Next Generation Wireless Applications: Creating Mobile Applications in a Web 2.0 and Mobile 2.0 World, 2nd Edition

Abbreviations and Acronyms

2G	Second Generation
3G	Third Generation
3GPP	Third Generation Partnership Project
AD	Analog–Digital
ADPCM	Adaptive Differential Pulse-Coded Modulation
A-GPS	Assisted GPS
AJAX	Asynchronous JavaScript and XML
AKS	Authentication Algorithm
AI	Application Interface
ALU	Arithmetic Logic Unit
AMR	Adaptive Multirate
AMS	Application Management System
API	Application Programming Interface
ARPU	Average Revenue Per User
AS	Application Server
ASCII	American Standard Code for Information Interchange
B2BUA	Back-to-Back User Agent
BCF	Border Control Function
BEEP	Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol
BER	Bit Error Rate
BGCF	Border Gateway Control Function
BSC	Base Station Controller
BSS	Base Station Subsystem
BT	Bluetooth
BTS	Base Transceiver Station
CA	Certificate Authority
CAB	Cabinet
CAS	Conditional Access System
CB	Citizens' Band
CC/PP	Composite Capability/Preference Profile
CD	Client Domain
CDC	Connected Device Configuration
CDMA	Code Division Multiple Access
CEF	Common Executable Format
cHTML	compact HTML
CLDC	Connected Limited Device Configuration
CLR	Common Language Runtime
CMS	Content Management System
Codec	Coder–Decoder
COM	Communication Port
COPS	Common Open Policy Service
CORBA	Common Object Request Broker Architecture
CPC	Cost-Per-Click
CPI	Capability and Preference Information
CPIM	Common Presence and Instant Messaging
CPM	Cost-Per-Impression
CPU	Central Processing ...