3 |**Abbreviation**|**Description**|
4 |----------------|---------------|
5 | AAF | [Application Authorization Framework](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Application+Authorization+Framework+Project) |
6 | A&AI | [Active & Available Inventory](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Active+and+Available+Inventory+Project) |
7 | AAA | [Authentication, Authorization and Accounting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAA_(computer_security)) |
8 | AEC | AT&T Edge Cloud |
9 | AIC | AT&T Integrated Cloud |
10 | AID | Architecture Integration Document |
11 | APPC | [Application Controller](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Application+Controller+Project) |
12 | BPEL | Business Process Execution Language |
13 | BPMN | [Business Process Model and Notation or Business Process Management Notation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Process_Model_and_Notation) |
14 | BRMS | Business Rules Management System |
15 | BSS | Business Support System |
16 | CCSDK | Common Controller SDK project |
17 | CDAP | [Cask Data Application Platform](https://cdap.io/) |
18 | CDR | Charging Data Record |
19 | CDS | Controller Design Studio |
20 | CI/CD | Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery |
21 | Cinder | OpenStack Block Storage |
23 | CLAMP | Closed Loop Automation Management Platform (project) |
24 | CLI | [Command Line Interface (project)](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Command+Line+Interface+Project) |
25 | CMA | Change Management Application (within ONAP) |
27 | CNF | Cloud Native network Function. |
28 | COE | Container Orchestration Engine |
29 | CPE | Customer Premise Equipment |
30 | CSAR | [Cloud Service ARchive (link)](http://openbaton.github.io/documentation/tosca-CSAR-onboarding/) |
31 | CU | Centralized Unit |
32 | DAO | [Data Access Object](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_access_object) |
33 | DCAE | [Data Collection Analytics and Events](https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=6592895) |
34 | DDoS | Distributed Denial-of-Service attack |
35 | DG | Directed Graph |
36 | DG Builder | Directed Graph Builder |
37 | DMaaP | [Data Movement as a Platform](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/DMaaP) |
38 | DME | [Direct Messaging Engine (common service within ONAP)](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services) |
39 | DMIP | Device Management Interface Profile |
40 | DNS | Domain Name System |
41 | DPDK | Data Plane Development Kit |
42 | DU | Distributed Unit |
43 | ECA | External Content Adapter |
44 | ECOMP | Enhanced, Control, Orchestration, Management and Policy |
45 | EELF | [Event&Error LoggingFramework](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services) |
46 | EMS | [Element Management System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Element_management_system) |
47 | ESR | [External System Register](https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=5734948) |
48 | ETSI | [European Telecommunications Standards Institute](http://www.etsi.org/technologies-clusters/technologies/689-network-functions-virtualisation) |
49 | EUAG | [ONAP End User Advisory Group](https://wiki.lfnetworking.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2916362) |
50 | FCAPS | Fault Configuration Accounting Performance Security |
51 | FM | Fault Management |
52 | FQDN | Fully Qualified Domain Name |
53 | GBP | [Group-Based Policy ](https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/GroupBasedPolicy) |
54 | Glance | OpenStack Image repository |
55 | GNFC | [Genric Network Function Controller](https://wiki.onap.org/download/attachments/45300148/ONAP_GNF_ControllersSOL003.pptx?version=1&modificationDate=1548619943000&api=v2) |
56 | GUI | [Graphical User Interface](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface) |
57 | HAS | [Homing and Allocation Service](https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=16005528) |
58 | HDFS | Hadoop Distributed File System |
59 | Horizon | OpenStack GUI |
60 | HPA | Hardware Platform Awareness |
61 | HTTP | HyperText Transfer Protococol |
62 | HV VES | [High Volume Virtual function Event Stream](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/High+Volume+VES+Collector) |
63 | IAM/IDAM | Identity and Access Management |
64 | ICE | Incubation and Certification Environment |
65 | ICMMS | Syniverse Inter-carrier messaging solution |
66 | IDS | [Intrusion Detection System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusion_detection_system) |
67 | IETF | [Internet Engineering Task Force](http://www.ietf.org) |
68 | IKE | [Internet KeyExchange](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Key_Exchange) |
69 | IPS | [Intrusion Prevention System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusion_detection_system) |
