Glossary of Terms

Understand basic Public Safety definitions and terms.

Route List

Definition:

An ordered set of instructions for finding a destination. Route lists exist for each ESSID/ESN combination.

ANSIRULE TABLE

For CDMA or TDMA calls, this table on the FMCC defines the parameter that will trigger the FMCC to behave in a test scenario rather than how it would...

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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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Unified Notifications

Integrated systems that combine various communication channels (such as voice calls, text messages, emails, and mobile app notifications) into a...

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Incident Management

The coordinated process of preparing for, responding to, and recovering from emergencies or incidents. It involves the organization and deployment...

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