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IEEE 802.15 Wireless Personal Area Networks

IEEE 802.15 Wireless Personal Area Networks

IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks

IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks

IGMP

Internet Group Management Protocol

IGP

Interior Gateway Protocol

IMAP

Internet Message Access Protocol

IMAP4

Internet Message Access Protocol 4

IMP

Messaging Application Server

IMPI

IMS Private ID

IMPU

IMS Public User Identity

INAP

Intelligent Network Application Part

Internet Telephony

Internet Telephony

Intra PLMN handover

Intra PLMN handover

IP

Internet Protocol

IP Address

IP Address (IPv4)

IP Datagram

IP Datagram

IP Flood

IP Flood

IP Multicast

IP Multicast

IP Telephony

IP Telephony

IP-CAN

IP Connectivity Access Network

IP-SM-GW

IP Short Message Gateway

IPDR

Internet Protocol Detail Record

IPLMN

Interrogating Public Land Mobile Network

IPRAN

IP Radio Access Network

IPS

Intrusion Prevention System

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