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Glossary

Explore our library of thousands of telecoms terms and acronyms defined for on-the-job reference or learning new material.

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Broadcast Storm

Broadcast Storm

Broadcast User Zone

Broadcast User Zone

Browser

Browser

BS

Base Station (Generic)

BSA

Basic Service Area

BSC

Base Station Controller

BSC

Base Station Controller (3GPP2)

BSF

Binding Support Function

BSIC

Base Station Identity Code

BSICNCELL

BSIC of an adjacent cell

BSR

Buffer Status Report

BSS

Basic Service Set

BSS

Base Station System

BSS

Business Support Systems

BSSAP

Base Station Subsystem Application Part

BSSAP+

Base Station Subsystem Application Part +

BSSAPLE

Base Station System Application Part LCS Extension

BSSGP

BSS GPRS Protocol

BSSGP

Base Station Subsystem GPRS Protocol

BSSID

Basic Service Set Identifier

BSSMAP

Base Station Subsystem Management Application Part

BSSOMAP

Base Station System Operation and Maintenance Application Part

BTS

Base Transceiver Station

Burst

Burst

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