docs/guides/onap-user/abbreviations.rst

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   5 Abbreviations
   6 =============
   7
   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  |
  22 |                                    | and                             |
  23 |                                    | Accounting <https://en.wikipedi |
  24 |                                    | a.org/wiki/AAA_(computer_securi |
  25 |                                    | ty)>`__                         |
  26 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
  27 | AEC                                | AT&T Edge Cloud                 |
  28 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
  29 | AIC                                | AT&T Integrated Cloud           |
  30 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
  31 | AID                                | Architecture Integration        |
  32 |                                    | Document                        |
  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      |
  40 |                                    | Language                        |
  41 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
  42 | BPMN                               | `Business Process Model and     |
  43 |                                    | Notation or Business Process    |
  44 |                                    | Management                      |
  45 |                                    | Notation <https://en.wikipedia. |
  46 |                                    | org/wiki/Business_Process_Model |
  47 |                                    | _and_Notation>`__               |
  48 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
  49 | BRMS                               | Business Rules Management       |
  50 |                                    | System                          |
  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 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
  68 | CL                                 | Control Loop                    |
  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   |
  79 |                                    | (within ONAP)                   |
  80 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
  81 | CN                                 | Core Network                    |
  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 |
  92 |                                    | boarding/>`__                   |
  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 |
 103 |                                    | 2895>`__                        |
 104 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 105 | DDoS                               | Distributed Denial-of-Service   |
 106 |                                    | attack                          |
 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     |
 122 |                                    | Profile                         |
 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   |
 134 |                                    | Policy                          |
 135 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 136 | EELF                               | `Event&Error                    |
 137 |                                    | LoggingFramework <https://wiki. |
 138 |                                    | onap.org/display/DW/Common+Serv |
 139 |                                    | ices>`__                        |
 140 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 141 | EMS                                | `Element Management             |
 142 |                                    | System <https://en.wikipedia.or |
 143 |                                    | g/wiki/Element_management_syste |
 144 |                                    | m>`__                           |
 145 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 146 | ESR                                | `External System                |
 147 |                                    | Register <https://wiki.onap.org |
 148 |                                    | /pages/viewpage.action?pageId=5 |
 149 |                                    | 734948>`__                      |
 150 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 151 | ETSI                               | `European Telecommunications    |
 152 |                                    | Standards                       |
 153 |                                    | Institute <http://www.etsi.org/ |
 154 |                                    | technologies-clusters/technolog |
 155 |                                    | ies/689-network-functions-virtu |
 156 |                                    | alisation>`__                   |
 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 |
 186 |                                    | ace>`__                         |
 187 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 188 | HAS                                | `Homing and Allocation          |
 189 |                                    | Service <https://wiki.onap.org/ |
 190 |                                    | pages/viewpage.action?pageId=16 |
 191 |                                    | 005528>`__                      |
 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   |
 202 |                                    | Event                           |
 203 |                                    | Stream <https://wiki.onap.org/d |
 204 |                                    | isplay/DW/High+Volume+VES+Colle |
 205 |                                    | ctor>`__                        |
 206 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 207 | IAM/IDAM                           | Identity and Access Management  |
 208 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 209 | ICE                                | Incubation and Certification    |
 210 |                                    | Environment                     |
 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 |
 218 |                                    | em>`__                          |
 219 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 220 | IETF                               | `Internet Engineering Task      |
 221 |                                    | Force <http://www.ietf.org>`__  |
 222 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 223 | IKE                                | `Internet                       |
 224 |                                    | KeyExchange <https://en.wikiped |
 225 |                                    | ia.org/wiki/Internet_Key_Exchan |
 226 |                                    | ge>`__                          |
 227 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 228 | IPS                                | `Intrusion Prevention           |
 229 |                                    | System <https://en.wikipedia.or |
 230 |                                    | g/wiki/Intrusion_detection_syst |
 231 |                                    | em>`__                          |
 232 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 233 | IPSEC                              | `Internet Protocol              |
 234 |                                    | Security <https://en.wikipedia. |
