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
Ethernet Frame
Ethernet Frame is the structured data unit carried at the Ethernet data-link layer. It contains addressing, payload, and integrity information for local delivery.
Protocol
ETSI MEC
A standardized architecture and API framework, published by ETSI, defining how application workloads are deployed, orchestrated, and granted access to network context information at the edge of a mobile network,…
Regulatory & Compliance
Evolved Packet Core
The all-IP, packet-switched core network architecture standardized for 4G LTE, carrying both data and voice traffic — voice through VoLTE — as packet-switched IP data rather than maintaining separate circuit-switched…
Concept/Framework
Feeder Link
Feeder Link is the link between a user-facing access element and a gateway, hub, or network core segment that transports aggregated traffic into the larger network.
Protocol
File Storage
File Storage is a storage model that organizes data as files and directories within a filesystem-oriented structure. It is designed for structured access by users and applications.
Software
Final Investment Decision
The final investment decision is the formal authorization to proceed with funding, procurement, and execution of a project.
Operations
Fixed Wireless Access
A broadband service delivering internet connectivity to a fixed location over a wireless radio link from a nearby base station, using a stationary receiver at the premises rather than a…
Concept/Framework
Fog Computing
A distributed compute architecture spreading processing, storage, and networking functions across a hierarchy of nodes positioned between the network edge and the centralized cloud, providing a more distributed, multi-tier alternative…
Concept/Framework
Forwarding Plane
Forwarding Plane is the part of a network device that moves packets or frames based on forwarding decisions. It is the operational path for traffic movement through the device.
Software
Frequency Band
Frequency Band is a defined range of radio frequencies used for communication, sensing, or other electromagnetic functions. It groups spectrum into a serviceable range.
Concept/Framework