Long Term Evolution: 3GPP LTE Radio and Cellular Technology

| 3GPP | 3rd Generation Partnership Project |
| AC | admission control |
| ACK | acknowledgment |
| AMBR | aggregated maximum bit rate |
| AP | access point |
| App. | application |
| ARP | allocation retention priority |
| BLER | block error rate |
| BM-SC | broadcast multicast service center |
| BS | bearer service |
| BSR | buffer status report |
| CDD | cyclic delay diversity |
| CDMA | code division multiple access |
| CFR | channel feedback reporting |
| CPICH | common pilot indicator channel |
| CQI | channel quality indicator |
| CZ | collision zone |
| DAS | distributed antenna system |
| DFT | discrete Fourier transform |
| DL | downlink |
| eNB | eNode B |
| EPC | evolved packet core |
| EPS | evolved packet system |
| E-UTRAN | evolved universal terrestrial radio access network |
| FDD/TDD | frequency domain duplexing/time domain duplexing |
| FDMA | frequency division multiple access |
| GERAN | GSM/enhanced data rates for GSM evolution radio access networks |
| GBR | guaranteed bit rate |
| GPRS | general packet radio service |
| GPS | global positioning system |
| GSM | global system for mobile communications |
| GTP | GPRS tunneling protocol |
| GTP-U | GPRS tunneling protocol user plane |
| GW | gateway |
| HARQ | hybrid automatic repeat request |
| HO | handover |
| HSPA | high-speed packet access |
| ICIC | intercell interference coordination |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| IMT | international mobile telecommunications |
| IP | Internet protocol |
| IRC | interference rejection combining |
| ITU | International Telecommunication Union |
| LI | layer 1 |
| L2 | layer 2 |
| LA | link adaptation |
| LB | load balancing |
| LTE | long term evolution |
| MAC | medium access control |
| MBMS | multicast broadcast multimedia services |
| MBR | maximum bit rate |
| MBSFM | MBMS single frequency network |
| MCE | multicast/broadcast coordination entity |
| MCS | modulation and coding scheme |
| MIMO | multiple input, multiple output |
| MME | mobility management entity |
| MMSE | minimum mean square error |
| MU-MIMO | multiuser MIMO |
| NACK | negative acknowledgment |
| NAS | nonaccess stratum |
| OFDM | orthogonal... |