 235 |                                    | org/wiki/IPsec>`__              |
 236 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 237 | JAR                                | `Java                           |
 238 |                                    | Archive <https://en.wikipedia.o |
 239 |                                    | rg/wiki/JAR_(file_format)>`__   |
 240 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 241 | JSC                                | `JavaServiceContainer <https:// |
 242 |                                    | wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common |
 243 |                                    | +Services>`__                   |
 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    |
 254 |                                    | Protocol                        |
 255 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 256 | LFN CVC                            | `Linux Foundation Networking    |
 257 |                                    | Compliance/Verification         |
 258 |                                    | Committee <https://wiki.onap.or |
 259 |                                    | g/display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in |
 260 |                                    | +VNFSDK>`__                     |
 261 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 262 | LFN CVP                            | `Linux Foundation Networking    |
 263 |                                    | Compliance/Verification         |
 264 |                                    | Program <https://wiki.onap.org/ |
 265 |                                    | display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in+V |
 266 |                                    | NFSDK>`__                       |
 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     |
 278 |                                    | Lifecycle                       |
 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  |
 290 |                                    | NFV                             |
 291 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 292 | MD-SAL                             | Model Driven Service            |
 293 |                                    | Abstraction Layer               |
 294 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 295 | MIND                               | Master Integrated Network       |
 296 |                                    | Directory                       |
 297 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 298 | MR                                 | Message Router (a Common        |
 299 |                                    | Service of ONAP)                |
 300 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 301 | MOP                                | Method of Procedure             |
 302 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 303 | MOTS                               | Mechanized Operations Tracking  |
 304 |                                    | System                          |
 305 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 306 | MSB                                | Microservice Bus                |
 307 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 308 | MSO                                | `Master Service                 |
 309 |                                    | Orchestrator <https://wiki.onap |
 310 |                                    | .org/pages/viewpage.action?page |
 311 |                                    | Id=1015834>`__                  |
 312 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 313 | MVP                                | `Minimum                        |
 314 |                                    | ViableProduct <https://en.wikip |
 315 |                                    | edia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_pr |
 316 |                                    | oduct>`__                       |
 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     |
 333 |                                    | Function                        |
 334 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 335 | NFV                                | `Network Function               |
 336 |                                    | Virtualization <https://en.wiki |
 337 |                                    | pedia.org/wiki/Network_function |
 338 |                                    | _virtualization>`__             |
 339 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 340 | NFVI                               | Network Functions               |
 341 |                                    | Virtualization Infrastructure   |
 342 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 343 | NOD                                | Network On Demand               |
 344 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 345 | Nova                               | OpenStack compute               |
 346 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 347 | NS                                 | Network Services                |
 348 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 349 | NS                                 | (Vendor Specific) New Start     |
 350 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 351 | NSI                                | Network Slice Subnet Instance   |
 352 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 353 | NSMF                               | Network Slice Management        |
 354 |                                    | Function                        |
 355 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 356 | NSSMF                              | Network Slice Subnet Management |
 357 |                                    | Function                        |
 358 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 359 | O-RAN                              | `O-RAN Alliance ,               |
 360 |                                    | OperatorDefined NextGeneration  |
 361 |                                    | RadioAccessNetworksAlliance <ht |
 362 |                                    | tps://www.o-ran.org>`__         |
 363 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 364 | O-RAN-SC                           | `O-RAN                          |
 365 |                                    | SoftwareCommunity <https://o-ra |
 366 |                                    | n-sc.org>`__                    |
 367 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 368 | OAM                                | Operation and Maintenance       |
 369 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 370 | OA&M                               | Operations, Administration and  |
 371 |                                    | Management                      |
 372 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 373 | OMF                                | Operational Management          |
 374 |                                    | Framework (of ONAP)             |
 375 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 376 | OMSA                               | ONAP Microservice Architecture  |
