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3GPP

AAA

AGCH

ARP

Allocation and Retention Priority

ASN

Access Service Network

ASN-GW

ATM

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

AUC

Authentication Center

BCA

Borrowing Channel Association

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BCCH

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BCH code

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BER

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BG

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BPSK

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BSC

Base Station Controller

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BSS

Base Station Subsystem

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Third Generation Partnership Project

Authentication, authorization, and accounting
Access Grant Channel

Access Service Network Gateway

Broadcast Control Channel

Bose, Chaudhuri, and Hocquenghem code
Bit Error Rate
Border Gateway
Binary Phase Shift Keying

BSS((in IEEE) Basic Service Set

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BSSGP

Base Station Subsystem GPRS Protocol

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BSSID

Basic Service Set Identifier

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BTS

Base Tranceiver Station

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CCA

Clear Channel Assessment

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CCCH

Common Control Channel

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CCH

Control Channels

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CCI

Co-Channel Interference

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CCK

Complementary Code Keying

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CDM

Code Division Multiplexing

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CDMA

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CDR

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CG

Charging Gateway

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CIP

Cellular IP

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CN

Core Network

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COA

Care Of Address

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CSM

Call and Session Management

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CSMA

Carrier sense multiple access

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CSN

Connectivity Service Network

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CTS

Clear To Send

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DBPSK

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DCA

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DCCH

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DCF

Code Division Multiple Access

Charging Data Records

Differential Binary Phase Shift Keying

Dynamic Channel Association
Dedicated Control Channel
Distributed Coordination Function

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DECT

Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications

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DFE

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DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

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DMO

Direct Mode Operation

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DoS

Denial of Service attack

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DPCCH

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DPCH

Dedicated Physical Channel

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DPDH

Dedicated Physical Data Channel

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DQPSK

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DS

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DS-SS PHY

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DSSS

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DVB

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E-UTRAN

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EDGE

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EIR

Equipment Identity Register

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EPC

Evolved Packet Core

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ES

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ESS

Extended Service Set

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ETSI

European Telecommunications Standards Institute

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EY-NPMA

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FA

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FACCH

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FBI

Feedback Information

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FCA

Fixed Channel Association

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FCCH

Frequency Correction Channel

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FDM

Frequency Division Multiplexing

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FEC

Forward Error Correction

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FH-SS PHY

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FHSS

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FSK

Frequency-Shift Keying

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FTP

File Transfer Protocol

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FWA

Fixed Wireless Access Systems

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GBR

Guaranteed Bit Rate

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GEO

Geostationary Earth Orbit

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GGSN

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GLR

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GMSC

Gateway Mobile Switching Centre

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GMSK

Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying

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GPRS

General Packet Radio System

Decision Feedback Equalizer

Dedicated Physical Control Channel

Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying

Distribution System
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Physical Layer
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
Digital Vedio Bradcasting
Evolved-UTRAN
Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution

