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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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MSK

Minimum Shift Keying

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MSML

Media Sessions Markup Language

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MSRN

Mobile Station Roaming Number

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MSRP

Message Session Relay Protocol

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MSS

Mobile Soft Switch

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MSU

Message Signalling Unit

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MT-SMS-CSI

Mobile Terminated-SMS-CSI

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Multicast

Multicast

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Multiplex Sublayer

Multiplex Sublayer

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N-ISDN

Narrowband-Integrated Services Digital Network

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NA-ESRD

North American Emergency Services Routing Digits

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NA-ESRK

North American Emergency Services Routing Key

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Name Discovery

Name Discovery

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NAS

Non Access Stratum

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NAS - IuCS

Non Access Stratum (IuCS)

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NAS - Iur

Non Access Stratum (Iur)

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NAS - UMTS

Non Access Stratum (UMTS)

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NAS EMM

NAS EPS Mobility Management

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NAS ESM

Non Access Stratum EPS Session Management

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NASS

Network Access Sub System

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Nausf

AUSF Service-based Interface

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NDSS

Network Directed System Selection

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Neighbor Set

Neighbor Set

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Network Slicing

Network Slicing

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