Siglas e acrônimos utilizados ao longo do texto:
- 3GPP: Third Generation Partnership Project;
- ATM: Asynchronous Transfer Mode;
- ACM: Adaptative Code Modulating;
- ADSL: Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line;
- BTS: Base Transceiver Station;
- DSL: Digital Subscriber Line;
- E-DCH: Enhanced Dedicated Channel;
- EDGE: Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution;
- EPC: Evolved Packet Core;
- FDD: Frequency Division Duplex;
- FEC: Forward Error Correction;
- GSM: Global System for Mobile communications;
- GPRS: General Packet Radio Service;
- HARQ: Hybrid Automatic Retransmisson reQuest;
- HD: High Definition;
- HSDPA: High Speed Downlink Packet Access;
- HS-DPCCH: High Speed Dedicated Physical Control Channel;
- HS-DSCH: High Speed Downlink Shared Channel;
- HSPA: High Speed Packet Access;
- HS-PDSCH: High Speed-Physical Downlink Shared Channel;
- HS-SCCH: High Speed Shared Control Channel;
- HSUPA: High Speed Uplink Packet Access;
- IP: Internet Protocol;
- ITU: International Telecommunication Union;
- LTE: Long Term Evolution;
- MGW: Media GateWay;
- MIMO: Multiple-Input Multiple-Output;
- MSC: Mobile Switching Center;
- OFDM: Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing;
- OFDMA: Orthogonal Frequency-Divison Multiple Access;
- QAM: Quadrature Amplitude Modulation;
- QPSK: Quadrature Phase Shift Keying;
- RF: Radio Frequency;
- RNC: Radio Network Controller;
- SC-FDMA: Single Carrier Frequency-Division Multiplexing Access;
- SGSN: Serving GPRS Support Node;
- SON: Self-Organizing Network;
- TCP: Transmission Control Protocol;
- TDD: Time Division Duplex;
- TTI: Trasmission Time Interval;
- UMTS: Universal Mobile Telecommunication System;
- UTRAN: UMTS Radio Access Network;
- VoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol;
- W-CDMA: Wideband Code Multiple Access;
- WiMAX: Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access.
