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Glossary - Next-Generation OSS with AWS

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Glossary

  • 5G NR: 5G New Radio

  • AI: Artificial Intelligence

  • AMF: Access and Mobility management Function

  • API: Application Programming Interface

  • AZ: Availability Zone

  • BI: Business Intelligence

  • BSS: Business Support Systems

  • CA: Certificate Authority

  • CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access

  • CM: Configuration Management

  • CRL: Certificate Revocation List

  • CSPs: Communication Service Providers

  • DSPs: Digital Service Providers

  • eNodeB: E-UTRAN Node B, also known as Evolved Node B (abbreviated as eNodeB)

  • ETL: Extract, Transform, Load

  • eTOM: enhanced Telecom Operations Map

  • ETSI MANO: European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Management And Orchestration (MANO)

  • FCAPS: Fault management, Configuration management, Accounting, Performance management and Security

  • FM: Fault Management

  • GSM: Global System for Mobile Communications

  • IM: Inventory Management

  • ISV: Independent Software Vendor

  • KPIs: Key Performance Indicators

  • LCM: Life Cycle Management

  • LTE: Long Term Evolution

  • M2M: Machine to Machine

  • ML: Machine Learning

  • MME: Mobility Management Entity

  • MVNO: Mobile Virtual Network Operator

  • NACL: Network Access Control List

  • NEPs: Network Equipment Providers

  • NFV: Network Function Virtualization

  • NFx: Network Functions

  • NWDAF: Network Data Analytics Function

  • OAM: Operations, Administration and Maintenance

  • ORAN RIC: Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC)

  • OSI: Open Systems Interconnection

  • OSR: Operations Support and Readiness

  • OSS: Operational Support System

  • PKI: Public Key Infrastructure

  • PM: Performance Management

  • QoS: Quality of Service

  • RDBMS: Relational Database Management System

  • RTO / RPO: Recovery Time Objective / Recovery Point Objective

  • SaaS: Software as a Service

  • SNMP: Simple Network Management Protocol

  • SO: Service Orchestration

  • SON: Self-Organizing Network

  • SQL: Structured Query Language

  • SSL / TLS: Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) / Transport Layer Security (TLS)

  • SSO: Single Sign On

  • TDMA: Time-division Multiple Access

  • UMTS: Universal Mobile Telecommunications System

  • UPF: User Plane Function

  • URLLC: Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communications

  • VPC: Virtual Private Cloud

  • VR / AR: Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality

  • WiMAX: Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access