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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://lf-networking.at |
160 |                                    | lassian.net/wiki/spaces/LN/page |
161 |                                    | s/15633594/INACTIVE+EUAG+LFN+En |
162 |                                    | d+User+Advisory+Group>`__       |
163 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
164 | FCAPS                              | Fault Configuration Accounting  |
165 |                                    | Performance Security            |
166 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
167 | FM                                 | Fault Management                |
168 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
169 | FQDN                               | Fully Qualified Domain Name     |
170 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
171 | GBP                                | `Group-Based                    |
172 |                                    | Policy <https://wiki.openstack. |
173 |                                    | org/wiki/GroupBasedPolicy>`__   |
174 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
175 | Glance                             | OpenStack Image repository      |
176 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
177 | GNFC                               | `Genric Network Function        |
178 |                                    | Controller <https://wiki.onap.o |
179 |                                    | rg/download/attachments/4530014 |
180 |                                    | 8/ONAP_GNF_ControllersSOL003.pp |
181 |                                    | tx?version=1&modificationDate=1 |
182 |                                    | 548619943000&api=v2>`__         |
183 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
184 | GUI                                | `Graphical User                 |
185 |                                    | Interface <https://en.wikipedia |
186 |                                    | .org/wiki/Graphical_user_interf |
187 |                                    | ace>`__                         |
188 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
189 | HAS                                | `Homing and Allocation          |
190 |                                    | Service <https://wiki.onap.org/ |
191 |                                    | pages/viewpage.action?pageId=16 |
192 |                                    | 005528>`__                      |
193 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
194 | HDFS                               | Hadoop Distributed File System  |
195 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
196 | Horizon                            | OpenStack GUI                   |
197 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
198 | HPA                                | Hardware Platform Awareness     |
199 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
200 | HTTP                               | HyperText Transfer Protococol   |
201 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
202 | HV VES                             | `High Volume Virtual function   |
203 |                                    | Event                           |
204 |                                    | Stream <https://wiki.onap.org/d |
205 |                                    | isplay/DW/High+Volume+VES+Colle |
206 |                                    | ctor>`__                        |
207 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
208 | IAM/IDAM                           | Identity and Access Management  |
209 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
210 | ICE                                | Incubation and Certification    |
211 |                                    | Environment                     |
212 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
213 | ICMMS                              | Syniverse Inter-carrier         |
214 |                                    | messaging solution              |
215 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
216 | IDS                                | `Intrusion Detection            |
217 |                                    | System <https://en.wikipedia.or |
218 |                                    | g/wiki/Intrusion_detection_syst |
219 |                                    | em>`__                          |
220 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
221 | IETF                               | `Internet Engineering Task      |
222 |                                    | Force <http://www.ietf.org>`__  |
223 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
224 | IKE                                | `Internet                       |
225 |                                    | KeyExchange <https://en.wikiped |
226 |                                    | ia.org/wiki/Internet_Key_Exchan |
227 |                                    | ge>`__                          |
228 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
229 | IPS                                | `Intrusion Prevention           |
230 |                                    | System <https://en.wikipedia.or |
231 |                                    | g/wiki/Intrusion_detection_syst |
232 |                                    | em>`__                          |
233 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
234 | IPSEC                              | `Internet Protocol              |
235 |                                    | Security <https://en.wikipedia. |
236 |                                    | org/wiki/IPsec>`__              |
237 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
238 | JAR                                | `Java                           |
239 |                                    | Archive <https://en.wikipedia.o |
240 |                                    | rg/wiki/JAR_(file_format)>`__   |
241 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
242 | JSC                                | `JavaServiceContainer <https:// |
243 |                                    | wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common |
244 |                                    | +Services>`__                   |
245 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
246 | JSON                               | JavaScript Object Notation      |
247 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
248 | Keystone                           | OpenStack Authorization Project |
249 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
250 | KVM                                | Kernel-based Virtual machine    |
251 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
252 | LCM                                | Life Cycle Management           |
253 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
254 | LDAP                               | Lightweight Directory Access    |
255 |                                    | Protocol                        |
256 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
257 | LFN CVC                            | `Linux Foundation Networking    |
258 |                                    | Compliance/Verification         |
259 |                                    | Committee <https://wiki.onap.or |
260 |                                    | g/display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in |
261 |                                    | +VNFSDK>`__                     |
