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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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Multiplexer

Multiplexer

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Multiplexing

Multiplexing

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NAPTR

Naming Authority Pointer

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NBAP

Node B Application Part

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NGAP

NG Application Protocol

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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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NSAPI

Network Service Access Point Identifier

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NTP

Network Time Protocol

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OCSP

Online Certificate Status Protocol

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OIP

Originating Identification Presentation

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OPC

Originating Point Code

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OPC

Operation Code

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OPEX

Operational Expenditure

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Optical Budget

Optical Budget

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OSPF

Open Shortest Path First

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P-CCPCH

Primary Common Control Physical Channel

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P-CSCF

Proxy - Call Session Control Function

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P-GW

Packet Data Network Gateway

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P-GW

PDN Gateway

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P-RNTI

Paging

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P-SCH

Primary Synchronization Channel

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