BTS:Base Transceiver Station
CN:Core Network
CRs:Change Requests. CR是对规范中细节变更的详细描述文件 (如会议中的临时文档等).
CS domain:Circuit Switched domain
eNB:E-UTRAN NodeB,在LTE网络中起基站的作用
E-UTRAN:Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network
FDD:Frequency Division Duplex
GERAN:GSM EDGE Radio Access Network
IMS:IP Multimedia Subsystem
IP:Internet Protocol
MS:Mobile Station
O&M:Operations and Maintenance
PCG:Project Co-ordination Group,项目协调组;
PS domain:Packet Switched domain
PSTN:Public Switched Telephony Network
QoS:Quality of Service
Rel:Release XX,3GPP中的发行版本
SIM/USIM/ISIM:Subscriber Interface Modules
TDD:Time Division Duplex
TR:Technical Report
TS:Technical Specification
TSG:Technical Specification Groups,技术规范组,负责3GPP的技术规范开发工作,有责任在其职权范围内准备、批准和维护规范,可以在工作小组中组织工作,并酌情与其他小组联系;
TSG CT:TSG Core Network and Terminals,负责指定终端接口(逻辑和物理)、终端能力(如执行环境)和3GPP系统的核心网络部分。
TSG-RAN:TSG Radio Access Network,负责定义UTRA/E-UTRA网络在FDD及TDD两种模式下的功能、需求及接口;
TSG RAN AHG:Ad-hoc group on ITU (internal) co-ordination
TSG RAN WG:TSG RAN Working Group
TSG-SA:TSG Service and System Aspects,负责以3GPP规格为基础的系统的整体架构及服务能力,并负责跨TSG的协调工作。
UE:User Equipment
USIM:Universal Subscriber Identity Module
UTRAN:Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network
VHE:Virtual Home Environment
WLAN:Wireless Local Access Network