70 | IPSEC | [Internet Protocol Security](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPsec) |
71 | JAR | [Java Archive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAR_(file_format)) |
72 | JSC | [JavaServiceContainer](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services) |
73 | JSON | JavaScript Object Notation |
74 | Keystone | OpenStack Authorization Project |
75 | KVM | Kernel-based Virtual machine |
76 | LCM | Life Cycle Management |
77 | LDAP | Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
78 | LFN CVC | [Linux Foundation Networking Compliance/Verification Committee](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in+VNFSDK) |
79 | LFN CVP | [Linux Foundation Networking Compliance/Verification Program](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in+VNFSDK) |
80 | LRM | Local Resource Monitor |
81 | M0 | Release Kick-off milestone. See also Release Lifecycle |
82 | M1 | Release Planning milestone. See also Release Lifecycle |
83 | M2 | Release Functionality Freeze milestone. See also Release Lifecycle |
84 | M3 | Release API Freeze milestone. See also Release Lifecycle |
85 | M4 | Release Code Freeze milestone. See also Release Lifecycle |
86 | MACD | (Vendor specific) Move Add Change Delete/Disconnect |
87 | MANO | MANagement and Organization of NFV |
88 | MD-SAL | Model Driven Service Abstraction Layer |
89 | MIND | Master Integrated Network Directory |
90 | MR | Message Router (a Common Service of ONAP) |
91 | MOP | Method of Procedure |
92 | MOTS | Mechanized Operations Tracking System |
93 | MSB | Microservice Bus |
94 | MSO | [Master Service Orchestrator](https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1015834) |
95 | MVP | [Minimum ViableProduct](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_product) |
96 | NAI | Network Artificial Intelligence |
97 | NANCSP | Network Cloud Service Provider |
98 | NBI | North Bound Interface |
99 | NEP | Network Equipment Provider |
100 | NETCONF | [Network Configuration Protocol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NETCONF) |
101 | Neutron | OpenStack Networking |
102 | NFMF | Network Function Management Function |
103 | NFV | [Network Function Virtualization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_function_virtualization) |
104 | NFVI | [network functions virtualization infrastructure](https://www.sdxcentral.com/nfv/definitions/nfv-mano/) |
105 | NOD | Network On Demand |
106 | Nova | OpenStack compute |
107 | NS | Network Services |
108 | NS | (Vendor Specific) New Start |
109 | NSI | Network Slice Subnet Instance |
110 | NSMF | Network Slice Management Function |
111 | NSSMF | Network Slice Subnet Management Function |
112 | O-RAN | [O-RAN Alliance , OperatorDefined NextGeneration RadioAccessNetworksAlliance ](https://www.o-ran.org) |
113 | O-RAN-SC | [O-RAN SoftwareCommunity](https://o-ran-sc.org) |
114 | OAM | Operation and Maintenance |
115 | OA&M | Operations, Administration and Management |
116 | OMF | Operational Management Framework (of ONAP) |
117 | OMSA | ONAP Microservice Architecture |
118 | ONAP | [Open Network Automation Platform](https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1015843) |
119 | OOF | ONAP Optimization Framework |
120 | ODL | [OpenDaylight](https://www.opendaylight.org/) |
121 | OOM | [ONAP Operations Manager](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/OOM+User+Guide) |
122 | OpenStack | A cloud operating system |
123 | OPNFV | [Open Platform for NFV Project](https://www.sdxcentral.com/nfv/definitions/opnfv/) |
124 | Originato | MMSC Any Non-AT&T MMSC that originally sent the request to ICMMS |
125 | OSAM | [Open Source Access Manager](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/OpenSource+Access+Manager+%28OSAM%29+Use+Case) |
126 | OSC | O-RAN Software Community or Optical Supervisory Channel |
127 | OSS | Operations Support System |
128 | PAP | Policy Administration Point (ONAP) |
129 | PCE | Path Computation and Element (ONAP) |
130 | PCI | Physical Cell ID |
131 | pCPE | physical Customer Premise Equipment |
132 | PDP-x | Policy Decision Point - XACML (ONAP) |
133 | PDP-d | Policy Decision Point - Drools (ONAP) |
134 | PM | Performance Management |
135 | PNDA | [OpensourcePlatform for Network DataAnalytics](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Integrating+PNDA) |
136 | PNF | Physical Network Function |
137 | PnP | Plug and Play |
138 | PO | Platform Orchestrator |
139 | PoC | Proof of Concept |
140 | POMBA | [Post Orchestration Model Based Audit](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/POMBA) |
141 | PRH | Phyiical Network Function Registration Handler |
142 | Pub/Sub | Publisher/Subscriber |
143 | RAN | Radio Access Network |
144 | RCA | Root Cause Analysis |
145 | RCT | Reference Connection Tool |
146 | REST | [Representational State Transfer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer) |
