List of Acronyms

Chapter 1

1G
First Generation
2G
Second Generation
3G
Third Generation
4G
Fourth Generation
5G
Fifth Generation
CDMA
Code Division Multiple Access
TDMA
Time Division Multiple Access
OFDMA
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access
GSM
Global System for Mobile communications
IMT
International Mobile Telecommunications
ITU-R
International Telecommunication Union-Radio
WCDMA
Wideband CDMA
3GPP
Third Generation Partnership Project
HSPA
High Speed Packet Access
LTE
Long-Term Evolution
FDMA
Frequency Division Multiple Access
SC-FDMA
Single Career Frequency Division Multiple Access
M2M
Machine to Machine communications
IoT
Internet of Things
QoE
Quality of Experience
RAT
Radio Access Technology
MIMO
Multiple Input Multiple Output
SDN
Software Defined Network
NFV
Network Function Virtualization

Chapter 2

5GMF
5G Mobile Communications Promotion Forum
NGMN
Next Generation Mobile Networks
D2D
Device to Device
FHD
Full High Definition
UHD
Ultra High Definition
V2V
Vehicle-to-Vehicle
C2C
Car-to-Car
V2I
Vehicle-to-Road Infrastructure
C2P
Car-to-Pedestrian
V2D
Vehicle-to-Device
BYOD
Bring Your Own Device
SoLoMo
Social Local Mobile
HMI
Human-Machine Interface
CAGR
Compound Annual Growth Rate
WRC
World Radio Conference
AR
Augmented Reality
RTT
Round Trip Time
TTI
Transmission Time Interval
HARQ
Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest

Chapter 3

3GPP
3rd Generation Partnership Project ...

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