Acronyms and Terminologies

The following table provides information about the acronyms and terminologies used in the document.

Table 1-1 Acronyms and Terminologies

Field Description
3GPP 3rd Generation Partnership Project
5GC 5G Core Network
5GS 5G System
AF Application Function
AUSF Authentication Server Function
BSF Binding Support Function
CHF Charging Function
CNE Cloud Native Environment
EFK stack Elasticsearch, Fluentd, and Kibana stack
FQDN Fully Qualified Domain Name
GPSI Generic Public Subscription Identifier
NEF Network Exposure Function
NF Network Function
NRF Network Repository Function
NSSF Network Slice Selection Function
PCF Policy Control Function
PFD Packet Flow Description
QFI QoS Flow Identifier
QoE Quality of Experience
SBA Service Based Architecture
SBI Service Based Interface
SCP Service Communication Proxy
SEPP Security Edge Protection Proxy
SMF Session Management Function
SUPI Subscription Permanent Identifier
UDR Unified Data Repository
UDSF Unstructured Data Storage Function