5G Abbreviations

3GPP 3rd Generation Partnership Project MeNB Macro Evolved NodeB

5G Fifth Generation Mobile Networks MIMO Multiple-Input Multiple-Output
5GC Fifth Generation Core MIOT Massive Internet of Things
5G EIR 5G Equipment Indentity Register MLB Mobility Load Balancing
5QI 5G QoS Indentifier MME Mobility Management Entity
AAA Authentication, Authorization & Account MMSE Minimum Mean Square Error
AAS Active Antenna Systems``` mMTC Massive Machine Type Communications
ACDC Application Specific Congestion Control for Data
mmWave Millimeter Wave
Communication
ACS Adjacent Channel Selectivity MNO Mobile Network Operator
ADC Application Detection and Control MO Mobile Originated
AESE Architecture Enhancements for Service Capability Exposure MOCN Multi-Operator Core Network
AF Application Function MOI Management Object Instance
AKA Authentication & Key Agreement MONTE Monitoring Enhancement
AMF Access and Mobility Management Function MPDCCH MTC Physical Downlink Control Channel
ANR Automatic Neighbor Relation MPS Multimedia Priority Service
API Application Program Interface MRO Mobility Robustness Optimization
APN Access Point Name MSCS/MGW Mobile Switching Center – Server/Media Getaway
APs Access Points MT Mobile Terminated
ARP Allocation Retention & Priority MTC Machine Type Communications
ARPF Authentication Credential Repository & Processing Function MTC-M2M Machine Type Communications/Machineto-Machine
MTC_SIB Machine Type Communication System Information
AUSF Authentication Server Function
Block
BBU BaseBand Unit MU-MIMO Multi-User Multiple-Input Multiple-Output
BF Beamforming MUST Multi-User Superposition Transmission
BL Bandwidth Reduced Low Complexity MWC Mobile World Congress
BM-SC Broadcast Multicast Service Center NAIC Network Assisted Interference Cancellation
BPF Beamforming Processing Function NAS Non-Access Stratum NAS Network Access Sever
BSR Buffer Status Report NBIFOM Network-Based Internet Protocol Flow Mobility
BSSID Basic Service Set Identification NB-IoT Narrowband IoT
CA Carrier Aggregation NE-DC NR E-UTRA Dual Connectivity
CAGR Compound Annual Growth Rate NFC Near Field Communications
CAPEX Capital Expenses NG Next Generation
CCA Clear Channel Assessments NGAP NG Application Protocol
CDMA Code Division Multiple Access NGC Next Generation Core
CELL_PCH Cell Paging Channel NGMN Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance
CELL_FACH Cell Forward Access Channel NG– RAN Next Generation Radio Access Network
CHF Charging Function NGS Next Generation System
CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol NFV Network Function Virtualization
CIOT Cellular IoT NM Network Management
CM Configuration Management NPBCH Narrowband Physical Broadcast Channel
CM Cubic Metric NPDCCH Narrowband Physical Downlink Control Channel
CMS Communication and Media Solutions NPDSCH Narrowband Physical Downlink Shared Channel
cMTC Critical Machine Type Communications NPRACH Narrowband Physical Random-Access Channel
CN Core Network NPUSCH Narrowband Physical Uplink Shared Channell
CoMP Coordinated Multi-Point Transmission and Reception NSA Non-Standalone
CRI CSI-RS Resource Indicator NSD Network Service Descriptors
CS Circuit Switched NRS Narrowband Reference Signal
CSI Channel State Information NR New Radio
CSI-RS Channel-State Information Reference Symbol NSWO Non-Seamless WLAN Offload
CTIA Cellular Telecommunication Industry Association NWDAF Network Data Analytics Function
CU Control/ User Plane OR Central Unit OAM Operations, Administration and Maintenance
CUPS Control and User Plane Separation OCC Optical Communication Channel
CP Control Plane OCS Online Charging System
D2D Device-to-Device OFCS Offline Charging System
DAI Downlink Assignment Index OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
DASH Dynamic Adaptive Streaming Over HTTP OEMs Original Equipment Manufacturers
DB Database/ Dual Band OMA Open Mobile Alliance
DB-DC Dual Band Dual Cell OoBTC Out-of-Band Transcoder Control
DC Dual Connectivity OPEX Operating Expenses
DC-HSPA Dual Cell High Speed Packet Access OTA Over-The-Air
DCN Dedicated Core Network OTDOA Observed Time Difference of Arrival
DDN Downlink Data Notification OTT Over-the-Top PAP Password Authentication Protocol
DCF Distributed Coordination Function PAPR Peak-to-Average-Power Ratio
DCI Downlink Control Indicator PAR Packet Arrival Rate
DC-HSPA Dual Carrier-High Speed Packet Access PCC Policy and Charging Control
DCN Dedicated Core Network PCEF Policy and Charging Enforcement Function
