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Acronyms

AcronymDescription
5GC5G Core Network
ACKAcknowledgment
AIArtificial Intelligence
AMARQ Acknowledged Mode
APIApplication Programming Interface
ARFCNAbsolute Radio Frequency Channel Number
ARQAutomatic Repeat on Request
AR/VRAugmented/Virtual Reality
ATSCAdvanced Television Systems Committee
AWGNAverage White Gaussian Noise
BCCHBroadcast Control Channel
BCHBroadcast Channel
BERBit Error Rate
BLERBlock Error Rate
BPSKBinary Phase Shift Keying
BSBase Station
BSSBusiness Support System
BWPBandwidth Part
CCAChannel Clear Assessment
CCCHCommon Control Channel
CCEControl Channel Element
CDMACode Division Multiple Access
CFIControl Format Indocator
CIoTCellular IoT
CoMPCoordinated Multi-Point
CPCyclic Prefix
CQIChannel Quality Indicator
CRACentral Registration Authority
CRBCommon Resource Block
CRCCyclic Redundancy Code
CSIChannel State Information
CSSChirp Spread Spectrum
CUCentral Unit
D2DDevice to Device
DBPSKDifferential Binary Phase Shift Keying
DCCHDedicated Control Channel
DCIDownlink Control Information
DLDownlink
DL-SCHDownlink Shared Channel
DMRSDemodulation Reference Signal
DRXDiscontinuous Reception
DSLDigital Subscriber Line
DTCHDedicated Traffic Channel
DUDistributed Unit
DVBDigital Video Broadcasting
EC-GSMExtended Coverage GSM
EMElectromagnetic
eNBeNode-B
EPCEvolved Packet Core
ERPEffective Radiated Power
E-UTRANEvolved UTRAN
FDDFrequency Division Duplex
FDPSFrequency Dependent Packet Scheduling
FFTFast Fourier Transform
GPSGlobal Positioning System
GSCNGlobal Synchronization Channel Number
GSMGroupe Spécial Mobile
HARQHybrid Automatic Repeat on Request
HIHARQ Indicator
HSDPAHigh Speed Downlink Packet Access
HSPAHigh Speed Packet Access
HSPAHigh Speed Uplink Packet Access
ICIInter-Carrier Interference
IFFTInverse Fast Fourier Transform
IIoTIndustrial IoT
IMTInternational Mobile Telecommunications
IoTInternet of Things
IRIncremental Redundancy
ISIInter-Symbol Interference
ISMIndustrial Scientific Medical
LAALicensed Assisted Access
LBTListen Before Talk
LDPCLow Density Parity Check
LOSLine of Sight
LPWANLow Power Wide Area Network
LTELong Term Evolution
LTNLow Throughput Network
MACMedium Access Control
MBBMobile Broadband
MBMSMultimedia Broadcast Multicast Service
MIBMaster Information Block
MIMOMultiple Input Multiple Output
MLMachine Learning
MMEMobility Management Entity
mmWMillimeter Waves
MTCMachine-Type Communications
MU-MIMOMulti-User MIMO
NACKNegative Acknowledgment
NASNon Access Stratum
NB-IoTNarrow Band IoT
NBNode-B
NLOSNon Line of Sight
NPBCHNarrowband Physical Broadcast Channel
NPDCCHNarrowband Physical Downlink Control Channel
NPDSCHNarrowband Physical Downlink Shared Channel
NPRACHNarrowband Physical Random Access Channel
NPSSNarrowband Primary Synchronization Signal
NPSSNarrowband Secondary Synchronization Signal
NPUSCHnarrowband Physical Uplink Shared Channel
NRNew Radio
NRSNarrowband Reference Signal
NSANon Stand Alone
OFDMAOrthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access
OFDMOrthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex
OSSOperation Support System
PAPRPeak to Average Power Ratio
PBCHPhysical Broadcast Channel
PCCHPaging Control Channel
PCFICHPhysical Control Format Indicator Channel
PCHPaging Channel
PCIPhysical Cell Identifier
PDCCHPhysical Downlink Control Channel
PDCPPacket Data Convergence Protocol
PDSCHPhysical Downlink Shared Channel
PDUProtocol Data Unit
PGWpacket Gateway
PHICHPhysical Hybrid ARQ Indicator Channel
PMIPrecoding Matrix Indicator
PMRProfessional Mobile Radio
PRACHPhysical Random Access Channel
PRBPhysical Resource Block
PSKPhase Shift Keying
PSMPower Saving Mode
PSSPrimary Synchronization Signal
PTRSPhase Tracking Reference Signal
PUCCHPhysical Uplink Control Channel
PUSCHPhysical Uplink Shared Channel
QAMQadrature Amplitude Modulation
QoSQuality of Service
QPSKQuadrature Phase Shift Keying
RACHRandom Access Channel
RANRadio Access Network
RARRandom Access Response
RATRadio Access Technology
RBResource Block
REGResource Element Group
REResource Element
R-FDMARandom Frequency Division Multiple Access
RFIDRadio Frequency Identification
RIRank Indicator
RLCRadio Link Control
RNCRadio Network Controller
RNTIRadio Network Temporary Identifier
ROHCRobust Header Compression
RRCRadio Resource Control
RSReference Signal
RUResource Unit
SAStand Alone
SCEFService Capability Exposure Function
SC-FDMASingle Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access
SCSSubcarrier Spacing
SDAPService Data Adaptation Protocol
SDUService Data Unit
SFBCSpace-Time Block Code
SGWServing Gateway
SIBSystem Information Block
SISOSingle Input Single Output
SNRSignal to Noise Ratio
SONSelf-Organized Networks
SRSSounding Reference Signal
SSBSynchronization Signal Block
SSSSecondary Synchronization Signal
TATiming Advance
TCPTransport Control Protocol
TCXOTemperature Compensated Crystal Oscillator
TDDTime Division Duplex
TMARQ Transparent Mode
TMTransmission Mode
TTITransmission Time Interval
UCIUplink Control Information
UEUser Equipment
UL-SCHUplink Shared Channe
UL-SCHUplink Shared Channel
ULUplink
UMARQ Unacknowledged Mode
UMTSUniversal Mobile Telecommunications System
UNBUltra Narrow Band
UPFUser Plane Function
URLLCUltra Reliable Low Latency Communications
UTRANUMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network
V2XVehicle to Everything
WCDMAWideband Code Division Multiple Access