Getting started

IoT Glossary

• 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project
• A2P (Application-to-Person)
• API (Application Programming Interface)
• APN (Access Point Name)
• AT Command Set
• AWS (Amazon Web Services)
• dB (Decibel)
• DL (Downlink)
• DNS (Domain Name System)
• eSIM (Embedded SIM)
• eUICC SIM (Embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card)
• FF (Form Factor)
• GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)
• GSM (Global System for Mobile COmmunication
• GSMA (GSM Association)
• HSS (Home Subscriber Server)
• HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
• IMSI (International mobile Subscriber Identity)
• IoT (Internet of Things)
• IP (Internet Protocol)
• IP Sec (Internet Protocol Security)
• IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4)
• IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6)
• JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)
• LPWA (Low Power Wide Area)
• LTE (Long-Term Evolution)
• LTE-M (Long Term Evolution Machine Type Communications)
• M2M (Machine to Machine)
• MCC (Mobile Country Code)
• MFF2 (M2M Form Factor)
• MNC (Mobile Network Code)
• MNO (Mobile Network Operator)
• MTC (Machine Type Communications)
• NB-IoT (Narrow Band IoT)
• P2P (Person-to-Person)
• PGW (Packet Gateway)
• PIN (Personal Identification Number)
• Ping
• PSM (Power Saving Mode)
• PUK (Personal Unblocking Key)
• RAN (Radio Access Network)
• SGW (Serving Gateway)
• SIM (Subscriber Identity Module)
• SMS (Short Message Service)
• SMS SC (Short Message Service Centre)
• Sub-GHz Network
• TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)
• UDP (User Datagram Protocol)
• UL (Uplink)
• URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
• VPLMN (Visited Public Land Mobile Network)
• VPN (Virtual Private Network)