8 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
9 | **Abbreviation** | **Description** |
10 +====================================+=================================+
11 | AAF | `Application Authorization |
12 | | Framework <https://wiki.onap.or |
13 | | g/display/DW/Application+Author |
14 | | ization+Framework+Project>`__ |
15 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
16 | A&AI | `Active & Available |
17 | | Inventory <https://wiki.onap.or |
18 | | g/display/DW/Active+and+Availab |
19 | | le+Inventory+Project>`__ |
20 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
21 | AAA | `Authentication, Authorization |
23 | | Accounting <https://en.wikipedi |
24 | | a.org/wiki/AAA_(computer_securi |
26 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
27 | AEC | AT&T Edge Cloud |
28 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
29 | AIC | AT&T Integrated Cloud |
30 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
31 | AID | Architecture Integration |
33 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
34 | APPC | `Application |
35 | | Controller <https://wiki.onap.o |
36 | | rg/display/DW/Application+Contr |
37 | | oller+Project>`__ |
38 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
39 | BPEL | Business Process Execution |
41 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
42 | BPMN | `Business Process Model and |
43 | | Notation or Business Process |
45 | | Notation <https://en.wikipedia. |
46 | | org/wiki/Business_Process_Model |
47 | | _and_Notation>`__ |
48 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
49 | BRMS | Business Rules Management |
51 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
52 | BSS | Business Support System |
53 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
54 | CCSDK | Common Controller SDK project |
55 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
56 | CDAP | `Cask Data Application |
57 | | Platform <https://cdap.io/>`__ |
58 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
59 | CDR | Charging Data Record |
60 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
61 | CDS | Controller Design Studio |
62 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
63 | CI/CD | Continuous Integration / |
64 | | Continuous Delivery |
65 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
66 | Cinder | OpenStack Block Storage |
67 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
69 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
70 | CLAMP | Closed Loop Automation |
71 | | Management Platform (project) |
72 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
73 | CLI | `Command Line Interface |
74 | | (project) <https://wiki.onap.or |
75 | | g/display/DW/Command+Line+Inter |
76 | | face+Project>`__ |
77 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
78 | CMA | Change Management Application |
80 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
82 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
83 | CNF | Cloud Native network Function. |
84 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
85 | COE | Container Orchestration Engine |
86 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
87 | CPE | Customer Premise Equipment |
88 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
89 | CSAR | `Cloud Service ARchive |
90 | | (link) <http://openbaton.github |
91 | | .io/documentation/tosca-CSAR-on |
93 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
94 | CU | Centralized Unit |
95 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
96 | DAO | `Data Access |
97 | | Object <https://en.wikipedia.or |
98 | | g/wiki/Data_access_object>`__ |
99 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
100 | DCAE | `Data Collection Analytics and |
101 | | Events <https://wiki.onap.org/p |
102 | | ages/viewpage.action?pageId=659 |
104 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
105 | DDoS | Distributed Denial-of-Service |
107 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
108 | DG | Directed Graph |
109 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
110 | DG Builder | Directed Graph Builder |
111 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
112 | DMaaP | `Data Movement as a |
113 | | Platform <https://wiki.onap.org |
114 | | /display/DW/DMaaP>`__ |
115 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
116 | DME | `Direct Messaging Engine |
117 | | (common service within |
118 | | ONAP) <https://wiki.onap.org/di |
119 | | splay/DW/Common+Services>`__ |
120 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
121 | DMIP | Device Management Interface |
123 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
124 | DNS | Domain Name System |
125 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
126 | DPDK | Data Plane Development Kit |
127 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
128 | DU | Distributed Unit |
129 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
130 | ECA | External Content Adapter |
131 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
132 | ECOMP | Enhanced, Control, |
133 | | Orchestration, Management and |
135 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
136 | EELF | `Event&Error |
137 | | LoggingFramework <https://wiki. |
138 | | onap.org/display/DW/Common+Serv |
140 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
141 | EMS | `Element Management |
142 | | System <https://en.wikipedia.or |
143 | | g/wiki/Element_management_syste |