262 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
263 | LFN CVP                            | `Linux Foundation Networking    |
264 |                                    | Compliance/Verification         |
265 |                                    | Program <https://wiki.onap.org/ |
266 |                                    | display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in+V |
267 |                                    | NFSDK>`__                       |
268 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
269 | LRM                                | Local Resource Monitor          |
270 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
271 | M0                                 | Release Kick-off milestone. See |
272 |                                    | also Release Lifecycle          |
273 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
274 | M1                                 | Release Planning milestone. See |
275 |                                    | also Release Lifecycle          |
276 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
277 | M2                                 | Release Functionality Freeze    |
278 |                                    | milestone. See also Release     |
279 |                                    | Lifecycle                       |
280 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
281 | M3                                 | Release API Freeze milestone.   |
282 |                                    | See also Release Lifecycle      |
283 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
284 | M4                                 | Release Code Freeze milestone.  |
285 |                                    | See also Release Lifecycle      |
286 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
287 | MACD                               | (Vendor specific) Move Add      |
288 |                                    | Change Delete/Disconnect        |
289 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
290 | MANO                               | MANagement and Organization of  |
291 |                                    | NFV                             |
292 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
293 | MD-SAL                             | Model Driven Service            |
294 |                                    | Abstraction Layer               |
295 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
296 | MIND                               | Master Integrated Network       |
297 |                                    | Directory                       |
298 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
299 | MR                                 | Message Router (a Common        |
300 |                                    | Service of ONAP)                |
301 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
302 | MOP                                | Method of Procedure             |
303 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
304 | MOTS                               | Mechanized Operations Tracking  |
305 |                                    | System                          |
306 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
307 | MSB                                | Microservice Bus                |
308 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
309 | MSO                                | `Master Service                 |
310 |                                    | Orchestrator <https://wiki.onap |
311 |                                    | .org/pages/viewpage.action?page |
312 |                                    | Id=1015834>`__                  |
313 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
314 | MVP                                | `Minimum                        |
315 |                                    | ViableProduct <https://en.wikip |
316 |                                    | edia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_pr |
317 |                                    | oduct>`__                       |
318 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
319 | NAI                                | Network Artificial Intelligence |
320 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
321 | NANCSP                             | Network Cloud Service Provider  |
322 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
323 | NBI                                | North Bound Interface           |
324 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
325 | NEP                                | Network Equipment Provider      |
326 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
327 | NETCONF                            | `Network Configuration          |
328 |                                    | Protocol <https://en.wikipedia. |
329 |                                    | org/wiki/NETCONF>`__            |
330 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
331 | Neutron                            | OpenStack Networking            |
332 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
333 | NFMF                               | Network Function Management     |
334 |                                    | Function                        |
335 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
336 | NFV                                | `Network Function               |
337 |                                    | Virtualization <https://en.wiki |
338 |                                    | pedia.org/wiki/Network_function |
339 |                                    | _virtualization>`__             |
340 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
341 | NFVI                               | Network Functions               |
342 |                                    | Virtualization Infrastructure   |
343 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
344 | NOD                                | Network On Demand               |
345 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
346 | Nova                               | OpenStack compute               |
347 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
348 | NS                                 | Network Services                |
349 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
350 | NS                                 | (Vendor Specific) New Start     |
351 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
352 | NSI                                | Network Slice Subnet Instance   |
353 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
354 | NSMF                               | Network Slice Management        |
355 |                                    | Function                        |
356 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
357 | NSSMF                              | Network Slice Subnet Management |
358 |                                    | Function                        |
359 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
360 | O-RAN                              | `O-RAN Alliance ,               |
361 |                                    | OperatorDefined NextGeneration  |
362 |                                    | RadioAccessNetworksAlliance <ht |
363 |                                    | tps://www.o-ran.org>`__         |
364 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
365 | O-RAN-SC                           | `O-RAN                          |
366 |                                    | SoftwareCommunity <https://o-ra |