DÉCOR Dedicated Core Networks PCF Policy Control Function
DFS Dynamic Frequency Selection PCell Primary Cell
DL Downlink PCF Policy Control Function
DM Domain Manager PCRF Policy Control and Charging Rules Function
DMRS Demodulation Reference Signal PC-SCF Proxy Call Session Control Function
DN Data Network PCO Protocol Configuration Options
DPDK Data Plane Development Kit PDCCH Physical Downlink Control Channel
DRB Data Radio Bearer PDCP Packet Data Convergence Protocol
DRB Data Resource Bearer PDN Public Data Network
DRS Discovery Reference Signals PDR Packet Drop Rate
DSCP Differentiated Services Code point PDN-GW Packet Data Network Gateway
DRX Discontinuous Reception PDU Packet Data Unit/ Protocol Data Unit
DSM IPv6 Dual Stack-Mobile Internet Protocol version 6 P-GW Public Data Network Gateway
DTLS Datagram Transport Layer Security PHR Power Head Room
DTX Discontinuous Transmissions PLMN Public Land Mobile Network
 DU Distributed Unit PM Performance Management
EAP Extensive Authentication Protocol PMCH Physical Multicast Channel
EBF Elevation Beam Forming PPF Packet Processing Function
EC Enhanced Coverage PS Packet Switched
ECGI E-UTRAN Cell Global Identifier PSCell Primary SCell
ECM-IDLE EPS Connection Management IDLE PSID Public Service ID
ED Energy Detection PSM Power Saving Mode
P-TMSI Packet Temporary Subscriber Identity Mode PO Paging
eDEC Enhanced Dedicated Core
Occasions
eDECOR Enhanced Dedicated Core Network ProSe Proximity Services
eLAA Enhanced LAA ProSe/D2D Proximity Services / Device to Device
eLWA Enhanced LWA PSD Power Spectral Density PSM Power Saving Mode
EIRP Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power PTT Push-to-Talk
EIS Equivalent Isotropic Sensitivity QCI QoS Class Identifier
EM Element Manager QFI QoS Flow ID
eMBB Enhanced Mobile Broadband QoE Quality of Experience
eMBMS Evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service QoS Quality of Service
EMTC Enhanced Machine Type Communication RACH Random Access Channel
RADIUS AAA Remote Authentication Dial In User Service for
EN-DC E-UTRAN New Radio Dual Connectivity Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting management for
computers to connect and use a network service
EPC Evolved Packet Core also known as System Architecture
RAN Radio Access Network
Evolution (SAE)
EPC/SAE Evolved Packet Core/System Architecture Evolutions RATG Radio Access Technique Group
ePDG Evolved Packet Data Gateway RAU Routing Area Update
RCF Radio Control Function RE Resource Element REST
EPDCCH Enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel
Representation State Transfer
EPS Evolved Packet System RESTful Representation State Transfer based
E-RNTI E-DCH Radio Network Transaction Identifier RMa Rural Macro
ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute R-ML Reduced Complexity ML
E-UTRAN Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network
ROHC Robust Header Compression
(based on OFDMA)
EVS Enhanced Voice Services RNTP Relative Narrowband Tx Power
EVR Error Vector Magnitude RPF Repetition Factor
eV2X Enhanced V2X FCC Federal Communications Commission RRC Radio Resource Control
RRH/RRU/ RU Remote Radio Head/Remote Radio Unit/ Radio
FCAPS Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, Security
Unit
F-DPCH Fractional Dedicated Physical Channel RRM Radio Resource Management
Fe Further Enhancements RSRP Reference Signal Received Power
FeICIC Further Enhanced Inter-Cell Interference Coordination RSRQ Reference Signal Received Quality
FFS Further Study FM Fault Management RSU Road Side Unit
FNPRM Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making RTP Real-time Transport Protocol
FOMA Freedom of Mobile Multimedia Access RV Redundancy Version
FTA Free-To-Air RXU Receiver Units
FTL Frequency Tracking Loop SA System Architecture/ Stand Alone
FTV Free-to-View SAND Server and Network Assisted DASH
GBR Guaranteed Bit Rate SBI Service Based Interface
GCS AS Group Communication System Application Server SC Service Continuity
SC-FDMA Synchronization Channel-Frequency Division Multiple
GGSNs Gateway
Access
GPRS Support Nodes SCG SeNB Cell Group
GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System SCG Secondary Cell Group
GPRS General Packet Radio Service SCM Security Context Management
SCEF Service Capability Exposure Function SD Interface
GROUPE Group Based Enhancement
between PCRF and TDF
GTP General Packet Radio Service Tunneling Protocol SDN Software-Defined Networking
GTP-C GPRS Tunneling Protocol – Control SDOs Standards Development Organization
