List of Abbreviations / Acronyms in ICT

ABBREVIATIONS / ACRONYMS

List of Acronyms/Abbreviations used in Telecom Industry

Note: some of them overlap with Project Management and Accounting disciplines; but we still use them frequently in ICT.

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# B
3P 3rd Party BI Business Intelligence (Ex. BI Tool)
3G 3rd Generation BSC Base Station Controller (Controlling BTS)
A BSS Business Support System
AAA Authentication Authorization Accounting BTS Base Transceiver Station
AI Artificial Intelligence C
ALU Arithmetic and Logic Unit CAD Computer-Aided Design
AMC Annual Maintenance Contract CAM Computer-Aided Manufacturing
APAC Asia Pacific CAMEL Customized Application of Mobile Enhanced Logic
APC American Power Conversion (name of a Corporation) CAP CAMEL Application Part
API Application Programming Interface CASE Computer-Aided Software Engineering
APN Access Point Name CCA Credit Control Answer
ARPU Average Revenue Per User CCR Credit Control Request
ASM Application Support & Maintenance CD Computer Disk
ATM Automatic Teller Machine CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
ATP Acceptance Test Plan CDR Call Detail Record

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CEIR Central Equipment Identity Register E2E End To End

CI Cost-Information E2E Exchange To Exchange
CIM Computer-Integrated Manufacturing ECUR Event Charging with Unit Reservation
CIO Chief Information Officer EIE Electronic Information Exchange
CNIB Centralized National Interconnect Billing EIS Executive Information System
CORBA Common Objective Request Broker Architecture EMEA Europe, the Middle East and Africa
COTSS Commercial Off The Shelf Software ER Event Record
CP Commercial Proposal ERM Entity Relationship Model
CPU Centralized (or Central) Processing Unit ERP Enterprise Resource Planning
CRM Customer Relationship Management ESI External System Interface
CSG Content Service Gateway ESS Executive Support System
CSG Customer Support Guide ETL Extract, Transform and Load
CSV Comma Separated Values F
CSP Communications Service Provider FRS Functional Requirements Specification
CUG Closed User Group FTP File Transfer Protocol
D FUI Final-Unit-Indication
DB Database G
DBMS Database Management System GCS Global Consultancy Services
DDU Delivered Duty Unpaid GGSN Gateway GPRS Service Node
DMZ De-Militarized Zone GPRS General Packet Radio Service
DSL Digital Subscriber Line GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
DSS Decision Support System GSP Gold Support Plan
DVD Digital Versatile Disk GSU Granted-Service-Unit
E GTAC Global Technical Assistance Center

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GUI Graphical User Interface IS Information System

H ISDN Integrated Service Digital Network
HLR Home Location Register ISP Internet Service Provider
HSS Home Subscriber Server; [evolution of HLR] IT Information Technology
HTML Hyper Text Mark-up Language ITU International Telecommunication Union
HTTP Hyper Text Transfer Protocol IVR Interactive Voice Response
HTTPS Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (Secured) K
HVAC Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning kB (K) Kilobyte
I KMS Knowledge Management System
I/O Input / Output KPI Key Performance Indicator
IaaS Infrastructure as a Service kVA Kilo Volt Amperes
IBI Interactive Business Intelligence KWS Knowledge Work System
ICT Information and Communications Technology L
IEC Immediate Event Charging LAN Local Area Network
IGW International Gateway LE Life Extender (Service)
IMAP4 Internet Messaging Access Protocol 4 M
IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identity MAP Mobile Application Part
IMEISV IMEI Software Version mB (M) Megabytes
IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity MCC Mobile Country Code (in IMSI)
IN Intelligence Network / Intelligent Networks MGW Media Gateway
INAP Intelligent Network Application Part MGT Mobile Global Title
IP Internet Protocol MIB Management Information Base
IPCG Internet Protocol Charging Gateway MIS Management Information System
IPR Intellectual Property Rights MME Mobile Management Entity

