of Terrestrial
multiple users to Radio Access
a shared Network (E-
communication UTRAN);"
resource. SC-
FDMA can be
interpreted as a
linearly precoded
OFDMA scheme,
in the sense that
it has an
additional DFT
processing step
preceding the
conventional
OFDMA
processing.
secondary SCG N/A In dual 3GPP TS

cell group connectivity, a 36.300:
group of serving "Evolved
cells associated Universal
with the SeNB, Terrestrial
comprising of Radio Access
PSCell and (E-UTRA) and
optionally one or Evolved
more SCells. Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
Network (E-
UTRAN);
Overall
description;
Stage 2"

Glossary 1 Glossary
synchroni SCH N/A Part of the ETSI EN 300

zation transmission 401: "Radio
channel frame providing a Broadcasting
phase reference Systems;
Digital Audio
Broadcasting
(DAB) to
mobile,
portable and
fixed
receivers"
single SC-HSDPA N/A N/A Huawei Term

carrier
HSDPA
switched SCN N/A Telecommunicatio ETSI TR 101

circuit ns network, e.g. 300:
network Public Switched "Telecommuni
Telephone cations and
Network (PSTN), Internet
Integrated Protocol
Services Digital Harmonizatio
Network (ISDN), n Over
and General Networks
System for Mobile (TIPHON);
communications Description of
(GSM), that uses Technical
circuit-switched Issues"
technologies for
the support of
voice calls. The
SCN maybe a
public network or
a private network.
sub- SCN N/A Number ETSI EN 301

channel identifying a 958: "Digital
number specific Sub- Video
Channel. Broadcasting
(DVB);
Interaction
channel for
Digital
Terrestrial
Television
(RCT)
incorporating
Multiple
Access
OFDM"

Glossary 1 Glossary
service SCP N/A The SCP is an ITU-T Q.

control entity that acts as 1742.1:
point a real-time "IMT-2000
database and references to
transaction ANSI-41
processing system evolved core
that provides network with
service control cdma2000
and service data access
functionality. network"
secondary S-CPICH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

common 21.905:
pilot "Technical
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
sustainabl SCR N/A N/A ETSI TR 101

e cell rate 173:
"Broadband
Radio Access
Networks
(BRAN);
Inventory of
broadband
radio
technologies
and
techniques"
subcarrier SCS N/A The difference ITU-T G.9960:

spacing between "Unified high-
frequencies of any speed wire-
two adjacent line based
orthogonal home
frequency division networking
multiplexing transceivers –
(OFDM) System
subcarriers. architecture
and physical
layer
specification"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Small SCSI N/A Small Computer Wikipedia

Computer System Interface
System (SCSI) is a set of
Interface standards for
physically
connecting and
transferring data
between
computers and
peripheral devices.
Stream SCTP N/A The Stream L. Ong, Ciena

Control Control Corporation, J.
Transmiss Transmission Yoakum, and
ion Protocol (SCTP) is Nortel
Protocol a new IP transport Networks,
protocol, existing "An
at an equivalent Introduction
level with UDP to the Stream
(User Datagram Control
Protocol) and TCP Transmission
(Transmission Protocol
Control Protocol), (SCTP)", RFC
which provide 3286, May
transport layer 2002
functions to many
Internet
applications.
space SD ● antenna Antenna diversity, Wikipedia

diversity diversity also known as
reception ● spatial space diversity or
diversity spatial diversity, is
any one of several
wireless diversity
schemes that uses
two or more
antennas to
improve the
quality and
reliability of a
wireless link.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Slice SD N/A An S-NSSAI is 3GPP TS

Differenti comprised of: 23.003:
ator - A slice/service "Numbering,
type (SST), addressing
and
- A Slice identification"
Differentiator
(SD), which is
optional
information that
complements the
slice/service(s) to
differentiate
amongst multiple
network slices.
signal SD N/A A signal indicating ETSI EN 300

degrade the associated 417-1-1:
data has "Transmission
degraded in the and
sense that a Multiplexing
degraded defect (TM); Generic
(dDEG) condition requirements
is active. of transport
functionality
of equipment;
Part 1-1:
Generic
processes and
performance"

Glossary 1 Glossary
standard SD N/A Standard 3GPP TR

definition Definition (SD) 26.949:
Media Profile: "Video
Video streams formats for
conforming to this 3GPP
Media Profile are services"
(i) preferably
encoded using the
color parameters
defined by BT.709;
and (ii) encoded
with the following
color parameters:
● for 24 Hz, 30
Hz & 60 Hz
content: the
color
parameters
defined by BT.
709, or the
color
parameters
defined for 525
- line video
systems as per
BT.601.
● for 25 Hz & 50
Hz content: the
color
parameters
defined by BT.
709, or the
color
parameters
defined for 625
- PAL video
systems as per
BT.1700.
software- SDA N/A N/A Huawei Term

defined
antenna

Glossary 1 Glossary
Service SDAP N/A The main services 3GPP TS

Data and functions of 38.300: "NR;
Adaptatio SDAP include: NR and NG-
n Protocol - Mapping RAN Overall
between a QoS description;
flow and a data Stage-2"
radio bearer;
- Marking QoS
flow ID (QFI) in
both DL and UL
packets.
A single protocol
entity of SDAP is
configured for
each individual
PDU session.
standalon SDCCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

e 21.905:
dedicated "Technical
control Specification
channel Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
service SDF N/A N/A 3GPP TS

data flow 36.509:
"Evolved
Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
(E-UTRA) and
Evolved
Packet Core
(EPC); Special
conformance
testing
functions for
User
Equipment
(UE)"

Glossary 1 Glossary
synchrono SDH N/A The SDH is a ITU-T G.780/Y.

us digital hierarchical set of 1351: "Terms
hierarchy digital transport and
structures, definitions for
standardized for synchronous
the transport of digital
suitably adapted hierarchy
payloads over (SDH)
physical networks"
transmission
networks.
specificati SDL N/A N/A 3GPP TR

on and 21.905:
descriptio "Technical
n Specification
language Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
space SDMA ● space- Space division Wikipedia

division division multiple access
multiple multiple (SDMA) is a
access access channel access
● spatial method based on
division creating parallel
multiple spatial pipes
access (focused signal
beams) using
advanced antenna
technology next
to higher capacity
pipes through
spatial
multiplexing
and/or diversity,
by which it is able
to offer superior
performance in
radio multiple
access
communication
systems (where
multiple users
may need to use
the
communication
media
simultaneously).
service SDN N/A N/A 3GPP TR

dialing 21.905:
number "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Session SDP N/A SDP is intended M. Handley, V.

Descriptio for describing Jacobson, and
n Protocol multimedia C. Perkins,
sessions for the "SDP: Session
purposes of Description
session Protocol", July
announcement, 2006.
session invitation,
and other forms
of multimedia
session initiation.
software- SDR N/A Radio transmitter ETSI TR 102

defined and/or receiver 802:
radio employing a "Reconfigurab
technology that le Radio
allows the RF Systems
operating (RRS);
parameters Cognitive
including, but not Radio System
limited to, Concept"
frequency range,
modulation type,
or output power
to be set or
altered by
software,
excluding changes
to operating
parameters which
occur during the
normal pre-
installed and
predetermined
operation of a
radio according to
a system
specification or
standard.

Glossary 1 Glossary
structured SDT N/A N/A ETSI TR 101

data 689-1:
transfer "Transmission
and
Multiplexing
(TM); Terms
and
definitions in
transport
networks;
Part 1: Core
networks"
SDL SDT N/A N/A 3GPP TR

developm 21.905:
ent tool "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
service SDU N/A In the reference 3GPP TR

data unit model for OSI, an 21.905:
amount of "Technical
information Specification
whose identity is Group
preserved when Services and
transferred System
between peer (N Aspects;
+1)-layer entities Vocabulary
and which is not for 3GPP
interpreted by the Specifications
supporting (N)- "
layer entities.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Sending SE N/A This is the entity 3GPP TS

Entity from which the 03.48:
Secured Packet "Technical
originates (e.g. Specification
SMS-SC, SIM, Group
USSD entry point, Terminals;
or dedicated SIM Security
Toolkit Server) mechanisms
and where the for the SIM
security application
mechanisms are toolkit; Stage
invoked. The 2"
Sending Entity
generates the
Secured Packets
to be sent.
support SE N/A N/A 3GPP TR

entity 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
support SEF N/A N/A 3GPP TR

entity 21.905:
function "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
security SeGW N/A N/A 3GPP TS

gateway 44.318:
"Generic
Access
Network
(GAN);
Mobile GAN
interface layer
3
specification"
signal fail SF N/A A signal indicating ITU-T G.806:

that the "Characteristi
associated data cs of
has failed in the transport
sense that a near- equipment –
end defect Description
condition (not methodology
being the and generic
degraded defect) functionality"
is active.
spreading SF N/A In a Code Division Huawei Term

factor Multiple Access
(CDMA) system,
the number of
chips per data
symbol is called
the spreading
factor (SF). The
lower the
spreading factor,
the higher the
data rate.

Glossary 1 Glossary
space- SFBC N/A N/A 3GPP TS

frequency 36.521-1:
block "Evolved
coding Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
(E-UTRA);
User
Equipment
(UE)
conformance
specification;
Radio
transmission
and reception;
Part 1:
Conformance
testing"
synthesiz SFH N/A A hopping Huawei Term

ed method in which
frequency the radios keep
hopping synchronized with
the transmission
frequency of the
TDMA frame. In
this method a
voice call remains
associated with
one transmitter.

Glossary 1 Glossary
slow SFH N/A FH technique ETSI EN 301

frequency where the 179:
hopping hopping period is "Transmission
larger than the and
symbol period. Multiplexing
(TM); Digital
Radio Relay
Systems
(DRRS);
Frequency
Hopping Code
Division
Multiple
Access (FH-
CDMA);
Point-to-
multipoint
DRRS in the
bands within
the range 1
GHz to 3
GHz"
Short EF SFI Short N/A 3GPP TR

Identifier elementary 21.905:
File Identifier "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
system SFN N/A The system frame Huawei Term

frame number is used to
number uniquely identify
a random access.
single SFN N/A Network of ETSI ES 201

frequency transmitters 980: "Digital
network sharing the same Radio
radio frequency to Mondiale
achieve a large (DRM);
area coverage. System
Specification"

Glossary 1 Glossary
security SFP N/A N/A ETSI TR 170

function 002: "Project
policy MESA; Service
Specification
Group -
Services and
Applications;
Definitions,
symbols and
abbreviations"
small SFP N/A N/A ETSI GR F5G

form 002: "Fifth
pluggable Generation
Fixed
Network
(F5G); F5G
Use Cases
Release #1"
small SFP N/A The small form- Wikipedia

form- factor pluggable
factor (SFP) is a
pluggable compact, hot-
pluggable
network interface
module used for
both
telecommunicatio
n and data
communications
applications.
Secure SFTP SSH File In computing, the Wikipedia

File Transfer SSH File Transfer
Transfer Protocol Protocol (also
Protocol Secure File
Transfer Protocol,
or SFTP) is a
network protocol
that provides file
access, file
transfer, and file
management over
any reliable data
stream.

Glossary 1 Glossary
secondary SgNB N/A In dual Huawei Term

gNodeB connectivity, the
gNodeB that is
providing
additional radio
resources for the
UE but is not the
master node.
signaling SGP N/A A process instance K. Morneault.,

gateway of a signaling "Signaling
process gateway. It serves System 7
as an active, (SS7)
backup, load- Message
sharing, or Transfer Part
broadcast process 3 (MTP3) -
of a signaling User
gateway. Adaptation
Layer
(M3UA)", RFC
4666,
September
2006.
serving SGSN N/A The serving GPRS 3GPP TS

GPRS support node is 03.40:
support an exchange "Technical
node which performs realization of
packet switching the Short
functions for Message
mobile stations Service
located in a (SMS)"
geographical area
designated as the
SGSN area.

Glossary 1 Glossary
serving S-GW N/A A mobile core ITU-T X.1364:

gateway network element "Security
with the functions requirements
of the local and
mobility anchor framework for
point for inter- narrowband
eNodeB handover, Internet of
mobility things"
anchoring for
inter-3GPP
mobility, packet
routing and
forwarding,
transport level
packet marking,
accounting for
inter-operator
charging etc.
Note: For details
about the
functions listed in
this definition,
refer to ETSI TS
123 401.

Glossary 1 Glossary
secure SHA N/A When a message D. Eastlake

hash of any length < 3rd, Huawei,
algorithm 2^64 bits (for T. Hansen,
SHA-224 and and AT&T
SHA-256) or < Labs, "US
2^128 bits (for Secure Hash
SHA-384 and Algorithms
SHA-512) is input (SHA and
to one of these SHA-based
algorithms, the HMAC and
result is an output HKDF)", RFC
called a message 6234, May
digest. The 2011
message digests
range in length
from 224 to 512
bits, depending on
the algorithm.
Secure hash
algorithms are
typically used
with other
cryptographic
algorithms, such
as digital
signature
algorithms and
keyed-hash
authentication
codes, the
generation of
random numbers
[RFC4086], or in
key derivation
functions.
shared SHCCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

channel 21.905:
control "Technical
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
soft SHO N/A Soft handover is a 3GPP TR

handover category of 21.905:
handover "Technical
procedures where Specification
the radio links are Group
added and Services and
abandoned in System
such manner that Aspects;
the UE always Vocabulary
keeps at least one for 3GPP
radio link to the Specifications
UTRAN. "
system SI N/A N/A 3GPP TR

informati 21.905:
on "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
screening SI N/A N/A 3GPP TR

indicator 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
system SIB N/A N/A 3GPP TR

informati 21.905:
on block "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
successive SIC N/A A physical layer Huawei Term

interferen capability that
ce allows a receiver
cancellati to decode packets
on that arrive
simultaneously.
Service SIC N/A Set of 3GPP TR

Implemen implementation 21.905:
tation capabilities, in "Technical
Capabiliti each technical Specification
es domain, required Group
to enable a UE to Services and
support a set of System
UE Service Aspects;
Capabilities. Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
silence SID silence A compressed ITU-T Y.1261:

insertion insertion representation of "Service
descriptor description the audio requirements
background noise and
that can be sent architecture
during silent for voice
intervals. SIDs services over
may not be Multi-
continuous and Protocol Label
may only be sent Switching"
when there is a
change in noise
characteristics.
Playing out
received SIDs is
known as Comfort
Noise Generation.

Glossary 1 Glossary
service SIG N/A Employing various Huawei Term

intelligen patented
ce inspection
gateway technologies, the
SIG implements
high-performance
analysis and
processing on
service packets,
and provides
intelligent and
flexible service
control measures.
The SIG delivers
the functions,
including traffic
management,
traffic mirroring,
traffic diverting,
online charging,
offline charging,
fair usage policy
(FUP), URL
filtering,
GreenNet, VoIP
monitoring,
SmartBrowser,
abnormal traffic
detecting, and
information push,
on fixed, mobile,
and converged
networks.
signal SIG N/A N/A Huawei Term

tone
board

Glossary 1 Glossary
signaling SIG SIGTRAN/ SIG refers to a L. Ong, Nortel

transport signaling protocol stack for Networks, I.
transmission transport of SCN Rytina, M.
signaling Garcia,
protocols over an Ericsson, H.
IP network. It will Schwarzbauer,
support standard L. Coene,
primitives to Siemens, H.
interface with an Lin, Telcordia,
unmodified SCN I. Juhasz,
signaling Telia, M.
application being Holdrege,
transported, and Lucent, C.
supplements a Sharp, and
standard IP Cisco
transport protocol Systems,
underneath with "Framework
functions Architecture
designed to meet for Signaling
transport Transport",
requirements for RFC 2719,
SCN signaling. October 1999
subscriber SIM N/A An integrated chip ITU-T X.1158:

identity used mostly in "Multi-factor
module mobile device authenticatio
that operates in n mechanisms
the global system using a
for mobile mobile
communications device"
(GSM) network. It
securely stores the
international
mobile subscriber
identity (IMSI)
and the related
key used to
identify and
authenticate
subscribers in
mobile telephony
devices.
single- SIMO Single Input N/A 3GPP TR

input Multiple 37.901: "User
multiple- Output Equipment
output (UE)
application
layer data
throughput
performance"

Glossary 1 Glossary
signal to SINR ● signal-to- N/A 3GPP TS

interferen noise-plus- 36.213:
ce plus interferenc "Evolved
noise e ratio Universal
ratio ● signal-to- Terrestrial
interferenc Radio Access
e-plus- (E-UTRA);
noise ratio Physical layer
procedures"
Session SIP N/A N/A 3GPP TR

Initiation 21.905:
Protocol "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
signal-to- SIR ● carrier-to- The signal-to- Wikipedia

interferen interferenc interference ratio
ce ratio e ratio (SIR or S/I), also
● CIR known as the
carrier-to-
interference ratio
(CIR or C/I), is the
quotient between
the average
received
modulated carrier
power S or C and
the average
received co-
channel
interference
power I, i.e.
crosstalk, from
other transmitters
than the useful
signal.

