| mmWave | Millimeter-wave |
| 5G | Fifth generation mobile communications system |
| B5G | Beyond 5G |
| NR-U | New radio-based access to unlicensed spectrum |
| HetNet | Heterogeneous network |
| BS | Base station |
| UE | User equipment |
| C-plane | Control plane |
| U-plane | User plane |
| MEC | multi-access edge computing |
| C-RAN | Centralized radio access network |
| 3GPP | Third generation partnership project |
| SINR | Signal-to-interference-plus-noise power ratio |
| WPF | Weighted proportional fairness |
| RR | Round robin |