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2G	Second Generation	Generic name for second generation networks, for example GSM.
2G+	Second Generation enhanced	Name given to 2G networks enhanced with GPRS or EDGE.
3G	Third Generation	Generic name for third generation mobile networks.
AAA	Authentication Authorisation Accounting
AfNEC	Acquisition of NEC
B2B	Business to Business	Term used to identify a business to business transaction.
B2C	Business to Consumer	Term used to identify a business to consumer transaction.
BFPO	British Forces Post Office
BIS	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
BSI	British Standards Institution
Bluetooth TM	Wireless industry standard	Short-range radio link standard. Uses license- exempt spectrum @ 2.45 GHz to provide 1 Mbit/s.
BTS	Base Transceiver System
CAMEL	Customised Applications for Mobil networks Enhanced Logic	CAMEL specifies how features normally associated with Intelligent Networks can be integrated into a GSM network. The greatest benefit CAMEL provides is to allow information on the caller’s location to be passed from the network to an Internet web site.
CBI	Confederation of British Industry
CBM	Commandment and Battlefield Management
CC	Component Commanders
CD	Compact Disc	Initially used to store music, now used for data and increasingly films/movies.
CDI	Chief of Defence Intelligence
CINCFLEET	Commander-in-Chief Fleet
CIS	Communications and Information Systems
CJO	Chief of Joint Operations
CM(IS)	Capability Manger (Information Systems)
CN	Core Network	Physical infrastructure linking wireless base stations. Predominantly circuit-switched, core networks will increasingly become packet- switched.
CNA	Computer Network Attack
CND	Computer Network Defence
CO	Change Objective
COS	Chief of Staff
DAB	Digital Audio Broadcasting	A digital radio technology used for radio broadcasting in a number of countries.
DCDS (EC)	Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Equipment Capability)
DCDS (Pers)	Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel)
DCF	Defence Capability Framework
DCMO	Defence Crisis Management Organisation
Department of Energy USA	Department of Energy US	The Smart Grid is defined as the system that delivers electricity from suppliers to consumers using digital technology to save energy, reduce cost, and increase reliability and transparency. Like the telecommunications and Internet revolutions that preceded it, technology holds the key to the Smart Grid and its realization.
DSCA	Defence Communication Support Agency
DECT	Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications	A wireless technology used for short range communications, for example cordless telephones.
DEFRA	Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
DERA	Defence Evaluation and Research Agency
DfID	Department of International Development
DGIC	Director General Intelligence Collection
DGII	Defence Geographical and Imagery Intelligence
DG Info	Director General Information
DHCP	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol	An IP-based protocol that allows the automatic configuration of an IP address to a host.
DII	Defence Information Infrastructure
DIS	Defence Intelligence Service
DLO	Defence Logistics Organisation
DLOD	Defence Lines of Development
DMETA	Defence Medical Training and Education Agency
DOB	Dispersed Operating Base
DMS	Defence Medical Services
DSF	Director Special Forces
DVB	Digital Video Broadcasting	A digital radio technology used for television broadcasting in a number of countries.
EBA	Effects Based Approach
EBO	Effects Based Operations
EBPP	Electronic Bill Presentation and Payment	With EBPP, the process of creating and delivering the bill and the process of paying the bill are connected through integrated systems and common databases.
e-commerce	Electronic Commerce	Term used to describe transactions that take place on-line where the buyer and seller are remote from each other.
EDGE	Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution	A further enhancement to TDMA systems which allows for data speeds up to 384 kbit/s.
EDI	Electronic Data Interchange	The exchange of standardised document forms between computer systems for business use. EDI is part of electronic commerce.
EDIFACT	Electronic Data Interchange For Administration, Commerce and Transport	EDIFACT or UN/EDIFACT (full acronym) comprises a set of internationally agreed syntax standards, directories and guidelines for the structuring and exchange between independent computer systems of data that can be generated in character format. The UN/EDIFACT rules are published in the United Nations Trade Data Interchange Directory (UNTDID).
