bit-error rate BISDN broadband ISDN base station (part of AMPS) base station controller (part of GSM) base station system (part of GSM) BSSAP base station system application part (part of GSM) BSSGP base station system GPRS protocol BSSMAP base station system management application part (part of GSM) base transceiver station (part of GSM) communication dimension (defined by AML) connection controller (defined by AML) common channel signalling (same as SS7) code civision multiple access connection endpoint identifier (defined by AML) connection identifier (defined by AML) common management information protocol (part of TMN) connection (defined by AML) Abbreviations connection-less (defined by OSI) connection user (defined by AML) connection-less service user (defined by AML) connection-oriented (defined by OSI) connection-oriented service user (defined by AML) CORBA common object request broker architecture (specified by OMG) circuit switching control service interface (defined by AML) communication service provider (defined by AML) distribution dimension (defined by AML) digital cross-connect discrimination identifier (defined by AML) distributed network process controller (defined by AML) destination point code (defined by MTP, part of CCS) direct transfer application part (part of GSM) dual tone multi-frequency enhanced data rate for global evolution (used in GPRS) extended FSM Electronic Industries Association equipment register (part of PLMN) encoding function (defined by AML) external resource relation (defined by AML) European Telecommunication Standards Institute event handler (defined by AML) frame relay format handler (defined by AML) finite state machine guidelines for the definition of managed objects (part of TMN) gateway GSN (part of GPRS) general inter-ORB protocol (specified by OMG) GPRS mobility management gateway MSC GPRS support node general packet radio service (used in GSM and TDMA) global system for mobile communication global title (defined by SCCP, part of CCS) GPRS tunneling protocol high-