For the purposes of the present document, the terms and definitions given in
TR 21.905 and the following apply.
A term defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same term, if any, in
TR 21.905.
Floor control:
An arbitration system in an MCPTT Service that determines who has the authority to transmit (talk) at a point in time during an MCPTT call.
Group Affiliation:
A mechanism by which an MCPTT user's interest in one or many MCPTT groups is determined. The affiliation procedure is performed by the MCPTT user (explicitly), MCPTT UE (implicitly) or MCPTT service (implicitly. e.g. emergency, re-grouping, etc.).
Group Call:
A mechanism by which an MCPTT user can make a one-to-many MCPTT transmission to other users that are members of MCPTT Group(s).
MCPTT Service:
A Push To Talk communication service supporting applications for Mission Critical Organizations and mission critical applications for other businesses and organizations (e.g., utilities, railways) with fast setup times, high availability, reliability and priority handling.
MCPTT system:
The collection of applications, services, and enabling capabilities required to provide Mission Critical Push To Talk for a Mission Critical Organization.
Migration:
Obtaining service from an MCPTT system where no MCPTT user profile exists for that MCPTT user.
Mission Critical Push To Talk:
A group communication service with fast setup times, ability to handle large groups, strong security and priority handling.
Off-Network MCPTT Service:
The collection of functions and capabilities required to provide MCPTT using ProSe Discovery and the ProSe Communication path for MCPTT Users using Public Safety ProSe-enabled UEs as a direct communication between UEs using E-UTRA or possibly via a ProSe UE-to-UE Relay.
On-Network MCPTT Service:
The collection of functions and capabilities required to provide MCPTT via EPS bearers using E-UTRAN to provide the last hop radio bearers.
Partner MCPTT system:
Allied MCPTT system that provides MCPTT services to an MCPTT user based on the MCPTT user profile that is defined in the primary MCPTT system of that MCPTT user.
Primary MCPTT system:
MCPTT system where the MCPTT user profile of an MCPTT user is defined.
Private Call:
A call between a pair of MCPTT Users using the MCPTT Service with or without MCPTT Floor control.
UE-to-Network Relay MCPTT Service:
The collection of functions and capabilities required to provide MCPTT via a ProSe UE-to-Network Relay using ProSe direct communication paths to provide the last hop radio bearer(s).
For the purposes of the present document, the abbreviations given in
TR 21.905 and the following apply.
An abbreviation defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same abbreviation, if any, in
TR 21.905.
GMF
Group Management Function
IOPS
Isolated E-UTRAN Operation for Public Safety
MCPTT
Mission Critical Push To Talk over LTE
MCPTT AS
MCPTT Application Server
NGCN
Next Generation Corporate Network
OMA
Open Mobile Alliance
P25
Project 25
PCPS
Push to Communicate for Public Safety
POC
Push To Talk Over Cellular
PS-UDF
Public Safety User Data Function
PTT
Push To Talk
TCCE
TETRA and Critical Communications Evolution
TETRA
Terrestrial Trunked RAdio
XDMS
XML Documentation Management Server