Acronyms
The following table list the acronyms and terminologies used in the document:
Table - Acronyms and Terminologies
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| 3GPP | 3rd Generation Partnership Project |
| 5GC | 5G Core Network |
| 5GS | 5G System |
| AMF | Access and Mobility Management Function |
| ASM | Aspen Service Mesh |
| Allowed NSSAI | NSSAI provided by the Serving PLMN during a registration procedure, indicating the S-NSSAIs values the UE could use in the Serving PLMN for the current registration area. |
| CA | Certificate Authority |
| CNE | Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Cloud Native Environment |
| Configured NSSAI | NSSAI provisioned in the UE applicable to one or more PLMNs |
| DB | Database |
| DNN | Data Network Name |
| DNS | Domain Name System |
| EANAN | Empty Authorized NSSAI Availability Notification |
| ECDSA | Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm |
| FQDN | Fully Qualified Domain Name |
| HTTPS | Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure |
| OHC | Oracle Help Center |
| OSDC | Oracle Software Delivery Cloud |
| PDB | Pod Disruption Budget |
| NEF | Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Network Exposure Function |
| Network Slice | A logical network that provides specific network capabilities and network characteristics. |
| NF | Network Function |
| NF service | A functionality exposed by a NF through a service based interface and consumed by other authorized NFs. |
| NRF | Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Network Repository Function |
| NSI | Network Slice instance. A set of Network Function instances and the required resources (such as compute, storage and networking resources) which form a deployed Network Slice. |
| NSI ID | Network Slice Instance Identifier |
| NSSAI | Network Slice Selection Assistance Information |
| NSSF | Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Network Slice Selection Function |
| NSSP | Network Slice Selection Policy |
| ONSSAI | Optimized NSSAI Availability Data Encoding feature |
| PDU | Protocol Data Unit |
| PLMN | Public Land Mobile Network |
| RBAC | Role-based Access Control |
| Requested NSSAI | NSSAI provided by the UE to the Serving PLMN during registration. |
| SD | Slice Differentiator |
| SEPP | Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Security Edge Protection Proxy by Oracle Communications |
| S-NSSAI | Single Network Slice Selection Assistance Information |
| SMF | Session Management Function |
| SST | Slice or Service type |
| SUMOD | Subscription Modification |
| TAI | Tracking Area Identifier |
| UE | User Equipment |