EMI	Electro Magnetic Interference
EMS	Electronics Manufacturing Services	Electronic manufacturing services (EMS) is a term used for companies that design, test, manufacture, distribute, and provide return/repair services for electronic component and assemblies for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
EU	European Union
E-OTD	Enhanced-Observed Time Difference
FCO	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
FDD	Frequency Division Duplex	One technique used for wireless communications where the up link and down link are at different frequencies.
FER	Frame Error Rate
FLC	Front Line Commands
FoI	Freedom of Information
FPDA	Five Power Defence Agreement
FSB	Federation of Small Business
G5 Messaging		G5 Messaging is designed with a fallback to Group 3 fax and Internet e-mail as core capabilities. With a single keystroke, a message may be sent to multiple recipients using any mix of Group 3 fax, Internet e-mail and full G5 Messaging.
GDP	Gross Domestic Product	The sum of all output (or income or expenditure) in the economy, excluding net property income from abroad
GIF	Graphics Interchange Format
GII	Global Information Infrastructure
GIS	Geographic Information Systems	GIS is a computer system capable of assembling, storing, manipulating, and displaying geographically referenced information, i.e. data identified according to their locations.
GPRS	General Packet Radio Service	Technique used to upgrade current TDMA mobile networks. Allows a subscriber to gain up to eight 14.4 kbit/s channels. Also introduces packet switching.
GPS	Global Positioning System	A US satellite-based positioning system.
Group 3 fax		The most recent standard for fax devices which accounts for about 99% of all fax machines built since 1980. Group 3 actually refers to two ecommendations defined by the ITU known as T.4 and T.30.
GSM	Global System for Mobile communications	The most popular standard for 2G mobile networks.
H.323		An umbrella recommendation from the ITU that sets standards for multimedia communications over Local Area Networks that does not provide a guaranteed QoS. These networks dominate today’s corporate desktops and include packet-switched TCP/IP and IPX over Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and Token Ring network technologies.
HD	High Definition (video)	Where a video system commands a higher resolution than standard-definition (SD)
HiFi	High Fidelity
HIPERLAN/2	High Performance Radio LAN Type 2	Wireless LAN (specify by ETSI/BRAN) in the 5 GHz IMS Band with a bandwidth up to 50 Mbit/s.
HLG	High Level Goal
HLOC	High Level Operational Concept
IA	Information Assurance
IAdmin	Information Administration
ICT	Information Communication Technology
ID	Identification
IETF	Internet Engineering Task Force	An engineering and protocol standards body that develops and specifies protocols and Internet standards, generally in the network layer and above.
IM	Information Management
i-mode		Proprietary HTML-based mobile information service offered by NTT DoCoMo in Japan. The i-mode service is similar to WAP.
IMSI	International Mobile Subscriber Identity
IMT-2000	International Mobile Telecommunications	ITU initiative for a global standardised 3G wireless network.
IP	Internet Protocol	The dominant network layer protocol used with the TCP/IP protocol suite.
IPC	No full name	IPC is a global trade association represents all facets of the electronics industry, including design, printed circuit board manufacturing and electronics assembly. It is the leading source for industry standards, training, market research and public policy advocacy.
IPv4	Internet Protocol version 4	The version of IP in common use today.
IPv6	Internet Protocol version 6	The emerging standard, which aims to rectify some of the problems seen with IPv4, not least the address space.
IS	Information Superiority
ISDN	Integrated Services Digital Network	A telephone service that offers high speed digital services for devices connected to a telecommunications network.
ISM	Industrial Scientific and Medical
ISO 9000 ISO 9001	The generic quality management standards family	Originally based on BS 5750. The current assessment standard that can be audited against is ISO 9001:2000 (9K2K to its friends). [ The ~:1994 versions, and the 9002 and 9003 variants are all now obsolete. ]
ISO 9001	International Standard of Quality Management System	It used to assess the ability of a business to meet customer and applicable regulatory requirements and thereby address customer satisfaction. It specifies requirements for a Quality Management System overseeing the production of a product or service. It is not a standard for ensuring a product or service of quality; rather, it attests to the process of production, and how it will be managed and reviewed.
ISO 90003	Guidelines for the Application of ISO 9001 to Computer Software	The sector-specific interpretation document that underpins TickIT. Originally numbered as part 3 of the 9000 family (9000-3).
