| Term | Description |
RACE | RACE - Research in Advanced Communications in Europe
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RACH | RACH - Random Access Channel; uplink only, allows the MS to request an SDCCH in response to a page or for a call
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RAM | RAM - Random Access Memory
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RCC | RCC - Radio Common Carrier
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RCL | RCL - The function on a cellular phone which recalls a phone number from memory
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RELP | RELP - Regular pulse Excitation Linear Prediction coding
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Reuse | Reuse - The assignment of frequencies or channels to cells so that adjoining cells do not use the same frequencies and cause interference whereas more distant cells can use the same frequencies. Reuse expands the capacity of a cellular network by enabling the use of the same channels throughout the network
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RFP | RFP - Radio Fixed Part; equivalent to a base station in a DECT system
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RNC | RNC - Radio Network Controller; the element which controls the Node Bs within a UMTS network. It is roughly analogous to a BSC in a GSM network
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Roaming | Roaming - A service unique to GSM which enables a subscriber to make and receive calls when outside the service area of his home network e.g. when travelling abroad
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Router | Router - A device which forwards information in a network on a connectionless basis
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RP | RP - Radio Part
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RRM | RRM - Radio Resource Management, part of the UMTS infrastructure
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RT | RT - Remote Terminal
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