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MMS Multimedia Messaging Service ODS Operational Data Store (usually seen with “schema”
MMSC Multimedia Messaging Service Center OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
MNC Mobile Network Code (in IMSI) OIS Office Information System
MNO Mobile Network Operator OM Operations Measurement
MO Mobile-Originated OS Operating System
MOP Method Of Procedure OSA Open Services Architecture
MS Mobile Subscriber OSI Open Systems Interconnection
MSA Master Supply Agreement OSS Operation Support System
MSC Mobile Switching Center OTT Over The Top
MSIN Mobile Subscription Identification Number (in IMSI) P
MSISDN Mobile Station ISDN P-GW Packet Data Network Gateway
MSP Multiple Service Provider PaaS Platform as a Service
MSS Mobile Switching Server PCEF Policy and Charging Enforcement Point
MT Mobile-Terminated PCRF Policy and Charging Rule Function
N PDP Packet Data Protocol
NDA Non-Disclosure Agreement PDSN Packet Data Serving Node
NGRC Network Generation Rating and Charging PIN Personal Identification Number
NMS Network Management System PLP Preferential List Plan
NPI Numbering Plan Indicator PTToC Push-to-Talk over Cellular
NOC Network Operations Center POP3 Post Office Protocol 3
O PRTG Paessler Router Traffic Grapher
O&M Operation & Maintenance PS Professional Service
OAM Operation, Administration and Maintenance PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
OCS Online Charging System Q

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QA Quality Assurance S-GW Serving Gateway

R S&M Support and Maintenance [Agreement]
R&D Research & Development SaaS Software as a Service
RA Requested-Action SAN Storage Area Network
RAA Re-Authorization Answer SCM Supply Chain Management
RACI Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed SCCP Signaling Connection Control Part
RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service SCP Service Control Point
RAIDs Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks SDP Service Data Point
RAM Random Access Memory SFTP SSH File Transfer Protocol
RAR Re-Authorization Request SGSN Serving GPRS Support Node
RAS Remote Access Solution SIM Subscriber Identity Module
RCA Root Cause Analysis SIP Session Initiation Protocol
RFF Request For Feature SIT System Integration Testing
RFID Radio Frequency Identification SLA Service Level Agreement
RFP Request for Proposal SMPP Short Message Peer-to-peer Protocol
RNC Radio Network Controller (Controlling NodeB) SMS Short Message Service
ROM Read-Only Memory SMSC Short Message Service Center
RPC Remote Procedure Call SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
RSU Requested-Service-Unit SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
RTP Real-Time Transport Protocol SOAP Simple Object Access Protocol
RTSP Real-Time Streaming Protocol SOW Scope of Work / Statement of Work
RTU Right-To-Use SP Solution Proposal / System Proposal
RVM Revenue Monitoring SPR Subscriber Protocol Repository
S SQR Service Quality Reporting

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SRS Software Requirements & Specifications UML Unified Modeling Language

SS7 Signaling System 7 UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply
SSL Secured Sockets Layer URCS Unified Rating and Charging Service
SSLA Standard Software License Agreement URI Uniform Resource Identifier
SSP Service Switching Point URL Uniform Resource Locator
STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics USSD Unstructured Supplementary Service Data
T USU Used-Service-Unit
T&C Terms and Conditions V
T&L Travel and Living [Expenses] VAS Value Added Service(s)
T&L Travel and Lodging VAT Value Added Tax
TAC Type Access Code VLE Virtual Learning Environment
TAP Transferred Account Procedure VLR Visitor Location Register
TBS Technical Support Bulletins VLSI Very Large-Scale Integrated circuit
TCO Total Cost of Ownership VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol
TCP Transmission Control Protocol VoMS Voucher Management System
TFS Technical Feasibility Study VPN Virtual Private Network
TON Type Of Number VT Validity-Time
TPS Transaction Per Second W
TPS Transaction Processing System WAN Wide Area Network
TS Technical Support WAP Wireless Application Protocol
U WIMP Window, Icon, Mouse, Pull-down menu
UAT User Acceptance Testing WPHTTP Wireless Profiled HTTP
UDP User Datagram Protocol WTLS Wireless Transport Layer Security
UDDI Universal Description, Discovery and Integration WTP Wireless Transaction Protocol

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X
xDR External Data Representation
Y
YoY Year over Year

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