367 |                                    | n-sc.org>`__                    |
368 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
369 | OAM                                | Operation and Maintenance       |
370 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
371 | OA&M                               | Operations, Administration and  |
372 |                                    | Management                      |
373 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
374 | OMF                                | Operational Management          |
375 |                                    | Framework (of ONAP)             |
376 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
377 | OMSA                               | ONAP Microservice Architecture  |
378 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
379 | ONAP                               | `Open Network Automation        |
380 |                                    | Platform`                       |
381 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
382 | OOF                                | ONAP Optimization Framework     |
383 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
384 | ODL                                | `OpenDaylight <https://www.open |
385 |                                    | daylight.org/>`__               |
386 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
387 | OOM                                | `ONAP Operations                |
388 |                                    | Manager <https://wiki.onap.org/ |
389 |                                    | display/DW/OOM+User+Guide>`__   |
390 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
391 | OpenStack                          | A cloud operating system        |
392 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
393 | OPNFV                              | Open Platform for NFV           |
394 |                                    | Project                         |
395 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
396 | Originato                          | MMSC Any Non-AT&T MMSC that     |
397 |                                    | originally sent the request to  |
398 |                                    | ICMMS                           |
399 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
400 | OSAM                               | `Open Source Access             |
401 |                                    | Manager <https://wiki.onap.org/ |
402 |                                    | display/DW/OpenSource+Access+Ma |
403 |                                    | nager+%28OSAM%29+Use+Case>`__   |
404 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
405 | OSC                                | O-RAN Software Community or     |
406 |                                    | Optical Supervisory Channel     |
407 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
408 | OSS                                | Operations Support System       |
409 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
410 | PAP                                | Policy Administration Point     |
411 |                                    | (ONAP)                          |
412 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
413 | PCE                                | Path Computation and Element    |
414 |                                    | (ONAP)                          |
415 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
416 | PCI                                | Physical Cell ID                |
417 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
418 | pCPE                               | physical Customer Premise       |
419 |                                    | Equipment                       |
420 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
421 | PDP-x                              | Policy Decision Point - XACML   |
422 |                                    | (ONAP)                          |
423 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
424 | PDP-d                              | Policy Decision Point - Drools  |
425 |                                    | (ONAP)                          |
426 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
427 | PM                                 | Performance Management          |
428 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
429 | PNDA                               | `OpensourcePlatform for Network |
430 |                                    | DataAnalytics <https://wiki.ona |
431 |                                    | p.org/display/DW/Integrating+PN |
432 |                                    | DA>`__                          |
433 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
434 | PNF                                | Physical Network Function       |
435 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
436 | PnP                                | Plug and Play                   |
437 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
438 | PO                                 | Platform Orchestrator           |
439 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
440 | PoC                                | Proof of Concept                |
441 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
442 | POMBA                              | `Post Orchestration Model Based |
443 |                                    | Audit <https://wiki.onap.org/di |
444 |                                    | splay/DW/POMBA>`__              |
445 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
446 | PRH                                | Phyiical Network Function       |
447 |                                    | Registration Handler            |
448 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
449 | Pub/Sub                            | Publisher/Subscriber            |
450 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
451 | RAN                                | Radio Access Network            |
452 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
453 | RCA                                | Root Cause Analysis             |
454 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
455 | RCT                                | Reference Connection Tool       |
456 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
457 | REST                               | `Representational State         |
458 |                                    | Transfer <https://en.wikipedia. |
459 |                                    | org/wiki/Representational_state |
460 |                                    | _transfer>`__                   |
461 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
462 | RESTCONF                           | A protocol based on HTTP for    |
463 |                                    | configuring data defined in     |
464 |                                    | YANG                            |
465 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
466 | RO                                 | Resource Orchestrator           |
467 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
468 | RPC                                | Remote Procedure Call           |
469 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
470 | RU                                 | Radio Unit                      |
471 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
472 | RRH                                | Remote Radio Head               |
