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3GPP Network Element Functions

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5G‑EIR
5G-Equipment Identity Register
→  see it  here
→  N5g-eir SBI
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A
ABMF
Account Balance Management Function
→  see it  here
AF
Application Function
→  see it  here
→  Naf SBI
AMF
Access and Mobility Management Function
→  see it  here
→  Namf SBI
ANDSF
Access Network Discovery and Selection Function
ATCF
Access Transfer Control Function
→  see it  here
→  TS 23.237 (5.3.4)
ATGW
Access Transfer Gateway
→  see it  here
→  TS 23.237 (5.3.5)
AuC
Authentication Center
AUSF
Authentication Server Function
→  see it  here
→  Nausf SBI
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B
BBERF
Bearer Binding and Event Reporting Function
BGCF
Breakout Gateway Control Function
BM‑SC
Broadcast-Multicast Service Centre
BPCF
Broadband Policy Control Function
BSC
Base Station Controller
BSF
Binding Support Function
→  Nbsf SBI
BSF
Bootstrapping Server Function
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C
CHF
Charging Function
→  see it  here
→  Nchf SBI
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E
EATF
Emergency Access Transfer Function
→  TS 23.237 (5.3.3)
EBCF
Event Based Charging Function
→  see it  here
E-CSCF
Emergency - Call Session Control Function
→  see it  here
→  TS 23.167 (6.2.2)
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G
GANC
Generic Access Network Controller
→  TS 43.318 (5.2)
GCR
Group Call Register
→  TS 43.068 (5)
GGSN
Gateway GPRS Support Node
→  see it  here
GMLC
Gateway Mobile Location Centre
→  see it  here
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H
HLR
Home Location Register
→  see it  here
HSS
Home Subscriber Server
→  see it  here
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I
IBCF
Interconnection Border Control Function
→  see it  here
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L
LRF
Location Retrieval Function
→  see it  here
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M
MBMS-GW
Multimedia Broadcast / Multicast Service GateWay
→  see it  here
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N
NF
Network Function
→  see it  here
NEF
Network Exposure Function
→  see it  here
→  Nnef SBI
NRF
Network Repository Function
→  see it  here
→  Nnrf SBI
NSSF
Network Slice Selection Function
→  see it  here
→  Nnssf SBI
NWDAF
Network Data Analytics Function
→  see it  here
→  Nnwdaf SBI
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O
OFCS
OFfline Charging System
→  see it  here
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P
PCEF
Policy and Charging Enforcement Function
→  see it  here
PCF
Policy Control Function
→  see it  here
→  Npcf SBI
P-CSCF
Proxy - Call Session Control Function
→  see it  here
PDN-GW (P-GW)
Packet Data Network - GateWay
→  see it  here
PFDF
Packet Flow Description Function
→  see it  here
PMD
Pseudonym Mediation Device
→  see it  here
PPR
Privacy Profile Register
→  see it  here
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R
RAF
Repository Access Function
→  see it  here
RCAF
RAN Congestion Awareness Function
→  see it  here
RF
Rating Function
→  see it  here
RNC
Radio Network Controller
→  see it  here
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S
SAS
Stand-Alone SMLC
→  see it  here
SBCF
Session Based Charging Function
→  see it  here
SCC-AS
Service Centralization and Continuity - Application Server
→  see it  here
SCEF
Service Capability Exposure Function
→  see it  here
S-CSCF
Serving - Call Session Control Function
→  see it  here
SCP
Service Communication Proxy
→  see it  here
SEG
SEcurity Gateway
→  see it  here
SEPP
Security Edge Protection Proxy
→  see it  here
SGSN
Serving GPRS Support Node
→  see it  here
SGW
Signalling GateWay
→  TS 29.163 (6)
S-GW
Serving - GateWay
→  see it  here
SLF
Subscription Locator Function
→  see it  here
SMF
Session Management Function
→  see it  here
→  Nsmf SBI
SMLC
Serving Mobile Location Center
→  see it  here
SMSF
Short Message Service Function
→  see it  here
→  Nsmsf SBI
SMS-GMSC
Short Message Service - Gateway Mobile-services Switching Centre
→  see it  here
SMS-IWMSC
Short Message Service - InterWorking Mobile-services Switching Centre
→  see it  here
SMS-SC
Short Message Service - Service Centre
→  see it  here
SPR
Subscription Profile Repository
→  see it  here
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T
TDF
Traffic Detection Function
→  see it  here
TSSF
Traffic Steering Support Function
→  see it  here
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U
UCMF
UE radio Capability Management Function
→  Nucmf SBI
UDM
Unified Data Management
→  see it  here
→  Nudm SBI
UDR
Unified Data Repository
→  see it  here
→  Nudr SBI
UDSF
Unstructured Data Storage Function
→  see it  here
→  Nudsf SBI
UPF
User Plane Function
→  see it  here
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V
VLR
Visitor Location Register
→  see it  here
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W
W-AGF
Wireline Access Gateway Function
→  see it  here
→  TS 23.316
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