For the purposes of the present document, the following terms and definitions apply:
Access Link Control Application Part (ALCAP):
generic name for the transport signalling protocols used to set-up and teardown transport bearers
For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply:
AAL
ATM Adaptation Layer
AESA
ATM End System Address
ALCAP
Access Link Control Application Part
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
CN
Core Network
GTP
GPRS Tunnelling Protocol
HDLC
High-level Data Link Control
IP
Internet Protocol
LC
Link Characteristics
LIS
Logical IP Subnet
MTP3b
Message Transfer Part level 3 for Q.2140
NSAP
Network Service Access Point
PDU
Protocol Data Unit
PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
RFC
Request For Comment
RNC
Radio Network Controller
RTCP
Real-time Transport Control Protocol
RTP
Real-time Transport Protocol
SA
Service Area
SABP
Service Area Broadcast Protocol
SABS
Service Area Broadcast Service
SAR
Segmentation and Reassembly
SCSF-NNI
Service Specific Coordination Function-Network Node Interface
SSCOP
Service Specific Connection Oriented Protocol
SSCS
Service Specific Convergence Sublayer
SSRC
Synchronisation Source
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
TEID
Tunnel Endpoint Identifier
UDP
User Datagram Protocol
VC
Virtual Circuit