Table 1.

List of abbreviations with standard values (where applicable)

Abbreviation	Term	Standard value
LTE	Long-term evolution
NR	New radio
3GPP	3G Public-private
mMTC	Massive-machine type communication
MIMO	Multiple inputs multiple outputs
MEC	Multi-access edge computing
BAN	Body area network
OCC	Optical camera communication
cMTC	Critical machine type communication
URLLC	Ultra reliability and low latency communication
IoMT	Internet of medical things
RAN	Radio access network
gNB	Generation node base
UE	User equipment	–
NVF	Network function Virtualisation
AMF	Access and mobility management function
UPF	User plane function
Uu	Interface between 5G-UE and 5G-RAN
CA	Carrier aggregation
OFDM	Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
$\mu$	OFDM numerology	0–4, we used 0–2
FR1	Frequency range 1	450–6000 MHz
FR2	Frequency range 2	24,250–52,600 MHz