 377 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 378 | ONAP                               | `Open Network Automation        |
 379 |                                    | Platform`                       |
 380 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 381 | OOF                                | ONAP Optimization Framework     |
 382 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 383 | ODL                                | `OpenDaylight <https://www.open |
 384 |                                    | daylight.org/>`__               |
 385 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 386 | OOM                                | `ONAP Operations                |
 387 |                                    | Manager <https://wiki.onap.org/ |
 388 |                                    | display/DW/OOM+User+Guide>`__   |
 389 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 390 | OpenStack                          | A cloud operating system        |
 391 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 392 | OPNFV                              | Open Platform for NFV           |
 393 |                                    | Project                         |
 394 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 395 | Originato                          | MMSC Any Non-AT&T MMSC that     |
 396 |                                    | originally sent the request to  |
 397 |                                    | ICMMS                           |
 398 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 399 | OSAM                               | `Open Source Access             |
 400 |                                    | Manager <https://wiki.onap.org/ |
 401 |                                    | display/DW/OpenSource+Access+Ma |
 402 |                                    | nager+%28OSAM%29+Use+Case>`__   |
 403 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 404 | OSC                                | O-RAN Software Community or     |
 405 |                                    | Optical Supervisory Channel     |
 406 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 407 | OSS                                | Operations Support System       |
 408 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 409 | PAP                                | Policy Administration Point     |
 410 |                                    | (ONAP)                          |
 411 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 412 | PCE                                | Path Computation and Element    |
 413 |                                    | (ONAP)                          |
 414 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 415 | PCI                                | Physical Cell ID                |
 416 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 417 | pCPE                               | physical Customer Premise       |
 418 |                                    | Equipment                       |
 419 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 420 | PDP-x                              | Policy Decision Point - XACML   |
 421 |                                    | (ONAP)                          |
 422 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 423 | PDP-d                              | Policy Decision Point - Drools  |
 424 |                                    | (ONAP)                          |
 425 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 426 | PM                                 | Performance Management          |
 427 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 428 | PNDA                               | `OpensourcePlatform for Network |
 429 |                                    | DataAnalytics <https://wiki.ona |
 430 |                                    | p.org/display/DW/Integrating+PN |
 431 |                                    | DA>`__                          |
 432 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 433 | PNF                                | Physical Network Function       |
 434 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 435 | PnP                                | Plug and Play                   |
 436 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 437 | PO                                 | Platform Orchestrator           |
 438 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 439 | PoC                                | Proof of Concept                |
 440 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 441 | POMBA                              | `Post Orchestration Model Based |
 442 |                                    | Audit <https://wiki.onap.org/di |
 443 |                                    | splay/DW/POMBA>`__              |
 444 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 445 | PRH                                | Phyiical Network Function       |
 446 |                                    | Registration Handler            |
 447 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 448 | Pub/Sub                            | Publisher/Subscriber            |
 449 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 450 | RAN                                | Radio Access Network            |
 451 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 452 | RCA                                | Root Cause Analysis             |
 453 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 454 | RCT                                | Reference Connection Tool       |
 455 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 456 | REST                               | `Representational State         |
 457 |                                    | Transfer <https://en.wikipedia. |
 458 |                                    | org/wiki/Representational_state |
 459 |                                    | _transfer>`__                   |
 460 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 461 | RESTCONF                           | A protocol based on HTTP for    |
 462 |                                    | configuring data defined in     |
 463 |                                    | YANG                            |
 464 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 465 | RO                                 | Resource Orchestrator           |
 466 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 467 | RPC                                | Remote Procedure Call           |
 468 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 469 | RU                                 | Radio Unit                      |
 470 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 471 | RRH                                | Remote Radio Head               |
 472 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 473 | S3P                                | `Stability, Security,           |
 474 |                                    | Scalability,                    |
 475 |                                    | Performance <https://wiki.onap. |
 476 |                                    | org/pages/viewpage.action?pageI |
 477 |                                    | d=16003367>`__                  |
 478 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 479 | SDC                                | Service Design and Creation     |
