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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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IMC

IMS Credentials

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IMEI

International Mobile Equipment Identity

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IMEISV

International Mobile Equipment Identity Software Version

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IMP

Messaging Application Server

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IMPI

IMS Private ID

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IMPU

IMS Public User Identity

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IMS

IP Multimedia Subsystem

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IMS SCC

Service Centralization and Continuity

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IMS-ALG

IMS Application Level Gateway

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IMS-MGW

IMS Media Gateway

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IMS-SSF

IMS - Service Switching Function

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IMSI

International Mobile Subscriber Identity

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IMSI Attach

IMSI Attach

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IMT2000

International Mobile Telephony 2000

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IMUN

International Mobile User Number

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INMARSAT

International Maritime Satellite Organization

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Intra Base Station Frame Handler

Intra Base Station Frame Handler

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Intra PLMN handover

Intra PLMN handover

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IP Datagram

IP Datagram

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IP Multicast

IP Multicast

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IP-SM-GW

IP Short Message Gateway

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IPLMN

Interrogating Public Land Mobile Network

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Iridium

Iridium

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ISAKMP

Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol

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