Glossary 1 Glossary
single- SISO Single Input N/A 3GPP TR

input Single Output 37.976:
single- "Measuremen
output t of radiated
performance
for Multiple
Input Multiple
Output
(MIMO) and
multi-antenna
reception for
High Speed
Packet Access
(HSPA) and
LTE
terminals"
shared SIWF N/A A shared 3G TS 23.054:

interworki interworking "3rd
ng function is a Generation
function network function Partnership
that may be used Project;
by any MSC in the Technical
same PLMN to Specification
provide Group Core
interworking for a Network;
data/fax call. Description
for the use of
a Shared Inter
Working
Function
(SIWF) in a
GSM PLMN -
Stage 2 (3G
TS 23.054
version 3.0.0)"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Service SLA service-level Negotiated ETSI GS NFV

Level agreement agreement 003:
Agreeme between two or "Network
nt more parties, Functions
recording a Virtualisation
common (NFV);
understanding Terminology
about the service for Main
and/or service Concepts in
behaviour (e.g. NFV"
availability,
performance,
service continuity,
responsiveness to
anomalies,
security,
serviceability,
operation) offered
by one party to
another, and the
measurable target
values
characterizing the
level of services.
signaling SLC N/A The Signalling 3GPP TS

link code Link Code (SLC) is 28.735:
used to "Telecommuni
distinguish cation
signalling link in management;
the signalling link Signalling
set. It is the same Transport
value (between 0 Network
and 15) at each (STN)
end of the link, interface
and is different Network
from that of any Resource
other link Model (NRM)
between the same Integration
two adjacent Reference
signalling point. Point (IRP);
Information
Service (IS)"

Glossary 1 Glossary
subscriber SLPP N/A N/A 3GPP TR

LCS 21.905:
privacy "Technical
profile Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
signaling SLTM N/A N/A 3GPP TR

link test 21.905:
message "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
short SM N/A N/A 3GPP TS

message 31.121:
"UICC-
terminal
interface;
Universal
Subscriber
Identity
Module
(USIM)
application
test
specification"

Glossary 1 Glossary
session SM N/A N/A 3GPP TR

managem 21.905:
ent "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
service SMAP N/A N/A ETSI TR 101

managem 365:
ent access "Intelligent
point Network (IN);
IN
interconnect
threat
analysis"
smart smart TMA N/A N/A Huawei Term

tower-
mounted
amplifier
Static SMB N/A A solution that Huawei Term

Multiple generates
Beam multiple fixed
beams on the
vertical plane, for
example,
generates two
4T4R cells on an
8T8R AAU.
security SMC N/A This message is 3GPP TS

mode sent by the 24.301: "Non-
command network to the UE Access-
to establish NAS Stratum
signalling security. (NAS)
protocol for
Evolved
Packet System
(EPS); Stage
3"

Glossary 1 Glossary
session SMF N/A The session 3GPP TS

managem management 38.300: "NR;
ent function (SMF) NR and NG-
function hosts the RAN Overall
following main description;
functions (see Stage-2"
3GPP TS 23.501):
- Session
management;
- UE IP address
allocation and
management;
- Selection and
control of UP
function;
- Configures
traffic steering at
UPF to route
traffic to proper
destination;
- Control part of
policy
enforcement and
QoS;
- Downlink data
notification.
Special SMG N/A N/A 3GPP TR

Mobile 21.905:
Group "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
serving SMLC N/A In GSM networks, Wikipedia

mobile the SMLC is a
location network element
center that resides in the
base station
controller (BSC)
and calculates
network-based
location of mobile
stations
(handsets). The
SMLC may control
several location
measurement
units (LMUs),
which measure
radio signals to
help find mobile
stations in the
area served by the
SMLC. It can
calculate location
using the timing
advance (TA)
method.
The SMLC
communicates
with the GMLC,
which is the
interface to
external LCS
clients.
short SMS N/A N/A 3GPP TR

message 21.905:
service "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
SMS Cell SMS-CB ● Short N/A 3GPP TR

Broadcast Message 21.905:
Service Cell "Technical
Broadcast Specification
● Short Group
Message Services and
Service - System
Cell Aspects;
Broadcast Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
site SMT N/A A component of Huawei Term

maintena GBSS LMT
nce software. It is
terminal used for local
maintenance and
management of
sites.
short SMT N/A N/A 3GPP TR

message 21.905:
terminal "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
SSB- SMTC SS/PBCH An SSB-based 3GPP TS

based block measurement 38.133: "NR;
measure measurement timing Requirements
ment timing configuration for support of
timing configuration configured by radio resource
configura SSB- management"
tion MeasurementTimi
ngConfiguration
as specified in
3GPP TS 38.331.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Simple SMTP N/A Widely used ETSI TS 102

Mail protocol for 232-2:
Transfer transferring E- "Lawful
Protocol mails between Interception
computers. (LI);
Handover
Interface and
Service-
Specific
Details (SSD)
for IP
delivery; Part
2: Service-
specific
details for
messaging
services"
service SMU N/A Genetic name of Huawei Term

managem all BSC boards
ent unit except the GBAM
server and the
GOMU. A unit
that manages
users,
organizations, and
rights in the IVS
system.
serial SN SNR A two octet field 3GPP TS

number which identifies a 03.48:
particular "Security
message. It is mechanisms
linked to the for SIM
Message Identifier application
and is altered toolkit; Stage
every time the 2"
message is
changed.
shared SNA N/A Area consisting of 3GPP TS

network one or more LA's 25.401:
area to which access "Technical
can be controlled. Specification
Group Radio
Access
Network;
UTRAN
overall
description"

Glossary 1 Glossary
shared SNAC N/A Used to mark a Huawei Term

network shared network
area code area
subnetwo SNCP N/A A working ITU-T G.780:

rk subnetwork "Terms and
connectio connection is definitions for
n replaced by a synchronous
protection protection digital
subnetwork hierarchy
connection if the (SDH)
working networks "
subnetwork
connection fails,
or if its
performance falls
below a required
level.
Simple SNMP N/A A (usually) UDP- R. Shirey,

Network based, "Internet
Managem application-layer, Security
ent Internet standard Glossary,
Protocol protocol (RFCs Version 2",
3410-3418) for RFC 4949,
conveying August 2007
management
information
between system
components that
act as managers
and agents.

Glossary 1 Glossary
signal-to- SNR S/N Ratio between the ETSI TS 105

noise average power of 175-1-2:
ratio signal and the "Access,
average power of Terminals,
noise in a given Transmission
point. and
Multiplexing
(ATTM);
Plastic Optical
Fibres; Part 1:
Plastic Optical
Fibre System
Specifications
for 100 Mbit/s
and 1 Gbit/s;
Sub-part 2: 1
Gbit/s and
100 Mbit/s
physical layer
for Plastic
Optical
Fibres"
Single S-NSSAI N/A Within a PLMN or 3GPP TS

Network SNPN, a network 24.501: "Non-
Slice slice is identified Access-
Selection by an S-NSSAI, Stratum
Assistanc which is (NAS)
e comprised of a protocol for
Informati slice/service type 5G System
on (SST) and a slice (5GS); Stage
differentiator 3"
(SD). Inclusion of
an SD in an S-
NSSAI is optional.
A set of one or
more S-NSSAIs is
called the NSSAI.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Simple SNTP N/A This D. Mills, and

Network memorandum University of
Time describes the Delaware,
Protocol Simple Network "Simple
Time Protocol Network Time
Version 4 Protocol
(SNTPv4), which (SNTP)
is a subset of the Version 4 for
Network Time IPv4, IPv6 and
Protocol (NTP) OSI", RFC
used to 4330, January
synchronize 2006
computer clocks
in the Internet.
second SO N/A The optimal Huawei Term

order compression state
a ROHC
compressor is in
to compress IP
headers, in which
the compressor
sends the data
packets with the
maximum
compression
efficiency. The
compressor
operates in this
state in most
cases.

Glossary 1 Glossary
self- SON N/A In order to reduce 3GPP TS

organizin the operating 32.500:
g network expenditure "Telecommuni
(OPEX) associated cation
with the management;
management of Self-
this larger Organizing
number of nodes Networks
from more than (SON);
one vendor the Concepts and
concept of the requirements"
self-organizing
network (SON) is
introduced.
Automation of
some network
planning,
configuration and
optimization
processes via the
use of SON
functions can help
the network
operator to
reduce OPEX by
reducing manual
involvement in
such tasks.

Glossary 1 Glossary
synchrono SONET N/A Synchronous Wikipedia

us optical optical
network networking
(SONET) and
synchronous
digital hierarchy
(SDH) are
standardized
protocols that
transfer multiple
digital bit streams
synchronously
over optical fiber
using lasers or
highly coherent
light from light-
emitting diodes
(LEDs). At low
transmission rates
data can also be
transferred via an
electrical
interface. The
method was
developed to
replace the
plesiochronous
digital hierarchy
(PDH) system for
transporting large
amounts of
telephone calls
and data traffic
over the same
fiber without the
problems of
synchronization.
standard SOP N/A N/A ETSI GR CDM

operating 001:
procedure "Common
Information
Sharing
Environment
Service and
Data Model
(CDM); Use
Cases
definition"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Steering SoR N/A A technique 3GPP TR

of whereby a 21.905:
Roaming roaming UE is "Technical
encouraged to Specification
roam to a Group
preferred VPLMN Services and
by the HPLMN. System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
signalling SP N/A A node in a ITU-T Q.9:

point signalling network "Vocabulary
which either of Switching
originates and and Signalling
receives signal Terms"
messages, or
transfers signal
messages from
one signalling link
to another, or
both.

Glossary 1 Glossary
service SP N/A A service provider Wikipedia

provider (SP) provides
organizations
with consulting,
legal, real estate,
communications,
storage,
processing.
Although a
service provider
can be an
organizational
sub-unit, it is
usually a third
party or
outsourced
supplier, including
telecommunicatio
ns service
providers (TSPs),
application service
providers (ASPs),
storage service
providers (SSPs),
and internet
service providers
(ISPs). A more
traditional term is
service bureau
(esp. 1960s to
1980s).
signaling SPC N/A A binary code ITU-T Q.9:

point uniquely "Vocabulary
code identifying a of Switching
signalling point in and Signalling
a signalling Terms"
network. This
code is used,
according to its
position in the
label, either as
destination point
code or as
originating point
code.

Glossary 1 Glossary
service SPCK N/A N/A 3GPP TR

provider 21.905:
control "Technical
key Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
security SPD N/A N/A 3GPP TS

policy 33.204: "3G
database Security;
Network
Domain
Security
(NDS);
Transaction
Capabilities
Application
Part (TCAP)
user security"
shortest SPF N/A N/A ETSI TR 101

path first 569: "Access,
Terminals,
Transmission
and
Multiplexing
(ATTM);
Integrated
Broadband
Cable and
Television
Networks;
Cable
Network
Transition to
IPv6"
service SPG N/A N/A Huawei Term

priority
group

Glossary 1 Glossary
security SPI N/A N/A 3GPP TR

paramete 21.905:
rs "Technical
indication Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
schedulin SPI N/A N/A Huawei Term

g priority
indicator
Security SPI N/A The Security Wikipedia

Paramete Parameter Index
r Index (SPI) is an
identification tag
added to the
header while
using IPsec for
tunneling the IP
traffic. This tag
helps the kernel
discern between
two traffic
streams where
different
encryption rules
and algorithms
may be in use.
subscriber SPID N/A N/A ETSI GS MEC

profile ID 002: "Multi-
access Edge
Computing
(MEC); Phase
2: Use Cases
and
Requirements
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
semi- SPS N/A Semi-persistent Huawei Term

persistent scheduling is a
schedulin process where
g one user uses the
same time-
frequency
resources in a
specified semi-
persistent
scheduling period
until they are
released.
signaling SPU N/A A signaling Huawei Term

processin processing unit is
g unit used in producing
a prediction signal
and comprises
three prediction
circuits (22, 23,
31) and a
selection circuit
(24) coupled to
the prediction
circuits.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Signaling SPUa N/A The SPUa board is Huawei Term

Processin functionally
g Unit divided into main
REV:a control SPUa
board and non-
main control
SPUa board based
on the software
loaded. The main
control SPUa
board is used to
manage the
UMTS user plane
resources, control
plane resources,
and transmission
resources in the
system and
process the UMTS
services on the
control plane. The
non-main control
SPUa board is
used to process
only the UMTS
services on the
control plane.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Structure SQL N/A Structured Query Wikipedia

d Query Language (SQL) is
Language a domain-specific
language used in
programming and
designed for
managing data
held in a
relational
database
management
system (RDBMS),
or for stream
processing in a
relational data
stream
management
system (RDSMS).
It is particularly
useful in handling
structured data,
i.e. data
incorporating
relations among
entities and
variables.
schedulin SR N/A N/A 3GPP TR

g request 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
strict SR N/A A proxy is said to J. Rosenberg,

routing be strict routing if dynamicsoft,
it follows the H.
Route processing Schulzrinne,
rules of RFC 2543 Columbia U.,
and much prior G. Camarillo,
work in progress Ericsson, A.
versions of this Johnston, A.
RFC. This caused Johnston,
proxies to destroy WorldCom, J.
the contents of Peterson,
the Request-URI Neustar, R.
when a Route Sparks,
header field was dynamicsoft,
present. Strict M. Handley,
routing behavior ICIR, E.
is not used in RFC Schooler, and
3261, in favor of a AT&T, "SIP:
loose routing Session
behavior. Proxies Initiation
that perform strict Protocol", RFC
routing are also 3261, June
known as strict 2002
routers.
signaling SRB N/A RAN level bearer 3GPP TR

radio for RRC and NAS 25.993:
bearer signalling. User "Typical
plane signalling examples of
bearer (e.g., the Radio Access
bearer for SIP Bearers
signalling) is not (RABs) and
SRB, but RB. Radio Bearers
(RBs)
supported by
Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
(UTRA)"
schedulin SRI N/A N/A Huawei Term

g request
indicator

Glossary 1 Glossary
serving SRNC N/A N/A 3GPP TR

radio 21.905:
network "Technical
controller Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
serving SRNS serving RNS It provides a Huawei Term

radio connection to
network UTRAN for each
subsyste UE. The SRNS is in
m charge of the
radio connection
between a UE and
the UTRAN.
Serving- S-RNTI N/A N/A Huawei Term

Radio
Network
Temporar
y
Identifier
sounding SRS N/A N/A 3GPP TR

reference 21.905:
signal "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
single SRVCC N/A Voice call 3GPP TS

radio continuity 23.216:
voice call between IMS over "Single Radio
continuity PS access and CS Voice Call
access for calls Continuity
that are anchored (SRVCC);
in IMS when the Stage 2"
UE is capable of
transmitting/
receiving on only
one of those
access networks
at a given time.
suppleme SS N/A A service which Huawei Term

ntary modifies or
service supplements a
basic
telecommunicatio
n service. A
supplementary
service must be
offered together
with or in
association with a
basic
telecommunicatio
n service. It
includes call
forwarding
services, call
barring services,
line identification
services, call
completion
services,
multiparty
services,
unstructured
supplementary
service data, and
closed user group
services.
Signaling SS7 N/A N/A 3GPP TR

System 25.990:
No. 7 "Vocabulary
for UTRAN"

Glossary 1 Glossary
synchroni SSB SS/PBCH The 3GPP TS

zation block synchronization 38.300: "NR;
signal signal and PBCH NR and NG-
and PBCH block (SSB) RAN Overall
block consists of description;
primary and Stage-2"
secondary
synchronization
signals (PSS, SSS),
each occupying 1
symbol and 127
subcarriers, and
PBCH spanning
across 3 OFDM
symbols and 240
subcarriers, but
on one symbol
leaving an unused
part in the middle
for SSS.
suppleme SSC N/A N/A 3GPP TR

ntary 21.905:
service "Technical
control Specification
string Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
service SSCF special service In the Huawei Term

specific coordination Asynchronous
co- function Transfer Mode
ordinatio (ATM) signaling
n layer the SSCF
function maps the
requirements of
the layer above to
the requirements
of SSCOP (Service
Specific
Connection
Oriented
Protocol).

Glossary 1 Glossary
service SSCF-NNI N/A N/A 3GPP TR

specific 21.905:
coordinati "Technical
on Specification
function – Group
network Services and
node System
interface Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
secondary S-SCH N/A S-SCH stands for Wikipedia

synchroni "Secondary
zation Synchronization
channel Channel in UMTS"
(Universal Mobile
Telecommunicatio
ns System).
S-SCH is a pure
downlink physical
channel broadcast
over the entire
cell. It is
transmitted
unscrambled
during the first
256 chips of each
time slot, in time
multiplex with
Primary Common
Control Physical
Channel (P-
CCPCH). It is the
only channel that
is not spread over
the entire radio
frame.
The S-SCH is
repeated at the
beginning of each
time slot and the
same code is used
by all the cells
and enables the
UE to detect the
existence of the
UMTS cell. The
slot
synchronization is
done using the P-
SCH but S-SCH is
used to
synchronize the
UE with the frame
boundaries. It also
enables the UE to
identify the
Primary
Scrambling Code
Group for the cell.