 480 |                                    | (component of ONAP for visual   |
 481 |                                    | modeling and design)            |
 482 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 483 | SDN                                | `Software-defined               |
 484 |                                    | networking <https://en.wikipedi |
 485 |                                    | a.org/wiki/Software-defined_net |
 486 |                                    | working>`__                     |
 487 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 488 | SDN-C                              | `SDN-Controller <https://wiki.o |
 489 |                                    | nap.org/display/DW/SDN+Controll |
 490 |                                    | er+Development+Guide>`__        |
 491 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 492 | SDN-R                              | `SDN-Radio, Router, ROADM - a   |
 493 |                                    | set of model-driven application |
 494 |                                    | based on                        |
 495 |                                    | SDN-C <https://wiki.onap.org/di |
 496 |                                    | splay/DW/SDN-R>`__              |
 497 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 498 | SDN-GP                             | Software Defined Network -      |
 499 |                                    | Global Platform                 |
 500 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 501 | SEBA                               | SDN-Enabled Broadband Access,   |
 502 |                                    | see also                        |
 503 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 504 | SLA                                | Service Level Agreement         |
 505 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 506 | SLI                                | Service Logic Interpreter       |
 507 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 508 | SME                                | Subject Matter Expert           |
 509 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 510 | SMTP                               | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol   |
 511 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 512 | SNMP                               | Simple Network Management       |
 513 |                                    | Protocol                        |
 514 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 515 | SO                                 | `Service Orchestrator           |
 516 |                                    | (project) <https://wiki.onap.or |
 517 |                                    | g/display/DW/Service+Orchestrat |
 518 |                                    | or+Project>`__                  |
 519 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 520 | SON                                | Self-Organizing Networks        |
 521 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 522 | SOT                                | Source Of Truth                 |
 523 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 524 | SR-IOV                             | `Single-Root Input/Output       |
 525 |                                    | Virtualization <https://en.wiki |
 526 |                                    | pedia.org/wiki/Single-root_inpu |
 527 |                                    | t/output_virtualization>`__     |
 528 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 529 | SRS                                | Software Requirements           |
 530 |                                    | Specification                   |
 531 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 532 | SSL                                | `SecureSocketsLayer <https://en |
 533 |                                    | .wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_L |
 534 |                                    | ayer_Security>`__               |
 535 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 536 | SUPP                               | (Vendor Specific) short for     |
 537 |                                    | supplement, changing a          |
 538 |                                    | connection before activation    |
 539 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 540 | Swagger                            | legacy name for the OpenAPI     |
 541 |                                    | Specification                   |
 542 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 543 | Swift                              | OpenStack Object storage        |
 544 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 545 | TCP                                | Transmission Control Protocol   |
 546 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 547 | TEM                                | Telecom Electronics             |
 548 |                                    | Manufacturer                    |
 549 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 550 | TLS                                | `Transport Layer                |
 551 |                                    | Security <https://en.wikipedia. |
 552 |                                    | org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Securi |
 553 |                                    | ty>`__                          |
 554 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 555 | TN                                 | Transport Network               |
 556 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 557 | TOSCA                              | `Topology and Orchestration     |
 558 |                                    | Specification for Cloud         |
 559 |                                    | Applications <https://www.oasis |
 560 |                                    | -open.org/committees/tc_home.ph |
 561 |                                    | p?wg_abbrev=tosca>`__           |
 562 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 563 | TPS                                | Transactions Per Second         |
 564 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 565 | TSC                                | Technical Steering Committee    |
 566 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 567 | U-UI                               | `Usecase                        |
 568 |                                    | UserInterface <https://wiki.ona |
 569 |                                    | p.org/display/DW/Usecase+UI+Pro |
 570 |                                    | ject>`__                        |
 571 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 572 | UI                                 | `User                           |
 573 |                                    | Interface <https://en.wikipedia |
 574 |                                    | .org/wiki/User_interface>`__    |
 575 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 576 | UUI                                | User to User Information        |
 577 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 578 | UX                                 | `User                           |
