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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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Low Pass Filter

Low Pass Filter

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LPWA

Low Power Wide Area

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Malware

Malicious Software

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Message Switching

Message Switching

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MGW

Media Gateway

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Microwave

Microwave

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mmWave

Millimetre Wave

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MTC-IWF

Machine Type Communications - Interworking Function

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MWD

Messages Waiting Data

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MWI

Messages Waiting Indication

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N3IWF

Non-3GPP Interworking Function

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Network Slicing

Network Slicing

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NWDAF

Network Data Analytics Function

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Overlay Network

Overlay Network

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P-GW

Packet Data Network Gateway

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P-GW

PDN Gateway

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PDN-GW

PDN Gateway

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PGW-C

PDN Gateway Control plane function

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PGW-U

PDN Gateway User plane function

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Power Control Bit

Power Control Bit

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Power Down Registration

Power Down Registration

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Power Up Registration

Power Up Registration

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Protection Switching

Protection Switching

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PWE3

Pseudowire Emulation Edge to Edge

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