3 Definitions and abbreviations
29.1983GPPOpen Service Architecture (OSA) Application Programming Interface (API) - Part 1Release 1999TS
3.1 Definitions
For the purposes of this specification, the following definitions apply:
Applications: Services, which are designed using service capability features.
Gateway: Synonym for Service Capability Server. From the viewpoint of applications, a Service Capability Server can be seen as a gateway to the core network.
HE-VASP: Home Environment Value Added Service Provider. This is a VASP that has an agreement with the Home Environment to provide services.
Home Environment: responsible for overall provision of services to users
Local Service: A service, which can be exclusively provided in the current serving network by a Value Added Service Provider.
OSA Interface: Standardised Interface used by application to access service capability features.
Personal Service Environment: contains personalised information defining how subscribed services are provided and presented towards the user. The Personal Service Environment is defined in terms of one or more User Profiles.
Service Capabilities: Bearers defined by parameters, and/or mechanisms needed to realise services. These are within networks and under network control.
Service Capability Feature: Functionality offered by service capabilities that are accessible via the standardised OSA interface
Service Capability Server: Functional Entity providing OSA interfaces towards an application
User Interface Profile: Contains information to present the personalised user interface within the capabilities of the terminal and serving network.
User Profile: This is a label identifying a combination of one user interface profile, and one user services profile.
User Services Profile: Contains identification of subscriber services, their status and reference to service preferences.
Value Added Service Provider: provides services other than basic telecommunications service for which additional charges may be incurred.
Virtual Home Environment: A concept for personal service environment portability across network boundaries and between terminals.
Further definitions are given in 3GPP TS 22.101 [5].
3.2 Abbreviations
For the purposes of this TS the following abbreviations apply:
CAMEL Customised Application For Mobile Network Enhanced Logic
CSE Camel Service Environment
HE Home Environment
HE-VASP Home Environment Value Added Service Provider
HLR Home Location Register
IDL Interface Description Language
MAP Mobile Application Part
ME Mobile Equipment
MExE Mobile Station (Application) Execution Environment
MS Mobile Station
MSC Mobile Switching Centre
OSA Open Service Architecture
PLMN Public Land Mobile Network
PSE Personal Service Environment
SAT SIM Application Tool-Kit
SCP Service Control Point
SIM Subscriber Identity Module
SMS Short Message Service
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
USIM User Service Identity Module
VASP Value Added Service Provider
VHE Virtual Home Environment
WAP Wireless Application Protocol
WGP Wireless Gateway Proxy
WPP Wireless Push Proxy
Further abbreviations are given in the 3GPP TR 21.905 [1].