Acronyms

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Table - Acronyms

Acronym Description
3GPP 3rd Generation Partnership Project
5GC 5G Core Network
5GS 5G System
AF Application Function
API Application Programming Interface
AMF Access and Mobility Management Function
AnLF Analytics Logical Function
CAP4C Converged Analytics Platform for Communication
CNC Cloud Native Core
CNE Cloud Native Environment
CSP Communications Service Provider
FE Front End
FQDN Fully Qualified Domain Name
GUI Graphical User Interface
HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
KPI Key Performance Indicator
HA High Availability
IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity
K8s Kubernetes
MDT Mobile Data Terminal
ME Monitoring Events
MICO Mobile Initiated Connection Only
ML Machine Learning
MLOPs Machine Learning Operations
MTLF Model Training Logical Function
Network Slice A logical network that provides specific network capabilities and network characteristics.
NEF Network Exposure Function
NF Network Function
NRF 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 Network Slice Selection Function
OCNWDAF Oracle Communications Networks Data Analytics Function
OAM Operations, Administration, and Maintenance
PLMN Public Land Mobile Network
RAN Radio Access Network
REST Representational State Transfer
SBA Service Based Architecture
SBI Service Based Interface
SMF Session Management Function
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
SUPI Subscription Permanent Identifier
UDM Unified Data Management
UE User Equipment
UPF User Plane Function
UDR Unified Data Repository
UDM Unified Data Management
URI Uniform Resource Identifier