Acronyms
The following table provides information about the acronyms and the terminologies used in the document.
Table - Acronyms and Terminologies
| Acronym | Description |
|---|---|
| CRD | Custom Resource Definition |
| CNE | Cloud Native Environment |
| C SEPP/C-SEPP | Consumer Security Edge Protection Proxy |
| DNS | Domain Name System |
| DD | Data Director |
| EGW | Egress Gateway |
| FQDN | Fully Qualified Domain Name |
| Hosted SEPP | Hosted SEPP functionality provides selective routing in Roaming Hub Mode |
| IGW | Ingress Gateway |
| IPX | Internetwork Packet Exchange |
| K8s | Kubernetes |
| Local PLMN | PLMN managed by Local SEPP |
| Local SEPP | SEPP in Local PLMN |
| MCC | Mobile Country Codes |
| MNC | Mobile Network Codes |
| MNO | Mobile Network Operator |
| NDB | Network Database |
| NF | Network Function |
| Network Function | A functional building block within a network infrastructure, which has well defined external interfaces and well defined functional behavior. In practical terms, a network function is often a network node or physical appliance. |
| NF Consumer | A generic way to refer to an NF which consumes services provided by another NF. Example: An AMF acts as a Consumer NF that consumes AMPolicy services provided by the PCF. |
| NF Instance | A specific instance of a network function type. |
| NF Producer or NF Provider | A generic way to refer to an NF which provides services that can be consumed by another NF. Example: A PCF acts as a Producer NF that provides AMPolicy Services to the AMF. |
| NRF | Network Repository Function |
| OCI | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure |
| OCIR | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Registry |
| OHC | Oracle Help Center |
| OKE | Oracle Engine for Kubernetes |
| OTEL | OpenTelemetry |
| OSDC | Oracle Software Delivery Cloud |
| PDB | PodDisruptionBudget |
| PLMN | Public Land Mobile Network |
| P SEPP/P-SEPP | Producer Security Edge Protection Proxy |
| Remote PLMN | PLMN managed by Remote SEPP |
| Remote SEPP | SEPP in Remote PLMN |
| Remote SEPP Set | Set of Remote SEPPs to allow alternate routing across Remote SEPPs |
| REST API | Representational State Transfer Application Programming Interface |
| Roaming Hub | Roaming Hub is the deployment mode of SEPP. Roaming Hub is used as an intermediate proxy. Each SEPP connects to the Roaming Hub which further connect to another SEPP. All the Remote SEPPs can talk with each other through roaming hub. |
| Scaling | Ability to dynamically extend or reduce resources granted to the Virtual Network Function (VNF) as needed. This includes scaling out and in or scaling up and down. |
| SEPP | Security Edge Protection Proxy |
| SUPI | Subscription Permanent Identifier |
| SOR | Steering Of Roaming |
| SVC | Service |
| TLS | Transport Layer Security |
| TH | Topology Hiding |
| TUH | Topology Unhiding |