Authentication, Authorization and Accounting Server
AN
Access Network
AT
Access Terminal
BS
Base Station
BSC
Base Station Controller
BTS
Base Transceiver System
FA
Foreign Agent
HA
Home Agent
HLR
Home Location Register
IWF
Interworking Function
MS
Mobile Station
MSC
Mobile Switching Center
PCF
Packet Control Function
PDSN
Packet Data Serving Node
PLMN
Public Land Mobile Network
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network
VLR
Visitor Location Register
物理层接口
The A1, A2, A3, A5 and A7 interfaces are based on the use of:
T1 digital transmission system interfaces. Each 1.544 Mbps interface provides 2456 or 2464 Kbps channels, which can be used for traffic or signaling as operator requires.
E1 digital transmission interfaces consisting of 30*64 Kbps user channels can also be used for traffic or signaling. As the operator requires, and as applicable to the network. As a BS/MSC agreed option, dedicated DSO signaling link(s) may be used instead of the T1/E1 interface.
T3 digital transmission interfaces supporting transmission rates of 43.232 Mbps.
OC3 digital transmission interfaces supporting transmission rates of 155.52 Mbps.
The A8 to A15 interfaces are based on the use of the Internet Protocol, which can operate across various physical layer media (generally, Ethernet Fast LAN or GbE).