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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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AMF

Access and Mobility Management Function

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Amplifier

Amplifier

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ANDSF

Access Network Discovery and Selection Function

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ANF

Assigned Number Field

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Application Interface

Application Interface

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ARFCN

Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number

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ARPF

Authentication Credential Repository and Processing Function

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ATCF

Access Transfer Control Function

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ATM Forum

ATM Forum

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AUSF

Authentication Server Function

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Auto Correlation Function

Auto Correlation Function

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BBF

Bearer Binding Function

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BCF

Base Station Control Function

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Best Effort QoS

Best Effort QoS

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Best Effort Service

Best Effort Service

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BF

Bad Frames

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BFI

Bad Frame Indication

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BGCF

Breakout Gateway Control Function

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Blind Transfer

Blind Transfer

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Blowfish

Blowfish

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Bluetooth Profile

Bluetooth Profile

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BRF

Bridge Relay Function

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BSF

Binding Support Function

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Call forward busy

Call forward busy

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