ISP	Internet Service Provider	A company or organisation that provides access to the Internet to users.
ISTAR	Intelligence, Surveillance, Target, Acquisition and Reconnaissance
IX	Information Exploitation
JCB	Joint Capability Board
JFCHQ	Joint Force Component Headquarters
JLP	Joint Logistic Picture
JPEG	Joint Picture Expert Group	Standard for the compression of still pictures.
JOA	Joint Operational Area
JOP	Joint Operation Picture
JTFHQ	Joint Task Force Headquarters
LOD	Lines of Development
MAC	Media Access Control	Part of the physical layer of a network that identifies the actual physical links between nodes.
MB	Mangement Board
m-commerce	Mobile Commerce	Similar to e-commerce but the term is usually applied to the emerging transaction activity in mobile networks.
MIME	Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions	A specification for the transfer of non-text files with regular Internet e-mail.
MMAC	Multimedia Mobile Access Communication systems	MMAC systems will provide high-speed, high- quality mobile communications via seamless connections to fiber optic networks, enabling the use of multimedia services anywhere and at anytime. MMAC services are targeted for launch around 2002 in Japan.
MMI	Man Machine Interface	A term used to describe the environment that encompasses the activities surrounding a user and their interaction with a device.
MOD	Ministry of Defence
MP3	Music Player	The term has become synonymous with the MP3 player which delivers CD quality music, It is the MPEG-1/2 audio layer 3.
MPEG	Moving Picture Expert Group	Standard for compression of moving pictures and sound. MPEG-1, 2, 4 are used.
NAI	Network Access Identifier
NAO	National Audit Office	Scrutinises public spending on behalf of Parliament
NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
NEC	Network Enabled Capbility
NGO	Non Governement Organisation
NHS	National Health Service
OCED	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OEM	Original Equipment Manufacturer	An original equipment manufacturer, is typically a company that uses a component made by a second company in its own product, or sells the product of the second company under its own brand. In electronics, the term normally refers to a customer of an Electronics Manufacturing Service (EMS) Provider or manufacturer of a specific type of component
OGD	Other Government Departments
OPLOC	Operational Location of Personnel
PC	Personal Computer	Common term to describe the personal computer, usually based on a common architecture.
PCB	Printed Circuit Board	A Printed Circuit Board is used to mechanically support and electrically connect electronic components using conductive pathways, or traces, etched from copper sheets laminated onto a non-conductive substrate. It is also referred to as printed wiring board (PWB) or etched wiring board. PCB’s are the base material for nearly all electronic products.
PDA	Personal Digital Assistant
PCRU	Post Conflict Reconstruction Unit
PfP	Partnership for Peace
PJHQ	Pernament Joint Headquarters
PSTN	Public Switched Telephone Network	The network, or groups of networks, consisting of switches and transmission that provide the bulk of switched services to the general public.
QoS	Quality of Service	the performance of a network and its suitability for use with some applications and services.
RADIUS protocol	Remote Access Dial-In User Service protocol	An access server authentication and accounting protocol. The RADIUS authentication protocol is documented separately from the accounting protocol, but the two can be used together for a comprehensive solution.
RAF	Royal Air Force
Release 2000	Release from 3GPP	Term applied to the group of specifications due to be released in early 2001 which will concentrate on the core network. Also known as Version 5.
Release 99	Release from 3GPP	Term applied to the group of specifications forming the first phase of release specifications by 3GPP mainly concentrating on the radio access network.
RF	Radio Frequency
ROE	Rules of Engagement
RoHSDirective	Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive	The RoHSDirectivewas adopted in February 2003 by the European Union and took effect on 1 July 2006, and is required to be enforced and become law in each member state. This directive restricts the use of six hazardous materials in the manufacture of various types of electronic and electrical equipment. Proposals to amend the RoHSdirective are currently going through the EU and will be implemented in 2012.
RSVP	Resource ReSerVation Protocol	The RSVP protocol is part of a larger effort to enhance the current Internet architecture with support for QoS flows. The RSVP protocol is also used by a host to request specific QoS from the network for particular application data streams or flows. RSVP is also used by routers to deliver QoS requests to all nodes along the path(s) of the flows and to establish and maintain state to provide the requested service.
