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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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CTR

Connect To Resource

CTS

Clear To Send

CUC

Centralized User Configuration

CUG

Closed User Group

CUG Index

Closed User Group Index

CVE

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures

CVSD

Continuous Variable Slope Delta Modulation

CW

Communication Waiting

CW

Contention Window

CWDM

Coarse Wave Division Multiplexing

D-channel

Data channel

D-CSI

Dialled Service - CAMEL Subscription Information

D-IM-CSI

Dialled - IP Multimedia - CAMEL Subscription Information

DAC

Device Access Code

dBc.

dBc.

DC

Dead Centre

DCCH

Dedicated Control Channel (GSM)

DCCH

Dedicated Control Channel (UMTS)

DCE

Data Circuit Terminating Equipment

DCF

Distributed Coordination Function

DCH

Dedicated Control Channel

DCID

Destination Channel Identifier

DCN

Dedicated Core Networks

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