Glossary of Terms

Understand basic Public Safety definitions and terms.

GSX / SGX

Definition:

A Sonus‐specific media gateway that converts a traditional wireline call into a VoIP call. One variant, SGX, converts SS7
signaling.

Hand-off

The process by which the Mobile Telephone Switching Office (MTSO) passes a cellular phone conversation from one radio frequency in one cell to...

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AACN (Advanced Automatic Collision Notification)

AACN (Advanced Automatic Collision Notification) is an emergency call placed by a vehicle, initiated either automatically or manually, conveying...

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Re-projection

Converting foreign data from the PSAP specified projection to that used by the GIS team, allowing analysts to overlay the data with current...

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FMCC

Fixed Mobile Convergence Center. The entity which determines the position or geographic location of a wireless terminal using a variety of...

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