5G |
Fifth Generation |
5GC |
5G Core |
5QI |
5G Quality Indicator |
AI |
Artificial Intelligence |
AMBR |
Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate |
AMF |
Access and Mobility management Function |
API |
Application Programming Interface |
ASIC |
Application Specific Integrated Circuit |
B2B |
Business-to-Business |
B2C |
Business-to-Customer |
BSS |
Business Support System |
CN |
Core Network |
CSMF |
Communication Service Management Function |
CU |
Centralized Unit |
DN |
Data Network |
DRB |
Dedicated Radio Bearer |
DSCP |
DiffServ Code Point |
DU |
Distributed Unit |
DWDM |
Dense WDM |
E2E |
end-to-end |
eCPRI |
Enhanced Common Public Radio Interface |
EPC |
Evolved Packet Core |
Flex-E |
Flexible Ethernet |
Flex-O |
Flexible Optical Transport Network |
FPGA |
Field Programmable Gate Array |
GBR |
Guaranteed Bit Rate |
GSMA |
GSM Alliance |
GST |
Generic network Slice Template |
IaaS |
Infrastructure as a Service |
IOC |
Information Object Class |
L4S |
Low Latency, Low Loss, Scalable throughput |
LSP |
Label Switched Path |
MANO |
Management and Orchestration |
MBR |
Maximum Bit Rate |
MDAS |
Management Data Analytics Service |
MPLS |
Multiple Protocol Label Switching |
MW |
Microwave |
near-RT RIC |
near-Real Time RIC |
NEF |
Network Exposure Function |
NEST |
Network Slice Type |
NFV |
Network Functions Virtualization |
NFVO |
NFV Orchestrator |
NG-RAN |
Next Generation RAN |
non-RT RIC |
Non-Real Time RIC |
NPN |
Non-Public Network |
NR |
New Radio |
NRM |
Network Resource Model |
NSA |
Non Standalone |
NSaaS |
Network Slice as a Service |
NSCAF |
Network Slice Access Control Function |
NSD |
Network Service Descriptor |
NSI |
Network Slice Instance |
NSMF |
Network Slice Management Function |
NSSAI |
Network Slice Selection Assistance Information |
NSSI |
Network Slice Subnet Instance |
NSSMF |
Network Slice Subnet Management Function |
NSST |
Network Slice Subnet Template |
NST |
Network Slice Template |
NWDAF |
Network Data Analytics Function |
OAM |
Operation, Administration and Maintenance |
OS |
Operation System |
OSS |
Operations Support System |
PCE |
Path Computation Element |
PCF |
Policy Control Function |
PDU |
Packet Data Unit |
PLMN |
Public Land Mobile Network |
PNI-NPN |
Public Network Integrated NPN |
PoC |
Proof of Concept |
PoP |
Point of Presence |
PRB |
Physical Radio Block |
RAN |
Radio Access Network |
RIC |
RAN Intelligent Controller |
ROADM |
Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer |
RRM |
Radio Resource Management |
RU |
Radio Unit |
S-NSSAI |
Single Network Slice Selection Assistance Information |
SA |
Standalone |
SBA |
Service Based Architecture |
SBMA |
Service Based Management Architecture |
SD |
Slice Differentiation |
SD-WAN |
Software Defined WAN |
SDN |
Software Defined Networking |
SDO |
Standards Development Organization |
SDTN controller |
Software Defined Transport Network Controller |
SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
SMF |
Session Management Function |
SNPN |
Standalone NPN |
SR |
Segment Routing |
SST |
Slice/Service Type |
T-NSC |
Transport Network Slice Controller |
TAC |
Tracking Area Code |
TAI |
Tracking Area Identifier |
TE |
Traffic Engineering |
TN |
Transport Network |
TSN |
Time Sensitive Network |
UE |
User Equipment |
UPF |
User Plane Function |
URSP |
UE Resource Selection Policy |
VLL |
Virtual Leased Line |
VNF |
Virtualized Network Function |
VPLS |
Virtual Private LAN Service |
VPN |
Virtual Private Network |
VPRN |
Virtual Private Routed Network |
WAN |
Wide Area Network |
WDM |
Wavelength Division Multiplexing |
XR |
Immersive Reality |
YANG |
Yet Another Next Generation |