MAC 

Medium Access Control

MAN 

Metropolitan Area Network

MAP 

Mobile Application Part

MBS 

Maximum Burst Size

MCC 

Mobile Country Code

M-CDR 

Mobility Management-Call Detail Record

MCDV 

Maximum Cell Delay Variance

MCLR 

Maximum Cell Loss Ratio

MCO 

Member Company Organisation

Mcps 

Mega chip pr second

MCR 

Minimum Cell Rate

MCTD 

Maximum Cell Transfer Delay

MD 

Mediation Device

ME 

Mobile Equipment

MexE 

Mobile station application execution Environment

MF 

Master File

MF 

Multi-Frequency

MF 

Mediation Function

MG 

Media Gateway

MGC 

Media Gateway Controler

MGCF 

Media Gateway Control Function

MGW 

Multimedia Gateway (previously known as ATM Module)

MHEG 

Multimedia and Hypermedia Information Coding Expert Group

MIB 

Management Information Base

MIB-II 

Management Information Base II

MIDT 

Mobile Information Device Profile

MIME 

Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

MIP 

Mobile Internet Protocol

MIPS 

Millions of Instructions per Second

MIR 

Minimum Information Rate

MIT 

Massachussetts Institute of Technology

MLPPP 

Multi Link Point-to-Point Protocol

MM 

Mobility Management

MMC 

Multimedia Messaging Center

MMDS 

Multipoint Multichannel Distribution Service

MMF 

Multimode Fibreoptic Cable

MMI 

Man-Machine Interface

MML 

Man-Machine Language

MMS 

Multimedia Messaging Service

MMS 

Multiplexeur Multi Services

MNC 

Mobile Network Code

MO 

Mobile Originated

MOM 

Message Oriented Middleware

MoU 

Memorandum of Understanding

M-PBN 

Mobile Packet Backbone Network

MPC 

MPOA Client

MPEG 

Motion Picture Experts Group

MPLS 

MultiProtocol Label Switching

MPOA 

Multi-Protocol Over ATM

MPS 

MPOA Server

MPTY 

Multy Party

MRF 

Multimedia Resource Function

Mrm 

An ABR service parameter that controls allocation of bandwidth between forward RM-cells, backwards RM-cells and data cells

MRP 

Market Representative Partner

MS 

Mobile Station

MSB 

Most Significant Bit

MSC 

Mobile Switching Center

MSIN 

Mobile Station Identification Number

MSISDN 

Mobile Station International ISDN Number: number to dial to get the customer

MSISDN 

Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network

MSRN 

Mobile Station Routing Number

MSS 

Mobile Satellite Services

MSWS 

MultiService WorkStation

MT 

Mobile Termination

MT 

Message Type

MTP 

Message Transfer Part

MTV 

Music Television

MUI 

Mobile User Identifier

MUT 

Module unit testing

MUX 

Multiplexer

MVDS 

Multichannel Video Distribution Service

MVNO 

Mobile Virtual Network Operator

MWIF 

Mobile Wireless Internet Forum

MWS 

Multimedia Wireless System