Acronyms and Abbreviations

2G

second generation

3G

third generation

4G

4th generation

ALG

application-level gateway

APN

access point name

DDNS

Dynamic Domain Name Server

DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

DMZ

demilitarized zone in networks

DNS

Domain Name Server

EDGE

Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution

GPRS

General Packet Radio Service

GSM

Global System for Mobile Communications

HSDPA

High-Speed Downlink Packet Access

HSPA

High Speed Packet Access

HSUPA

High-Speed Uplink Packet Access

IMEI

international mobile equipment identity

IMSI

international mobile subscriber identity

IP

Internet Protocol

LAN

Local Area Network

LTE

Long Term Evolution

MAC

Media Access Control

MTU

Maximum Transmission Unit

PPPoE

Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet

PIN

personal identification number

PUK

PIN Unlock Key

SIP

Session Initiation Protocol

SIM

subscriber identity module

SSID

service set identifier

TCP

Transmission Control Protocol

UDP

User Datagram Protocol

UMTS

Universal Mobile Telecommunications System

UPnP

Universal Plug and Play

USSD

Unstructured Supplementary Services Data

WAN

wide area network

WCDMA

Wideband Code Division Multiple Access

WLAN

wireless local area network

Wi-Fi

Wireless Fidelity

WPS

Wi-Fi Protected Setup