Acronyms
The following table provides information about the acronyms and the terminology used in the document.
Table - Acronyms
| Acronym | Description |
|---|---|
| 3GPP | 3rd Generation Partnership Project |
| 5GC | 5G Core Network |
| 5GS | 5G System |
| ACL | Access Control List |
| AF | Application Function |
| AMF | Access and Mobility Management Function |
| AnLF | Analytics Logical Function |
| API | Application Programming Interface |
| BSF | Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Binding Support Function |
| CAP4C | Converged Analytics Platform for Communication |
| CNC | Cloud Native Core |
| CNC Console | Cloud Native Configuration Console |
| CNE | Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Cloud Native Environment |
| CNLB | Cloud Native Load Balancer |
| CSP | Communications Service Provider |
| FE | Front End |
| FQDN | Fully Qualified Domain Name |
| GUI | Graphical User Interface |
| HA | High Availability |
| HTTPS | Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure |
| IMSI | International Mobile Subscriber Identity |
| K8s | Kubernetes |
| KPI | Key Performance Indicator |
| MDT | Mobile Data Terminal |
| ME | Monitoring Events |
| MICO | Mobile Initiated Connection Only |
| ML | Machine Learning |
| MLOPs | Machine Learning Operations |
| MTLF | Model Training Logical Function |
| mTLS | Mutual TLS |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| NSSF | Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Network Slice Selection Function |
| NWDAF | Oracle Communications Networks Data Analytics Function |
| OAM | Operations, Administration, and Maintenance |
| OCI | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure |
| OCNADD | Oracle Communications Network Analytics Data Director |
| PCF | Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Policy Control Function |
| PLMN | Public Land Mobile Network |
| RAN | Radio Access Network |
| REST | Representational State Transfer |
| SASL | Simple Authentication and Security Layer |
| SBA | Service Based Architecture |
| SBI | Service Based Interface |
| SEPP | Security Edge Protection Proxy |
| SMF | Session Management Function |
| SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol |
| SSL | Secure Sockets Layer |
| SUPI | Subscription Permanent Identifier |
| TLS | Transport Layer Security |
| UDM | Unified Data Management |
| UDR | Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Unified Data Repository |
| UE | User Equipment |
| UPF | User Plane Function |
| URI | Uniform Resource Identifier |