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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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IESG

Internet Engineering Steering Group

IM-CSI

IM - CAMEL Subscription Information

IM-SSF

IP Multimedia - Service Switching Function

IMEISV

International Mobile Equipment Identity Software Version

IMS

IP Multimedia Subsystem

IMS SCC

Service Centralization and Continuity

IMS-ALG

IMS Application Level Gateway

IMS-MGW

IMS Media Gateway

IMS-SSF

IMS - Service Switching Function

IMSI

International Mobile Subscriber Identity

IMSI Attach

IMSI Attach

In Band Signalling

In Band Signalling

INMARSAT

International Maritime Satellite Organization

Insured Burst

Insured Burst

Insured Traffic

Insured Traffic

INTELSAT

International Telecommunication Satellite Organization

Interactive service

Interactive service

Intra Base Station Frame Handler

Intra Base Station Frame Handler

IntServ

Integrated Services

IP Address

IP Address (IPv4)

IP Multicast

IP Multicast

IP-SM-GW

IP Short Message Gateway

IPS

Intrusion Prevention System

IPSec

IP Security

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