 IP backhaul 232 URL 340 IP core design 248 IP Multimedia Gateway (IM MGW) 186 IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) 151, 175, 177, 178, 286, 322 Machine Learning (ML) 270, 350, 367 5G PDU session establishment 151-163 for monetization 380 elements 178 macro network 229 designing 247-249 maintenance framework 249 Management and Orchestration Key Performance Indicators (MANO) framework 50 (KPIs) 253, 330, 372 Management Interface (Mi) 329 massive Internet of Things (MIoT) 347 massive Machine Type Communications (mMTC) 4, 5, 128, 196, 287 L-Band 356 Massive MIMO 14 legacy RAN deployment Master Cell Group (MCG) 212 example 266, 267 Master Information Block legacy voice networks (MIB) 78, 104, 108 interworking with 186 master RAN node 11 licensed Radio Frequency (RF) spectrum 13 Maximum Segment Size (MSS) 356 life cycle management (LCM) 284 Medium Access Control (MAC) 21, 75, 270 Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) 302 Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites 340, 352 Index Message Digest (MD5) 333 metaverse 285 Microsoft Azure 283 N3-Interworking Function (N3-IWF) 26, 32 millimeter Wave (mmWave) 82, 95, 261 Narrow Band - Internet of Things mini-slot 87 (NB-IoT) 347, 365 mission-critical services (MCS) 349 National Security Agency (NSA) 285 mixed reality (MR) 176 near-real-time RAN Intelligent Mobile Country Code (MCC) 47 Controller (Near-RT RIC) 270 Mobile Network Code (MNC) 47 Network Access Identifier (NAI) 47 Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) 195,367 network automation 368 Mobile Subscriber Identification deployment automation 369 Number (MSIN) 47 operations automation 371 Mobile Switching Center - testing operation 370 Server (MSC-S) 187 Network Data Analytics Function Mobility Management Entity (NWDAF) 30, 35 (MME) 50, 187, 219 supported use cases 36 Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) 122 network, designing monitoring framework 249 considerations 229-233 Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) 308 Network Exposure Function (NEF) 29, 30 Multi-access Edge Computing services 69,70 (MEC) Cloud Radio Access Network Functional Virtualiza