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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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NF

Network Function

NFC

Near Field Communications

NFM

Network Friendly Mode

NFVI

NFV Infrastructure

Nnef

NEF Service-based Interface

Nnrf

NRF Service-based Interface

Npcf

PCF Service-based Interface

NRF

NF Repository Function

Nsmf

SMF Service-based Interface

NSSF

Network Slice Selection Function

Null Traffic Channel Data

Null Traffic Channel Data

NVFO

NFV Orchestrator

NWDAF

Network Data Analytics Function

OCF

Online Charging Function

OCF

Open Connectivity Foundation

OFB

Output Feedback

OFCS

Offline Charging System

OFDM

Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing

OFDMA

Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access

OFTEL

Office of Telecommunications

ONF

Open Networking Foundation

OSI Reference Model

OSI Reference Model

OSPF

Open Shortest Path First

Out of Band Signalling

Out of Band Signalling

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