3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) is the organization responsible for developing the standards for 5G Core Networks.

SA (System Architecture) is the 3GPP working group responsible for 5G Core Network standardization.

Release 15 introduced the first version of the 5G Core Network standards.

NSA (Non-Standalone) is the 5G Core Network architecture defined in 3GPP Release 15.

SA (Standalone) is the 5G Core Network architecture defined in 3GPP Release 16.

Release 16 introduced the concept of Network Slicing in 5G Core Networks.

SA (System Architecture) is the 3GPP working group responsible for Network Slicing standardization.

Release 17 introduced the concept of Edge Computing in 5G Core Networks.

SA (System Architecture) is the 3GPP working group responsible for Edge Computing standardization.

Release 18 introduced the concept of Service-Based Architecture (SBA) in 5G Core Networks.

SA (System Architecture) is the 3GPP working group responsible for SBA standardization.

Release 18 introduced the concept of Open RAN (O-RAN) in 5G Core Networks.

RAN (Radio Access Network) is the 3GPP working group responsible for O-RAN standardization.

Release 18 introduced the concept of Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) in 5G Core Networks.

RAN (Radio Access Network) is the 3GPP working group responsible for IAB standardization.