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Table 5 List of notations

From: Implementing opportunistic spectrum access in LTE-advanced

Acronym

Definition

3 GPP

3rd generation partnership project

A-GNSS

Assisted-Global navigation Satellite system

AoA

Angle of arrival

CA

Carrier aggregation

CC

Component carrier

CR

Cognitive radio

CRM

Cognitive resource manager

Dist TA

Timing advance resolution distance

DTV

Digital television

E-CID

Enhance cell ID

ECGI

Evolved cell global identifier

E-SMLC

Enhanced service mobile location center

FA

False alarm

Geo-DB

Geo-located database

IMT-A

International mobile telecommunications-advanced

LCS-AP

Location services application protocol

LPP

LTE positioning protocol

LPPa

LTE position protocol annex

LTE

Long term evolution

LTE-A

Long term evolution-advanced

MaxCIR

Maximum carrier-to-interference ratio

MD

Missed detection

MGL

Measurement gap length

MGRP

Measurement gap repetition period

MIH

Media independent handover

MME

Mobility management entity

NC-OFDMA

Non-contiguous OFDMA

N.A.

Not applicable

OFDM

Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing

OFDMA

Orthogonal frequency-division multiple access

OTDoA

Observed time difference of arrival

OSA

Opportunistic spectrum access

PC

Power control

PRS

Positioning reference signals

RB

Resource block

ROC

Receiver operating characteristic

RSSI

Received signal strength indicator

RSRQ

Reference signal received quality

Rx

Receiver

SNR

Signal-to-noise ratio

TA

Timing advance

TETRA

Terrestrial trunked radio

T s

Sensing time

T samp

Sampling period

T p

Sensing periodicity

Tx

Transmitter

UE

User equipment

UMa

Urban Macro