We have written articles to explain some 3GPP related keywords and acronyms, to give some background material on the topic.
Terms include:
- 5G-Sytem (Towards IMT-2020)
- 5G-NR (See also; TR38.912 and the '38. series')
- API Framework for 3GPP Northbound APIs
- Carrier Aggregation,
- Cellular Internet of Things (CIoT - EC-GSM-IoT, LTE-M and NB-IoT)
- Conformance Testing (UE),
- Control and User Plane Separation of EPC nodes (CUPS)
- Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (CVD)
- Core Rx Interface Evolution
- Dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS)
- Energy efficiency for 5G
- Enhanced multimedia broadcast and multicast system over LTE (eMBMS)
- Evolved Packet Core (EPC),
- GPRS & EDGE,
- HSPA,
- IMS,
- IMT-2020 (3GPP part)
- System support for Industrial IoT (Vertical_LAN)
- LTE,
- LTE-Advanced,
- NAS Protocol,
- Network Functions Virtualisation,
- Mission Critical,
- Rx Interface Evolution,
- SCAS security test cases (Slide 32 on)
- Small Cells/HetNets,
- SON,
- Telecom Management
- UAS - UAV,
- UMTS,
- UE Category,
- W-CDMA
3GPP Series & technologies
The first two digits of a 3GPP TS or TR number define the spec series; for example LTE radio (E-UTRAN) is defined in the 36 Series.
On this page you can find which technology is [at least partially] aligned with which 3GPP series.
A-Z list of technical terms
The 3GPP Report ‘Vocabulary for 3GPP Specifications’ identifies specialist technical terms used;
- To ensure that editors use terminology that is consistent across specifications.
- To provide a reader with convenient reference for technical terms that are used across multiple documents.
Furthermore, you can check which Spec(s) a term or abbreviation is defined in using ETSI’s TEDDI application. Note that this only shows terms defined in 3GPP TSs and TRs which have already been transposed as ETSI publications.