| NB-IoT |
Narrowband Internet of things |
| LEO |
Low Earth Orbit |
| CE |
Coverage Enhancement |
| RACH |
Random Access Channel |
| NGSA-II |
Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithms-II |
| ISL |
Inter-Satellite Link |
| D2D |
Direct to Device |
| NTN |
Non-terrestrial Network |
| MAC |
Medium Access Control |
| RLC |
Radio Link Control |
| PDCP |
Packet Data Convergence Protocol |
| RRC |
Radio Resource Control |
| DMRS |
Demodulation Reference Signal |
| GNSSs |
Global Navigation Satellite Systems |
| HARQ |
Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request |
| SINR |
Signal-to-Interference-plus-Noise Ratio |
| TA |
Time Advance |
| RSRP |
Reference Singal Receiving Power |
| PDF |
Probability Distribution Function |
| LOS |
Line of Sight |
| NLOS |
Non-line of Sight |
| RAR |
Random Access Response |
| RTD |
Round Trip Delay |
| PSO |
Particle Swarm Optimization |
| 3GPP |
3rd Generation Partnership Project |