GTP-U GPRS Tunneling Protocol User Plane SDS Short Data Service
GUMMEI Globally Unique Mobility Management Entity Identifier SDU Service Data Unit SEA Security Anchor Function
GUTI Globally Unique Temporary Identify SEM Spectrum Emissions Mask
GW GateWay SEPP Security Edge Protection Proxy
GWCN GateWay Core Network SeGW Security Gateway SFN Single Frequency Network
HARQ Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request SGSNs Serving GPRS Support Nodes
HESSID Homogeneous Extended Service Set IDentification SGW Serving Gateway
HLCom High Latency Communications SIPTO Selected Internet Protocol Traffic Offload
HLR Home Location Register SLIC Symbol Level – Interference Cancellation
HO Handover SM Spatial Multiplexing
HPLMNs Home Public Land Mobile Networks SMi Suburban Micro
H-RNTI HS-DSCH Radio Network Transaction Identifier SMARTER Services and Markets Technology Enablers
HN Home Network SMF Session Management Control Function
HSS Home Subscriber Server SMSF Short Message Service Function
IC Interference Cancellation SN Sequence Number
ICIC Inter-Cell Interference Coordination SON Self-Optimizing or Self-Organizing Network
ICS IMS Centralized Services SRB Signaling Resource Bearer
ICSCF Interrogating Cell Session Control Function SRS Sounding Reference Signal
IE Information Element SRVCC Single Radio Voice Call Continuity
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers SSID Service Set Identification
IFOM Internet Protocol Flow Mobility and seamless STA Station
WLAN Offload TA Tracking Area
IMPI IP Multimedia Private Identity TAB Transceiver Array Boundary
IMPU IP Multimedia Public User identity TAS Telephony Application Server
IMS Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem TAU Tracking Area Update
IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity TBS Transport Block Size/Terrestrial Beacon System
IMT International Mobile Telecommunications TC Traffic Class
TCCE TETRA and Critical Communications Evolution TDD Time
InH Indoor Hotspot
Division Duplex
Inter-RAT Inter- Radio Access Technology TDF Traffic Detection Function
IoT Internet of Things TETRA Terrestrial Trunked Radio
ISD Inter-Site Distance ToS Type of Service
 ISG Information Services Group ISO International Standards
TPC Transmit Power Control
Organization
ILPC Inner Loop Power Control TPR Technical Performance Requirement
IP Internet Protocol TrFO Transcoder Free Operation
IRC Interference Rejection Combining TRP Transmission Reception Point
ITU International Telecommunications Union TLS Transport Layer Security
ITU-T ITU-Telecommunication Standardization Bureau TSN Time Sensitive Networking
KPIs Key Performance Indicators TTI Transmit Time Travel
LAA Licensed Assisted Access TXU Transmitter Unit
LBT Listen-Before-Talk UDM Unified Data Management
L-CWIC Linear – CodeWord level successive – Interference
UDR United Data Repository
Cancellation
LCM Life Cycle Management UIC International Union of Railways
LI Lawful Intercept Uma Urban Macro
LIR Location Information Request UMi Urban Micro
LSA Licensed Shared Access UPCON User Plane Congestion Management
LPWA Low Power Wide Area UPGW User Plane Gateway
LWA LTE Wireless Local Area Network Aggregation UPF User-Plane Function
LWIP LTE-WLAN Radio Level Integration with IPsec Tunnel UPT User Perceived Throughput
LWIPEP LWIP Encapsulation Protocol URLLC Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communications
M2M Machine-to-Machine USIM Universal Subscriber Identity Module
MA Multiple Access UTDOA Uplink Time Difference of Arrival
MANO Management Nodes V2X Vehicle-to-Everything
MBMS Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services VCC Voice Call Continuity
MBMS-GW Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services – Gateway VNF Virtualization of Network Functions
MBR Maximum Bit Rate VoLTE Voice-over-LTE
MBS Metropolitan Beacon System VoNR Voice-over-New Radio
MBSFN Multicast Broadcast Single Frequency Networks ViLTE Video over LTE
MCE Multi-cell/Multicast Coordination Entity MCG MeNB Cell Group WI Work Item
MCCH Multicast Control Channel WID Work Item Description
MCL Maximum Coupling Loss WebRTC Web Real-Time Communication
MCPTT Mission Critical Push-to-Talk wIMPU wildcard IMS Public Identity
MCOT Maximum Channel Occupancy Times WLAN Wireless Local Area Network
MDT Mobile Data Terminal WT WLAN Termination
MGCF Media Gateway Control Function XnAP Xn Application Protocol
MEC Mobile Edge Computing Xw-C Xw Control Plane Interface
MMEGI MME Group Identity Xw-AP Xw Application Protocol