473 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
474 | S3P                                | `Stability, Security,           |
475 |                                    | Scalability,                    |
476 |                                    | Performance <https://wiki.onap. |
477 |                                    | org/pages/viewpage.action?pageI |
478 |                                    | d=16003367>`__                  |
479 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
480 | SDC                                | Service Design and Creation     |
481 |                                    | (component of ONAP for visual   |
482 |                                    | modeling and design)            |
483 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
484 | SDN                                | `Software-defined               |
485 |                                    | networking <https://en.wikipedi |
486 |                                    | a.org/wiki/Software-defined_net |
487 |                                    | working>`__                     |
488 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
489 | SDN-C                              | `SDN-Controller <https://wiki.o |
490 |                                    | nap.org/display/DW/SDN+Controll |
491 |                                    | er+Development+Guide>`__        |
492 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
493 | SDN-R                              | `SDN-Radio, Router, ROADM - a   |
494 |                                    | set of model-driven application |
495 |                                    | based on                        |
496 |                                    | SDN-C <https://wiki.onap.org/di |
497 |                                    | splay/DW/SDN-R>`__              |
498 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
499 | SDN-GP                             | Software Defined Network -      |
500 |                                    | Global Platform                 |
501 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
502 | SEBA                               | SDN-Enabled Broadband Access,   |
503 |                                    | see also                        |
504 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
505 | SLA                                | Service Level Agreement         |
506 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
507 | SLI                                | Service Logic Interpreter       |
508 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
509 | SME                                | Subject Matter Expert           |
510 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
511 | SMTP                               | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol   |
512 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
513 | SNMP                               | Simple Network Management       |
514 |                                    | Protocol                        |
515 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
516 | SO                                 | `Service Orchestrator           |
517 |                                    | (project) <https://wiki.onap.or |
518 |                                    | g/display/DW/Service+Orchestrat |
519 |                                    | or+Project>`__                  |
520 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
521 | SON                                | Self-Organizing Networks        |
522 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
523 | SOT                                | Source Of Truth                 |
524 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
525 | SR-IOV                             | `Single-Root Input/Output       |
526 |                                    | Virtualization <https://en.wiki |
527 |                                    | pedia.org/wiki/Single-root_inpu |
528 |                                    | t/output_virtualization>`__     |
529 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
530 | SRS                                | Software Requirements           |
531 |                                    | Specification                   |
532 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
533 | SSL                                | `SecureSocketsLayer <https://en |
534 |                                    | .wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_L |
535 |                                    | ayer_Security>`__               |
536 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
537 | SUPP                               | (Vendor Specific) short for     |
538 |                                    | supplement, changing a          |
539 |                                    | connection before activation    |
540 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
541 | Swagger                            | legacy name for the OpenAPI     |
542 |                                    | Specification                   |
543 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
544 | Swift                              | OpenStack Object storage        |
545 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
546 | TCP                                | Transmission Control Protocol   |
547 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
548 | TEM                                | Telecom Electronics             |
549 |                                    | Manufacturer                    |
550 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
551 | TLS                                | `Transport Layer                |
552 |                                    | Security <https://en.wikipedia. |
553 |                                    | org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Securi |
554 |                                    | ty>`__                          |
555 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
556 | TN                                 | Transport Network               |
557 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
558 | TOSCA                              | `Topology and Orchestration     |
559 |                                    | Specification for Cloud         |
560 |                                    | Applications <https://www.oasis |
561 |                                    | -open.org/committees/tc_home.ph |
562 |                                    | p?wg_abbrev=tosca>`__           |
563 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
564 | TPS                                | Transactions Per Second         |
565 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
566 | TSC                                | Technical Steering Committee    |
567 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
568 | U-UI                               | `Usecase                        |
569 |                                    | UserInterface <https://wiki.ona |
570 |                                    | p.org/display/DW/Usecase+UI+Pro |
571 |                                    | ject>`__                        |
572 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
573 | UI                                 | `User                           |
574 |                                    | Interface <https://en.wikipedia |
575 |                                    | .org/wiki/User_interface>`__    |
576 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
