Card Admin
Gemalto Telecom Card Admin tool is a tool to edit SIM & UICC cards. Card Admin provides all the necessary fundamentals to FULLY (Proprietary files, Proprietary commands etc.) administrate any 2G, 3G, LTE and CDMA card (Gemalto & Competition).
Femtocell
A femtocell is a small, low-power cellular base station, typically designed for use in a home or small business.
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Module
The unit formed of a chip and a contact plate.
UTRAN
Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network. UTRAN consists of Radio Network Controllers (RNCs) and NodeBs of a UMTS network. It allows connectivity between the UE and the core network.
SMAOT
Smartjac OT series of UICC / SIM cards ranging from 2G SIM cards with XOR support, to advanced multi-application LTE UICC cards with Milenage support, NFC, USIM, ISIM and CSIM.
UICC
A high capacity smart card used in mobile terminals for GSM, UMTS/3G and now 4G/LTE networks.
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3GPP
3GPP (3G Partnership Project) is an industry group that aims to produce specifications for a 3G system based on GSM Networks.
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ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute: the EU organization in charge of defining European telecommunications standards.
GSMA
GSM Association. The global association for Mobile phone operators.
Java
A network oriented programming language invented by Sun Microsystems and specificallt designed so that programs can be safely downloaded to remote devices.
USIM
Universal Subscriber Identity Module. A SIM with adbanced software that ensures continuity when migrating to 3G services.
ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute. The European Standards Development Organisation (SDO) in 3GPP. See www.etsi.org.Â
HTTP
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. A client-server communication protocol developed for World Wide Web. See IETF RFC2616, www.ietf.org.
IMSI
International Mobile Subscriber Identity. A unique number associated with each mobile phone user. It is stored in the SIM inside the phone and is sent by the phone to the network. It is primarily intended for obtaining information on the use of the Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) by subscribers. It is also used for other functions such as to compute the Paging Occasions (PO) in LTE. See 3GPP TS22.016 and TS23.003.
UTRA
Universal Terrestrial Radio Access. The radio access solution for UMTS.
SIM
A subscriber identity module or subscriber identification module (SIM) is an integrated circuit chip that is intended to securely store the international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) number and its related key, which are used to identify and authenticate subscribers on mobile telephony devices.
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EAC
Extended Access Control. A mechanism enhancing the security of ePassports whereby only authorized inspection systems can read biometric data.
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GSM
Global System for Mobile Communications. A European standard for digital cellular phones that has now been widely adopted throughout the world.
ISO
International Organization for Standardization: an international body that produces the worldwide industrial and commercial "ISO" standards.
LTE
Long Term Evolution. The standard in advanced mobile network technology, often referred to as 4G.
M2M
Machine-to-Machine. Technology enabling communication between machinesfor applications such as smart meters, mobile health solutions, etc.
MIM
Machine Identification Module. The equivalent of a SIM with specific features such that it can be used in machines to enable authentificationMMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) a standard way of sending messages that include multimedia content (e.g. photographs) to and from mobile phones.
OMA
Open Mobile Alliance. A body that develops open standards for the mobile phone industry.
OTA
Over The Air. A method of distributing applications and new software updates which are already in use.
PDA
Personal Digital Assistant. A mobile device that functions as a personal information manager, often with the ability to connect to the internet.
PIN
Personal Identification Number. A secret code required to confirm a user's identity.
BER
Bit Error Rate. A measure of received signal quality, the proportion of received bits which is decoded erroneously.
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CID
Cell IDentifier. In LTE, an identifier of a particular cell, either a Physical CID or a Global CID. Up to 504 Physical CIDs are available.
EEA
Evolved Packet System Encryption Algorithm. Used for ciphering, this may be either Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), SNOW 3G or null. All algorithms use a 128-bit input key. See 3GPP TS33.401.
IMS
Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem. An architectural framework for delivering Internet Protocol (IP) multimedia services via UTRAN and E- UTRAN. See 3GPP TS23.228 and TS23.406.
LAC
Location Area Code. The LAC is part of the Location Area Identity (LAI). The LAC identifies a Location Area (LA) within a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN). It has a fixed length of 2 octets and is one of the parameters an LTE UE is requested to read when it detects UTRAN cells in the neighbourhood. See 3GPP TS23.003 Section 4.1.
NDS
Network Domain Security. A security architecture for network domain Internet Protocol (IP) based control planes, which is applied to NDS/IP-networks (i.e. 3GPP and fixed broadband networks) to provide security in the Core Network (CN). See 3GPP TS33.210.
