3 Definitions and abbreviations
23.1103GPPRelease 17Services and functionsTSUniversal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) access stratum
3.1 Definitions
For the purposes of the present document, the terms and definitions given in TS 23.101 [2] and the following apply.
Access Stratum: defined in TS 23.101 [2].
Access Network: defined in TS 23.101 [2].
Edge-Node: core network node which is connected to the URAN at a particular instance.
URAN: defined in [TBD].
3.2 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply:
AN Access Network
AS Access Stratum
CC Call Control
DC Dedicated Control SAP
CN Core Network
FFS For Further Study
GC General Control (SAP)
GPRS General Packet Radio Service
GSM Global System for Mobile communications
HPLMN Home Public Land Mobile Network
IF Infrastructure
ME Mobile Equipment
MM Mobility Management
MS Mobile Station
NAS Non Access Stratum
Nt Notification (SAP)
PDN Packet Data Network
PTM Point to Multipoint
RAN Radio Access Network
SAP Service Access Point
SAPI Service Access Point Identifier [???]
SIM Subscriber Identity Module
SMS Short Message Service
SS Supplementary Services
TBD To Be Defined
UE User Equipment
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
URAN UMTS Radio Access Network
USIM UMTS Subscriber Identity Module
USSD Unstructured Supplementary Service Data
UTRA UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access
UTRAN UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network
VBS Voice Broadcast Service
VGCS Voice Group Call Service
VPLMN Visited Public Land Mobile Network