BER bit error rate

BSC base station controller

CBCH cell broadcast control channel

CBR constant bit rate

CDMA code division multiple access

CDPD cellular digital packet data

DSSS direct sequence spread spectrum

ERP effective radiated power or enterprise resource planning

ESN electronic serial number

EVRC enhanced variable-rate codec

FACCH fast associated control channel

FEC forward error correction

FER frame error rate

HLR home location register

IMT International Mobile Telecommunications

IWF interworking function

MDN mobile directory number

MIN mobile identification number

MMS multimedia message service

MRI mobile reported interference

MSC mobile switching center

OCQPSK orthogonal complex quadraphase phase shift keying

OTAPA over-the-air parameter administration

OTASP over-the-air service provisioning

OVSF orthogonal variable spreading factor

PAGCH paging and access grant channel

PCH paging channel

PCS Personal Communications Services

PDC Personal Digital Cellular

PMRM power measurement report message

PN pseudo-noise

QCELP Qualcomm code-excited linear prediction

QoS quality of service

RACH random access channel

RPE-LTP regular pulse excitation long-term prediction

RSSI received signal strength indicator

S/I signal-to-interference

S/N signal-to-noise

SACCH slow associated control channel

SDCCH stand-alone dedicated control channel

SDMA space division multiple access

SID silence descriptor

SMS short message service

TD-SCDMA time division synchronized code division multiple access

TLDN temporary local directory number

UBR unspecified bit rate

UMTS universal mobile telephony system

UWC Universal Wireless Communications

VAD voice activity detection

VBR-NRT variable bit rate non-real time

VLR visitor location register

W-CDMA wideband code division multiple access

WLL wireless local loop

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