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. 2022 Sep 1;22(17):6623. doi: 10.3390/s22176623

Table 3.

Summary of acronyms.

Acronyms Full Form Acronyms Full Form Acronyms Full Form
NS Network Slicing uRLLC Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communication VM Virtual Machine
CSPs Communication Service Providers SST Slice/Service Type SBA Services Based Architecture
AI Artificial Intelligence E2E End-to-End NFs Network Functions
ML Machine Learning CAGR Compound Annual Growth Rate UE User Equipment
NGWN Next Generation Wireless Network MNOs Mobile Network Operators NRF Network Resource Function
MEC Mobile Edge Computing NSaaS Network Slice as a Service UDM Unified Data Management
IoT Internet of Things CN Core Network AF Application Function
3GPP Third Generation Partnership Project TN Transport Network AMF Access and Mobility Management Function
SDO Standard Developing Organization RAN Radio Access Network SMF Session Management Function
QoS Quality of Service CSI Communication Service Instance PDU Protocol data unit
AR Augmented Reality NSSI Network Slice Subnets Instances UPF User Plane Function
APN Access Point Name CSMF Communication Service Management Function AUSF Authentication Server Function
EUTRAN Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network NSMF Network Slice Management Function BSF Binding Support Function
EPC Evolved Packet Core NSSMF Network Slice Subnet Management Function PCF Policy Control Function
DCN Dedicated Core Network NFMF NF Management Function DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
SDN Software Defined Networking VNF Virtual Network Function PDN Packet Data Network
NFV Network Function Virtualization PNF Physical Network Function DN Data Network
RAN Radio Access Network MANO Management and Orchestration CM Configuration Management
SLA Service Level Agreement NFVO NFV Orchestrator FM Fault Management
GSMA Global System for Mobile Communications NFVIs NFV Infrastructure ISG ENI Industry Specification Group on Experiential Networked Intelligence
NSI Network Slice Instance LCM Life Cycle Management BPM Business Process Management
ITU International Telecommunication Union VIM Virtualized Infrastructure Manager DRL Deep Reinforcement Learning
eMBB Enhanced Mobile Broadband CNCF Cloud-Native Core Network SVM Support Vector Machine