RTLP	Recognised Theatre Logistic Picture
SA	Selective Availability	An artificial error introduced into satellite data by the US DoD (Department of Defense) to reduce the possible accuracy of a position to 100 metres for commercial users.
SAFed	Safety Assessment Federation
SAS	Special Air Service
SIP	Session Initiation Protocol	A signalling protocol for Internet conferencing and telephony. SIP was developed within the IETF MMUSIC (Multiparty Multimedia Session Control) working group, with work proceeding in the IETF SIP working group.
SLA	Service Level Agreement
SLP	Service Location Protocol	An emerging Internet standard for automatic resource discovery on IP networks.
SME	Small to Medium Enterprise	Term used to describe a company that has less than 500 employees.
SMS	Short Message Service	The service that enables the sending and receiving of short text messages of up to 160 characters.
SS7	Signalling System No. 7
SSA	Shared Situational Awareness
STC	Strike Command
SWAP	Shared Wireless Access Protocol	SWAP is the name given by the Home RF Working Group to its specification for data and voice wireless communication. SWAP is a combined protocol from the TDMA-based DECT protocol for voice communication and CSMA/CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance) based IEEE 802.11 protocol for data communication.
TA	Territorial Army
TAP3	Transferred Account Procedure version 3	TAP is the process that allows a visited network operator (VPLMN) to send billing records of roaming subscribers to their respective home network operator (HPLMN). TAP3 is the latest version of the standard and will enable billing for a host of new services that networks intend to offer their customers.
TCP	Transmission Control Protocol	A transport layer protocol that offers connection- oriented, reliable stream services between two hosts. This is the primary transport protocol used by TCP/IP applications.
TDD	Time Division Duplex	One technique used for wireless communication where the up link and down link use the same frequencies.
TIFF	Tag Image File Format	A widely used format for storing image data.
TOA	Time of Arrival
TV	Television	General term used to describe the broadcasting and reception of video and audio.
UAVs	Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
UDP	User Datagram Protocol
UMTS	Universal Mobile Telecommunications System	UMTS is a modular system that incorporates several technologies that realise the convergence of existing and future mobile and fixed networks, including the Internet. The UMTS concept embraces also all applications and services that can be offered to the end-user. UMTS is a member of the IMT-2000 family of systems
USIM	Universal Subscriber Identity Module	The module that identifies, and is unique to, the mobile subscriber.
UTRA	Universal Terrestrial Radio Access
VHE	Virtual Home Environment	The term used to describe the concept of offering a subscriber the same services and facilities that he experiences on his home mobile network.
VoIP	Voice over IP	The generic term used to describe the techniques used to carry voice traffic over IP.
WAN	Wide Area Network
WAP	Wireless Application Protocol	Used to allow the transmission of simple web pages in 2G networks. Consists of a protocol stack that covers layers 4 to 7 of the OSI model. Uses IP but replaces TCP and HTTP with UDP. Web pages are written in WML.
WEEE	Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive	The (WEEE Directive) is the European Community directive 2002/70/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). The directive imposes the responsibility for the disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment on the manufacturers of such equipment. Those companies should establish an infrastructure for collecting WEEE, in such a way that "Users of electrical and electronic equipment from private households should have the possibility of returning WEEE at least free of charge". Also, the companies are compelled to use the collected waste in an ecologically-friendly manner, either by ecological disposal or by reuse/refurbishment of the collected WEEE
WFE	Warfighting Experimentation
WLAN	Wireless Local Area Network
WML	Wireless Mark-up Language
xDSL	Digital Subscriber Line	A group of technologies that allow higher speed access over standard wired lines to a telecommunications network, for example ADSL, which offers up to 512 kbit/s in one direction and up to 8 Mbits/s in the other (A= Asymmetric).
XML	eXtensible Mark-up Language An open standard for describing data from the W3C. It is used for defining data elements on a web page and business-to-business documents. By providing a common method for identifying data, XML supports business-to-business transactions is expected to become the dominant format for electronic data interchange.

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