Glossary 1 Glossary
There are sixteen

different codes for
the 256 chips that
are transmitted at
the start of each
time slot. Using
these sixteen
unique codes, 64
different code
sequences are
transmitted which
serve two
purposes. First,
the UE can
identify the frame
boundaries since
the 64 sequences
are known to a
user equipment.
Second, the UE
can identify the
Primary
Scrambling Code
(PSC) group of
the cell as every
code sequence is
assigned to a PSC
group
Service- SSCOP Service The Service ITU-T Q.2110:

Specific Specific Specific "B-ISDN ATM
Connectio Connection Connection ADAPTATION
n- Oriented Oriented Protocol LAYER -
Oriented Protocol (SSCOP), provides SERVICE
Protocol assured data SPECIFIC
delivery between CONNECTION
AAL connection ORIENTED
endpoints. PROTOCOL
(SSCOP)"

Glossary 1 Glossary
service SSCS service N/A 3GPP TR

specific specific 21.905:
converge convergence "Technical
nce sub-layer Specification
sublayer Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
Site SSDT N/A N/A 3GPP TR

Selection 21.905:
Diversity "Technical
Transmiss Specification
ion Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
system SSFN N/A The long DRX Huawei Term

subframe cycle starts at the
number time specified by
the system frame
number (SFN)
and system
subframe number
(SSFN).
Secure SSH ● Secure The Secure Shell T. Ylonen, SSH

Shell Shell Protocol (SSH) is Communicati
Protocol a protocol for ons Security
● SSH secure remote Corp, C.
Protocol login and other Lonvick, Ed.,
secure network and Cisco
services over an Systems, Inc.,
insecure network. "The Secure
Shell (SSH)
Authenticatio
n Protocol",
RFC 4252,
January 2006

Glossary 1 Glossary
service SSID N/A A service set Wikipedia

set identifier (SSID)
identifier defines a service
set or extended
service set.
Normally it is
broadcast in the
clear by stations
in beacon packets
to announce the
presence of a
network and seen
by users as a
wireless network
name.
Secure SSL N/A A security ITU-T J.296:

Sockets protocol that "Specification
Layer works at a socket s for a hybrid
level. This layer cable set-top
exists between box"
the TCP layer and
the application
layer to encrypt/
decode data and
authenticate
concerned
entities.
Synchroni SSM N/A A Synchronization ITU-T G.

zation Status Message 7041/Y.1303:
Status (SSM) provides "Generic
Message information framing
regarding the procedure"
quality of the
clock source being
used by the SSM
source.
subsyste SSN N/A N/A 3GPP TR

m 21.905:
number "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
special SSP N/A N/A Huawei Term

subframe
pattern
secondary SSS N/A N/A 3GPP TS

synchroni 36.101:
zation "Evolved
signal Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
(E-UTRA);
User
Equipment
(UE) radio
transmission
and
reception"
slice/ SST N/A An S-NSSAI is 3GPP TS

service comprised of: 23.501:
type - A slice/service "System
type (SST), which architecture
refers to the for the 5G
expected network System
slice behaviour in (5GS)"
terms of features
and services;
- A Slice
Differentiator
(SD), which is
optional
information that
complements the
slice/service
type(s) to
differentiate
amongst multiple
network slices of
the same slice/
service type.

Glossary 1 Glossary
synchroni SSU N/A Synchronization Wikipedia

zation supply units (SSU)
supply are used to ensure
unit reliable
synchronization
distribution. They
have a number of
key functions:
1. They filter the
synchronization
signal they receive
to remove the
higher frequency
phase noise.
2. They provide
distribution by
providing a
scalable number
of outputs to
synchronize other
local equipment.
3. They provide a
capability to carry
on producing a
high quality
output even when
their input
reference is lost.
This is referred to
as holdover mode.
security ST N/A N/A ETSI TR 170

target 002: "Project
MESA; Service
Specification
Group -
Services and
Applications;
Definitions,
symbols and
abbreviations"

Glossary 1 Glossary
space STC N/A Space time coding Wikipedia

time is a method
coding employed to
improve the
reliability of data
transmission in
wireless
communication
systems using
multiple transmit
antennas.

Glossary 1 Glossary
synchrono STM N/A An STM is the ITU-T G.780:

us information "Terms and
transport structure used to definitions for
module support section synchronous
layer connections digital
in the SDH. It hierarchy
consists of (SDH)
information networks "
payload and
section overhead
(SOH)
information fields
organized in a
block frame
structure that
repeats every 125
μs. The
information is
suitably
conditioned for
serial transmission
on the selected
media at a rate
which is
synchronized to
the network. A
basic STM is
defined at 155
520 Kbit/s. This is
termed STM-1.
Higher capacity
STMs are formed
at rates
equivalent to N
times this basic
rate. STM
capacities for N =
4, N = 16, N = 64
and N = 256 are
defined; higher
values are under
consideration.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Synchron STM-1 N/A Synchronous Wikipedia

ous Transport Module
Transport level-1 (STM-1) is
Module the SDH ITU-T
level-1 fiber optic
network
transmission
standard. It has a
bit rate of 155.52
Mbit/s. Higher
levels go up by a
factor of 4 at a
time: the other
currently
supported levels
are STM-4,
STM-16, STM-64
and STM-256.
Above STM-256
wavelength-
division
multiplexing
(WDM) is
commonly used in
submarine
cabling.
Spanning STP N/A With the M. Zhang, H.

Tree Spanning Tree Wen, Huawei,
Protocol Protocol (STP), a J. Hu, and
spanning tree will China
be formed over Telecom,
connected bridges "Spanning
by blocking some Tree Protocol
links between (STP)
these bridges so Application of
that forwarding the Inter-
loops are avoided. Chassis
Communicati
on Protocol
(ICCP)", RFC
7727, January
2016

Glossary 1 Glossary
signal STP signaling This is a node in L. Ong, Nortel

transfer transfer point an SS7 network Networks, I.
point that routes Rytina, M.
signaling Garcia,
messages based Ericsson, H.
on their Schwarzbauer,
destination point L. Coene,
code in the SS7 Siemens, H.
network. Lin, Telcordia,
I. Juhasz,
Telia, M.
Holdrege,
Lucent, C.
Sharp, and
Cisco
Systems,
"Framework
Architecture
for Signaling
Transport",
RFC 2719,
October 1999
shielded STP N/A An electrically ITU-T K.93:

twisted conducting cable, "Immunity of
pair comprising one or home
more elements, network
each of which is devices to
individually electromagne
shielded. There tic
may be an overall disturbances"
shield, in which
case the cable is
referred to as
shielded twisted-
pair cable with an
overall shield.
System STR N/A A report output Huawei Term

Test from a system
Report test

Glossary 1 Glossary
space STTD N/A Space time Wikipedia

time transmit diversity
transmit (STTD) is a
diversity method of
transmit diversity
used in UMTS
third-generation
cellular systems.
STTD is optional
in the UTRAN air
interface but
mandatory for
user equipment
(UE). STTD
utilizes space-
time block code
(STBC) in order to
exploit
redundancy in
multiple
transmitted
versions of a
signal.
suppleme SUL N/A In conjunction 3GPP TS

ntary with a UL/DL 38.300: "NR;
uplink carrier pair (FDD NR and NG-
band) or a RAN Overall
bidirectional description;
carrier (TDD Stage-2"
band), a UE may
be configured
with additional,
supplementary
uplink (SUL). SUL
differs from the
aggregated uplink
in that the UE
may be scheduled
to transmit either
on the
supplementary
uplink or on the
uplink of the
carrier being
supplemented,
but not on both
at the same time.

Glossary 1 Glossary
subscripti SuM N/A Set of capabilities 3GPP TR

on that allow 21.905:
managem Operators, Service "Technical
ent Providers, and Specification
indirectly Group
subscribers, to Services and
provision, control, System
monitor the Aspects;
Subscription Vocabulary
Profile. for 3GPP
Specifications
"
single- SU-MIMO Single User Single-user MIMO Wikipedia

user Multiple Input (SU-MIMO)
multiple- Multiple involves a single
input Output multi-antenna-
multiple- equipped user or
output terminal
communicating
with precisely one
other similarly
equipped node.
Secure SUPL N/A The SUPL (Secure Wikipedia

User User Plane
Plane Location)
Location protocol, unlike its
control-plane
equivalents
restricted to
mobile networks,
runs on the
Internet's TCP/IP
infrastructure. As
a result, its
application goes
beyond the
original intended
use of mobile
devices and may
be used by
general-purpose
computers. SUPL
3.0 legitimizes
such use by
adding allowance
for WLAN and
broadband
connections

Glossary 1 Glossary
schedule SV N/A N/A Huawei Term

variance
software SVN N/A N/A 3GPP TR

version 21.905:
number "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
status SW N/A N/A 3GPP TR

word 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
status SW1/SW2 Status Word N/A 3GPP TR

word 1/ 1 / Status 21.905:
status Word 2 "Technical
word 2 Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
synchroni SYN N/A Synchronization is Wikipedia

zation the coordination
of events to
operate a system
in unison. For
example, the
conductor of an
orchestra keeps
the orchestra
synchronized in
time. Systems
that operate with
all parts in
synchrony are said
to be synchronous
or in sync—and
those that are not
are asynchronous.
Today, time
synchronization
can occur
between systems
around the world
through satellite
navigation signals
and other time
and frequency
transfer
techniques.
S frame N/A N/A RLP frame that 3GPP TS

contains 24.022:
supervisory "Radio Link
information in the Protocol
absence of user (RLP) for
information. circuit
switched
bearer and
teleservices"
S1-MME N/A N/A A connection that Huawei Term

connectio is established
n between an MME
and an eNodeB
and not dedicated
to a specific UE.

Glossary 1 Glossary
S1-U N/A N/A S-GW supports Wikipedia

interface the S1-U interface
with eNodeB and
S5/S8 data plane
interface with P-
GW.
sampling N/A N/A A physical place Huawei Term

point or a time point at
which
performance
statistics are
collected.
satellite N/A N/A Transmission via ETSI EN 300

transmissi an earth orbiting 247: "Access
on satellite. and Terminals
(AT); 2 048
kbit/s digital
unstructured
leased line
(D2048U);
Connection
characteristics
"
SCG N/A N/A In dual 3GPP TS

bearer connectivity, a 36.300:
bearer whose "Evolved
radio protocols Universal
are only located Terrestrial
in the SeNB to Radio Access
use SeNB (E-UTRA) and
resources. Evolved
Universal
Terrestrial
Radio Access
Network (E-
UTRAN);
Overall
description;
Stage 2"
schedulin N/A N/A The method of ITU-T X.746:

g controlling the "Information
timing of the technology –
execution of a Open Systems
scheduled activity Interconnectio
within or n – Systems
represented by a management:
managed object. Scheduling
function"

Glossary 1 Glossary
script file N/A N/A The script file is a Huawei Term

text file that
records a batch of
MML commands
for one NE or
multiple NEs of
the same type.
You need to
create a script file
before using a
script command
function.
SCTP N/A N/A A networking of Huawei Term

dual- 3GPP R4 or later
homing in which one
MGW belongs to
two MSC servers.
secondary N/A N/A When subracks Huawei Term

subrack are connected in a
star topology, the
subrack
connected to the
primary subrack is
called a secondary
subrack.
sector N/A N/A A coverage area Huawei Term

of an antenna.
Each sector uses
one or more radio
carriers to provide
coverage.
sensor N/A N/A A sensor is a Wikipedia

device, module,
machine, or
subsystem whose
purpose is to
detect events or
changes in its
environment and
send the
information to
other electronics,
frequently a
computer
processor. A
sensor is always
used with other
electronics.

Glossary 1 Glossary
separate- N/A N/A In a separate-MPT Huawei Term

MPT base multimode base
station station, RATs are
deployed on
different main
control boards
and services of
each RAT are
deployed on its
own BTS node.
session N/A N/A Set of inter- ETSI EN 300

related exchange 113-1:
of packets "Electromagn
occupying one or etic
several windows compatibility
or part thereof (if and Radio
applicable). It spectrum
corresponds to a Matters
complete (ERM); Land
interactive mobile
procedure for service; Radio
interchanging equipment
data between intended for
users, comprising the
initiation, data transmission
transmission and of data (and
termination speech) and
procedures. The having an
session can be antenna
short (e.g. 2 connector;
packets), or long Part 1:
(e.g. one full page Technical
of text). characteristics
and methods
of
measurement
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
session N/A N/A A key which is ETSI EG 201

key used only for a 027: "Business
single session; a TeleCommuni
session may be a cations (BTC);
single connection Cordless
or call, or it may Terminal
be a number of Mobility
calls made by a (CTM);
particular user Interworking
through a between
particular system private and
(e.g. the calls public
made by a networks;
roaming portable General
with a particular principles"
visited network).
signalling N/A N/A The exchange of ITU-T Q.9:

information "Vocabulary
(other than by of Switching
speech) and Signalling
specifically Terms"
concerned with
the establishment,
release and other
control of calls,
and network
management, in
automatic
telecommunicatio
ns operation.
signalling N/A N/A A transmission ITU-T Q.9:

link means which "Vocabulary
consists of a of Switching
signalling data and Signalling
link and its Terms"
transfer control
functions, used
for reliable
transfer of
signalling
messages.

Glossary 1 Glossary
signalling N/A N/A A network used ITU-T Q.9:

network for transfer of "VOCABULAR
signalling Y OF
messages and SWITCHING
consisting of AND
signalling points SIGNALLING
and connecting TERMS"
common channel
signalling links.
single- N/A N/A A hop in an IP Huawei Term

hop/ network refers to
multi-hop every step that a
packet makes in
route forwarding
to arrive at its
destination.
Single-hop means
that a packet
arrives at its
destination after
only one hop.
Multi-hop means
that a packet
arrives at its
destination after
several hops.
site N/A N/A A group of servers Huawei Term

at the same
physical location.
sliding N/A N/A DLL confirmed ETSI TS 102

window data transmission 361-3:
flow control "Electromagn
procedure that etic
requires the compatibility
target to store and Radio
multiple data spectrum
packets and Matters
provide a (ERM); Digital
confirmed Mobile Radio
response on all (DMR)
the stored data Systems; Part
upon request 3: DMR Data
from the source. protocol"

Glossary 1 Glossary
slow start N/A N/A Slow start is part Wikipedia

of the congestion
control strategy
used by TCP in
conjunction with
other algorithms
to avoid sending
more data than
the network is
capable of
forwarding, that
is, to avoid
causing network
congestion. The
algorithm is
specified by RFC
5681.
softer N/A N/A A special form of Huawei Term

handover soft handover. It
occurs between
intra-frequency
cells served by the
same base
station.

Glossary 1 Glossary
source N/A path Source routing is ITU-T G.

routing addressing one of the three 8081/Y.1353:
basic forms of "Terms and
algorithm for definitions for
dynamic path automatically
control. Its switched
connection optical
control process is networks"
implemented by a
federation of
distributed
connection and
routing
controllers. The
significant
difference is that
connection
controllers invoke
a different
sequence of path
computation
functions between
routing levels for
hierarchical versus
source routing. In
order to reduce
the amount of
network topology
each controller
needs to share,
only that portion
of the topology
that applies to its
own routing area
is made available.
See [ITU-T G.
8080].

Glossary 1 Glossary
spectral N/A spectrum Spectral Wikipedia

efficiency efficiency efficiency,
spectrum
efficiency or
bandwidth
efficiency refers to
the information
rate that can be
transmitted over a
given bandwidth
in a specific
communication
system. It is a
measure of how
efficiently a
limited frequency
spectrum is
utilized by the
physical layer
protocol, and
sometimes by the
medium access
control.
spectrum N/A N/A Reallocation of Huawei Term

reallocati government-
on regulated
electromagnetic
spectrum for
services with
higher value (for
example, the
reallocation of
spectrum
originally for GSM
to LTE with higher
capacity).

