User's Manual

Doc. No.
Rev.
Date
DRAFT
1.01
2012-01-27
Damm Cellular Systems A/S, Denmark
TetraFlex
®
7.5 Manual - Abbreviations / Definitions
TetraFlex® 7.5 Manual 19
ABBREVIATIONS / DEFINITIONS
Short
Explanation / Definition
AIR
Air interface encryption
API
Application Programming Interface
Application Date
Is checked against the Dongle Application Date Limit.
Software package execution is only possible if Application Date is equal or less than the
Dongle Application Date Limit.
The Application Date is hard coded into the software package and will normally be the
same date as the Release Date, but can be set to an earlier date.
Application Date
Limit.
All software packages with an Application Date earlier than this Application Date Limit can
be executed
Application PC
Any PC, with the exception of RF nodes, which are running DAMM application(s)
BS
Base Station, BS41x or a combination of SB421’s and BS421’s
BSC
Base Station Controller
BSC.exe
Base Station Controller Software
BSS
Base Station Switch
CAD
Call Authorized by Dispatcher
CDR
Call Data Records
Cell
(Radio) Cell – a radio node with one ore more transcievers
Cell ID
ID is broadcasted every 10 sec (configurable).
CF
Compact Flash memory card
DB
Data Base
DCK
Derived Cipher Key
DGNA
Dynamic Group Number Assignment
Dongle
A USB dongle, programmed by DAMM, to be inserted in the node and/or application PC.
The dongle controls which functions and applications can be executed
Dongle Date
Limit
When this date is exceeded the dongle will not allow execution of DAMM software
packages
DSP
Digital Speech Processing
E2E
End to end encryption
ETSI
European Telecommunications Standard Institute
FACCH
Fast Associated Control Channel
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
GCK
Group Cipher Key
GIS
Geographical Information system
GPS
Global Positioning System
GSI
Group Subscriber Identity
GUI
Graphical User Interface
GW
Gate Way
IP
Internet Protocol
ITSI
Individual Tetra Subscriber Identity
L1 Warning
System function is not likely to be affected
L2 Alarm
System function is partly affected
L3 Blocked
Some components of the system is not active
LAN
Local Area Network (For TetraFlex® meaning connection BSC/TR and IP backbone)
MCC
Mobile Country Code
MCCH
Main Control Chanel
Missing
A node which has been visible is missing
NM
Network Management
MNC
Mobile Network Code
MS
Mobile Station (Terminal)
Node
Any unit, with exception of redundant BSC(s), running the DAMM bsc.exe application
OM
See TetraOM
OS
Operation System. Windows XP, Vista, 7, CE etc.
PABX
Private Automatic Branch Exchange
PC
Normally the BSC, but could also refer to a standard consumer PC
PD
Packet Data
PEI
Peripheral Equipment Interface