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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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NGS

NextGen System

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NGSO

Non-Geostationary

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NIST

National Institute of Standards and Technology

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NLOS

Non Line of Sight

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NMSI

National Mobile Station Identity

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Noise

Noise

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NS

Network Service

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NSA NR

Non-Standalone New Radio

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NSAPI

Network Service Access Point Identifier

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NSD

Network Service Descriptor

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NSDU

Network Service Data Unit

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NSI

Network Slice Instance

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Nsmf

SMF Service-based Interface

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NSMS

Network Slice Management Service - Provider

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NSSAI

Network Slice Selection Assistance Information

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NSSF

Network Slice Selection Function

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NSSI

Network Slice Subnet Instance

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NST

Network Slice Template

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Nyquist Theorem

Nyquist Theorem

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O-BCSM

Originating - Basic Call State Model

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O-CSI

Originating - CAMEL Subscription Information

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O-IM-CSI

Originating - IP Multimedia - CAMEL Subscription Information

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OCS

Online Charging System

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OCSP

Online Certificate Status Protocol

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