Earth Station

Elimination Yield Non-preemtive Priority Multiple Access

Foreign Agent
Fast Associated Dedicated Control Channel

Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum Physical Layer

Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum

Gateway GPRS Support Nodes

Gateway Location Register

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GSM

Global System for mobile Communication

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GSN

GPRS Support Nodes

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GTP

GPRS Tunneling Protocol

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GWL

Gateway Link

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HA

Home Agent

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HCPDU

HIPERLAN CAC Protocol Data Unit

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HCSAP

HIPERLAN CAC Service Access Point

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HDR

High Data Rate

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HEC

Header Error Check

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HEO

Highly Elliptical Orbit

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HLR

Home Location Register

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HMPDU

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HSPA

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HSS

Home Subscriber Server

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ICMP

Internet Control Message Protocol

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IETF

Internet Engineering Task Force

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IMEI

International Mobile Equipment Identity

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IMSI

International Mobile Subscriber Identity

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IMT

International MobileTelecommunication

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IP

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ISDN

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ISL

Inter Satellite Link

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IWF

Internetworking Function

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IWMSC

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KTS

Key Telephone System

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LAI

Location Area Identification

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LAPDm

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LEO

Low Earth Orbit

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LLC

Logical Link Control

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LTE

Long Term Evolution

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MAC

Medium Access Control

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MAC

Message Authentication Code

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MAHA

Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance

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MAHO

Mobile Assisted Handoff

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MBR

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MCHO

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MEO

Medium Earth Orbit

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MIB

Management Information Base

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MM

Mobility Management

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MOC

Mobile Originated Call

HIPERLAN MAC Protocol Data Units

High Speed Packet Access

Internet Protocol
Integrated Services Digital Network

Interworking Mobile Services Switching Center

Link Access Protocol on the Dm channel

Maximum Bit Rate

Mobile Controlled Handoff

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MS

Mobile Station

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MSAP

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MSC

Mobile Switching Center

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MSDU

MAC Service Data Units

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MSRN

Mobile Station Roaming Number

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MTC

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MTSO

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MUL

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NCHO

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NMS

Network Management System

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NSS

Network and Switching Susbsystem

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NWG

Network Working Group

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OAM

Operation and Maintenance

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OMC

Operation and Maintenance Center

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OSS

Operation Subsystem

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PCF

Packet Control Function

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PCF

Point Coordination Function

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PCH

Paging channel

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PCN

Packet Core Network

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PCN

Packet Core Network

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PCU

Packet Control Unit

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PDN

Packet Data Network

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PDO

Packet Data Optimized

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PDP

Packet Data Protocol

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PDSN

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PEI

Peripheral Equipment Interface

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PIN

Personal Identification Number

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PLCP

Physical Layer Convergence Protocol

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PLMN

Public land Mobile Network

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PLW

Packet Length Word

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PMD

Physical Medium Dependent

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POTS

Plain Old Telephone Service

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PPM

Pulse Position Modulation

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PPP

Point to Point Protocol

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PSF

PLCP Signaling Field

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PSTN

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PUK

Pin Unblocking Key

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QoS

Quality of Service

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QoS

Quality of Service

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QPSK

MAC Service Access Point

Mobile Terminated Call

Mobile Telephone Switching Office
Mobile User Link
Network Controlled Handoff

Packet Data Serving Node

Public Switched Telephone Network

Quadrature Phase Shift Keying

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RACH

Random Access Channel

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RF

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RFID

Radio-frequency identification

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RLC

Radio Link Protocol

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RNC

Radio Network Controller

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RRM

Radio Resource Management

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RSS

Radio Subsystem

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RTS

Request To Send

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SACCH

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SCH

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SDCCH

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SDM

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SF

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SFD

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SGSN

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SIM

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SNDCP

Subnet Dependent Convergence Protocol

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SUMR

Satellite User Mapping Register

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TCH

Traffic Channels

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TDM

Time Division Multiplexing

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TDMA

Time Division Multiple Access

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TETRA

Terrestrial Trunked Radio

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TFCI

Transport Format Combination Indicator

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THP

Traffic Handling Priority

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TMSI

Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity

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TPC

Transmit Power Control

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UE

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UICC

Universal Integrated Circuit Card

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UMTS

Universal Mobile Telecommunications System

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USIM

UMTS Subscriber Identity Module

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UTRA

UTMS Terrestrial Radio Interface

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UTRAN

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VHF

Very High Frequency

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VLR

Visitor Location Register

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WANU

Wireless Access Network Unit

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WASU

Wireless Access Subscriber Unit

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WCDMA

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WEP

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WiMAX

Wordwide Interoperability for Microwave Access

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WLAN

Wireless Local Area Network

Radio Frequency

Slow Associated Dedicated Control Channel

Synchronization Channel
Stand-alone Dedicated Control Channel
Space Division Multiplexing
Switching Function
Start Frame Delimiter
Serving GPRS Support Nodes
Subscriber Identity Module

User Equipment

UTMS Terrestrial Radio Access Network

Wideband Code Division Multiplexing Access

Wired Equivalent Privacy