| NTNs | Non-Terrestrial Networks |
| LEO | Low Earth Orbit |
| IoT | Internet of Things |
| MEO | Medium Earth Orbit |
| GEO | Geostationary Earth Orbit |
| COTS | Commercial Off-The-Shelf |
| SLL | Side-Lobe Level |
| BFN | Beamforming Network |
| BGA | Binary Genetic Algorithm |
| MO | Multi-Objective |
| IWO | Invasive Weed Optimization |
| ADC | Analog-to-Digital Converter |
| DAC | Digital to Analog Converter |
| DBF | Digital Beamforming |
| EVM | Error Vector Magnitude |
| LO | Local Oscillator |
| PN | Phase Noise |
| PA | Power Amplifier |
| LNA | Low Noise Amplifier |
| BER | Bit Error Rate |
| QAM | Quadrature Amplitude Modulation |
| TX | Transmitter |
| RX | Receiver |
| C | Coupling |
| DSP | Digital Signal Processor |
| ENOB | Effective Number of Bits |
| VGA | Variable Gain Amplifier |
| PAE | Power-Added Efficiency |
| CDMA | Code Division Multiple Access |