RAC
Radio Admission Control. The RAC function is located in the eNodeB and controls admission or rejection of new radio bearer establishment requests. The goal of RAC is to maximize radio resource utilization while ensuring that the required Quality of Service (QoS) is achieved for sessions which are already established. RAC can take into account the overall resource situation in E- UTRAN, the QoS requirements, the priority levels, the provided QoS of in- progress sessions and the QoS requirements of new radio bearer requests. See 3GPP TS36.300, Section 16.1.2.
RAN
Radio Access Network. A RAN consists of the ground-based infrastructure required for delivery of communication between UEs and the Core Network (CN). In LTE, the RAN consists of one or more base stations (i.e. eNodeBs). Examples of other RANs are UMTS, TD-SCDMA, GSM, CDMA2000 and WiMAX.
RAT
Radio Access Technology. The RAT is the type of radio technology used in a Radio Access Network (RAN) to access the Core Network (CN), e.g. UMTS, GSM, CDMA2000, WiMAX.
3G
(Third Generation) The broadband telecommunications systems that combine high speed voice, data and multimedia.
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4G
4G (fourth generation) is a comprehensive, secure all-IP based mobile broadband solution to smartphones, tablets, laptop computers, wireless modems and other mobile devices.
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DM
Device Management: Management of mobile phone configuration, updates and other managed objects of mobile devices over the entire life-cycle as defined by OMA DM. DM is also used generically to describe all methods and activities associated with mobile device management.
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IM
Using text on a mobile handset to communicate in real time
IP
Internet Protocol. A protocol for communicating data accross a network
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OS
Operating System. Software that runs on computers and other smart devices and that manages the way they function.
SE
Secure Element. A secure and personalised physical component added to a system to manage users rights and to host secure apps. SE typically consist of a Silicon Chip, a secure Operating System, application software and a secure protocol to communicate to the device. SE can be a removable device (such as UICC or µSD for mobile devices or MIM for M2M connected machines). SE can also be components inside the system.
BS
Base Station. The entity in a radio access network responsible for radio trans- mission and reception in one or more cells to and from the UE. In LTE the BS is known as the eNodeB.
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DL
DownLink. The radio link in the direction from the base station to the mobile terminal.
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HE
Home Environment. The HE of a subscriber is responsible for the overall pro- vision and control of the personal service environment to the subscriber.Â
HO
HandOver. HO is a procedure by which a mobile terminal changes serving cells (within the same frequency or on different frequencies or even on different Radio Access Technologies (RAT)). See 3GPP TS36.133.
LR
Location Registration. The process the UE undertakes to register its presence in a registration area when in Idle mode. As a result of LR, the Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) selected by the UE becomes the Registered PLMN. This can be done regularly or when entering a new tracking area. See 3GPP TS36.304 Section 4.1.
PS
Packet Switched. In PS communication each data packet is labelled with the destination address and routed over a shared transmission resource. In contrast with Circuit Switching (CS) where dedicated transmission resources are re- served between network nodes to deliver a reliable transmission rate and delay, in a PS connection the transmission rate and delay may vary depending on the traffic load and the medium capacity, with packets being buffered if necessary.
RF
Radio Frequency. Refers to signal oscillation frequencies such that if the signal is input to an antenna an electromagnetic field is generated suitable for wireless communication. These frequencies cover a significant part of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum, ranging from a few kilohertz to hundreds of gigahertz. See 3GPP TR36.942 for some discussion of related issues.
UE
User Equipment. The mobile unit which allows a user to access network services, connecting to the UTRAN or E-UTRAN via the radio interface. A UE can be subdivided into a Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) and a Mo- bile Equipment (ME). See 3GPP TS21.905 Section 3.
Femtocell
A femtocell is a small, low-power cellular base station, typically designed for use in a home or small business.
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Femtocell
A femtocell is a small, low-power cellular base station, typically designed for use in a home or small business.
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UICC
A high capacity smart card used in mobile terminals for GSM, UMTS/3G and now 4G/LTE networks.
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SIM
A subscriber identity module or subscriber identification module (SIM) is an integrated circuit chip that is intended to securely store the international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) number and its related key, which are used to identify and authenticate subscribers on mobile telephony devices.
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SIM
A subscriber identity module or subscriber identification module (SIM) is an integrated circuit chip that is intended to securely store the international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) number and its related key, which are used to identify and authenticate subscribers on mobile telephony devices.
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