 579 |                                    | Experience <https://en.wikipedi |
 580 |                                    | a.org/wiki/User_experience>`__  |
 581 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 582 | vCE                                | virtual CE (Customer Edge)      |
 583 |                                    | router (an example VNF)         |
 584 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 585 | vCPE                               | Virtual Customer Premise        |
 586 |                                    | Equipment                       |
 587 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 588 | vDNS                               | Virtual Domain Name Server (an  |
 589 |                                    | example VNF)                    |
 590 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 591 | VDU                                | `Virtualisation Deployment      |
 592 |                                    | Unit <https://wiki.onap.org/dis |
 593 |                                    | play/DW/Comparison+of+Current+R |
 594 |                                    | 3+Clean+Version+with+IFA011+v2. |
 595 |                                    | 5.1>`__                         |
 596 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 597 | VES                                | Virtual function EventStream    |
 598 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 599 | vF                                 | Virtual Firewall (an example    |
 600 |                                    | VNF)                            |
 601 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 602 | VF                                 | Virtual Function                |
 603 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 604 | VFC                                | `Virtual Function               |
 605 |                                    | Controller <https://wiki.onap.o |
 606 |                                    | rg/display/DW/Virtual+Function+ |
 607 |                                    | Controller+Project>`__          |
 608 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 609 | VFC                                | Virtual Function Component      |
 610 |                                    | (Resource Onboarding)           |
 611 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 612 | vfModule                           | Virtual Function Module         |
 613 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 614 | VID                                | Virtual Instantiation           |
 615 |                                    | Deployment                      |
 616 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 617 | VID                                | `Virtual Infrastructure         |
 618 |                                    | Deployment                      |
 619 |                                    | (Project) <https://wiki.onap.or |
 620 |                                    | g/display/DW/Virtual+Infrastruc |
 621 |                                    | ture+Deployment+Project>`__     |
 622 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 623 | VIM                                | Virtualized Infrastructure      |
 624 |                                    | Manager                         |
 625 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 626 | VLAN                               | Virtual Local Area Network      |
 627 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 628 | VM                                 | Virtual Machine                 |
 629 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 630 | VNF                                | `Virtual Network                |
 631 |                                    | Function <http://searchsdn.tech |
 632 |                                    | target.com/definition/virtual-n |
 633 |                                    | etwork-functions>`__            |
 634 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 635 | VNFC                               | Virtual Network Function        |
 636 |                                    | Component                       |
 637 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 638 | VNFD                               | `VNF                            |
 639 |                                    | Descriptor <https://wiki.onap.o |
 640 |                                    | rg/pages/viewpage.action?pageId |
 641 |                                    | =8226059>`__                    |
 642 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 643 | VNFM                               | VNF Manager                     |
 644 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 645 | VNO                                | Virtual Network Operator        |
 646 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 647 | vPE                                | virtual PE (Provider Edge)      |
 648 |                                    | router (an example of a VNF)    |
 649 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 650 | VPP                                | `Vector Packet                  |
 651 |                                    | Processing <https://wiki.fd.io/ |
 652 |                                    | view/VPP/What_is_VPP%3F>`__     |
 653 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 654 | VSP                                | Vendor Software Product (from   |
 655 |                                    | SDC Demo Guide)                 |
 656 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 657 | VTP                                | `VNF Test                       |
 658 |                                    | Platform <https://wiki.onap.org |
 659 |                                    | /pages/viewpage.action?pageId=4 |
 660 |                                    | 3386304>`__                     |
 661 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 662 | VVP                                | `VNF Validation                 |
 663 |                                    | Program <https://wiki.onap.org/ |
 664 |                                    | display/DW/VNF+Validation+Progr |
 665 |                                    | am+Project>`__                  |
 666 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 667 | WAR                                | `Web application                |
 668 |                                    | Archive <https://en.wikipedia.o |
 669 |                                    | rg/wiki/WAR_(file_format)>`__   |
 670 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 671 | xNF                                | The combination of PNF and VNF; |
 672 |                                    | Network Function                |
 673 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
 674 | YANG                               | Yet Another Next Generation - a |
 675 |                                    | Data Modeling Language for the  |
 676 |                                    | Network Configuration Protocol  |
 677 |                                    | (NETCONF)                       |
 678 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+