145 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
146 | ESR | `External System |
147 | | Register <https://wiki.onap.org |
148 | | /pages/viewpage.action?pageId=5 |
150 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
151 | ETSI | `European Telecommunications |
153 | | Institute <http://www.etsi.org/ |
154 | | technologies-clusters/technolog |
155 | | ies/689-network-functions-virtu |
157 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
158 | EUAG | `ONAP End User Advisory |
159 | | Group <https://wiki.lfnetworkin |
160 | | g.org/pages/viewpage.action?pag |
161 | | eId=2916362>`__ |
162 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
163 | FCAPS | Fault Configuration Accounting |
164 | | Performance Security |
165 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
166 | FM | Fault Management |
167 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
168 | FQDN | Fully Qualified Domain Name |
169 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
170 | GBP | `Group-Based |
171 | | Policy <https://wiki.openstack. |
172 | | org/wiki/GroupBasedPolicy>`__ |
173 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
174 | Glance | OpenStack Image repository |
175 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
176 | GNFC | `Genric Network Function |
177 | | Controller <https://wiki.onap.o |
178 | | rg/download/attachments/4530014 |
179 | | 8/ONAP_GNF_ControllersSOL003.pp |
180 | | tx?version=1&modificationDate=1 |
181 | | 548619943000&api=v2>`__ |
182 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
183 | GUI | `Graphical User |
184 | | Interface <https://en.wikipedia |
185 | | .org/wiki/Graphical_user_interf |
187 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
188 | HAS | `Homing and Allocation |
189 | | Service <https://wiki.onap.org/ |
190 | | pages/viewpage.action?pageId=16 |
192 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
193 | HDFS | Hadoop Distributed File System |
194 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
195 | Horizon | OpenStack GUI |
196 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
197 | HPA | Hardware Platform Awareness |
198 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
199 | HTTP | HyperText Transfer Protococol |
200 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
201 | HV VES | `High Volume Virtual function |
203 | | Stream <https://wiki.onap.org/d |
204 | | isplay/DW/High+Volume+VES+Colle |
206 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
207 | IAM/IDAM | Identity and Access Management |
208 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
209 | ICE | Incubation and Certification |
211 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
212 | ICMMS | Syniverse Inter-carrier |
213 | | messaging solution |
214 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
215 | IDS | `Intrusion Detection |
216 | | System <https://en.wikipedia.or |
217 | | g/wiki/Intrusion_detection_syst |
219 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
220 | IETF | `Internet Engineering Task |
221 | | Force <http://www.ietf.org>`__ |
222 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
224 | | KeyExchange <https://en.wikiped |
225 | | ia.org/wiki/Internet_Key_Exchan |
227 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
228 | IPS | `Intrusion Prevention |
229 | | System <https://en.wikipedia.or |
230 | | g/wiki/Intrusion_detection_syst |
232 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
233 | IPSEC | `Internet Protocol |
234 | | Security <https://en.wikipedia. |
235 | | org/wiki/IPsec>`__ |
236 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
238 | | Archive <https://en.wikipedia.o |
239 | | rg/wiki/JAR_(file_format)>`__ |
240 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
241 | JSC | `JavaServiceContainer <https:// |
242 | | wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common |
244 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
245 | JSON | JavaScript Object Notation |
246 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
247 | Keystone | OpenStack Authorization Project |
248 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
249 | KVM | Kernel-based Virtual machine |
250 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
251 | LCM | Life Cycle Management |
252 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
253 | LDAP | Lightweight Directory Access |
255 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
256 | LFN CVC | `Linux Foundation Networking |
257 | | Compliance/Verification |
258 | | Committee <https://wiki.onap.or |
259 | | g/display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in |
261 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
262 | LFN CVP | `Linux Foundation Networking |
263 | | Compliance/Verification |
264 | | Program <https://wiki.onap.org/ |
265 | | display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in+V |
267 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
268 | LRM | Local Resource Monitor |
269 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
270 | M0 | Release Kick-off milestone. See |
271 | | also Release Lifecycle |
272 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
273 | M1 | Release Planning milestone. See |
274 | | also Release Lifecycle |
275 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
276 | M2 | Release Functionality Freeze |
277 | | milestone. See also Release |
279 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
280 | M3 | Release API Freeze milestone. |