Glossary 1 Glossary
speech N/A N/A Measure of how ETSI TR 103

intelligibil comprehensible 225: "Speech
ity speech is in given and
conditions. multimedia
Transmission
Quality
(STQ);
Transmission
quality and
speech
intelligibility
for hearing
impaired
people"
speech N/A N/A The versions of Huawei Term

version the speech
coding/decoding
algorithms in the
GSM
communications
system, which are
categorized into
full-rate speech
versions 1, 2, and
3, and half-rate
speech versions 1,
2, and 3.
split N/A N/A In dual 3GPP TS

bearer connectivity, a 36.300:
bearer whose "Evolved
radio protocols Universal
are located in Terrestrial
both the MeNB Radio Access
and the SeNB to (E-UTRA) and
use both MeNB Evolved
and SeNB Universal
resources. Terrestrial
Radio Access
Network (E-
UTRAN);
Overall
description;
Stage 2"

Glossary 1 Glossary
standing N/A N/A A wave resulting IEV 705-01-40

wave from the
superposition of
two traveling
waves of the
same frequency
and same
amplitude
propagating in
opposite
directions in the
same media
star N/A star topology A star network is Wikipedia

network an
implementation
of a spoke-hub
distribution
paradigm in
computer
networks. In a
star network,
every host is
connected to a
central hub. In its
simplest form,
one central hub
acts as a conduit
to transmit
messages. The
star network is
one of the most
common
computer
network
topologies.
static N/A N/A Static routing is a Wikipedia

routing form of routing
that occurs when
a router uses a
manually-
configured
routing entry,
rather than
information from
dynamic routing
traffic.

Glossary 1 Glossary
statistical N/A N/A Statistical Wikipedia

multiplexi multiplexing is a
ng type of
communication
link sharing, very
similar to dynamic
bandwidth
allocation (DBA).
In statistical
multiplexing, a
communication
channel is divided
into an arbitrary
number of
variable bitrate
digital channels or
data streams. The
link sharing is
adapted to the
instantaneous
traffic demands of
the data streams
that are
transferred over
each channel. This
is an alternative
to creating a fixed
sharing of a link,
such as in general
time division
multiplexing
(TDM) and
frequency division
multiplexing
(FDM). When
performed
correctly,
statistical
multiplexing can
provide a link
utilization
improvement,
called the
statistical
multiplexing gain.

Glossary 1 Glossary
streaming N/A N/A Streaming media H.

media is, for instance, Schulzrinne,
video on demand H.
or audio live Schulzrinne,
streaming. A. Rao, Cisco,
R. Lanphier,
M.
Westerlund,
Ericsson, M.
Stiemerling,
Ed., and
University of
Applied
Sciences
Darmstadt,
"Real-Time
Streaming
Protocol
Version 2.0",
RFC 7826,
December
2016
string N/A N/A Sequence of data IEV 171-02-26

elements of the
same nature, such
as characters or
binary digits,
treated as a
whole.
subnet N/A N/A Logical group of ETSI GS NGP

connected 001: "Next
network nodes. In Generation
IP networks, Protocols
nodes in a subnet (NGP);
share a common Scenarios
network mask (in Definitions"
IPV4) or a
network prefix (in
IPv6).

Glossary 1 Glossary
subnet N/A address mask A bit mask used G. Malkin,

mask to identify which "Internet
bits in an IP Users'
address Glossary",
correspond to the RFC1983,
network and August 1996
subnet portions of
the address. This
mask is often
referred to as the
subnet mask
because the
network portion
of the address
(i.e., the network
mask) can be
determined by the
encoding inherent
in an IP address.
subrack N/A chassis Structural unit for IEV 581-25-01

housing printed
boards with
components
inserted, and
plug-in units.
switching N/A N/A The 1+1 protect Huawei Term

mode mode is classified
into unidirectional
mode and 1+1
bidirectional
mode.
system N/A N/A Backup of the Huawei Term

data operating system
backup of the server,
which is used to
restore the
original operating
system.

Glossary 1 Glossary
1.21 T
Transmiss T1 N/A The T-carrier is a Wikipedia

ion member of the
System 1 series of carrier
systems
developed by
AT&T Bell
Laboratories for
digital
transmission of
multiplexed
telephone calls.
The first version,
the Transmission
System 1 (T1),
was introduced in
1962 in the Bell
System, and could
transmit up to 24
telephone calls
simultaneously
over a single
transmission line
of copper wire.
Subsequent
specifications
carried multiples
of the basic T1
(1.544 Mbit/s)
data rates, such
as T2 (6.312
Mbit/s) with 96
channels, T3
(44.736 Mbit/s)
with 672
channels, and
others.

Glossary 1 Glossary
terminal TA N/A An equipment IEC-

adapter intended to match International
a non-ISDN Electrotechnic
terminal to an al
ISDN network Vocabulary-
termination Electropedias:
716
Integrated
services
digital
network
(ISDN) - Part
1: General
aspects
tracking TA N/A N/A 3GPP TR

area 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
timing TA N/A Signal sent by the 3GPP TS

advance BTS to the MS 05.10: "Radio
which the MS subsystem
uses to advance synchronizatio
its timings of n"
transmissions to
the BTS so as to
compensate for
propagation
delay.
tracking TA list N/A N/A Huawei Term

area list
tracking TAC N/A N/A 3GPP TS

area code 24.301: "Non-
Access-
Stratum
(NAS)
protocol for
Evolved
Packet System
(EPS); Stage
3"

Glossary 1 Glossary
type TAC N/A The Type Wikipedia

allocation Allocation Code
code (TAC) is the initial
eight-digit portion
of the 15-digit
IMEI and 16-digit
IMEISV codes
used to uniquely
identify wireless
devices.
The Type
Allocation Code
identifies a
particular model
(and often
revision) of
wireless telephone
for use on a GSM,
UMTS or other
IMEI-employing
wireless network.
tracking TAI N/A N/A 3GPP TS

area 24.301: "Non-
identity Access-
Stratum
(NAS)
protocol for
Evolved
Packet System
(EPS); Stage
3"
tracking TAU N/A N/A 3GPP TS

area 33.401: "3GPP
update System
Architecture
Evolution
(SAE);
Security
architecture"

Glossary 1 Glossary
transport TB N/A The basic data 3GPP TR

block unit exchanged 21.905:
between L1 and "Technical
MAC. An Specification
equivalent term Group
MAC PDU. Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
token TB Generic Byte The Generic Byte ITU-T Y.1221:

bucket Rate Rate Algorithm "Traffic
Algorithm (GBRA) or token control and
bucket (TB) is congestion
used to control in IP
characterize a based
rate and the networks"
associated
burstiness. Both
concepts are
equivalent and
use the following
set of two
parameters:
− the rate R
expressed in
byte/s; − the
bucket size B
expressed in byte.

Glossary 1 Glossary
temporar TBF N/A A Temporary 3GPP TS

y block Block Flow is, in 44.060:
flow A/Gb mode, a "General
physical Packet Radio
connection used Service
by the two RR (GPRS);
peer entities to Mobile
support the Station (MS)
unidirectional - Base Station
transfer of LLC System (BSS)
PDUs on packet interface;
data physical Radio Link
channels. In Iu Control /
mode, a TBF is a Medium
logical connection Access
offered by two Control (RLC/
MAC entities to MAC)
support the protocol"
unidirectional
transfer of RLC
PDUs on basic
physical
subchannels.
transport TBS N/A N/A 3GPP TR

block size 37.901: "User
Equipment
(UE)
application
layer data
throughput
performance"

Glossary 1 Glossary
traffic TC N/A Traffic Wikipedia

classificati classification is an
on automated
process which
categorizes
computer
network traffic
according to
various
parameters (for
example, port
number or
protocol) into a
number of traffic
classes. Each
resulting traffic
class can be
treated differently
to differentiate
the service
implied for the
data generator or
consumer.
transpare TC N/A Transparent clocks ITU-T G.

nt clock are devices 8273/Y.1368:
(network "Framework
elements) that of phase and
modify the time clocks"
content of PTP
packets,
permitting the
PTP "source" and
PTP "destination"
to factor out the
delay introduced
by the device.
Strictly speaking a
"transparent
clock" is not a
clock but a means
for providing on-
path support for
packet-based
timing based on
PTP.

Glossary 1 Glossary
transmissi TC N/A N/A 3GPP TR

on 21.905:
converge "Technical
nce Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
transcode TC N/A Device to change 3GPP TS

r the encoding of 23.153: "Out
information from of band
one particular transcoder
encoding scheme control; Stage
to a different one, 2"
most commonly
to/from a
compressed
speech algorithm
from/to PCM.
traffic TCH N/A A logical channel, ITU-T Q.

channel which carries user 1741.9:
information. "IMT-2000
references to
Release 11 of
GSM evolved
UMTS core
network"
full rate TCH/F N/A N/A 3GPP TR

TCH 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
full rate TCH/FS N/A N/A 3GPP TR

speech 21.905:
TCH "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
half-rate TCH/H TCHH A GSM half rate Wikipedia

traffic channel uses 12
channel frames out of a
26-multiframe.
The channel bit
rate of a half-rate
GSM channel is
11.4 kbit/s,
although the
actual data
capacity is 4.8-7
kbit/s, depending
on the channel
coding. This
channel is
normally used
with the GSM
06.20 Half Rate or
GSM 06.90
Adaptive Multi-
Rate speech
codec.
half rate TCH/HS N/A N/A 3GPP TR

speech 21.905:
TCH "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
transceive TCI N/A N/A Huawei Term

r control
interface
total cost TCO N/A Total cost of Wikipedia

of ownership (TCO)
ownershi is a financial
p estimate intended
to help buyers
and owners
determine the
direct and indirect
costs of a product
or service.
Transmiss TCP N/A Protocol for 3GPP TR

ion connection- 21.905:
Control oriented "Technical
Protocol transmission that Specification
corresponds Group
approximately to Services and
a protocol within System
the transport Aspects;
layer of the OSI Vocabulary
reference model. for 3GPP
Specifications
"
Transmiss TCP/IP N/A The protocol suite 3GPP TS

ion used on Internet. 32.101:
Control "Telecommuni
Protocol/ cation
Internet management;
Protocol Principles and
high level
requirements"
transcode TCR N/A A TCR (only for Huawei Term

r rack the BSC6900 GSM
and the BSC6900
GU) contains one
to three TC
subracks. Up to
two TCRs can be
configured in
BM/TC separated
mode.
terminal TCS N/A N/A Huawei Term

customer
service
system

Glossary 1 Glossary
transcode TCS N/A N/A Huawei Term

r subrack
target TCTF N/A N/A Huawei Term

channel
type field
Technical TC-TR Technical N/A 3GPP TR

Committe Committee- 21.905:
e Technical "Technical
Technical Report Specification
Report Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
temperat TCU N/A N/A Huawei Term

ure
control
unit
time TD-CDMA time division N/A 3GPP TR

division- code division 21.905:
code multiple "Technical
division access Specification
multiple Group
access Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
time TDD time-division Time-division Wikipedia

division duplexing duplexing (TDD)
duplex is the application
of time-division
multiplexing to
separate outward
and return
signals. It
emulates full-
duplex
communication
over a half-duplex
communication
link.

Glossary 1 Glossary
time TDM N/A Multiplexing in 3GPP TS

division which several 25.142: "Base
multiplexi independent Station (BS)
ng signals are conformance
allotted separate testing
periodic time (TDD)"
intervals for
transmission over
a common
transmission
channel.
time TDMA N/A A multiple access 3GPP TR

division technique in 21.905:
multiple which the various "Technical
access terminals having Specification
access to a link Group
are allotted Services and
separate recurrent System
time intervals for Aspects;
transmission. Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
time TDOA N/A Time difference of Wikipedia

difference arrival (TDOA) is
of arrival the difference
between TOAs.
Time of arrival
(TOA or ToA) is
the absolute time
instant when a
radio signal
emanating from a
transmitter
reaches a remote
receiver.
temporar TDoc N/A N/A 3GPP TR

y 21.905:
document "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Time TD-SCDMA N/A Time-Division Wikipedia

Division- Synchronous
Synchron Code-Division
ous Code Multiple Access
Division (TD-SCDMA) or
Multiple UTRA TDD 1.28
Access Mcps low chip
rate (UTRA-TDD
LCR) is an air
interface found in
UMTS mobile
telecommunicatio
ns networks in
China as an
alternative to W-
CDMA.
TD-SCDMA uses
the TDMA
channel access
method combined
with an adaptive
synchronous
CDMA component
on 1.6 MHz slices
of spectrum,
allowing
deployment in
even tighter
frequency bands
than TD-CDMA. It
is standardized by
the 3GPP and also
referred to as
"UTRA-TDD LCR".
terminal TE9 N/A N/A 3GPP TR

equipmen 21.905:
t9 "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
total E- TEBS N/A N/A Huawei Term

DCH
buffer
status
total TEC N/A Total electron Wikipedia

electron content (TEC) is
content an important
descriptive
quantity for the
ionosphere of the
Earth. TEC is the
total number of
electrons
integrated
between two
points, along a
tube of one meter
squared cross
section, i.e., the
electron columnar
number density.
traffic TEDB N/A A type of Huawei Term

engineeri database
ng generated by
database every router after
a route has
collected TE
information about
all links between
all routers in the
area. TEDB is used
to calculate
optimal routes
and form the
dynamic TE paths
on MPLS TE
networks.

Glossary 1 Glossary
terminal TEI N/A N/A ETSI TR 101

equipmen 973-3:
t "Access and
identifier Terminals
(AT); Public
Switched
Telephone
Network;
Support of
legacy
terminals by
BroadBand IP
equipment;
Listing of the
most relevant
features and
functionalities
; Part 3: ISDN
terminals"
tunnel TEID N/A N/A 3GPP TR

endpoint 21.905:
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
transport TF N/A A transport 3GPP TR

format format is defined 21.905:
as a format "Technical
offered by L1 to Specification
MAC for the Group
delivery of a Services and
Transport Block System
Set during a Aspects;
Transmission Time Vocabulary
Interval on a for 3GPP
Transport Specifications
Channel. The "
Transport Format
constitutes of two
parts – one
dynamic part and
one semi-static
part.

Glossary 1 Glossary
transport TFC N/A A combination of Huawei Term

format currently valid
combinati transport formats
on on all transport
channels of a UE.
That is, the
combination
contains one
transport format
from each
transport channel.
transport TFCI N/A Transport format 3GPP TS

format combination 44.118: "3rd
combinati indicator (TFCI): Generation
on layer one header Partnership
indicator that indicates the Project;
transport channel Technical
combination that Specification
has been selected Group GSM/
for each radio EDGE Radio
packet Access
Network;
Mobile radio
interface layer
3
specification;
Radio
Resource
Control (RRC)
protocol; Iu
Mode
(Release 6)"

Glossary 1 Glossary
transport TFCS N/A Transport format 3GPP TS

format combination set 44.118: "3rd
combinati (TFCS): set of Generation
on set allowed transport Partnership
format Project;
combinations on Technical
a basic physical Specification
subchannel Group GSM/
EDGE Radio
Access
Network;
Mobile radio
interface layer
3
specification;
Radio
Resource
Control (RRC)
protocol; Iu
Mode
(Release 6)"
transport TFI TFIN Index identifying 3GPP TR

format a particular 45.902:
indicator transport format "Technical
within the Specification
transport format Group Radio
set. Access
Network;
GSM/EDGE
Flexible Layer
One (FLO)"
Tandem TFO N/A Configuration of a 3GPP TS

Free connection with 23.153: "Out
Operation two transcoders of band
that support TFO transcoder
protocol and control; Stage
whose external 2"
coding schemes
are compatible,
thus enabling
compressed
speech to pass
between them.

