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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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Glossary Results

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Break

Break

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C Link

Cross link

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Call pickup

Call pickup

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Checksum

Checksum

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CK

Cipher Key

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CKSN

Cipher Key Sequence Number

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Classmark

Classmark

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CLK

Clock

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CLKE

Clock Estimate

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CLKN

Clock Native

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Codebook

Codebook

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CONNACK

Connect Acknowledgement

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D Link

Diagonal link

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Dark Web

Dark Web

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Downlink DPCH

Downlink DPCH

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DQPSK

Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying

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E Link

Extended Link

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EAP/AKA Authentication

EAP/AKA Authentication

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Encryption Key

Encryption Key

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EPS-AKA

EPS - Authentication and Key Agreement

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F Link

Fully Associated Link

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FSK

Frequency Shift Keying

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GMSK

Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying

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Hello Packet

Hello Packet

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