281 | | See also Release Lifecycle |
282 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
283 | M4 | Release Code Freeze milestone. |
284 | | See also Release Lifecycle |
285 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
286 | MACD | (Vendor specific) Move Add |
287 | | Change Delete/Disconnect |
288 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
289 | MANO | MANagement and Organization of |
291 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
292 | MD-SAL | Model Driven Service |
293 | | Abstraction Layer |
294 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
295 | MIND | Master Integrated Network |
297 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
298 | MR | Message Router (a Common |
299 | | Service of ONAP) |
300 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
301 | MOP | Method of Procedure |
302 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
303 | MOTS | Mechanized Operations Tracking |
305 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
306 | MSB | Microservice Bus |
307 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
308 | MSO | `Master Service |
309 | | Orchestrator <https://wiki.onap |
310 | | .org/pages/viewpage.action?page |
312 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
314 | | ViableProduct <https://en.wikip |
315 | | edia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_pr |
317 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
318 | NAI | Network Artificial Intelligence |
319 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
320 | NANCSP | Network Cloud Service Provider |
321 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
322 | NBI | North Bound Interface |
323 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
324 | NEP | Network Equipment Provider |
325 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
326 | NETCONF | `Network Configuration |
327 | | Protocol <https://en.wikipedia. |
328 | | org/wiki/NETCONF>`__ |
329 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
330 | Neutron | OpenStack Networking |
331 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
332 | NFMF | Network Function Management |
334 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
335 | NFV | `Network Function |
336 | | Virtualization <https://en.wiki |
337 | | pedia.org/wiki/Network_function |
338 | | _virtualization>`__ |
339 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
340 | NFVI | `network functions |
342 | | infrastructure <https://www.sdx |
343 | | central.com/nfv/definitions/nfv |
345 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
346 | NOD | Network On Demand |
347 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
348 | Nova | OpenStack compute |
349 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
350 | NS | Network Services |
351 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
352 | NS | (Vendor Specific) New Start |
353 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
354 | NSI | Network Slice Subnet Instance |
355 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
356 | NSMF | Network Slice Management |
358 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
359 | NSSMF | Network Slice Subnet Management |
361 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
362 | O-RAN | `O-RAN Alliance , |
363 | | OperatorDefined NextGeneration |
364 | | RadioAccessNetworksAlliance <ht |
365 | | tps://www.o-ran.org>`__ |
366 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
367 | O-RAN-SC | `O-RAN |
368 | | SoftwareCommunity <https://o-ra |
370 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
371 | OAM | Operation and Maintenance |
372 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
373 | OA&M | Operations, Administration and |
375 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
376 | OMF | Operational Management |
377 | | Framework (of ONAP) |
378 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
379 | OMSA | ONAP Microservice Architecture |
380 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
381 | ONAP | `Open Network Automation |
382 | | Platform <https://wiki.onap.org |
383 | | /pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1 |
385 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
386 | OOF | ONAP Optimization Framework |
387 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
388 | ODL | `OpenDaylight <https://www.open |
389 | | daylight.org/>`__ |
390 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
391 | OOM | `ONAP Operations |
392 | | Manager <https://wiki.onap.org/ |
393 | | display/DW/OOM+User+Guide>`__ |
394 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
395 | OpenStack | A cloud operating system |
396 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
397 | OPNFV | `Open Platform for NFV |
398 | | Project <https://www.sdxcentral |
399 | | .com/nfv/definitions/opnfv/>`__ |
400 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
401 | Originato | MMSC Any Non-AT&T MMSC that |
402 | | originally sent the request to |
404 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
405 | OSAM | `Open Source Access |
406 | | Manager <https://wiki.onap.org/ |
407 | | display/DW/OpenSource+Access+Ma |
408 | | nager+%28OSAM%29+Use+Case>`__ |
409 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
410 | OSC | O-RAN Software Community or |
411 | | Optical Supervisory Channel |
412 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