Glossary 1 Glossary
transfer TFP N/A The transfer- ITU-T Q.704:

prohibited prohibited "Signalling
procedure is network
performed at a functions and
signalling point messages"
acting as a
signalling transfer
point for
messages relating
to a given
destination, when
it has to notify
one or more
adjacent
signalling points
that they must no
longer route the
concerned
messages via that
signalling transfer
point. Transfer-
prohibited
messages are
always addressed
to an adjacent
signalling point.
They may use any
available
signalling route
that leads to that
signalling point.
transport TFRC N/A N/A 3GPP TS

format 25.308:
resource "Technical
combinati Specification
on Group Radio
Access
Network;
UTRA High
Speed
Downlink
Packet Access;
Overall
Description;
Stage 2"

Glossary 1 Glossary
transport TFS N/A A set of Transport 3GPP TR

format Formats. For 21.905:
set example, a "Technical
variable rate DCH Specification
has a Transport Group
Format Set (one Services and
Transport Format System
for each rate), Aspects;
whereas a fixed Vocabulary
rate DCH has a for 3GPP
single Transport Specifications
Format. "
traffic TFT N/A N/A 3GPP TR

flow 21.905:
template "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
traffic THP N/A N/A Huawei Term

handling
priority
Transport TLS N/A The TLS protocol T. Dierks,

Layer provides Certicom, C.
Security communications Allen, and
privacy over the Certicom,
Internet. The "The TLS
protocol allows Protocol
client/server Version 1.0",
applications to RFC 2246,
communicate in a January 1999
way that is
designed to
prevent
eavesdropping,
tampering, or
message forgery.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Type, TLV ● Type- N/A Huawei Term

Length, Length-
Value Value
● Type/
Length/
Value
transmissi TM N/A A transmission ETSI TR 101

on mode mode is a specific 496-1:
set of "Digital Audio
transmission Broadcasting
parameters (e.g. (DAB);
number of Guidelines
carriers, OFDM and rules for
symbol duration). implementati
Transmission on and
modes are operation;
defined to allow Part 1: System
the system to be outline"
used for different
network
configurations
and a range of
operating
frequencies.
telecom TM N/A N/A 3GPP TR

managem 21.905:
ent "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
terminal TM N/A A TM is a device Wikipedia

multiplex used at a network
er terminal either to
multiplex multiple
channels of low
rate signals into
one channel of
high rate signals,
or to demultiplex
one channel of
high rate signals
into multiple
channels of low
rate signals.
transpare TM N/A RLC provides ETSI TR 102

nt mode three different 662: "Satellite
reliability modes Earth Stations
for data transport and Systems
- Acknowledged (SES);
Mode (AM), Advanced
Unacknowledged satellite based
Mode (UM), or scenarios and
Transparent Mode architectures
(TM). The TM for beyond 3G
mode is used systems"
when the PDU
sizes are known a
priori such as for
broadcasting
system
information.
tower- TMA N/A A TMA comprises 3GPP TS

mounted a low noise 25.466:
amplifier amplifier together "UTRAN Iuant
with its control interface:
and monitoring Application
electronics and part"
optional antenna
modem.
transmissi TMC N/A N/A Huawei Term

on
cabinet
telecom TMF telecommunic N/A Huawei Term

managem ation
ent forum management
forum

Glossary 1 Glossary
telecomm TMN N/A A TMN provides ITU-T M.3010:

unications management "Principles for
managem functions for a
ent telecommunicatio telecommunic
network n networks and ations
services, and management
offers network"
communications
between itself
and managed
telecommunicatio
n networks or
services and other
TMNs.
temporar TMSI temporary The temporary Wikipedia

y mobile mobile mobile subscriber
subscriber station identity (TMSI) is
identity identity the identity that is
most commonly
sent between the
mobile and the
network. TMSI is
randomly
assigned by the
VLR to every
mobile in the
area, the moment
it is switched on.
The number is
local to a location
area, and so it has
to be updated
each time the
mobile moves to
a new
geographical area.
terminati TN N/A N/A 3GPP TR

on node 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
timeslot TN N/A Timing of ETSI TS 100

number timeslots within a 392-2:
TDMA frame "Terrestrial
Trunked Radio
(TETRA);
Voice plus
Data (V+D);
Part 2: Air
Interface (AI)"
Transport TNL N/A A layer, or ETSI I-ETS

Network transport network 300 653:
Layer layer, is defined as "Telecommuni
ITU-T cations
Recommendation Management
G.805 a Network
topological (TMN);
component solely Generic
concerned with managed
the generation object class
and transfer of library for the
characteristic network level
information view"
Transport TNLA N/A N/A 3GPP TS

Network 23.501:
Layer "System
Associatio architecture
n for the 5G
System
(5GS)"
time of ToD N/A N/A 3GPP TS

day 25.172:
"Requirement
s for support
of Assisted
Galileo and
Additional
Navigation
Satellite
Systems (A-
GANSS)
Frequency
Division
Duplex
(FDD)"

Glossary 1 Glossary
type of ToS N/A The type of "INTERNET

service service is used to PROTOCOL
indicate the DARPA
quality of the INTERNET
service desired. PROGRAM
The type of PROTOCOL
service is an SPECIFICATIO
abstract or N", RFC 791,
generalized set of September
parameters which 1981
characterize the
service choices
provided in the
networks that
make up the
internet. This type
of service
indication is to be
used by gateways
to select the
actual
transmission
parameters for a
particular
network, the
network to be
used for the next
hop, or the next
gateway when
routing an
internet
datagram.
time of TOW N/A N/A 3GPP TR

week 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
transmit TPC N/A Transmit power Wikipedia

power control is a
control technical
mechanism used
within some
networking
devices in order to
prevent too much
unwanted
interference
between different
wireless networks
(e.g. the owner's
network and the
neighbour's
network). It is
also essential
component in
case of cognitive
radio networks
deployed in a
distributed
fashion, aka
distributed power
control.
transport TPDU N/A It is used in the ETSI ETS 300

protocol Short Messages 901: "Digital
data unit Service. cellular
telecommunic
ations system
(Phase 2+);
Technical
realization of
the Short
Message
Service
(SMS); Point-
to-Point (PP)"

Glossary 1 Glossary
TCP TPE N/A The original TCP Huawei Term

Performa mechanism
nce cannot well adapt
Enhancer to the wireless
network's
characteristics
such as high bit
error rate and
long delay, which
leads to
unsatisfactory
transmission
performance. To
improve the
transmission
performance, the
TCP Performance
Enhancer (TPE) is
introduced. The
TPE is also known
as TCP
accelerator. The
TPE is a
functional entity
in the RNC and
works
independently of
other network
elements (NEs). It
works as a proxy
between the
sender and the
receiver. It buffers
and processes
data to accelerate
data transmission
and to improve
transmission
performance.
tributary TPS N/A A function that Huawei Term

protection uses a standby
switching tributary
processing board
to protect
multiple (N)
tributary
processing boards

Glossary 1 Glossary
transactio TR N/A The probability Huawei Term

n that the
reliability transaction can be
completed
without failure
from initiation at
node S1, to local
access to the data
at node S2, and
back to node S1
with the result.
Things- T-RAN N/A A new type of Huawei Term

Radio radio access
Access network
Network architecture
proposed in 3GPP
Release 13. T-RAN
is characterized by
large capacity,
small bandwidth,
low terminal
power
consumption, and
other features. T-
RAN consists of
multiple NBBSs
and provides user
plane (PHY/MAC)
and control plane
(RRC) protocols
that are
terminated at
terminals.
transcode TRAU N/A Transcoder and Wikipedia

r and rate rate adaptation
adaptatio unit, or TRAU,
n unit performs
transcoding
function for
speech channels
and RA (rate
adaptation) for
data channels in
the GSM network.

Glossary 1 Glossary
traffic TRB N/A A traffic radio Huawei Term

radio bearer is a logical
bearer connection
provided by the
protocol layer
immediately
below the PDP
layer for
transporting user
packets between
a mobile and an
RNC (or a BSC).
transport TrCH N/A The channels 3GPP TR

channel offered by the 21.905:
physical layer to "Technical
Layer 2 for data Specification
transport between Group
peer L1 entities Services and
are denoted as System
Transport Aspects;
Channels. Vocabulary
Different types of for 3GPP
transport Specifications
channels are "
defined by how
and with which
characteristics
data is transferred
on the physical
layer, e.g. whether
using dedicated or
common physical
channels.
Transcode TrFO N/A Configuration of a 3GPP TS

r Free speech or 23.153:
Operation multimedia call "Technical
for which no Specification
transcoder device Group Core
is physically Network; Out
present in the of band
communication transcoder
path and hence control; Stage
no control or 2"
conversion or
other functions
can be associated
with it.

Glossary 1 Glossary
transmissi TRM N/A Management of Huawei Term

on transmission
resource resources,
managem including
ent configuration,
discovery,
allocation, reuse,
and check of
transmission
resources, and
detection and
control of
resource
congestion.
target TRNC target RNC Target RNC is the 3GPP TS

radio RNC belonging to 25.413:
network target RNS. "UTRAN Iu
controller interface
Radio Access
Network
Application
Part (RANAP)
signalling"
tracking TRS N/A N/A 3GPP TS

reference 38.214: "NR;
signal Physical layer
procedures
for data"
transmit TRU N/A N/A Huawei Term

receive
unit

Glossary 1 Glossary
transceive TRX N/A In radio Wikipedia

r communication, a
transceiver is an
electronic device
which is a
combination of a
radio transmitter
and a receiver,
hence the name.
It can both
transmit and
receive radio
waves using an
antenna, for
communication
purposes. These
two related
functions are
often combined in
a single device to
reduce
manufacturing
costs.
technical TS N/A A specification ETSI ETR 238:

specificati contained in a "CENELEC/
on document that ETSI
lays down the Standardizati
characteristics on
required of a Programme
product, such as for the
levels of quality, Development
performance, of
safety or Harmonized
dimensions, and Standards
including the Related to
requirements Electro-
applicable to the Magnetic
product as Compatibility
regards (EMC) in the
terminology, Field of
symbols, testing Telecommunic
and test methods, ations"
packaging,
marking or
labelling.

Glossary 1 Glossary
training TSC N/A N/A 3GPP TR

sequence 21.905:
code "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
transceive TSDI N/A N/A 3GPP TR

r speech 21.905:
& data "Technical
interface Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
Technical TSG N/A The Technical ETSI TR 101

Specificati Specification 374-2:
on Group Groups (TSGs) "Satellite
prepare, approve Earth Stations
and maintain the and Systems
3GPP Technical (SES);
Specifications and Broadband
Technical Reports. satellite
multimedia;
Part 2:
Scenario for
standardizatio
n"

Glossary 1 Glossary
transport T-SGW N/A N/A 3GPP TR

signaling 21.905:
gateway "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
transmissi TSN N/A It is short for Huawei Term

on transmission
sequence sequence number.
number The SCTP uses a
TSN mechanism
to acknowledge
data transmission.
An endpoint of an
association
assigns a 32-bit
sequence number,
which is based on
an initial TSN, to
each data chunk
sent by the local
end to permit the
receiving SCTP
endpoint to
acknowledge its
receipt.
time TSTD N/A A technique that Huawei Term

switched utilizes multiple
transmit transmit stations
diversity to originate the
downlink signal
and improve
performance. The
transmit station
used is
determined by a
fixed selection
pattern similar to
frequency
hopping.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Tree and TTCN Tree & ISO/IEC 9646 ETSI EN 302

Tabular Tabular provides a formal 842-2: "VHF
Combined Combined syntax to describe air-ground
Notation Notation test-suites for and air-air
communication Digital Link
equipment. This (VDL) Mode 4
syntax is called radio
the Tree and equipment;
Tabular Combined Technical
Notation (TTCN). characteristics
The use of TTCN and methods
is recommended of
by ISO/IEC 9646 measurement
but not for
mandated. TTCN aeronautical
is a powerful mobile
semi-formal (airborne)
language defined equipment;
to facilitate Part 2:
computerized test General
tools for any kind description
of communication and data link
equipment. layer"
However, TTCN is,
due to its
abstractness, not
so human friendly
as plain text. In
order to keep the
test cases
readable to a
maximum extent
while making
them as formal as
necessary, it has
been decided to
use a simpler
formal notation in
the description of
the test cases.

Glossary 1 Glossary
transmissi TTI N/A Transmission time 3GPP TR

on time interval is defined 21.905:
interval as the inter-arrival "Technical
time of transport Specification
block sets, i.e. the Group
time it shall take Services and
to transmit a System
transport block Aspects;
set. Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
time to TTL N/A N/A 3GPP TS

live 29.333:
"Multimedia
Resource
Function
Controller
(MRFC) -
Multimedia
Resource
Function
Processor
(MRFP) Mp
interface;
Stage 3"
tributary TU N/A A tributary unit is ITU-T G.780:

unit an information "Terms and
structure that definitions for
provides synchronous
adaptation digital
between the hierarchy
lower-order path (SDH)
layer and the networks "
higher-order path
layer. It consists of
an information
payload (the
lower-order
virtual container)
and a tributary
unit pointer that
indicates the
offset of the
payload frame
start relative to
the higher-order
virtual container
frame start.

Glossary 1 Glossary
tributary TUG N/A One or more ITU-T G.780:

unit tributary units, "Terms and
group occupying fixed, definitions for
defined positions synchronous
in a higher-order digital
VC-n payload, is hierarchy
termed a tributary (SDH)
unit group (TUG). networks "
TUGs are defined
in such a way that
mixed capacity
payloads made up
of different size
tributary units can
be constructed to
increase flexibility
of the transport
network. A TUG-2
consists of a
homogeneous
assembly of
identical TU-11s,
TU-12s or a TU-2.
A TUG-3 consists
of a
homogeneous
assembly of
TUG-2s or a TU-3.
traffic TVM N/A N/A Huawei Term

volume
measure
ment
transmissi TX N/A TX stands for Huawei Term

on transmit and
refers to the
sending of data.

Glossary 1 Glossary
tail drop N/A N/A Tail drop is a Wikipedia

simple queue
management
algorithm used by
network
schedulers in
network
equipment to
decide when to
drop packets.
With tail drop,
when the queue is
filled to its
maximum
capacity, the
newly arriving
packets are
dropped until the
queue has enough
room to accept
incoming traffic.
target N/A N/A Role an RNS gets 3GPP TS

RNS with respect to a 25.413:
specific "UTRAN Iu
connection interface
between UTRAN Radio Access
and CN when it is Network
being a subject of Application
a relocation of Part (RANAP)
SRNS which is signalling"
being made
towards that RNS.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Telnet N/A N/A Telnet is an Wikipedia

application
protocol used on
the Internet or
local area
network to
provide a
bidirectional
interactive text-
oriented
communication
facility using a
virtual terminal
connection. User
data is
interspersed in-
band with Telnet
control
information in an
8-bit byte
oriented data
connection over
the Transmission
Control Protocol
(TCP).
terminal N/A N/A A device into 3GPP TR

which a UICC can 21.905:
be inserted or "Technical
embedded and Specification
which is capable Group
of providing Services and
access to 3GPP System
System services to Aspects;
users, either alone Vocabulary
or in conjunction for 3GPP
with a UICC. Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
throughp N/A N/A The number of ITU-T I.113:

ut data bits "Vocabulary
contained in a of terms for
block (e.g. broadband
between the aspects of
address field and ISDN"
the CRC field of
the LAPD-based
frames) which are
successfully
transferred per
unit time in one
direction across a
section.
tight N/A N/A In tight BCCH Huawei Term

BCCH frequency reuse
mode, the TCHs
on the BCCH
frequency are
assigned to the
MSs near the BTS.
This decreases the
requirements for
the BCCH
frequency reuse
intensity and
improves the
frequency
utilization.
tilt N/A ● downtilt The angle Huawei Term

● tilt angle between the
direction with
● beamtilt maximum
radiation and the
horizon. The
smaller the width
of the lobe on the
vertical plane, the
faster attenuation
of signals that
deviate from the
main beam. In
this situation, it
will be easier to
control the
coverage by
adjusting the
downtilt.

Glossary 1 Glossary
timer N/A N/A A timer is an item ITU-T Z.100:

owned by an "Specification
agent that causes and
a timer signal Description
stimulus to occur Language –
at a specified Overview of
time. SDL-2010"
timeslot N/A slot A timeslot shall GSM 05.02:

have a duration of "Multiplexing
3/5200 seconds (≈ and multiple
577 µs). Eight access on the
timeslots shall radio path"
form a TDMA
frame (≈ 4,62 ms
in duration).
timeslot N/A N/A A function that Huawei Term

cross enables crossing
of E1/T1 timeslots
on the physical
medium sublayer
of the physical
layer so as to
provide an
exchange path
between transport
devices. For
example,
timeslots 2, 3, 4,
and 5 can be
crossed to
timeslots 12, 13,
14, and 15
through an
interface board.
timeslot N/A N/A A process for Huawei Term

demultipl separating signals
ex that have been
combined so that
they can be
transmitted over a
communications
channel as a
single signal
timeslot N/A N/A Hardware Huawei Term

interval interruption every
577 μs.

Glossary 1 Glossary
timeslot N/A timeslot A process for Huawei Term

multiplex multiplexing combining signals
from several
separate slots for
transmission in
the same
direction over a
common bearer
channel
topology N/A N/A Physical ETSI TR 101

arrangement of 287: "Services
network nodes and Protocols
and media within for Advanced
an networking Networks
structure. (SPAN);
Terms and
definitions"
topology N/A N/A A basic Huawei Term

view component for
the man-machine
interface. The
topology view
directly displays
the networking of
a network as well
as the alarm and
communication
status of each
network element
and subnet. The
topology view
reflects the basic
running
conditions of the
network.

Glossary 1 Glossary
traffic N/A N/A Traffic shaping is Wikipedia

shaping a bandwidth
management
technique used on
computer
networks which
delays some or all
datagrams to
bring them into
compliance with a
desired traffic
profile. Traffic
shaping is used to
optimize or
guarantee
performance,
improve latency,
or increase usable
bandwidth for
some kinds of
packets by
delaying other
kinds. It is often
confused with
traffic policing,
the distinct but
related practice of
packet dropping
and packet
marking.
The most
common type of
traffic shaping is
application-based
traffic shaping. In
application-based
traffic shaping,
fingerprinting
tools are first
used to identify
applications of
interest, which are
then subject to
shaping policies.
Some
controversial
cases of
application-based
traffic shaping
include bandwidth

Glossary 1 Glossary
throttling of peer-
to-peer file
sharing traffic.
Many application
protocols use
encryption to
circumvent
application-based
traffic shaping.
Another type of
traffic shaping is
route-based
traffic shaping.
Route-based
traffic shaping is
conducted based
on previous-hop
or next-hop
information.
traffic N/A N/A Used to indicate Huawei Term

volume the load of
telecom devices
and the
communication
requirements of
users.
transmissi N/A N/A The sum of the ITU-T Q.9:

on delay times necessary "VOCABULAR
for an octet to Y OF
pass in both SWITCHING
directions on a AND
connection SIGNALLING
through a digital TERMS"
exchange due to
buffering, frame
alignment and
time-slot
interchange
functions for
digital-to-digital
connections and
in addition, for
analogue-to-
analogue
connections, to
the A/D
conversions.

