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GLOSSARY
StarTAC 160 (GSM) Cellular Subscriber Sector
Glossary
Those marked ** are Motorola specific
abbreviations.
A Interface Interface between MSC and
BSS
A3 Authentication algorithm
A5 Stream cipher algorithm
A8 Ciphering key generating
algorithm
AB Access Burst
A-bis Interface between BSC and BTS
ACCH Associated Control CHannel
ACSE Association Control Service
Element
AGCH Access Grant CHannel
AOC Advice of charge
ARFCN Absolute Radio Frequency
Channel Number
ARQ Automatic Request for
retransmission
ASIC Application Specific
Integrated Circuit
AUC Authentication Center
AUT(H) Authentication
A
BA BCCH Allocation
BAIC Barring of All Incoming Calls
BAOC Barring of all Outgoing Calls
BCC Base Transceiver Station (BTS)
Color Code
BCCH Broadcast Control CHannel
BCD Binary Coded Decimal
BCU BTS Control Unit **
Bm Full-rate traffic channel
BN Bit Number
BS Base Station
BSC Base Station Controller
BSIC Base Transceiver Station
Identity Code
BSS Base Station System
BSSAP BSS Application Part (DTAP
and BSSMAP)
BSSC Base Station System Control
Cabinet **
BSSMAP Base Station Systems
Management Application Part
BSSOMAP BSS Operation and
Maintenance Application Part
BSU Base Site Controller Unit **
B