112 (112)

single European emergency call number supporting Teleservice 12

single European emergency call number supporting Teleservice 12

automatic crash notification

automatic system to provide data notification to public-safety answering points, by means of any available wireless communications media, that a vehicle has crashed, and to provide coordinates and other relevant information in a message of standardized data concepts, not limited in length

automatic system to provide data notification to public-safety answering points, by means of any available wireless communications media, that a vehicle has crashed, and to provide coordinates and other relevant information in a message of standardized data concepts, not limited in length

Base Station Controller (BSC) area

area of radio coverage consisting of one or more cells controlled by one BSC
NOTE 1 to entry: The boundaries of a BSC area and a location area are independent; a location area may span the boundary between BSC area and a BSC area may span the boundary between location areas.

area of radio coverage consisting of one or more cells controlled by one BSC
NOTE 1 to entry: The boundaries of a BSC area and a location area are independent; a location area may span the boundary between BSC area and a BSC area may span the boundary between location areas.

BCD

binary coded decimal

BGCF

Breakout Gateway Control Function

CSCF

Call session control function

CLB

call-back and post eCall

CXER

Canonical XML encoding rules

cellular network (CN)

wireless communications network consisting of multiple adjacent access points (cells) with the capability of homogeneous transfer of a communications session instance to an adjacent cell without significant interruption to the session

wireless communications network consisting of multiple adjacent access points (cells) with the capability of homogeneous transfer of a communications session instance to an adjacent cell without significant interruption to the session

conformance test point (CTP)

may be an actual instantiation of equipment performing a conformance test process ‘live’, using ‘live’ equipment or may be equipment/systems that simulate behaviour of equipment at the point being tested in order to stimulate or observe the behaviour resultant from the stimulation and note the result of that stimulation

may be an actual instantiation of equipment performing a conformance test process ‘live’, using ‘live’ equipment or may be equipment/systems that simulate behaviour of equipment at the point being tested in order to stimulate or observe the behaviour resultant from the stimulation and note the result of that stimulation

CTR

conformance test report

CLF

Connectivity session Location and repository Function

contracting MNO

mobile network operator which has responsibility for provisioning and managing a specific SIM

mobile network operator which has responsibility for provisioning and managing a specific SIM

CBN

core border node

E112 (E112)

emergency communications service using the single European emergency call number, 112, which is enhanced with location information of the calling user
NOTE 1 to entry: The number is not actually used directly in the communication but sets indicators in the IMS call header that identifies the call as an emergency call of type ‘eCall’ to the MNO.

emergency communications service using the single European emergency call number, 112, which is enhanced with location information of the calling user
NOTE 1 to entry: The number is not actually used directly in the communication but sets indicators in the IMS call header that identifies the call as an emergency call of type ‘eCall’ to the MNO.

E164 (E164)

ITU-T recommendation that defines the international public telecommunication numbering plan used in the PSTN and some other data networks and also defines the format of telephone number
NOTE 1 to entry: E.164 numbers can have a maximum of fifteen digits and are usually written with a + prefix.

ITU-T recommendation that defines the international public telecommunication numbering plan used in the PSTN and some other data networks and also defines the format of telephone number
NOTE 1 to entry: E.164 numbers can have a maximum of fifteen digits and are usually written with a + prefix.

eCall

emergency call generated either automatically via activation of in-vehicle sensors or manually by the vehicle occupants; when activated it provides notification and relevant location information to the most appropriate ‘Public Safety Answering Point’, by means of mobile wireless communications networks, carries a defined standardized ‘Minimum Set of Data’ notifying that there has been an incident…

emergency call generated either automatically via activation of in-vehicle sensors or manually by the vehicle occupants; when activated it provides notification and relevant location information to the most appropriate ‘Public Safety Answering Point’, by means of mobile wireless communications networks, carries a defined standardized ‘Minimum Set of Data’ notifying that there has been an incident that requires response from the emergency services, and establishes an audio channel between the occupants of the vehicle and the most appropriate ‘Public Safety Answering Point’

eCall flag

alternative term for eCall identifier

alternative term for eCall identifier

eCall generator

occupant of a vehicle or equipment within a vehicle that has cause to trigger an eCall transaction by automatic or manual means

occupant of a vehicle or equipment within a vehicle that has cause to trigger an eCall transaction by automatic or manual means

eCall identifier; eCall flag

one of two information element bits (flags) included in the emergency call set-up message that may be used by the mobile network to filter and route automatically and manually initiated eCallsto a designated PSAP

one of two information element bits (flags) included in the emergency call set-up message that may be used by the mobile network to filter and route automatically and manually initiated eCallsto a designated PSAP

ECP

eCall in progress

eCall in-vehicle systems (eCall IVS)

in-vehicle equipment together with the means to trigger, manage and effect the eCall transaction

in-vehicle equipment together with the means to trigger, manage and effect the eCall transaction

ECI

eCall initiation

eCall service

end-to-end emergency service to connect occupants of an affected vehicle to the most appropriate PSAP via an audio link across a PLMN together with the transfer of a minimum set of data to the PSAP

end-to-end emergency service to connect occupants of an affected vehicle to the most appropriate PSAP via an audio link across a PLMN together with the transfer of a minimum set of data to the PSAP

eCall session

establishment of a mobile wireless communications session across a public wireless communications network and the transmission of a minimum set of data from a vehicle to a public safety answering point and the establishment of an audio channel between the vehicle and the PSAP

establishment of a mobile wireless communications session across a public wireless communications network and the transmission of a minimum set of data from a vehicle to a public safety answering point and the establishment of an audio channel between the vehicle and the PSAP

eCall+ (eCall+)

provision of eCall service plus availability of wireless communication network to undertake other application services

provision of eCall service plus availability of wireless communication network to undertake other application services

EATF

Emergency Access Transfer Function

emergency call response centre

term used in ITS Implementation Directive to mean Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)

term used in ITS Implementation Directive to mean Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)

emergency call server

functional entity that consists of a Location Retrieval Function (LRF) and either a routing proxy or a redirect server, e.g. an ECS contains a VPC and a Routing Proxy or Redirect Server in NENA I2 architecture

functional entity that consists of a Location Retrieval Function (LRF) and either a routing proxy or a redirect server, e.g. an ECS contains a VPC and a Routing Proxy or Redirect Server in NENA I2 architecture

E-CSCF

Emergency Call session control function