Glossary 1 Glossary
tributary N/A N/A A fault can be Huawei Term

loopback located for each
service path by
performing
loopback to each
path of the
tributary board.
There are three
kinds of loopback
modes: no
loopback, outloop,
and inloop.
Triplet, N/A N/A A temporary Huawei Term

GSM protocol data of
authentic authentication,
ation which enables
vector GSM AKA
function for a
particular user in
a VLR/SGSN. A
triplet consists of
three elements:
random number
(RAND), signed
response (SRES),
and cipher key
(CK).
trunk N/A N/A In the trunk chain Huawei Term

chain topology, radio
topology multiplex units
(RMUs) are
deployed on the
side of remote RF
modules to
converge data
from RF modules,
so that a small
number of optical
fibers are used for
long-distance
transmission.

Glossary 1 Glossary
tunnel N/A N/A It refers to an 3GPP TS

IPsec security 33.234: "3G
association used security;
in WLAN 3GPP IP Wireless Local
access to protect Area Network
the (WLAN)
communications interworking
from the WLAN security"
UE to the 3GPP
network. It is
preceded by an
IKE negotiation.
1.22 U
UTRA UARFCN N/A The carrier 3GPP TS

absolute frequency is 25.104:
radio designated by the "Technical
frequency UTRA Absolute Specification
channel Radio Frequency Group Radio
number Channel Number Access
(UARFCN). The Network;
channel number is Base Station
derived from the (BS) radio
frequency through transmission
the formula and reception
Channel Number (FDD)"
= Frequency x 5.
UTRA UARFN N/A N/A 3GPP TR

absolute 21.905:
radio "Technical
frequency Specification
number Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
universal UART N/A A universal Wikipedia

asynchron asynchronous
ous receiver-
receiver- transmitter is a
transmitt computer
er hardware device
for asynchronous
serial
communication in
which the data
format and
transmission
speeds are
configurable. It
sends data bits
one by one, from
the least
significant to the
most significant,
framed by start
and stop bits so
that precise
timing is handled
by the
communication
channel. The
electric signaling
levels are handled
by a driver circuit
external to the
UART. Two
common signal
levels are RS-232,
a 12-volt system,
and RS-485, a 5-
volt system.
unavailab UAS N/A TUG-2 consists of Huawei Term

le second homogeneous
components
equivalent to
TU-11, TU-12, or
TU-2.

Glossary 1 Glossary
unavailab UAT unavailable An unavailable Huawei Term

le time time time event is
event reported when
the monitored
object generates
10 consecutive
severely errored
seconds.
universal UBBP N/A N/A Huawei Term

baseband
processin
g unit
Universal UBFA N/A N/A Huawei Term

BBU Fan
Unit Type
A

Glossary 1 Glossary
unspecifie UBR N/A The UBR service Wikipedia

d bit rate category also is
similar to nrt-VBR,
because it is used
for connections
that transport
variable bit rate
traffic for which
there is no
reliance on time
synchronization
between the
traffic source and
destination.
However, unlike
ABR, there are no
flow-control
mechanisms to
dynamically
adjust the amount
of bandwidth
available to the
user. UBR
generally is used
for applications
that are very
tolerant of delay
and cell loss. UBR
has enjoyed
success in the
Internet LAN and
WAN
environments for
store-and-forward
traffic, such as
file-transfers and
e-mail. Similar to
the way in which
upper-layer
protocols react to
ABR's traffic-
control
mechanisms,
TCP/IP and other
LAN-based traffic
protocols can
modify their
transmission
behaviour in
response to

Glossary 1 Glossary
latency or cell loss

in the ATM
network.
Unspecifi UBR+ N/A N/A Huawei Term

ed Bit
Rate Plus
uplink UCI N/A N/A 3GPP TR

control 38.212: "NR;
informati Multiplexing
on and channel
coding"
user- UCN user-centered N/A Huawei Term

centric network
network
User UCNC User Centric Novel radio access Huawei Term

Centric and No Cell framework
No Cell evolved from the
classical cell-
centric access
protocol to a
user-centric
protocol with
hyper-cell
abstraction.
Universal UCS2 N/A Two octet form Huawei Term

Character
Set 2
user- UDCH N/A N/A 3GPP TR

plane 21.905:
dedicated "Technical
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
unconstra UDD N/A N/A 3GPP TR

ined 21.905:
delay "Technical
data Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
unified UDM N/A N/A 3GPP TR

data 23.973: "User
managem data
ent interworking,
coexistence
and
migration"
User UDP N/A This User J. Postel, and

Datagram Datagram ISI, "User
Protocol Protocol (UDP) is Datagram
defined to make Protocol", RFC
available a 768, 28
datagram mode August 1980
of packet-
switched
computer
communication in
the environment
of an
interconnected set
of computer
networks. This
protocol assumes
that the Internet
Protocol (IP) is
used as the
underlying
protocol. This
protocol provides
a procedure for
application
programs to send
messages to other
programs with a
minimum of
protocol
mechanism.

Glossary 1 Glossary
user UE N/A Allows a user 3GPP TR

equipmen access to network 21.905:
t services. A user "Technical
equipment can be Specification
subdivided into a Group
number of Services and
domains, the System
domains being Aspects;
separated by Vocabulary
reference points. for 3GPP
Currently the user Specifications
equipment is "
subdivided into
the UICC domain
and the ME
Domain. The ME
Domain can
further be
subdivided into
one or more
mobile
termination (MT)
and terminal
equipment (TE)
components
showing the
connectivity
between multiple
functional groups.
UE- UE-AMBR N/A N/A 3GPP TS

aggregate 23.060:
maximum "General
bit rate Packet Radio
Service
(GPRS);
Service
description;
Stage 2"
universal UEIU N/A N/A Huawei Term

environm
ent
interface
unit

Glossary 1 Glossary
universal UELP N/A Each universal Huawei Term

E1/T1 E1/T1 lightning
lightning protection unit
protection (UELP) provides
unit surge protection
for four channels
of E1/T1 signals.
user UER N/A N/A 3GPP TR

equipmen 21.905:
t with "Technical
ODMA Specification
relay Group
operation Services and
enabled System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
universal UFLP N/A N/A Huawei Term

FE
lightning
protection
unit
user UI N/A All components of ETSI EG 203

interface an interactive 350: "Human
system (software Factors (HF);
or hardware) that Guidelines for
provide the design of
information mobile ICT
and/or controls devices and
for the user to their related
accomplish applications
specific tasks with for people
the interactive with cognitive
system disabilities"

Glossary 1 Glossary
unnumbe UI N/A The information 3GPP TS

red field is to be 24.022:
informati interpreted as "Technical
on unnumbered Specification
information. Group Core
Unnumbered Network;
Information (UI) Radio Link
frames can be Protocol
sent in both ADM (RLP) for
and ABM. There is circuit
no switched
acknowledgement bearer and
of receipt of UI- teleservices"
frames within RLP.
UMTS UIA N/A N/A 3GPP TS

integrity 25.413:
algorithm "Technical
Specification
Group (TSG)
RAN RANAP
Specification"
Union UIC ● Internation N/A 3GPP TR

Internatio al Rail 21.905:
nale des Union "Technical
Chemins ● Internation Specification
de Fer al Union of Group
Railways Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
ultra low UL N/A N/A Huawei Term

band
uplink UL N/A An "uplink" is a 3GPP TR

unidirectional 21.905:
radio link for the "Technical
transmission of Specification
signals from a UE Group
to a base station, Services and
from a Mobile System
Station to a Aspects;
mobile base Vocabulary
station or from a for 3GPP
mobile base Specifications
station to a base "
station.

Glossary 1 Glossary
uplink UL CoMP N/A UL CoMP is a Huawei Term

coordinat multipoint
ed reception
multipoin technology. It
t coordinates the
reception antennas of
multiple cells to
combine signals
from a UE. UL
CoMP provides
signal combining
gains, interference
mitigation gains,
or both.
UL CoMP is
similar to joint
reception by the
antennas of a
single cell, with
the following
differences:
1. UL CoMP
reuses existing
antennas, without
adding new
antennas to cells.
2. UL CoMP
provides lower
gains, as the
signal power
received in each
cell varies.
uplink UL IICS N/A UL IICS is a Huawei Term

interferen technology used
ce- for coordinated
intensity- scheduling of
based uplink cell
coordinat resources. It is
ed used with the
schedulin interference
g rejection
combining (IRC)
algorithm to
improve uplink
coverage for cell
edge users
(CEUs).

Glossary 1 Glossary
uplink UL-SCH USCH N/A 3GPP TR

shared 21.905:
channel "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
unackno UM N/A The RLC sublayer 3GPP TS

wledged consists of RLC 25.322:
mode entities, of which "Radio Link
there are three Control (RLC)
types: transparent protocol
mode (TM), specification"
unacknowledged
mode (UM), and
acknowledged
mode (AM) RLC
entities.
Ultra UMB N/A UMB was Wikipedia

Mobile intended to be a
Broadban fourth-generation
d technology, which
would make it
compete with LTE
and WiMAX.
These
technologies use
a high-bandwidth,
low-latency,
underlying TCP/IP
network with
high-level services
such as voice built
on top.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Unified UML N/A UML is a widely ETSI TR 102

Modelling used and 205:
Language accepted "Methods for
language. This is Testing and
a major Specification
difference, (MTS); UML
compared to SDL 2.0 action
and MSC, which syntax
are mostly known feasibility
and used in parts study"
of the real-time
software industry
(especially the
communication
industry).
universal UMPT N/A N/A Huawei Term

main
processin
g and
transmissi
on unit
user UMS N/A N/A 3GPP TR

mobility 21.905:
server "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
UMTS UMSC ● UMTS N/A 3GPP TR

Mobile Mobile 21.905:
Services Switching "Technical
Switching Center Specification
Centre ● UMTS Group
Mobile Services and
Switching System
Centre Aspects;
Vocabulary
● UMTS MSC for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Universal UMTS 3G The Universal 3GPP TR

Mobile Mobile 21.905:
Telecom Telecommunicatio "Technical
municatio ns System Specification
ns System (UMTS) is a third Group
generation mobile Services and
cellular system for System
networks based Aspects;
on the GSM Vocabulary
standard. UMTS for 3GPP
uses wideband Specifications
code-division "
multiple access
(W-CDMA) radio
access technology
to offer greater
spectral efficiency
and bandwidth to
mobile network
operators.
user- UNI N/A The interface 3GPP TR

network between the 21.905:
interface terminal "Technical
equipment and a Specification
network Group
termination at Services and
which interface System
the access Aspects;
protocols apply. Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
user UP ● forwarding In routing, the Wikipedia

plane plane forwarding plane,
● data plane sometimes called
the data plane or
user plane,
defines the part
of the router
architecture that
decides what to
do with packets
arriving on an
inbound interface.
Most commonly,
it refers to a table
in which the
router looks up
the destination
address of the
incoming packet
and retrieves the
information
necessary to
determine the
path from the
receiving element,
through the
internal
forwarding fabric
of the router, and
to the proper
outgoing
interface(s).
Uniform UPCMI N/A The UPCMI is 3GPP TS

PCM introduced for 43.050:
Interface design purposes "Transmission
in order to planning
separate the aspects of the
speech transcoder speech service
impairments from in the GSM
the basic audio Public Land
impairments of Mobile
the MS. Network
(PLMN)
system"

Glossary 1 Glossary
universal UPEU N/A N/A Huawei Term

power
and
environm
ent
interface
unit
User UPF N/A User Plane 3GPP TS

Plane Function(s) 23.501:
Function handle the user "System
plane path of architecture
PDU sessions. for the 5G
System
(5GS)"
User UPGW N/A N/A 3GPP TR

Plane 38.912:
Gateway "Study on
New Radio
(NR) access
technology"
uplink UpPTS N/A Uplink part of a Huawei Term

pilot special subframe
timeslot (for TDD
operation)

Glossary 1 Glossary
Universal UPT N/A Access to ETSI ETR 329:

Personal telecommunicatio "Human
Telecom ns services while Factors (HF);
municatio allowing personal Guidelines for
n mobility. It procedures
enables each UPT and
user to participate announcemen
in a user-defined ts in Stored
set of subscribed Voice Services
services and to (SVS) and
initiate and Universal
receive calls on Personal
the basis of a Telecommunic
personal, ation (UPT)"
network-
transparent, UPT
number across
multiple networks
on any fixed or
mobile terminal,
irrespective of
geographical
location, limited
only by terminal
and network
capabilities and
restrictions
imposed by the
network operator.
UTRAN URA user The UTRAN 3GPP TR

registratio registration Registration Area 21.905:
n area area is an area covered "Technical
by a number of Specification
cells. The URA is Group
only internally Services and
known in the System
UTRAN. Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
user radio URB N/A N/A 3GPP TR

bearer 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
Uniform URI N/A Address of the ETSI EG 203

Resource resource and 647:
Identifier identification of "Methods for
the resource Testing and
Specification
(MTS);
Methodology
for RESTful
APIs
specifications
and testing"
Uniform URL N/A Uniform Resource ETSI TS 102

Resource Locator (URL) 051: "ENUM
Locator refers to the Administratio
subset of URI that n in Europe"
identify resources
via a
representation of
their primary
access mechanism
(e.g., their
network
"location"), rather
than identifying
the resource by
name or by some
other attribute(s)
of that resource.

Glossary 1 Glossary
ultra- URLLC N/A N/A 3GPP TR

reliable 21.905:
low- "Technical
latency Specification
communi Group
cation Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
UTRAN U-RNTI ● UTRAN- The U-RNTI is a 3GPP TR

radio RNTI unique UE 21.905:
network ● UTRAN identifier that "Technical
temporar RNTI consists of two Specification
y parts, an SRNC Group
identifier identifier and a C- Services and
RNTI. U-RNTI is System
allocated to a UE Aspects;
having an RRC Vocabulary
connection. It for 3GPP
identifies the UE Specifications
within UTRAN "
and is used as a
UE identifier in
cell update, URA
update, RRC
connection
reestablishment
and (UTRAN
originated)
paging messages
and associated
responses on the
radio interface.

Glossary 1 Glossary
USIM USAT Universal SIM The USAT 3GPP TS

Applicatio Application provides 31.111:
n Toolkit Toolkit mechanisms "Technical
which allow Specification
applications, Group
existing in the Terminals;
UICC, to interact USIM
and operate with Application
any ME which Toolkit
supports the (USAT)"
specific
mechanism(s)
required by the
application.
Universal USB N/A Common ETSI TS 103

Serial Bus interface that 429:
enables "Integrated
communication broadband
between devices cable
and a host telecommunic
controller. ation
networks
(CABLE);
Cable
Customer
Premises
Equipment
(CPE) with
Integrated
Radio and
Non-Radio
Interfaces;
Technical
Specification
covering the
cable
equipment
technical
requirements
in support of
Harmonised
Standards for
the essential
requirements
of article 3.1b
of the
Directive
2014/53/EU"

Glossary 1 Glossary
UE USC N/A Capabilities that 3GPP TR

Service can be used either 21.904:
Capabiliti singly or in "Technical
es combination to Specification
deliver services to Group (TSG)
the user. The Terminals; UE
characteristic of capability
UE Service requirements"
Capabilities is that
their logical
function can be
defined in a way
that is
independent of
the
implementation
of the UMTS
system (although
all UE Service
Capabilities are of
course
constrained by the
implementation
of UMTS).
Examples: a data
bearer of 144
kbps; a high
quality speech
teleservice; an IP
teleservice; a
capability to
forward a speech
call.
universal USCU N/A N/A Huawei Term

satellite
card and
clock unit

Glossary 1 Glossary
uplink USF N/A Uplink State Flag 3GPP TS

state flag (USF) is used on 44.060:
PDCH channel(s) "Technical
to allow Specification
multiplexing of Group Radio
uplink Radio Access
blocks from Network;
different mobile General
stations Packet Radio
Service
(GPRS);
Mobile
Station (MS)
- Base Station
System (BSS)
interface;
Radio Link
Control /
Medium
Access
Control (RLC/
MAC)
protocol"
Universal USIM N/A An application 3GPP TR

Subscribe residing on the 21.905:
r Identity UICC used for "Technical
Module accessing services Specification
provided by Group
mobile networks, Services and
which the System
application is able Aspects;
to register on Vocabulary
with the for 3GPP
appropriate Specifications
security. "

Glossary 1 Glossary
Unstructu USSD N/A There are two 3GPP TS

red modes of USSD: 22.090:
Suppleme MMI-mode and "Technical
ntary application mode. Specification
Service MMI-mode USSD Group
Data is for the Services and
transparent System
transport of MMI Aspects;
strings entered by Unstructured
the user to the Supplementar
network and for y Service Data
the transparent (USSD); Stage
transport of text 1"
strings from the
network that are
displayed by the
mobile for user
information.
Application mode
USSD is for the
transparent
transport of data
between the
network and the
UE. Application
mode USSD is
intended to be
used by
applications in the
network and their
peer applications
in the UE.