413 | OSS | Operations Support System |
414 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
415 | PAP | Policy Administration Point |
417 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
418 | PCE | Path Computation and Element |
420 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
421 | PCI | Physical Cell ID |
422 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
423 | pCPE | physical Customer Premise |
425 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
426 | PDP-x | Policy Decision Point - XACML |
428 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
429 | PDP-d | Policy Decision Point - Drools |
431 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
432 | PM | Performance Management |
433 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
434 | PNDA | `OpensourcePlatform for Network |
435 | | DataAnalytics <https://wiki.ona |
436 | | p.org/display/DW/Integrating+PN |
438 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
439 | PNF | Physical Network Function |
440 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
441 | PnP | Plug and Play |
442 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
443 | PO | Platform Orchestrator |
444 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
445 | PoC | Proof of Concept |
446 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
447 | POMBA | `Post Orchestration Model Based |
448 | | Audit <https://wiki.onap.org/di |
449 | | splay/DW/POMBA>`__ |
450 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
451 | PRH | Phyiical Network Function |
452 | | Registration Handler |
453 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
454 | Pub/Sub | Publisher/Subscriber |
455 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
456 | RAN | Radio Access Network |
457 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
458 | RCA | Root Cause Analysis |
459 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
460 | RCT | Reference Connection Tool |
461 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
462 | REST | `Representational State |
463 | | Transfer <https://en.wikipedia. |
464 | | org/wiki/Representational_state |
466 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
467 | RESTCONF | A protocol based on HTTP for |
468 | | configuring data defined in |
470 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
471 | RO | Resource Orchestrator |
472 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
473 | RPC | Remote Procedure Call |
474 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
476 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
477 | RRH | Remote Radio Head |
478 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
479 | S3P | `Stability, Security, |
481 | | Performance <https://wiki.onap. |
482 | | org/pages/viewpage.action?pageI |
484 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
485 | SDC | Service Design and Creation |
486 | | (component of ONAP for visual |
487 | | modeling and design) |
488 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
489 | SDN | `Software-defined |
490 | | networking <https://en.wikipedi |
491 | | a.org/wiki/Software-defined_net |
493 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
494 | SDN-C | `SDN-Controller <https://wiki.o |
495 | | nap.org/display/DW/SDN+Controll |
496 | | er+Development+Guide>`__ |
497 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
498 | SDN-R | `SDN-Radio, Router, ROADM - a |
499 | | set of model-driven application |
501 | | SDN-C <https://wiki.onap.org/di |
502 | | splay/DW/SDN-R>`__ |
503 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
504 | SDN-GP | Software Defined Network - |
505 | | Global Platform |
506 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
507 | SEBA | SDN-Enabled Broadband Access, |
509 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
510 | SLA | Service Level Agreement |
511 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
512 | SLI | Service Logic Interpreter |
513 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
514 | SME | Subject Matter Expert |
515 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
516 | SMTP | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
517 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
518 | SNMP | Simple Network Management |
520 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
521 | SO | `Service Orchestrator |
522 | | (project) <https://wiki.onap.or |
523 | | g/display/DW/Service+Orchestrat |
525 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
526 | SON | Self-Organizing Networks |
527 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
528 | SOT | Source Of Truth |
529 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
530 | SR-IOV | `Single-Root Input/Output |
531 | | Virtualization <https://en.wiki |
532 | | pedia.org/wiki/Single-root_inpu |
533 | | t/output_virtualization>`__ |
534 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
535 | SRS | Software Requirements |
537 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
538 | SSL | `SecureSocketsLayer <https://en |
539 | | .wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_L |
540 | | ayer_Security>`__ |
541 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
542 | SUPP | (Vendor Specific) short for |
543 | | supplement, changing a |
544 | | connection before activation |
545 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
546 | Swagger | legacy name for the OpenAPI |
548 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