577 | UUI                                | User to User Information        |
578 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
579 | UX                                 | `User                           |
580 |                                    | Experience <https://en.wikipedi |
581 |                                    | a.org/wiki/User_experience>`__  |
582 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
583 | vCE                                | virtual CE (Customer Edge)      |
584 |                                    | router (an example VNF)         |
585 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
586 | vCPE                               | Virtual Customer Premise        |
587 |                                    | Equipment                       |
588 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
589 | vDNS                               | Virtual Domain Name Server (an  |
590 |                                    | example VNF)                    |
591 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
592 | VDU                                | `Virtualisation Deployment      |
593 |                                    | Unit <https://wiki.onap.org/dis |
594 |                                    | play/DW/Comparison+of+Current+R |
595 |                                    | 3+Clean+Version+with+IFA011+v2. |
596 |                                    | 5.1>`__                         |
597 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
598 | VES                                | Virtual function EventStream    |
599 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
600 | vF                                 | Virtual Firewall (an example    |
601 |                                    | VNF)                            |
602 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
603 | VF                                 | Virtual Function                |
604 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
605 | VFC                                | `Virtual Function               |
606 |                                    | Controller <https://wiki.onap.o |
607 |                                    | rg/display/DW/Virtual+Function+ |
608 |                                    | Controller+Project>`__          |
609 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
610 | VFC                                | Virtual Function Component      |
611 |                                    | (Resource Onboarding)           |
612 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
613 | vfModule                           | Virtual Function Module         |
614 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
615 | VID                                | Virtual Instantiation           |
616 |                                    | Deployment                      |
617 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
618 | VID                                | `Virtual Infrastructure         |
619 |                                    | Deployment                      |
620 |                                    | (Project) <https://wiki.onap.or |
621 |                                    | g/display/DW/Virtual+Infrastruc |
622 |                                    | ture+Deployment+Project>`__     |
623 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
624 | VIM                                | Virtualized Infrastructure      |
625 |                                    | Manager                         |
626 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
627 | VLAN                               | Virtual Local Area Network      |
628 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
629 | VM                                 | Virtual Machine                 |
630 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
631 | VNF                                | `Virtual Network                |
632 |                                    | Function <https://www.techtarge |
633 |                                    | t.com/searchnetworking/         |
634 |                                    | definition/virtual-network-     |
635 |                                    | functions-VNF>`__               |
636 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
637 | VNFC                               | Virtual Network Function        |
638 |                                    | Component                       |
639 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
640 | VNFD                               | `VNF                            |
641 |                                    | Descriptor <https://wiki.onap.o |
642 |                                    | rg/pages/viewpage.action?pageId |
643 |                                    | =8226059>`__                    |
644 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
645 | VNFM                               | VNF Manager                     |
646 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
647 | VNO                                | Virtual Network Operator        |
648 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
649 | vPE                                | virtual PE (Provider Edge)      |
650 |                                    | router (an example of a VNF)    |
651 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
652 | VPP                                | `Vector Packet                  |
653 |                                    | Processing <https://wiki.fd.io/ |
654 |                                    | view/VPP/What_is_VPP%3F>`__     |
655 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
656 | VSP                                | Vendor Software Product (from   |
657 |                                    | SDC Demo Guide)                 |
658 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
659 | VTP                                | `VNF Test                       |
660 |                                    | Platform <https://wiki.onap.org |
661 |                                    | /pages/viewpage.action?pageId=4 |
662 |                                    | 3386304>`__                     |
663 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
664 | VVP                                | `VNF Validation                 |
665 |                                    | Program <https://wiki.onap.org/ |
666 |                                    | display/DW/VNF+Validation+Progr |
667 |                                    | am+Project>`__                  |
668 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
669 | WAR                                | `Web application                |
670 |                                    | Archive <https://en.wikipedia.o |
671 |                                    | rg/wiki/WAR_(file_format)>`__   |
672 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
673 | xNF                                | The combination of PNF and VNF; |
674 |                                    | Network Function                |
675 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
676 | YANG                               | Yet Another Next Generation - a |
677 |                                    | Data Modeling Language for the  |
678 |                                    | Network Configuration Protocol  |
679 |                                    | (NETCONF)                       |
680 +------------------------------------+---------------------------------+