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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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Conference Factory

Conference Factory

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Confidentiality

Confidentiality

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Configuration Change Indicator

Configuration Change Indicator

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CP-OFDM

Cyclic Prefix – Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing

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CSCF

Call Session Control Function

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CSFB

Circuit Switched Fallback

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CSMF

Communication Service Management Function

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CSPF

Constrained Shortest Path First

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CTF

Charging Trigger Function

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DCF

Distributed Coordination Function

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Default Router

Default Router

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DFT

Discrete Fourier Transform

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DiffServ

Differentiated Services

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DIFS

DCF Interframe Space

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Digital Certificate

Digital Certificate

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DL-TFT

Downlink-Traffic Flow Template

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DSF

Data Storage Network Function

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DTMF

Dual Tone Multi-Frequency

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E-CSCF

Emergency - Call Session Control Function

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EARFCN

E-UTRA Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number

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EATF

Emergency Access Transfer Function

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EBCF

Event Based Charging Function

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ECF

Event Charging Function

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EDCAF

Enhanced Distributed Channel Access Function

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