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
CNC	Cloud Native Core
CNE	Cloud Native Environment
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
ME	Monitoring Events
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
NWDAF	Network Data Analytics Function
OAM	Operations, Administration, and Maintenance
PLMN	Public Land Mobile 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
URI	Uniform Resource Identifier