549 | Swift | OpenStack Object storage |
550 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
551 | TCP | Transmission Control Protocol |
552 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
553 | TEM | Telecom Electronics |
555 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
556 | TLS | `Transport Layer |
557 | | Security <https://en.wikipedia. |
558 | | org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Securi |
560 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
561 | TN | Transport Network |
562 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
563 | TOSCA | `Topology and Orchestration |
564 | | Specification for Cloud |
565 | | Applications <https://www.oasis |
566 | | -open.org/committees/tc_home.ph |
567 | | p?wg_abbrev=tosca>`__ |
568 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
569 | TPS | Transactions Per Second |
570 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
571 | TSC | Technical Steering Committee |
572 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
574 | | UserInterface <https://wiki.ona |
575 | | p.org/display/DW/Usecase+UI+Pro |
577 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
579 | | Interface <https://en.wikipedia |
580 | | .org/wiki/User_interface>`__ |
581 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
582 | UUI | User to User Information |
583 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
585 | | Experience <https://en.wikipedi |
586 | | a.org/wiki/User_experience>`__ |
587 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
588 | vCE | virtual CE (Customer Edge) |
589 | | router (an example VNF) |
590 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
591 | vCPE | Virtual Customer Premise |
593 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
594 | vDNS | Virtual Domain Name Server (an |
596 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
597 | VDU | `Virtualisation Deployment |
598 | | Unit <https://wiki.onap.org/dis |
599 | | play/DW/Comparison+of+Current+R |
600 | | 3+Clean+Version+with+IFA011+v2. |
602 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
603 | VES | `Virtual function |
604 | | EventStream <https://wiki.opnfv |
605 | | .org/download/attachments/68193 |
606 | | 29/OPNVF%20VES.pptx?version=4&m |
607 | | odificationDate=1466395653000&a |
609 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
610 | vF | Virtual Firewall (an example |
612 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
613 | VF | Virtual Function |
614 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
615 | VFC | `Virtual Function |
616 | | Controller <https://wiki.onap.o |
617 | | rg/display/DW/Virtual+Function+ |
618 | | Controller+Project>`__ |
619 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
620 | VFC | Virtual Function Component |
621 | | (Resource Onboarding) |
622 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
623 | vfModule | Virtual Function Module |
624 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
625 | VID | Virtual Instantiation |
627 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
628 | VID | `Virtual Infrastructure |
630 | | (Project) <https://wiki.onap.or |
631 | | g/display/DW/Virtual+Infrastruc |
632 | | ture+Deployment+Project>`__ |
633 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
634 | VIM | Virtualized Infrastructure |
636 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
637 | VLAN | Virtual Local Area Network |
638 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
639 | VM | Virtual Machine |
640 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
641 | VNF | `Virtual Network |
642 | | Function <http://searchsdn.tech |
643 | | target.com/definition/virtual-n |
644 | | etwork-functions>`__ |
645 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
646 | VNFC | Virtual Network Function |
648 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
650 | | Descriptor <https://wiki.onap.o |
651 | | rg/pages/viewpage.action?pageId |
653 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
654 | VNFM | VNF Manager |
655 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
656 | VNO | Virtual Network Operator |
657 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
658 | vPE | virtual PE (Provider Edge) |
659 | | router (an example of a VNF) |
660 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
661 | VPP | `Vector Packet |
662 | | Processing <https://wiki.fd.io/ |
663 | | view/VPP/What_is_VPP%3F>`__ |
664 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
665 | VSP | Vendor Software Product (from |
666 | | SDC Demo Guide) |
667 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
669 | | Platform <https://wiki.onap.org |
670 | | /pages/viewpage.action?pageId=4 |
672 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
673 | VVP | `VNF Validation |
674 | | Program <https://wiki.onap.org/ |
675 | | display/DW/VNF+Validation+Progr |
677 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
678 | WAR | `Web application |
679 | | Archive <https://en.wikipedia.o |
680 | | rg/wiki/WAR_(file_format)>`__ |
681 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
682 | xNF | The combination of PNF and VNF; |
683 | | Network Function |
684 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
685 | YANG | Yet Another Next Generation - a |
686 | | Data Modeling Language for the |
687 | | Network Configuration Protocol |
689 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+