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Abstract Syntax Notation One
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China Communications Standard Association
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Electronic Industries Alliance
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Federal Communications Commission
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Encoder
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Group Key Hierarchy
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Generic Token Card
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Hypertext Transfer Protocol
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Integrity Check Value
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International Electro technical Commission
Internet Engineering Task Force
Intermediate Frequency
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integrity key
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Internet Protocol Version 4
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IP Connectivity Access Networks
Protocols for Security
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Industry Science and Medical RF Band
International Standard Organization
ISDN User Part
ISUP Initial Address Message
Information Technology` Infrastructure Library
International Telecommunication Union
International Telecommunication Union Radio
Knowledge Area
Ciphering Key
EAPoL Key Communication Key
EAPoL Key Encryption Key
Local Area Network
Turbo Code
Left Hand Circular Polarization
Least Mean Square
Low Capacity
Line of Sight
Local Oscillator
Linear Polarization
Least Squares Constant Modulus Algorithm
Long Tern Evolution
Long Term Evolution
Media Access Control
Message Authentication Code
Authentication token used in resynchronization
Metropolitan Area Network
Mobile Application Part
Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service
Multi Codeword
Message digest 5
Macro Diversity Handover
Minimum Discernible Signal
Forward Link Only Technology
Media Gateway Control Function
Media Gateway
Management Information Base
Message Integrity Code
Multiple Input Multiple Output
Mobile IP
Multiple Input Single Output
Mobility Management
Multiparty Multimedia Session Control
Method of Moments
Mean Opinion Score
MAC Protocol Data Unit
Moving Picture Expert Group
Multiprotocol Label Switching
Media Resource Function
Mobile Station
Mobile Switching Center
Mobile Switching Center/Visitor Location register
Multiple User MIMO
Not Acknowledge
Network Access Server
Network Allocation Vector
Network Equipment Building Systems standard
Numerical Electromagnetics Code
Noise Figure
Near Field Communication
Next Generation Mobile Committee
Next Generation Mobile Networks
New Generation Network
Network Interface Card
National institute of Standards and Technology
Non Line of Sight
Normal Mode Helical Antenna
Network Reliability Steering Committee
Network Service Provider
Network Subsystem
National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee( US)
Open Area Test Site
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access
Office of Government Commerce
Opportunistic Spectrum Address
Open Systems Interconnect
Open Shortest Path First Routing Protocol
Operational and Business Support Systems
Over The Air Programming
One Time password
Personal Area Network
High Peak to Average Power Ratio
Proxy CSCF
Personal Digital Cellular
Packet Data Serving Node
Packet Data serving Node
Protocol Data Unit
Protected EAP
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex
Physical
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Personal Identification Number
Pairwise Key Hierarchy
Path Loss
Public Land Mobile Networks
Pseudo Noise
Physical Optics
Point to Point Protocol
Phase Shift Keying
Public Switched Telephone Network
Public Switched Telephone Network
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
Quality of Service
Quadrature Phase Shift Keying
Random Access Channel
Remote Access Dial In User Server
Radio Aces Network
Random
RC4 Cipher Algorithm
Remote Electrical Tilt
Radio Frequency
Request For Comment
Request for Change
Radio Frequency Identification
Right Hand Circular Polarization
Recursive Least Squares
Radio Network Controller
IETF Roaming Operations
Robust Header Compression
Radio Resource
Radio Resource Control
Rivest Shamir Alderman
Robust Security Networks
Robust Security Network Associations
Real Time Protocol
Request to Send
Round Trip Time
Signal to Noise Ratio
Security Association
ETSI Smart Card Platform
Serving CSCF
Stream Control Transmission Protocol
Single Codeword
Stand Alone Dedicated Channel
Space Division Multiple Access
Software Defined Radio
Security Gateway Function
Spreading Factor
Spurious Free Dynamic Range
Service Flow ID
Serving GPRS Support Node
Signaling Gateway
System Identification Number
Special Interest Group of WWRF
Subscriber Identity Module
Single Input Multiple Output
Session Initiation Protocol
Signal to Interference Ratio
Single Input Single Output
Subscriber Location Function
Structure of Management Information
Short Message Service
Short Message Service Center
Simple Message Transfer Protocol
Simple Network Management Protocol
Single Parity Check
Sequence
Signed Response
Secure RTP
Signaling System 7
Single Sideband
Service Set Identifier
Stations
Traffic To Pilot
Transaction Capabilities application Part
Traffic Channel
Traffic Channel Full Rate Speech
Traffic Channel Half Rate
Transmission Control Protocol
Suite of Protocols
Time Division CDMA
Time Division Duplex
Time Division Multiple Access
Time Division Synchronous CDMA
Telecommunications Industry Association
Temporal Key
Temporary Key Integrity Protocol
TM Forum
Time Slot
TKIP Sequence Counter
TSG Core Network & Terminals
TSG GSM EDGE Radio Access Network
TSG Radio Access Network
ETG Services & System Aspects
Telecommunications Technology Association of Korea
Telecommunications Technology Committee
User Datagram Protocol
User Equipment
Ultra Mobile Broadband
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
Protocol used in 3G
Universal Terrestrial Radio Access
United States Geological Survey
UMTS SIM
Universal Terrestrial Radio Access
TD-CDMA UTRA MODE
TD-SCDMA UTRA MODE
UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network
Ultra Wideband
Visitor Location Register
Visited Network
Voice Over IP
Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
Wide Area Network
Wideband CDMA
Wireless Encryption Protocol
Wireless Emergency Response Team
Working Group of WWRF
Wireless Fidelity
Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access
Wireless World Initiative New radio
Wireless LAN
Wireless Mesh Network
Wi-Fi Protected Access
World Radio Communication Conference
Wireless World Research forum
Next Generation
Cryptographic primitive in the 3GSM Key Generation Process
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