Terms and Abbreviations
68P64115A21–B
Sept 2003
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Terms and Abbreviations
Standard and Non–standard Terms and Abbreviations
Standard terms and abbreviations used in this manual are defined in
Cellular Glossary of Terms and Acronyms; 68P09213A95
. Any
non–standard terms or abbreviations included in this manual are listed in
Table 1-2.
Table 1-2:
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Acronym
Definition
1X
One of two bandwidths currently defined in the IS–2000 CDMA specification, which
extends the capability of the IS–95A and B specifications. 1X bandwidth provides
wireless packet voice and data transmission capability at up to 144 Kbps.
AMR
Alarm Monitor Reporting
ASIC
Application Specific Integrated Circuit
ATP
Acceptance Test Plan
BBX
Broadband Transceiver
BLO
Bay Level Offset
BPR
BTS Packet Router. Markings on GLI3 Fast Ethernet connectors and SC4812T Fast
Ethernet interface housing.
BSSAN
Base Station System (BSS) Access Network. The BSSAN consists of a Radio Access
Network (see
RAN
), and an AN. It may also include a Digital Access and Cross–connect
System to support split backhaul and, under Software Release 2.16.1.x, a Selector
Distribution Unit (SDU).
BTS
Base Transceiver Station
BTSRTR R
BTS Router (see
BTS router
)
BTSRTRGRP
BTS Router Group (see
BTS router group
)
BTS router
One of the two routers in a BTS router group.
BTS router group
The 1+1 redundant router pair required for network interface when operating on packet
backhaul.
cage
Used interchangeably with “shelf” in SC4812T/ET/ET Lite BTSs, as in Combined
CDMA Channel Processor shelf.
canned
configuration
See
minimum standard configuration
.
CBSC
Centralized Base Station Controller
C–CCP
Combined CDMA Channel Processor
CCD
CDMA Clock Distribution
CDMA
Code Division Multiple Access
CE
Channel Element
CF
Compact Flash. Type of flash memory card used in the BTS router to store the
Internetworking Operating System and configuration files.
CHI
Concentration Highway Interface
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