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. 2022 May 31;22(11):4182. doi: 10.3390/s22114182
1G First Generation
2G Second Generation
3G Third Generation
3GPP Third Generation Partnership Project
4G Fourth Generation
5G Fifth Generation
AMF Access and Mobility management Function
ARQ Automatic Repeat Request
CDMA Code-Division Multiple Access
CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
DoS Denial of Service
D2D Device to Device
eNodeB/eNB Evolved Node B
EPC Evolved Packet Core
EPS Evolved Packet System
ERLLC/eURLLC Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communications
E-UTRAN Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network
FeMBB Further Enhanced Mobile Broadband
FEC Forward Error Correction
FL Federated Learning
GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
GUTI Global Unique Temporary Identifier
HARQ Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request
IDM Identity Management
IMS IP Multimedia Subsystem
IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity
IMT International Mobile Telecommunications
IoE Internet of Everything
IoMT Internet of Military Things
ITU International Telecommunications Union
LTE Long-Term Evolution
MAC Medium Access Control
MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output
MTC Machine-Type Communications
NAS Non-Access Stratum
NFV Network Function Virtualization
OFMD Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
P2P Peer-to-Peer
QoS Quality of Service
RAN Radio Access Network
RFID Radio Frequency Identification
RTP Real-Time Transport Protocol
SC Smart Contract
SDN Software defined Network
STBC Space Time Block Coding
SUPI Subscription Permanent Identifier
SUPI Subscription Permanent Identifier
TCP Transmission Control Protocol
UDP User Datagram Protocol
umMTC Ultra Massive Machine-Type Communications
WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy
WiMAX Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access
WN Wireless Network
WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access