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 Acronymes 
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 Définition 
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 2G 
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 Second Génération 
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 3G 
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 Third Generation 
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 3GPP 
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 3rd Génération Partnership
Project 
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 A 
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 ASC 
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 Antenna System Controller 
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 ATM 
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 Asynchronous Transfer Mode 
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 B 
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 BER 
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 Bit Error Rate 
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 BLER 
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 Bloc Error Rate 
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 BSC 
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 Base Station Controller 
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 BSS 
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 Base Station System 
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 BTS 
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 Base Transceiver Station 
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 C 
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 CDMA 
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 Code Division Multiple Access 
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 CM 
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 Connection Management 
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 CN 
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 Core Network 
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 CRNC 
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 Controlling Radio Network Controller 
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 CS 
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 Circuit Switched 
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 D 
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 DS_CDMA 
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 Direct Sequence-Code Division Multiple Access 
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 DSSS 
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 Direct Sequence Spreading Spectrum 
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 DTX 
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 Discontinuous Transmission 
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 E 
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 EDGE 
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 Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution 
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 ETSI 
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 European Telecommunications Standards
Institute 
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 F 
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 FDD 
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 Frequency Division Duplex 
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 FDMA 
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 Frequency Division Multiple Access 
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 FPLMTS 
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 Futur Public Land Mobile Telephone System 
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 G 
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 GoS 
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 Grade of Service 
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 GPRS 
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 General Packet Radio Services 
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 GSM 
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 Global System for Mobile Communications 
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 I 
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 IMEI 
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 International Mobile Equipement Identity 
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 IMSI 
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 International Mobile Subscriber Identity 
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 IMT-2000 
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 International Mobile Telecommunications 2000 
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 L 
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 LAC 
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 Location Area Code 
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 LAI 
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 Location Area Identification 
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 M 
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 MAP 
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 Mobile Application Part 
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 MAPL 
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 Maximum Allowable Path Loss 
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 MCC 
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 Mobile Country Code 
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 ME 
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 Mobile Equipement 
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 MMS 
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 Multimedia Messaging Service 
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 MNC 
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 Mobile Network Code 
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 MSC 
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 Mobile (services) Switching Centre 
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 MT 
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 Mobile Terminaison 
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 N 
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 NSS 
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 Network Switching Subsystem 
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 O 
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 OVSF 
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 Orthogonal Variable Spreading Factor 
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 P 
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 PDP 
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 Packet Data Protocol 
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 P-IMSI 
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 Packet International Mobile Subscriber
Identity 
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 PLMN 
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 Public Land Mobile Network 
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 PS 
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 Packet Switched 
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 P-TMSI 
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 Packet Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity 
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 Q 
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 QoS 
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 Quality of service 
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 QPSK 
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 Quadrature Phase Shift Keying 
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 R 
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 RAB 
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 Radio Access Bearer 
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 RAC 
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 Routing Area code 
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 RAI 
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 Routing Area Identification 
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 RAN 
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 Radio Access Network 
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 RBS 
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 Radio Bearer Service 
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 RNC 
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 Radio Network Controller 
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 RNS 
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 Radio Network Subsystem 
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 RRC 
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 Radio Resource Control 
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 S 
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 SDU 
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 Service Data Unit 
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 SF 
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 Spreading Factor 
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 SIR 
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 Signal-to-Interference Ratio 
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 SGSN 
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 Serving GPRS Support Node 
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 SMS 
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 Short Message Service 
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 SRNC 
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 Serving RNC 
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 SSMA 
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 Spectre ou Spread Spectrum Multiple Access 
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 T 
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 TDD 
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 Time Division Duplex 
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 TDMA 
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 Time Division Multiple Access 
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 TE 
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 Terminal Equipement 
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 TMA 
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 Tower Mounted Amplifers 
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 TMSI 
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 Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity 
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 TPC 
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 Transmit Power Control 
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 U 
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 UE 
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 User Equipment 
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 UICC 
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 UMTS Integrated Circuit Card 
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 UIT 
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 Union International de Telecommunication 
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 UMTS 
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 Universal Mobile Telecommunication System 
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 UTRAN 
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 UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network 
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 URA 
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 UTRAN Registration Area 
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 USIM 
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 UMTS Subscriber Identity Module 
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 W 
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 WAP 
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 Wireless Application Protocol 
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 W-CDMA 
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 Wideband - Code Division Multiple Access 
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