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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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Aging

Aging

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AIFSN

Arbitration Interframe Space Number

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Ambient Noise

Ambient Noise

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Analogue signal

Analogue signal

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Analogue transmission

Analogue transmission

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ANDSF

Access Network Discovery and Selection Function

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ANF

Assigned Number Field

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ANI

Automatic Number Identification

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ANM

Answer Message

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ANR

Automatic Neighbour Relation

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ANS

Answer Message

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ANSI

American National Standards Institute

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Answerback

Answerback

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ANT+

ANT+

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Antenna Gain

Antenna Gain (dBi)

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APN

Access Point Name

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APN AMBR

Access Point Name Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate

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Application

Application

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Application Context

Application Context

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Application Generator

Application Generator

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Application Interface

Application Interface

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Applications / Clients

Applications / Clients

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ARFCN

Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number

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ASN

Autonomous System Number

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