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
IWF	InterWorking and Mediation Function
K8s	Kubernetes
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