Technical Manual
Airbridge BTS3612A CDMA Base Station
System Principle
Appendix E Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Appendix E Abbreviations and Acronyms
A
A Availability
A1/A2/A5
Interface between BSC and MSC
A3/A7
Interface between BSCs
A8/A9
Interface between BSC and PCF
A10/A11
Interface between PCF and PDSN
AAA Authorization,
Authentication and Accounting
AAL2
ATM Adaptation Layer 2
AAL5
ATM Adaptation Layer 5
Abis
Interface between BSC and BTS
AC Authentication
Center
AC Alternating
Current
A/D Analog/Digital
ADC
Analog Digit Converter
AGC
Automatic Gain Control
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
ARQ
Automatic Repeat Request
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
AUC Authentication
B
BAM
Back Administration Module
BASB
BTS3606 Baseband Backplane
BBFL
BTS BTRM FAN Lamp Module
BBFM
BTS BTRM FAN Monitor
BCIM
BTS Control Interface Module
BCKM
BTS Control & Clock Module
BCPM
BTS Channel Process Module
BDCS
BTS Direct Current Switchbox
BEOM
BTS Electric-Optical Module
BESP
BTS E1 Surge Protector