Glossary 1 Glossary
universal UT N/A Universal time is Huawei Term

time the general
designation of
time scales based
on the rotation of
the Earth. In
applications in
which an
imprecision of a
few hundredths of
a second cannot
be tolerated, it is
necessary to
specify the form
of UT which
should be used:
- UT0 is the mean
solar time of the
prime meridian
obtained from
direct
astronomical
observation.
- UT1 is UT0
corrected for the
effects of small
movements of the
Earth relative to
the axis of
rotation (polar
variation).
- UT2 is UT1
corrected for the
effects of a small
seasonal
fluctuation in the
rate of rotation of
the Earth.
(See
Recommendation
ITU-R TF. 460.)

Glossary 1 Glossary
Coordinat UTC N/A Because the G. Klyne,

ed daylight saving Clearswift
Universal rules for local Corporation,
Time time zones are so C. Newman,
convoluted and and Sun
can change based Microsystems,
on local law at "Date and
unpredictable Time on the
times, true Internet:
interoperability is Timestamps",
best achieved by RFC 3339, July
using Coordinated 2002
Universal Time
(UTC).

Glossary 1 Glossary
uplink U-TDOA UL-TDOA The U-TDOA 3GPP TS

time positioning 43.059:
difference method is based "Technical
of arrival on network Specification
measurements of Group Radio
the Time Of Access
Arrival (TOA) of a Network;
known signal sent Functional
from the mobile stage 2
and received at description of
three or more Location
LMUs. The known Services (LCS)
signal is the in GERAN"
normal bursts
generated by a
mobile while in
the dedicated
mode; either on
the SDCCH or
TCH. The method
requires LMUs in
the geographic
vicinity of the
mobile to be
positioned to
accurately
measure the TOA
of the bursts.
Since the
geographical
coordinates of the
measurement
units are known,
the mobile
position can be
calculated via
hyperbolic
trilateration. This
method will work
with existing
mobiles without
any modification.

Glossary 1 Glossary
UMTS UTRA N/A A standard Huawei Term

Terrestrial specified by 3GPP
Radio for 3G mobile
Access communications
services. UTRA is
based on
WCDMA, which
uses direct
sequence spread
spectrum, and
TD-CDMA, a
hybrid access
technology. Both
technologies are
designed to meet
the requirements
of spectral
efficiency,
mobility, and
service quality in
3G.
Universal UTRA UMTS A standard Huawei Term

Terrestrial Terrestrial specified by 3GPP
Radio Radio Access for 3G mobile
Access communications
services. UTRA is
based on
WCDMA, which
uses direct
sequence spread
spectrum, and
TD-CDMA, a
hybrid access
technology. Both
technologies are
designed to meet
the requirements
of spectral
efficiency,
mobility, and
service quality in
3G.

Glossary 1 Glossary
UMTS UTRAN Universal UTRAN is a 3GPP TR

Terrestrial Terrestrial conceptual term 21.905:
Radio Radio Access identifying that "Technical
Access Network part of the Specification
Network network which Group
consists of RNCs Services and
and NodeBs System
between Iu and Aspects;
Uu interfaces. Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
universal UTRP N/A N/A Huawei Term

transmissi
on
processin
g unit
User-to- UUI N/A Information 3GPP TS

User transferred by 23.087:
Informati using the UUS "Technical
on supplementary Specification
service Group Core
Network;
User-to-User
Signalling
(UUS)
supplementar
y service;
Stage 2"
Uu load UULDR N/A LDR is performed Huawei Term

reshufflin on the air-
g interface.
Uu UUS N/A N/A 3GPP TR

stratum 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
user-to- UUS user to user The User-to-User 3GPP TS

user signaling Signalling (UUS) 22.087:
signaling supplementary "Technical
service allows a Specification
mobile subscriber Group
to send/receive a Services and
limited amount of System
information to/ Aspects; User-
from another to-User
PLMN or ISDN Signalling
subscriber over (UUS);
the signalling Service
channel in description;
association with a Stage 1"
call to the other
subscriber.
UE N/A N/A A set of identifiers Huawei Term

security corresponding to
capability the ciphering and
integrity
algorithms
implemented in
the UE.
UNI N/A N/A A mode where an Huawei Term

mode ATM cell is
directly carried on
a E1/T1 and the
bits of the ATM
cell are
sequentially
mapped to the
valid timeslots on
the E1/T1.
unicast N/A N/A Communication ETSI GS LTN

between a single 001: "Low
sender and a Throughput
single receiver Networks
over a network. (LTN); Use
Cases for Low
Throughput
Networks"

Glossary 1 Glossary
upgrade N/A N/A A process running Huawei Term

process on the GBAM
server or the
GOMU to
implement
remote upgrade
of the BSC
software.
URA_PCH N/A N/A This state is ETSI TR 102

similar to 962:
CELL_PCH, but "Intelligent
the UE sends URA Transport
updates instead Systems (ITS);
of cell updates, Framework
i.e. the serving for Public
RNC is known. Mobile
That means that Networks in
much less control Cooperative
signalling is ITS (C-ITS)"
necessary, but
also that the UE
has to perform a
cell update for
data transmission.
The UE has to be
paged for
downlink
transmissions, but
the cell update
procedure is faster
than the complete
bearer setup from
Idle state.

Glossary 1 Glossary
user data N/A N/A "User data" is the ITU-T F.746.2:

data that is "Service
created or stored description
in terminals or for user data
network entities exchange
by the users, and between
is related to the functional
private components
information, in network
historical entities and
operations terminals"
performed by the
user, personal
tendencies or
favorite user
settings. It is
independent of
whether this data
is transported by
terminal or
network entities,
and has no
correlation with
the counterpart of
"Control data".
user N/A N/A End-users who ETSI TR 102

group with respect to 274: "Human
their usage of Factors (HF);
communication Guidelines for
service may be real-time
grouped together person-to-
(e.g. business person
executives, communicatio
university n services"
students,
grandparents,
deaf people, etc.)

Glossary 1 Glossary
Uu N/A N/A An interface ETSI TR 103

interface between user 630:
equipment and "Intelligent
base station in Transport
3GPP systems. Systems (ITS);
Security; Pre-
standardizatio
n Study on
ITS Facility
Layer Security
for C-ITS
Communicati
on Using
Cellular Uu
Interface"
1.23 V
virtual VAM N/A VAM is used to Wikipedia

antenna achieve the goal
mapping of balancing the
power between
the physical
channels across
the multiple
physical antennas
especially when
MIMO is deployed
in the downlink.

Glossary 1 Glossary
value- VAS N/A A service that is ITU-T X.1146:

added offered in "Secure
service addition to or in protection
conjunction with guidelines for
basic value-added
telecommunicatio services
n services such as provided by
voice call, short telecommunic
message service ation
(SMS), operators"
multimedia
messaging service
(MMS) and data
access. These
value-added
services allow
operators to drive
up their average
revenue per user
(ARPU). Typical
value-added
services include
mobile office
automation, e-
reading and e-
commerce.
value- VASP N/A Provides services ETSI ES 201

added other than basic 915-1: "Open
service telecommunicatio Service Access
provider ns service for (OSA);
which additional Application
charges may be Programming
incurred Interface
(API); Part 1:
Overview"

Glossary 1 Glossary
variable VBR N/A ATM service ETSI TS 101

bit rate whose bit rate is 207-2:
characterised by "Transmission
the average and and
peak bit rates. Multiplexing
These parameters (TM); Access
remain constant transmission
for the duration systems on
of a connection. metallic
access cables;
Very high
speed Digital
Subscriber
Line (VDSL);
Part 2:
Transceiver
specification"
voice VBS N/A Voice Broadcast 3GPP TS

broadcast Service (VBS) 42.069:
service which allows the "Technical
distribution of Specification
speech (or other Group
signals can be Services and
transmitted via system
the speech Aspects; Voice
codec), generated Broadcast
by a service Service (VBS)
subscriber, into a - Stage 1"
predefined
geographical area
to all or a group
of service
subscribers
located in this
area.
video VC N/A N/A ETSI TS 102

coding 826: "Digital
Video
Broadcasting
(DVB); DVB-
IPTV Profiles
for TS 102
034"

Glossary 1 Glossary
virtual VC N/A N/A ETSI TR 100

channel 815: "Digital
Video
Broadcasting
(DVB);
Guidelines for
the handling
of
Asynchronous
Transfer
Mode (ATM)
signals in DVB
systems"
virtual VC N/A N/A 3GPP TR

circuit 21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
virtual VC N/A N/A ETSI ETS 300

container 814: "Digital
Video
Broadcasting
(DVB); DVB
interfaces to
Synchronous
Digital
Hierarchy
(SDH)
networks"

Glossary 1 Glossary
virtual VCC N/A Virtual channel ITU-T I.311:

channel links are "B-ISDN
connectio concatenated to general
n form a virtual network
channel aspects"
connection (VCC).
A VCC extends
between two VCC
endpoints or, in
the case of point-
to-multipoint
arrangements,
more than two
VCC endpoints. A
VCC endpoint is
the point where
the cell
information field
is exchanged
between the ATM
layer and the user
of the ATM layer
service.
virtual VCCV N/A VCCV is, in its T. Nadeau,

circuit simplest "Pseudowire
connectivi description, a Virtual Circuit
ty control channel Connectivity
verificatio between a Verification
n pseudowire's (VCCV): A
ingress and egress Control
points over which Channel for
connectivity Pseudowires",
verification RFC 5085,
messages can be December
sent. 2007
virtual VCG N/A A group of co- Huawei Term

concaten located member
ation trail termination
group functions that are
connected to the
same virtual
concatenation
link.

Glossary 1 Glossary
virtual VCI N/A A virtual channel P. Newman,

channel connection across Nokia, W.
identifier a switch is formed Edwards,
by connecting an Sprint, R.
incoming virtual Hinden,
channel to one or Nokia, E.
more outgoing Hoffman,
virtual channels. Nokia, F.
Virtual channel Ching Liaw, T.
connections are Lyon, Nokia,
referenced by the and G.
input port on Minshall, and
which they arrive Fiberlane,
and the virtual "Ipsilon's
path and virtual General
channel identifiers Switch
(VPI/VCI) of their Management
incoming virtual Protocol
channel. Specification
Version 2.0",
RFC 2297,
March 1998
virtual VCL N/A There are two ETSI TR 101

channel distinct types of 287:
link ATM virtual "Network
connections: Aspects (NA);
virtual channel Terms and
connections definitions"
(VCCs) and virtual
path connection
(VPCs). ATM
virtual
connections
consist of
concatenated
series of virtual
links which forms
a path between
two end points,
with each
concatenation
occurring at an
ATM switch.
Virtual links of
VCCs are called
virtual channel
links (VCLs).

Glossary 1 Glossary
Internal VCTRUNK N/A A virtual Huawei Term

port of concatenation
the EFP8/ group applied in
EMS6 data service
mapping, also
called the internal
port of a data
service processing
board.
voice VGCS N/A Voice Group Call 3GPP TS

group call Service (VGCS) 03.68:
service allows speech "Technical
conversation of a Specification
predefined group Group Core
of service Network;
subscribers in half Voice Group
duplex mode on Call Service
the radio link (VGCS); Stage
taking into 2"
account multiple
subscribers
involved in the
group call per cell.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Virtual VHE N/A Virtual Home 3GPP TR

Home Environment 22.121:
Environm (VHE) is defined "Technical
ent as a concept for Specification
Personal Service Group
Environment Services and
(PSE) portability System
across network Aspects
boundaries and Service
between aspects; The
terminals. The Virtual Home
concept of VHE is Environment"
such that users
are consistently
presented with
the same
personalised
features, User
Interface
customisation and
services in
whatever network
and whatever
terminal (within
the capabilities of
the terminal and
the network),
wherever the user
may be located.
very VIP N/A A person who is Wikipedia

important accorded special
person privileges due to
their high social
status, influence
or importance.
virtual VIP N/A Virtual Internet Z. Zhu, UCLA,

internet Protocol [VIP] has R. Wakikawa,
protocol two basic ideas. Toyota ITC, L.
First, a packet Zhang, and
carries both UCLA, "A
Identifier and Survey of
Locator; second, Mobility
the Identifier is an Support in the
IP address that Internet", RFC
leads to the home 6301, July
network where 2011
the mapping is
kept.

Glossary 1 Glossary
virtual VLAN N/A A virtual LAN Wikipedia

LAN (VLAN) is any
broadcast domain
that is partitioned
and isolated in a
computer
network at the
data link layer
(OSI layer 2).
visitor VLR N/A N/A 3GPP TR

location 21.905:
register "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
virtual VMA N/A N/A Huawei Term

MBSFN
area
virtual VMIMO virtual MIMO Virtual MIMO is Huawei Term

multiple- the scenario when
input both ends of the
multiple- communication
output consist of virtual
antenna arrays.
Forming a virtual
antenna array is
the process of
grouping multiple
communication
terminals into one
(at least virtually
one). All these
communication
terminals
contribute their
antennas to form
a virtual antenna
array.

Glossary 1 Glossary
visited VMSC ● Visited N/A 3GPP TR

MSC Mobile- 21.905:
service "Technical
Switching Specification
Centre Group
● Visited Services and
Mobile System
Switching Aspects;
Centre Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
virtual V-NNI N/A A virtual network- Huawei Term

network- network interface
network (V-NNI) is a
interface network-side
interface.
video on VoD N/A N/A 3GPP TR

demand 26.981:
"MBMS
Extensions for
Provisioning
and Content
Ingestion"

Glossary 1 Glossary
Voice VoIP ● voice-over- Voice over Wikipedia

over IP Internet Protocol
Internet ● Voice Over (VoIP), also called
Protocol IP IP telephony, is a
method and
● IP group of
telephony technologies for
the delivery of
voice
communications
and multimedia
sessions over
Internet Protocol
(IP) networks,
such as the
Internet. The
terms Internet
telephony,
broadband
telephony, and
broadband phone
service specifically
refer to the
provisioning of
communications
services (voice,
fax, SMS, voice-
messaging) over
the Internet,
rather than via
the public
switched
telephone
network (PSTN),
also known as
plain old
telephone service
(POTS).

Glossary 1 Glossary
voice over VoIP N/A Voice over IP Wikipedia

IP (VoIP), also called
IP telephony, is a
method and
group of
technologies for
the delivery of
voice
communications
and multimedia
sessions over
Internet Protocol
(IP) networks,
such as the
Internet. The
terms Internet
telephony,
broadband
telephony, and
broadband phone
service specifically
refer to the
provisioning of
communications
services (voice,
fax, SMS, voice-
messaging) over
the Internet,
rather than via
the public
switched
telephone
network (PSTN),
also known as
plain old
telephone service
(POTS).
Voice VoLTE N/A Voice over Long Wikipedia

over LTE Term Evolution
(VoLTE) is a high-
speed wireless
communication
standard for
mobile phones
and data
terminals,
including Internet
of things (IoT)
devices and
wearables.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Voice VoNR N/A N/A 3GPP TR

over NR 26.919:
"Study on
media
handling
aspects of
conversationa
l services in
5G systems"
virtual VP N/A N/A ITU-T I.311:

path "B-ISDN
general
network
aspects"
virtual VPI N/A A virtual path P. Newman,

path connection across Nokia, W.
identifier a switch is formed Edwards,
by connecting an Sprint, R.
incoming virtual Hinden,
path to one or Nokia, E.
more outgoing Hoffman,
virtual paths. Nokia, F.
Virtual path Ching Liaw, T.
connections are Lyon, Nokia,
referenced by the and G.
input port on Minshall, and
which they arrive Fiberlane,
and their virtual "Ipsilon's
path identifier General
(VPI). Switch
Management
Protocol
Specification
Version 2.0",
RFC 2297,
March 1998
virtual VPLMN N/A N/A Huawei Term

public
land
mobile
network

Glossary 1 Glossary
visited VPLMN visited PLMN This is a PLMN 3GPP TR

public different from the 21.905:
land HPLMN (if the "Technical
mobile EHPLMN list is Specification
network not present or is Group
empty) or Services and
different from an System
EHPLMN (if the Aspects;
EHPLMN list is Vocabulary
present). for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
virtual VPLS N/A Virtual private Wikipedia

private LAN service
LAN (VPLS) is a way to
service provide Ethernet-
based multipoint
to multipoint
communication
over IP or MPLS
networks. It
allows
geographically
dispersed sites to
share an Ethernet
broadcast domain
by connecting
sites through
pseudo-wires. The
sites include
multiplicities of
both servers and
clients. The
technologies that
can be used as
pseudo-wire can
be Ethernet over
MPLS, L2TPv3 or
even GRE. There
are two IETF
standards track
RFCs (RFC 4761
and RFC 4762)
describing VPLS
establishment.
VPLS is a virtual
private network
(VPN) technology.
In contrast to
L2TPv3, which
allows only point-
to-point layer 2
tunnels, VPLS
allows any-to-any
(multipoint)
connectivity. In a
VPLS, the local
area network
(LAN) at each site
is extended to the
edge of the
provider network.

