5G System Design

List of Abbreviations

Term	Meaning
3D	Three‐Dimensional
3G	3rd Generation (cellular communications)
3GPP	3rd Generation Partnership Project
4G	4th Generation (cellular communications)
5G	5th Generation (cellular communications)
5G AP	5G Action Plan
5G IA	5G Infrastructure Association
5G PPP	5th Generation Public Private Partnership
5GAA	5G Automotive Association
5GC	5G Core Network
5GMF	Fifth Generation Mobile Communication Promotion Forum
5GPoAs	5G Points of Attachment
5GTTI	5G Trial & Testing Initiative
AAS	Active Antenna System
ABG	Alpha Beta Gamma
ABS	Almost Blank Subframes
ABNO	Applications‐Based Network Operations
ACDM	Algebraic Channel Decomposition Multiplexing
ACK	Acknowledged
A‐CPI	Application‐Controller Plane Interface
ADB	Aggregated Data Bundle
ADC	Analog‐to‐Digital Converter
AE	Action Enforcer
AF	Application Function
AF‐x	Adaptation Function–number x
AI	Air Interface
AIV	Air Interface Variant
AL	Aggregation level
AM	Acknowledged Mode
AMC	Adaptive Modulation and Coding
AMF	Access and Mobility Management Function
AN	Access Network
ANDSF	Access Network Discovery and Selection Function
AN‐I	Access Network‐Inner (layer)
ANN	Artificial Neural Networks
AN‐O	Access Network‐Outer (layer)
ANQP	Access Network Query Protocol
AP	Access Point
API	Application Programming Interface
APT	Average Power Tracking
AR	Augmented Reality
ARIB	Association of Radio Industries and Businesses
ARP	Allocation and Retention Priority
ARPU	Average Revenue Per User
ARQ	Automatic Repeat reQuest
AS	Access Stratum
ASIC	Application Specific Integrated Circuit
AS‐PCE	Active Stateful Path Computation ...