| ADMF |
Administration
Function |
| ADS |
Advanced
Design System |
| ADSL |
Asymmetric
Digital Subscriber Line |
| AES |
Advanced
Encryption Standard |
| AF |
Africa |
| AF |
Application
Function |
| AF |
Authentication
Framework |
| AGC |
Automatic
Gain Control |
| AGNSS |
Assisted
Global Navigation Satellite System |
| A-GPS |
Assisted
Global Positioning System |
| aGW |
Access
Gateway |
| AICH |
Acquisition
Indictor / Indication Channel |
| AIPN |
All
Internet Protocol Network |
| AKA |
Authentication
and Key Agreement |
| ALCAP |
Access
Link Control Application Part |
| AM |
Acknowledge
Mode (in RLC) |
| AM |
Amplitude
Modulation |
| AMBR |
Aggregate
Maximum Bit Rate |
| AMC |
Adaptive
Modulation and Coding |
| AMD |
Acknowledge
Mode Data |
| AMN |
Artificial
Mains Network |
| A-MPR |
Additional
Maximum Power Reduction |
| AMPS |
Advanced
Mobile Phone System / Service |
| AMR |
Adaptive
Multi-Rate |
| AMR-NB |
Adaptive
Multi-Rate Narrowband |
| AMR-WB |
Adaptive
Multi-Rate Wideband |
| AN |
Access
Network |
| ANFR |
Agence
National des Fréquences (French) |
| ANDSF |
Access
Network Discovery and Selection Function |
| ANR |
Automatic
Neighbour Relation |
| ANSI |
American
National Standards Institute |
| AoA |
Angle
of Arrival |
| AoD |
Angle
of Departure |
| AP |
Antenna
Port |
| AP |
Aggregation
Proxy |
| AP |
Application
Part |
| AP |
Application
Protocol |
| AP |
Asia
Pacific |
| APAC |
Asia
Pacific |
| AP-AICH |
Access
Preamble-AICH |
| APCA |
Activate
PDP Context Accept (message) |
| APCR |
Activate
PDP Context Request (message) |
| APCO |
Association
of Public Safety Officials |
| API |
Application
Programming Interface |
| APN |
Access
Point Name |
| APN-AMBR |
Access
Point Name–Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate |
| AR |
Aggregation
Router |
| ARCEP |
Autorité
de Régulation des Communications Electroniques et des Postes (French) |
| ARCF |
Automatic
Radio Configuration Function |
| ARFCN |
Absolute
Radio Frequency Channel Number |
| ARIB |
Association
of Radio Industries and Businesses (Japan) |
| ARP |
Address
Resolution Protocol |
| ARP |
Allocation
and Retention Priority |
| ARP |
Automatic
Radio Phone |
| ARPU |
Average
Revenue per User |
| ARQ |
Automatic
Repeat Request |
| AS |
Access
Stratum |
| AS |
Application
Server |
| AS |
Azimuth
Spread |
| ASC |
Access
Service Class |
| A-SEM |
Additional
Spectrum Emission Mask |
| ASIC |
Application
Specific Integrated Circuit |
| ASME |
Access
Security Management Entity |
| ASN.1 |
Abstract
Syntax Notation number 1 |
| AS
SMC |
AS
Security Mode Command |
| ASSP |
Application
Specific Standard Product |
| AT |
Attention |
| ATB |
Adaptive
Transmission Bandwidth |
| ATC |
Air
Traffic Control |
| ATCA |
Advanced
Telecommunication Computing Architecture |
| ATCF |
Access
Transfer Control Function |
| ATIA |
Alliance
for Telecommunications Industry Association |
| ATIS |
Alliance
for Telecommunications Industry Solutions |
| ATM |
Asynchronous
Transfer Mode |
| ATM |
Automated
Teller Machine |
| ATRJ |
Attach
Reject (message) |
| ATRQ |
Attach
Request (message) |
| ATS |
Abstract
Test Suite |
| ATT |
Attenuator |