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Glossary

Explore our library of thousands of telecoms terms and acronyms defined for on-the-job reference or learning new material.

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NGEN-DC

NG-RAN - E-UTRA Dual Connectivity

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NGEN-DC

NG-RAN - E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity

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NGS

NextGen System

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NGSO

Non-Geostationary

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NIC

Network Interface Card

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NID

Network Identification

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NIDD

Non IP Data Delivery

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NIST

National Institute of Standards and Technology

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NLOS

Non Line of Sight

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NM

Network Management

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NMC

Network Management Centre

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NMSI

National Mobile Station Identity

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NMT

Nordic Mobile Telephony

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Nnef

NEF Service-based Interface

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NNI

Network to Network Interface

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Nnrf

NRF Service-based Interface

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Node-B

Node B

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Noise

Noise

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Non GBR

Non Guaranteed Bit Rate

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NP

Number Portability

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Npcf

PCF Service-based Interface

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NPDU

Network Protocol Data Unit

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NPN

Non-Public Network

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NR

New Radio

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