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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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PCCH

Paging Control Channel

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PCEF

Policy and Charging Enforcement Function

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PCF

Positioning Calculation Function

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PCF

Point Coordination Function

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PCF

Policy Control Function

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PCFICH

Physical Control Format Indicator Channel

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PCH

Paging Channel (Generic)

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PCI

Physical Cell Identity

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PCM

Pulse Code Modulation

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PCMCIA

Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

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PCN

Personal Communication Network

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PCO

Protocol Configuration Options

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PCPCH

Physical Common Packet Channel

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PCR

Parameter Change Registration

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PCR

Peak Cell Rate

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PCRF

Policy and Charging Rules Function

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PCS

Personal Communication System

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PCU

Packet Control Unit

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PDCCH

Physical Downlink Control Channel

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PDCH

Packet Data Channel

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PDCP (LTE)

Packet Data Convergence Protocol

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PDCP (UMTS)

Packet Data Convergence Protocol

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PDP Context

PDP Context

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PDSCH

Physical Downlink Shared Channel

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