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5G RAN

5G RAN (5G radio access network) is the collection of 5G radio and base station components that connect user devices to the 5G core network, determining coverage, capacity, latency, and operational models for public and private 5G deployments in enterprises.

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curl -X POST https://mcp.decisioninsights.ai/api/mcp-public \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -H "accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"arguments":{"slug":"5g-ran"},"name":"di_get_term"}}'

REST

GET https://api.decisioninsights.ai/api/public/v1/glossary/45386e10-474a-4c54-b68b-f16026844dfe

CLI

di get-glossary --slug 5g-ran

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It's a known term One entry, with its type (topic) name
It sits in a glossary Linked to Radio Access Network, C-RAN, RAN Node, Virtual Radio Access Network inDefinedTermSet
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