IP address (Internet Protocol address) is a unique address that certain electronic devices use in order to identify and communicate with each other on a computer network utilizing the Internet Protocol standard (IP). IPv4 uses 32-bit (4 byte) addresses.
Defines bearer capable to transmit video.
Defines an abstract service accessible without a payment.
Short range wireless connectivity type (WiFi, Bluetooth)
Defines bearer capable to transmit text. E.g. bearer responsible for SMS transfer.
General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) is a Mobile Data Service available to users of Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and IS-136 mobile phones.
MSISDN (Mobile Subscriber ISDN Number) refers to the telephone number of a mobile subscriber. MSISDN by ITU-T is at most 15 digits long and consists of: * CC - Country Code ( 1-3 digits e.g."48" for Poland), * NDC - National Destination Code (e.g. 3 digits in Poland), * SN - Subscriber Number (e.g. 6 remaining digits (123456)).
Defines network address type used by network bearer type.
A party involved in an interaction represented by a Communication concept
Defines bearer service in GSM network which use IPv4 address type and CSD bearer. Type of data transfer bearer in GSM network.
Defines bearer accessible in wireless LAN networks specified in 802.11 IEEE standars.
Defines transmission technology used in GSM network to transmit SMS messages.
Defines bearer service in GSM network which use MSISDN address type and CSD bearer. Type of voice transfer bearer in GSM network.
Defnes Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution technology which allows to increase data transmission rate.
Act of removing an object, e.g., disposal of a multimedia stream
Defines HSCSD bearer service in GSM network with IP v4 address protocol.
Act of ending an activity, e.g., termination of a session, call etc.
Defines bearer capable to transmit data.
Act of becoming a participant of an existing communication. May be done in response of an invitation
Defines the communicating party who initiated the act of creating communication.
Act of extracting information on something, e.g., retrieval of the status of a call or information retrieval about session participants
Defines a network connectivity type used in communication.
Defines type of address supported in network and associated with bearer. Specific addresses are modelled as instances e.g. GSM_MSISDN describe type of address used in GSM network.
Defines network bearer service that allows transmission of information signals between network interfaces. E.g. transmission of MMS in GSM network is modelled as instance 'GSM_GPRS_IPV4'. Bearer capabilities are modeled as sublasses.
Defines a communication in which the participant takes part
Defines structured data that a communication initiative refers to
Defines the status of a communication (e.g., the status of a call)
Defines bearer capable to transmit voice.
Defines bearer service in WLAN networks with IPv4 address protocol.
Activity that concerns communication session. This covers all actions concerning a communication that have already been established.
Data which has organised and defined structure. This covers serialised data (files documents) as well as data streams
Defines a participant of a communication (normally, multiple participants can be applied to a communication)
Defines an abstract service accessible for some charge. Value of the charge can be specified with the Charge concept.
Act of agreeing to participate in a communication. Usually done in response of an invitation.
Top ontology of telecommunications concepts
Defines top-level telecommunication concepts developed within the SIMS project (http://www.ist-sims.org).
Defines encryption protocol used in service.
Circuit Switched Data (CSD) is the original form of data transmission developed for the time division multiple access (TDMA)-based mobile phone systems like Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM).
Act of rejecting an invitation in communication
Long range wireless connectivity, such as WiMAX or GSM
Act of linking one object to another, e.g.: attachment of a session to another session or attachment of a multimedia stream to a session.
Defines High-Speed Circuit-Switched Data, data transmission mechanism in GSM Network, enhancement of CSD.
Defines an amout of money for the charge
Act of requesting the presence of an entity in a (usually multiparty) communication
Defines an encryption protocol or algorithm name used in a service to provide safety.
Defines bearer capable to transmit information over the signaling channels of the GSM network.
Defines transmission technology used to transfer voice or data in network.
Defines an abstract service which use some encryption to provide safty.
Defines an abstract service which do not support any encryption methods.
Ways of interaction between (two or more) participants (close terms: collaboration, interaction). This term is enhanced with other, more specific concepts, such as session, call, one way communications, etc.
A type of interaction involving one or more parties that are symmetrical: a data or stream might be passed between all parties involved in the interaction. An example of such interaction is a voice call.
Defines GPRS bearer service in GSM network using IPv4 address type. Type of data transfer bearer in GSM network.
Defines network bearers supported by connectivity type.
A type of interaction that is not symmetrical: the information is passed one way only. This involves one active party and one or more passive party. The active party makes an effort to send information, other parties receive it. An example of this is a single SMS message sending.
IP address (Internet Protocol address) is a unique address that certain electronic devices use in order to identify and communicate with each other on a computer network utilizing the Internet Protocol standard (IP). IPv6 uses 128-bit addresses.
Defines protection method or algorithm used to provide safe communication.
Defines abstract communication in which at least three participants participate
The Global System for Mobile communications is the most popular standard for mobile phones in the world. GSM is a cellular network, which means that mobile phones connect to it by searching for cells in the immediate vicinity.
Initiative (action) related to communication, e.g., establishment or termination. Defines what can be done with the communication.
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is one of the third-generation (3G) cell phone technologies.
Defines video bearer in UMTS network which use IPv6 address type. It is bearer capable to transfer video.
Interim Standard 95 (IS-95), is the first CDMA-based digital cellular standard pioneered by Qualcomm. CDMA or "code division multiple access" is a digital radio system that transmits streams of bits (PN Sequences).
Defines EDGE bearer service in GSM network with IPv4 address protocol.
Defines a communication that an initiative refers to (e.g., a message sending refers to message exchange)
Act of carrying an object, e.g., delivery of a message, document, data
Defines types of connectivity used in communication and bearer services accessible in certain connectivity.
Wireless connectivity type (e.g., GSM connectivity)
Defines bearer capable to tansfer video data in UMTS networks.
USSD is a technology built into the GSM standard for support of transmitting information over the signaling channels of the GSM network. USSD provides session-based communication. Defined within the GSM standard in the documents GSM 02.90 (USSD Stage 1) and GSM 03.90 (USSD Stage 2).
Defines a user terminal that a communication refers to
A condition or state of a communication at a given time. Note that this concept should be made more specific in the inherited concepts (e.g., CallStatus) - and define some specific attributes and relationships.
Defines general term for telecommunication network.
Defines the communicating party who responds to the act of creating communication
Act of setting up, e.g., establishment of a new connection
Class that represents capabilities of devices. It is unspecified in top ontology, however, it is a subject for more detailed specification in the more specific parts of the ontology
Defines SMS bearer service in GSM network using GSM_MSISDN address type.
Type of technology used in communicating: e.g., wireless and wireline, short range and long range. Individuals in this class are concrete technologies (WiFi, Bluetooth, GSM, etc.).
Defines a payment for the service. Could be described with amount of payment and a currency.
Fixed, wireline connectivity type (e.g., PSTN)