Glossary 1 Glossary
The provider
network then
emulates a switch
or bridge to
connect all of the
customer LANs to
create a single
bridged LAN.
virtual VPN N/A A virtual private ITU-T M.

private network (VPN) is 3208.3: "TMN
network a collection of management
service access services for
groups that form dedicated and
a private network reconfigurabl
for reconfigurable e circuits
leased circuit network:
services. Any Virtual private
service access network
point can be service"
connected to any
other service
access point in
the VPN.
voice VQM N/A Mainly used for Huawei Term

quality network
monitorin monitoring,
g network
optimization, VIP
guarantee, and
user complaint
handling under
AMR speech
coding. VQM
reduces the
necessity of drive
tests required for
obtaining voice
quality.

Glossary 1 Glossary
VPN VRF N/A Each PE router E. Rosen,

routing maintains a Cisco
and number of Systems, Inc.,
forwardin separate Y. Rekhter,
g forwarding tables. and Juniper
One of the Networks,
forwarding tables Inc., "BGP/
is the "default MPLS IP
forwarding table". Virtual Private
The others are Networks
"VPN Routing and (VPNs)", RFC
Forwarding 4364,
tables", or "VRFs". February
2006
Virtual VRRP N/A The Virtual Router R. Hinden,

Router Redundancy Ed., and
Redundan Protocol (VRRP) is Nokia,
cy designed to "Virtual
Protocol eliminate the Router
single point of Redundancy
failure inherent in Protocol
the static default (VRRP)", RFC
routed 3768, April
environment. 2004
VRRP specifies an
election protocol
that dynamically
assigns
responsibility for a
virtual router to
one of the VRRP
routers on a LAN.

Glossary 1 Glossary
very small VSAT N/A A very small Wikipedia

aperture aperture terminal
terminal (VSAT) is a two-
way satellite
ground station
with a dish
antenna that is
smaller than 3.8
meters. The
majority of VSAT
antennas range
from 75 cm to 1.2
m. Data rates, in
most cases, range
from 4 kbit/s up
to 16 Mbit/s.
VSATs access
satellites in
geosynchronous
orbit or
geostationary
orbit to relay data
from small
remote Earth
stations
(terminals) to
other terminals
(in mesh
topology) or
master Earth
station "hubs" (in
star topology).
voltage VSWR N/A The ratio, along a 3GPP TS

standing transmission line, 37.544:
wave of a maximum to "Universal
ratio an adjacent Terrestrial
minimum Radio Access
magnitude of a (UTRA) and
particular field Evolved UTRA
component of a (E-UTRA);
standing wave. User
Equipment
(UE) Over
The Air (OTA)
performance;
Conformance
testing"

Glossary 1 Glossary
verificatio N/A N/A The identity of a Huawei Term

n code user is usually
verified through
verification codes
sent to their
mobile phones or
email addresses.
In other scenarios,
a figure
containing
numbers and
letters generated
randomly when a
user accesses a
page. The user
must enter the
numbers and
letters. This avoids
violent cracking
and malicious ads.
virtual N/A N/A Virtual tunnel can Huawei Term

tunnel group data flows
by dividing all
data flows into
multiple virtual
tunnels according
to certain
conditions, and
managing the
virtual tunnels as
independent links.
The conditions for
grouping data
flows include the
IP quintuple, ToS/
DSCP, VLAN,
MPLS, and link.
Meanwhile, the
data flows of a
group of users
can be classified
into virtual
tunnels. Users can
be grouped
according to the
user area and
dynamic attribute.

Glossary 1 Glossary
virtualizat N/A N/A Software that ETSI TS 105

ion separates 174-2:
applications from "Access,
the physical Terminals,
hardware on Transmission
which they run, and
allowing a piece Multiplexing
of physical server (ATTM);
to support one Broadband
application, Deployment
instead of and Energy
requiring a full Management;
server. Part 2: ICT
sites"
1.24 W
wireless WAE N/A N/A 3GPP TR

applicatio 21.905:
n "Technical
environm Specification
ent Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
wide area WAN N/A Wide area 3GPP TR

network network, or 41.033:
interconnected "Lawful
LANs providing a Interception
computer data requirements
network between for GSM"
PLMN elements.

Glossary 1 Glossary
Wireless WAP N/A Wireless Wikipedia

Applicatio Application
n Protocol Protocol (WAP) is
a technical
standard for
accessing
information over
a mobile wireless
network. A WAP
browser is a web
browser for
mobile devices
such as mobile
phones that use
the protocol.
Introduced in
1999, WAP
achieved some
popularity in the
early 2000s, but
by the 2010s it
had been largely
superseded by
more modern
standards. Almost
all modern
handset internet
browsers now
fully support
HTML, so they do
not need to use
WAP markup for
web page
compatibility, and
therefore, most
are no longer able
to render and
display pages
written in WML,
WAP's markup
language.

Glossary 1 Glossary
wideband WB N/A A classification for ETSI TR 101

the spectral width 982:
of a transmission "Electromagn
system. Generally etic
considered if the compatibility
fractional BW is > and Radio
1 % of the carrier spectrum
frequency. Matters
(ERM); Radio
equipment to
be used in the
24 GHz band;
System
Reference
Document for
Short Range
Radar"
WCDMA WBBP N/A N/A Huawei Term

baseband
processin
g unit

Glossary 1 Glossary
Wideband WCDMA N/A W-CDMA Wikipedia

Code (WCDMA;
Division Wideband Code
Multiple Division Multiple
Access Access), along
with UMTS-FDD,
UTRA-FDD, or
IMT-2000 CDMA
Direct Spread is
an air interface
standard found in
3G mobile
telecommunicatio
ns networks. It
supports
conventional
cellular voice, text
and MMS
services, but can
also carry data at
high speeds,
allowing mobile
operators to
deliver higher
bandwidth
applications
including
streaming and
broadband
Internet access.
wireless WDP N/A A kind of Huawei Term

datagram communication
protocol protocol
describing the
format of
datagram in
wireless networks

Glossary 1 Glossary
Web Web LMT N/A A local Huawei Term

Local maintenance
Maintena terminal,
nce consisting of the
Terminal Web LMT server
and Web LMT
client, used to run
MML commands
and perform
batch operations.
The Web LMT
server, embedded
in the host,
provides the HTTP
services. Users can
log in to the Web
LMT server using
Internet Explorer
(IE). Data is
transferred
through HTTP
protocol between
the IE and the
Web LMT server.
Users can load
the Web LMT
client from the
Web LMT server
to a local PC
using IE. The Web
LMT server sets
up connections
with the P-GW by
using TCP and
exchanges data
with the P-GW by
using MML.

Glossary 1 Glossary
waste WEEE N/A Electrical or ETSI EN 305

electrical electronic 174-8:
and equipment which "Access,
electronic is waste within Terminals,
equipmen the meaning of Transmission
t Article 3(1) of and
Directive Multiplexing
2008/98/EC, (ATTM);
including all Broadband
components, sub- Deployment
assemblies and and Lifecycle
consumables Resource
which are part of Management;
the product at the Part 8:
time of Management
discarding. of end of life
of ICT
equipment"
weighted WFQ N/A Weighted fair Wikipedia

fair queueing (WFQ)
queuing is a network
scheduling
algorithm. WFQ is
both a packet-
based
implementation
of the generalized
processor sharing
(GPS) policy, and
a natural
extension of fair
queuing (FQ).
Whereas FQ
shares the link's
capacity in equal
subparts, WFQ
allows schedulers
to specify, for
each flow, which
fraction of the
capacity will be
given.

Glossary 1 Glossary
working WG N/A Official subgroup 3GPP TR

group of a TSG reporting 21.900:
to that TSG "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Technical
Specification
Group
working
methods"
Wireless Wi-Fi N/A N/A 3GPP/

Fidelity PCG#13(04)2
1: "WLAN
Spectrum
Report after-
WRC-03"
Worldwid WiMAX N/A World ETSI TR 181

e Interoperability 011:
Interoper for Microwave "Telecommuni
ability for Access is a cations and
Microwav broadband Internet
e Access wireless access converged
technology based Services and
on IEEE 802.16 Protocols for
standard. Advanced
Networking
(TISPAN);
Fixed Mobile
Convergence;
Requirements
analysis"
wireless WIN N/A N/A Huawei Term

intelligent
network

Glossary 1 Glossary
wireless WLAN N/A Local area 3GPP TR

local area network in which 21.905:
network data are "Technical
transferred Specification
without the use of Group
wires. Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
WLAN WLAN UE N/A A UE (equipped 3GPP TR

user with UICC card 21.905:
equipmen including (U)SIM) "Technical
t utilized by a Specification
subscriber capable Group
of accessing a Services and
WLAN network. A System
WLAN UE may Aspects;
include entities Vocabulary
whose for 3GPP
configuration, Specifications
operation and "
software
environment are
not under the
exclusive control
of the 3GPP
system operator,
such as a laptop
computer or PDA
with a WLAN
card, UICC card
reader and
suitable software
applications.
WCDMA WMPT N/A N/A Huawei Term

main
processin
g and
transmissi
on unit

Glossary 1 Glossary
warning WNP N/A It is an agency 3GPP TS

notificatio (e.g. government, 22.168:
n provider local government, "Earthquake
public service and Tsunami
organizations) Warning
that provides System
Warning (ETWS)
Notifications and requirements;
requests PLMN Stage 1"
operators to
deliver them.
weighted WRED Weighted N/A Huawei Term

random RED
early
detection
weighted WRR N/A One class of F. Baker, R.

round implementation Pan, and
robin approaches, Cisco
generically Systems, "On
referred to as Queuing,
weighted round Marking, and
robin (WRR), Dropping",
implements the RFC 7806,
structure of the April 2016
queue as an array
or ring of
subqueues
associated with
flows for
whatever
definition of a
flow is important.
Wireless WSP N/A N/A 3GPP TR

Session 21.905:
Protocol "Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
wideband WTDD N/A Wide TDD – the 3GPP TR

time 3.84 Mcps chip 21.905:
division rate UTRA-TDD "Technical
duplexing option Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"
Wireless WTLS N/A The WTLS security ETSI TS 101

Transport model provides a 438: "Digital
Layer flexible cellular
Security framework based telecommunic
on TLS, which is ations system
independent of (Phase 2+);
the GSM security Mobile
model. Station
Application
Execution
Environment
(MExE);
Functional
description;
Stage 2"
wireless WTP N/A N/A 3GPP TR

transactio 21.905:
n "Technical
protocol Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

Glossary 1 Glossary
wait to WTR N/A The condition in ETSI TS 101

restore which a working 009:
trail/sub-network "Transmission
connection meets and
the restoral Multiplexing
threshold after a (TM);
signal degrade Synchronous
(SD) or signal fail Digital
(SF) condition. Hierarchy
The transport of (SDH);
working traffic is Network
ready to be protection
reverted to the schemes;
working trail/sub- Types and
network characteristics
connection from "
the protection
trail/sub-network
connection
waiting WTX N/A WTX is a 3GPP TS

time parameter used to 31.120:
extension ask for more time "Technical
to process a Specification
command. Group
Terminals;
UICC-terminal
interface;
Physical,
electrical and
logical test
specification"
work WWT N/A The Work Waiting 3GPP TS

waiting Time (WWT) is 31.120:
time the maximum "Technical
interval between Specification
the start leading Group
edge of any Terminals;
character sent by UICC-terminal
the UICC and the interface;
start leading edge Physical,
of the previous electrical and
character sent by logical test
either the UICC or specification"
the terminal.

Glossary 1 Glossary
World WWW W3 A hypertext- ETSI TR 101

Wide based, distributed 287: "Services
Web information and Protocols
system created by for Advanced
researchers at Networks
CERN in (SPAN);
Switzerland. Users Terms and
may create, edit definitions"
or browse
hypertext
documents. The
clients and servers
are freely
available. (See
IETF RFC 1983.)
Web LCT N/A N/A The local Huawei Term

maintenance
terminal of a
transport
network. This is
part of the NE
management
layer of a
transport
network.
Web N/A N/A A web service 3GPP TR

service defined in terms 33.980:
of an XML-based "Liberty
protocol, often Alliance and
transported over 3GPP security
SOAP, and/or a interworking;
service whose Interworking
instances, and of Liberty
possible data Alliance
objects managed Identity
therein, are Federation
concisely Framework
addressable via (ID-FF),
URIs. Identity Web
Services
Framework
(ID-WSF) and
Generic
Authenticatio
n Architecture
(GAA)"

Glossary 1 Glossary
white N/A N/A White noise is a Wikipedia

noise random signal
having equal
intensity at
different
frequencies,
giving it a
constant power
spectral density.
whitelist N/A N/A List of identities 3GPP TS

or identity ranges 22.173: "IP
that are provided Multimedia
particular services. Core Network
Subsystem
(IMS)
Multimedia
Telephony
Service and
supplementar
y services;
Stage 1"
wind load N/A N/A Air flow pressure Huawei Term

on an engineering
structure
windowin N/A N/A Process of ETSI ES 201

g multiplying a 108: "Speech
waveform signal Processing,
segment by a Transmission
time window of and Quality
given shape, to Aspects
emphasize pre- (STQ);
defined Distributed
characteristics of speech
the signal. recognition;
Front-end
feature
extraction
algorithm;
Compression
algorithms"
wiring N/A connecting A point to which a Huawei Term

terminal terminal wire can be
connected in a
circuit

Glossary 1 Glossary
1.25 X
X2 X2AP N/A The protocol 3GPP TS

Applicatio responsible for 36.420:
n Protocal providing "Evolved
signalling Universal
information Terrestrial
across the X2 Radio Access
interface is called Network (E-
the X2 Application UTRAN); X2
Protocol (X2AP). general
The X2AP is aspects and
terminated by the principles"
two eNodeBs
inter-connected
via the X2
interface X2AP
Procedure
Modules.
x digital xDSL N/A N/A 3GPP TS

subscriber 24.229: "IP
line multimedia
(xDSL) call control
protocol
based on
Session
Initiation
Protocol (SIP)
and Session
Description
Protocol
(SDP); Stage
3"
exchange XID N/A N/A Huawei Term

identificat
ion
expected XMAC expected N/A Huawei Term

message MAC
authentic
ation
code

Glossary 1 Glossary
expected XMAC-I expected N/A Huawei Term

message MAC-I
authentic
ation
code for
integrity
Extensible XML N/A Universal file ETSI ES 203

Markup format for storing 259:
Language and exchanging "Integrated
structured data broadband
cable
telecommunic
ation
networks
(CABLE);
Converged
Cable Access
Platform;
Operational
Support
System
Interface"
Xn XnAP N/A The transport 3GPP TS

Applicatio network layer is 38.420: "NG-
n Protocal built on IP RAN; Xn
transport. For the general
reliable transport aspects and
of signalling principles"
messages, SCTP is
added on top of
IP. The application
layer signalling
protocol is
referred to as
XnAP (Xn
Application
Protocol).

Glossary 1 Glossary
crystal XO COSC A crystal oscillator Wikipedia

oscillator is an electronic
oscillator circuit
that uses the
mechanical
resonance of a
vibrating crystal
of piezoelectric
material to create
an electrical
signal with a
constant
frequency.
cross- XPIC cross- XPIC, or cross- Wikipedia

polarizati polarization polarization
on interference interference
interferen cancelling cancelling
ce technology, is an
cancellati algorithm to
on suppress mutual
interference
between two
received streams
in a polarization-
division
multiplexing
communication
system.
expected XRES N/A In the UMTS Huawei Term

response authentication
process, the
network sends
RAND (Random
Number) to a
UMTS subscriber.
XRES is the value
that the network
is looking for to
indicate a positive
response.
1.26 Y
N/A

Glossary 1 Glossary
1.27 Z
zone code ZC N/A N/A 3GPP TR

21.905:
"Technical
Specification
Group
Services and
System
Aspects;
Vocabulary
for 3GPP
Specifications
"

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