Lexicon

Some special terms we use:

BSC - Base Station Controller

BTS - Base Transceiver Station (the receiver and transmitter)

FreeSWITCH - Scalable open source cross-platform telephony platform. [1]

GSM - Global System for Mobile Communications [2]

Kannel - Compact and very powerful open source WAP and SMS gateway.[3]

LCR - Linux Call Router [4]

OpenBSC - GSM network in a box software, implementing the minimal necessary parts to build a small, self-contained GSM network.[5]

RMAI or RAI - Rhizomatica Administration Interface

RCCN - Rhizomatica Community Cellular Network

VOIP - Voice Over Internet Protocol [6]

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