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Terminology

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a9 = arm9 = in msm7xxxx: modem processor

a11 = arm11 = in msm7xxxx: application processor

a2m = Application to Modem communication

AMSS = Advanced Mobile Subscriber Software (what runs your modem)

CID = Client ID

DEX = Data EXchange between cores

non-A = all msm7xxx chipsets (devices with that chipset) as opposed to msm7xxxA

PLL = Phase Locked Loop (frequency generator)

FPLL = Frequency and Phase Locked Loop

DPLL = Digital Phase Locked Loop

RE = Reverse Engineering

RPC = Remote Procedure Call, a network protocol that allows a computer program running on one host (core) to cause code to be executed on another host (core).

SMD = Shared (between a9 and a11) Memory Device

SMEM = Shared Memory

SMI = Stacked Memory Interface - Memory on the MSM chip itself, either 32M or 64M

EBI = External Bus Interface - Memory external to the MSM chip, either 128M or 256M

TCXO = Temperature Controlled Crystal Oscillator