147 | RESTCONF | A protocol based on HTTP for configuring data defined in YANG |
148 | RO | Resource Orchestrator |
149 | RPC | Remote Procedure Call |
151 | RRH | Remote Radio Head |
152 | S3P | [Stability, Security, Scalability, Performance](https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=16003367) |
153 | SDC | Service Design and Creation (component of ONAP for visual modeling and design) |
154 | SDN | [Software-defined networking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software-defined_networking) |
155 | SDN-C | [SDN-Controller](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/SDN+Controller+Development+Guide) |
156 | SDN-R | [SDN-Radio, Router, ROADM - a set of model-driven application based on SDN-C](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/SDN-R) |
157 | SDN-GP | Software Defined Network - Global Platform |
158 | SEBA | SDN-Enabled Broadband Access, see also |
159 | SLA | Service Level Agreement |
160 | SLI | Service Logic Interpreter |
161 | SME | Subject Matter Expert |
162 | SMTP | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
163 | SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol |
164 | SO | [Service Orchestrator (project)](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Service+Orchestrator+Project) |
165 | SON | Self-Organizing Networks |
166 | SOT | Source Of Truth |
167 | SR-IOV | [Single-Root Input/Output Virtualization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-root_input/output_virtualization) |
168 | SRS | Software Requirements Specification |
169 | SSL | [SecureSocketsLayer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security) |
170 | SUPP | (Vendor Specific) short for supplement, changing a connection before activation |
171 | Swagger | legacy name for the OpenAPI Specification |
172 | Swift | OpenStack Object storage |
173 | TCP | Transmission Control Protocol |
174 | TEM | Telecom Electronics Manufacturer |
175 | TLS | [Transport Layer Security](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security) |
176 | TN | Transport Network |
177 | TOSCA | [Topology and Orchestration Specification for Cloud Applications](https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=tosca) |
178 | TPS | Transactions Per Second |
179 | TSC | Technical Steering Committee |
180 | U-UI | [Usecase UserInterface](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Usecase+UI+Project) |
181 | UI | [User Interface](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_interface) |
182 | UUI | User to User Information |
183 | UX | [User Experience](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_experience) |
184 | vCE | virtual CE (Customer Edge) router (an example VNF) |
185 | vCPE | Virtual Customer Premise Equipment |
186 | vDNS | Virtual Domain Name Server (an example VNF) |
187 | VDU | [Virtualisation Deployment Unit](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Comparison+of+Current+R3+Clean+Version+with+IFA011+v2.5.1) |
188 | VES | [Virtual function EventStream](https://wiki.opnfv.org/download/attachments/6819329/OPNVF%20VES.pptx?version=4&modificationDate=1466395653000&api=v2) |
189 | vF | Virtual Firewall (an example VNF) |
190 | VF | Virtual Function |
191 | VFC | [Virtual Function Controller](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Virtual+Function+Controller+Project) |
192 | VFC | Virtual Function Component (Resource Onboarding) |
193 | vfModule | Virtual Function Module |
194 | VID | Virtual Instantiation Deployment |
195 | VID | [Virtual Infrastructure Deployment (Project)](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Virtual+Infrastructure+Deployment+Project) |
196 | VIM | Virtualized Infrastructure Manager |
197 | VLAN | Virtual Local Area Network |
198 | VM | Virtual Machine |
199 | VNF | [Virtual Network Function](http://searchsdn.techtarget.com/definition/virtual-network-functions) |
200 | VNFC | Virtual Network Function Component |
201 | VNFD | [VNF Descriptor](https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=8226059) |
202 | VNFM | VNF Manager |
203 | VNO | Virtual Network Operator |
204 | vPE | virtual PE (Provider Edge) router (an example of a VNF) |
205 | VPP | [Vector Packet Processing](https://wiki.fd.io/view/VPP/What_is_VPP%3F) |
206 | VSP | Vendor Software Product (from SDC Demo Guide) |
207 | VTP | [VNF Test Platform](https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=43386304) |
208 | VVP | [VNF Validation Program](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/VNF+Validation+Program+Project) |
209 | WAR | [Web application Archive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAR_(file_format)) |
210 | xNF | The combination of PNF and VNF; Network Function |
211 | YANG | Yet Another Next Generation - a Data Modeling Language for the Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) |