M-GETPARAM

a command issued by the CALM management in order to get the value of one or several CI parameters. It is sent via the M-SAP to the CALM CI-layer.

a command issued by the CALM management in order to get the value of one or several CI parameters. It is sent via the M-SAP to the CALM CI-layer.

M-parameter

parameter of a CI or virtual CI (VCI) specified in ISO 21218:2008

parameter of a CI or virtual CI (VCI) specified in ISO 21218:2008

M-REQUEST

A command issued by the CALM CI layer and sent to the CALM management via the M-SAP

A command issued by the CALM CI layer and sent to the CALM management via the M-SAP

M-SETPARAM

A command issued by the CALM management in order to set the value of one or several CI parameters. It is sent via the M-SAP to the CALM CI-layer.

A command issued by the CALM management in order to set the value of one or several CI parameters. It is sent via the M-SAP to the CALM CI-layer.

M5-parameter

parameter of a CALM M5 CI / VCI specified in ISO 21215:2010

parameter of a CALM M5 CI / VCI specified in ISO 21215:2010

MA interface

interface between the ITS-S management entity and ITS-S applications

interface between the ITS-S management entity and ITS-S applications

MAE

management adaptation entity

management entity; ITS-S management entity

ITS-S part of the ITS station reference architecture that is responsible for management of communications and configuration information for the local physical object and possibly remote physical objects

ITS-S part of the ITS station reference architecture that is responsible for management of communications and configuration information for the local physical object and possibly remote physical objects

MIB

Management Information Base

MI-SAP

Management SAP as offered by the ITS-S management towards the MAE

MAP (MAP)

name of an ITS message set used to carry information on digital maps covering the area of intersections

name of an ITS message set used to carry information on digital maps covering the area of intersections

media independent handover (MIH)

a handover in which a change of media may or may not be involved

a handover in which a change of media may or may not be involved

medium identifier (MedID)

allows a distinction to be made between several physically available media

allows a distinction to be made between several physically available media

medium manager

all parts of an interface that are responsible for the management of the interface
NOTE: In detail this is the MME and the MMAE.

all parts of an interface that are responsible for the management of the interface
NOTE: In detail this is the MME and the MMAE.

medium protocol layers (MPL)

all OSI communication protocol layers of a CALM medium that are below the CALM network layer
NOTE: This also includes CAL.

all OSI communication protocol layers of a CALM medium that are below the CALM network layer
NOTE: This also includes CAL.

MF interface

interface between the ITS-S management entity and the ITS-S facilities layer

interface between the ITS-S management entity and the ITS-S facilities layer

MI interface

interface between the ITS-S management entity and the ITS-S access layer

interface between the ITS-S management entity and the ITS-S access layer

MI-REQUEST

command issued by the ITS-S access layer and sent to the ITS-S management entity via the MI-SAP

command issued by the ITS-S access layer and sent to the ITS-S management entity via the MI-SAP

MN interface

interface between the ITS-S management entity and the ITS-S networking & transport layer

interface between the ITS-S management entity and the ITS-S networking & transport layer

MN-COMMAND

command issued by the ITS-S management entity and sent to the ITS-S networking and transport layer via the MN-SAP

command issued by the ITS-S management entity and sent to the ITS-S networking and transport layer via the MN-SAP

MN-REQUEST

command issued by the ITS-S networking and transport layer and sent to the ITS-S management entity via the MN-SAP

command issued by the ITS-S networking and transport layer and sent to the ITS-S management entity via the MN-SAP

mobile equipment

mobile communication facility capable of receiving information from the fixed equipment on the downlink and, optionally, also capable of transmitting information to the fixed equipment on the uplink
NOTE: The mobile equipment normally corresponds to the vehicle’s communication unit.

mobile communication facility capable of receiving information from the fixed equipment on the downlink and, optionally, also capable of transmitting information to the fixed equipment on the uplink
NOTE: The mobile equipment normally corresponds to the vehicle’s communication unit.

mobile station (MS)

mobile communication facility capable of receiving and transmitting information from/to the base stations

mobile communication facility capable of receiving and transmitting information from/to the base stations

mobile wireless broadband system

wireless broadband system including communication between user terminals and wireless access points in which the user terminals may move within and between the communication zones of the wireless access points during communication sessions, and session handover between wireless access points is supported

wireless broadband system including communication between user terminals and wireless access points in which the user terminals may move within and between the communication zones of the wireless access points during communication sessions, and session handover between wireless access points is supported

modulation

keying of the carrier wave by coded data

keying of the carrier wave by coded data

MCS

Modulation and Coding Scheme

MCS-RB

Modulation and Coding Scheme – Resource Blocks

MSB

most significant bit

MS interface

interface between the ITS-S management entity and the ITS-S security entity

interface between the ITS-S management entity and the ITS-S security entity

MS-COMMAND

command issued by the ITS-S management entity and sent to the ITS-S security entity via the MS-SAP

command issued by the ITS-S management entity and sent to the ITS-S security entity via the MS-SAP