Acronyms and Abbreviations

Acronym / AbbreviationDescription
AMTAeronautical Mobile Telemetry
ATCAuxiliary Terrestrial Component
AWSAdvanced Wireless Services
BEABureau of Economic Analysis Economic Area
BSBase Station
BSSBroadcast Satellite Service
BTBluetooth
CDFCumulative Distribution Function
CSVComma Separated Values
DLDownlink
DTTDigital Terrestrial Television
DVBDigital Video Broadcasting
EESSEarth Exploration Satellite Service
EIRPEquivalent Isotropic Radiated Power
ENGElectronic News Gathering
EPFDEquivalent Power Flux Density
ESEarth Station
ETSIEuropean Telecommunication Standards Institute
FCCFederal Communications Commission
FDPFractional Degradation in Performance
FSFixed Service
FSSFixed Satellite Service
GSMGlobal System for Mobiles
GSOGeostationary Orbit
HAPSHigh Altitude Platform Station
HEOHighly Elliptical Orbit
IDWMITU Digitised World Map
IFICInternational Frequency Information Circular
IMT-2000International Mobile Telecommunications - 2000
ITUInternational Telecommunications Union
LEOLow Earth Orbit
MRCCMaritime Rescue Co-ordination Centres
MSMobile station
MSSMobile Satellite Service
NFDNet Filter Discrimination
NGSONon-Geostationary Orbit
PCSPersonal Communication Services
PFDPower Flux Density
PMRPrivate Mobile Radio
PtMPPoint to Multi-Point
PtPPoint to Point
RASRadio Astronomy Service
RXReceive
S-DARSSatellite Digital Audio Radio Service
SRRShort Range Radar
SRSSpace Radiocommunication Stations
TIATelecommunication Industry Association
TLETwo Line Element
TT&CTelemetry Telecommand and Control
TVROTelevision Receive Only
TXTransmit
UAVUnmanned Aerial Vehicle
UEUser Equipment (typically a mobile handset)
ULUplink
UTUser Terminal
WCDMAWideband Code Division Multiple Access
WRCWorld Radiocommunications Conference