Why does this matter operationally?
Scalability
The ability of a connectivity architecture to accommodate growth in users, devices, data volume, or geographic coverage without requiring fundamental redesign. Scalable systems expand incrementally and maintain performance characteristics as load increases.
269 terms
3GPP
The collaborative standards organization that develops technical specifications for cellular technology, publishing its work as numbered releases that build additively on their predecessors, covering radio access, core network architecture, and…
Regulatory & Compliance
3GPP Release 15
The 3GPP specification release, functionally frozen in June 2018, that defined New Radio as the 5G air interface along with the initial 5G core network architecture and network slicing capability,…
Regulatory & Compliance
3GPP Release 17
The set of technical specifications published by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project as Release 17, functionally frozen in June 2022, which for the first time defines how non-terrestrial platforms integrate…
Regulatory & Compliance
3GPP Release 18
The set of technical specifications published by 3GPP as Release 18, functionally frozen in 2024, defining the first "5G-Advanced" enhancements to the 5G System, including expanded NTN mobility and payload…
Regulatory & Compliance
3GPP Release 19
The set of technical specifications published by 3GPP as Release 19, extending the Release 18 5G-Advanced baseline with further NTN direct-to-device and regenerative payload maturity, AI-native air interface work, and…
Regulatory & Compliance
5G Core
The service-based, cloud-native core network architecture standardized for 5G, exposing network functions through standardized service-based interfaces, providing the modular foundation for capabilities including network slicing.
Concept/Framework
5G NTN Architecture
The architectural framework, standardized by 3GPP, that defines how non-terrestrial nodes (satellites, HAPS) integrate into the 5G System as a radio access technology, covering the feeder link between gateway and…
Concept/Framework
6G
The next generation of cellular technology currently in research and early study-item phase within 3GPP and the ITU-R, expected to follow the 5G-Advanced arc concluding with Release 19, with no…
Concept/Framework
Access Control List
Access Control List is an ordered set of rules that permits or denies traffic, users, or operations based on matching criteria. It enforces access decisions.
Concept/Framework
Advanced Metering Infrastructure
The integrated system of smart meters, two-way communication network, and data management infrastructure that enables utilities to remotely collect detailed, interval-based energy consumption data and remotely execute certain meter functions…
Concept/Framework