diff --git a/src/fsfw/serialize/SerializeIF.h b/src/fsfw/serialize/SerializeIF.h
index 54a1f4e39..921d8a5e9 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/serialize/SerializeIF.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/serialize/SerializeIF.h
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ class SerializeIF {
   virtual ReturnValue_t serialize(uint8_t **buffer, size_t *size, size_t maxSize,
                                   Endianness streamEndianness) const = 0;
   /**
-   * Forwards to regular @serialize call with network endianness
+   * Forwards to regular @serialize call with big (network) endianness
    */
-  virtual ReturnValue_t serializeNe(uint8_t** buffer, size_t* size, size_t maxSize) {
+  virtual ReturnValue_t serializeBe(uint8_t** buffer, size_t* size, size_t maxSize) {
     return serialize(buffer, size, maxSize, SerializeIF::Endianness::NETWORK);
   }
   /**
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ class SerializeIF {
   virtual ReturnValue_t deSerialize(const uint8_t **buffer, size_t *size,
                                     Endianness streamEndianness) = 0;
   /**
-   * Forwards to regular @deSerialize call with network endianness
+   * Forwards to regular @deSerialize call with big (network) endianness
    */
-  virtual ReturnValue_t deSerializeNe(const uint8_t** buffer, size_t* size) {
+  virtual ReturnValue_t deSerializeBe(const uint8_t** buffer, size_t* size) {
     return deSerialize(buffer, size, SerializeIF::Endianness::NETWORK);
   }
   /**
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ class SerializeIF {
     return serialize(&buffer, &tmpSize, maxSize, streamEndianness);
   }
   /**
-   * Forwards to regular @serialize call with network endianness
+   * Forwards to regular @serialize call with big (network) endianness
    */
-  virtual ReturnValue_t serializeNe(uint8_t *buffer, size_t maxSize) const {
+  virtual ReturnValue_t serializeBe(uint8_t *buffer, size_t maxSize) const {
     return serialize(buffer, maxSize, SerializeIF::Endianness::NETWORK);
   }
   /**
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ class SerializeIF {
     return deSerialize(&buffer, &maxSize, streamEndianness);
   }
   /**
-   * Forwards to regular @serialize call with network endianness
+   * Forwards to regular @serialize call with big (network) endianness
    */
-  virtual ReturnValue_t deSerializeNe(const uint8_t *buffer, size_t maxSize) {
+  virtual ReturnValue_t deSerializeBe(const uint8_t *buffer, size_t maxSize) {
     return deSerialize(buffer, maxSize, SerializeIF::Endianness::NETWORK);
   }
   /**
diff --git a/unittests/serialize/testSerializeIF.cpp b/unittests/serialize/testSerializeIF.cpp
index 2cbe61323..694f6d7f4 100644
--- a/unittests/serialize/testSerializeIF.cpp
+++ b/unittests/serialize/testSerializeIF.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Serialize IF Serialize", "[serialize-if-ser]") {
       REQUIRE(simpleSer.serialize(&ptr, &len, buf.size(), SerializeIF::Endianness::NETWORK) == HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK);
     }
     SECTION("Network 1") {
-      REQUIRE(simpleSer.serializeNe(&ptr, &len, buf.size()) == HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK);
+      REQUIRE(simpleSer.serializeBe(&ptr, &len, buf.size()) == HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK);
     }
 
     CHECK(buf[0] == 1);
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Serialize IF Serialize", "[serialize-if-ser]") {
       REQUIRE(simpleSer.SerializeIF::serialize(buf.data(), buf.size(), SerializeIF::Endianness::NETWORK) == HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK);
     }
     SECTION("Network 1") {
-      REQUIRE(simpleSer.SerializeIF::serializeNe(buf.data(), buf.size()) == HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK);
+      REQUIRE(simpleSer.SerializeIF::serializeBe(buf.data(), buf.size()) == HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK);
     }
     CHECK(buf[0] == 1);
     CHECK(buf[1] == 2);
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ TEST_CASE("SerializeIF Deserialize", "[serialize-if-de]") {
       REQUIRE(simpleSer.deSerialize(&ptr, &len, SerializeIF::Endianness::NETWORK) == HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK);
     }
     SECTION("Network 1") {
-      REQUIRE(simpleSer.SerializeIF::deSerializeNe(&ptr, &len) == HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK);
+      REQUIRE(simpleSer.SerializeIF::deSerializeBe(&ptr, &len) == HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK);
     }
     CHECK(simpleSer.getU8() == 5);
     CHECK(simpleSer.getU16() == 1);
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ TEST_CASE("SerializeIF Deserialize", "[serialize-if-de]") {
       REQUIRE(simpleSer.SerializeIF::deSerialize(buf.data(), buf.size(), SerializeIF::Endianness::NETWORK) == HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK);
     }
     SECTION("Network 1") {
-      REQUIRE(simpleSer.SerializeIF::deSerializeNe(buf.data(), buf.size()) == HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK);
+      REQUIRE(simpleSer.SerializeIF::deSerializeBe(buf.data(), buf.size()) == HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK);
     }
     CHECK(simpleSer.getU8() == 5);
     CHECK(simpleSer.getU16() == 1);