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5 Abbreviations
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8 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
9 | **Abbreviation** | **Description**                                                                                                                                                              |
10 +==================+==============================================================================================================================================================================+
11 | AAF              | `Application Authorization Framework <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Application+Authorization+Framework+Project>`__                                                       |
12 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
13 | A&AI             | `Active & Available Inventory <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Active+and+Available+Inventory+Project>`__                                                                   |
14 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
15 | AAA              | `Authentication,Authorization and Accounting <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAA_(computer_security)>`__                                                                      |
16 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
17 | AID              | Architecture Integration Document                                                                                                                                            |
18 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
19 | APPC             | `ApplicationController <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Application+Controller+Project>`__                                                                                  |
20 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
21 | BPEL             | Business Process Execution Language                                                                                                                                          |
22 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
23 | BPMN             | `Business Process Model and Notation or Business Process Management Notation <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Process_Model_and_Notation>`__                          |
24 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
25 | BRMS             | Business Rules Management System                                                                                                                                             |
26 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
27 | BSS              | Business Support System                                                                                                                                                      |
28 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
29 | CCSDK            | Common Controller SDK project                                                                                                                                                |
30 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
31 | CDAP             | `Cask Data Application Platform <https://cdap.io/>`__                                                                                                                        |
32 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
33 | CDS              | Controller Design Studio                                                                                                                                                     |
34 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
35 | CI/CD            | Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery                                                                                                                                 |
36 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
37 | CL               | Control Loop                                                                                                                                                                 |
38 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
39 | CLAMP            | Closed Loop Automation Management Platform (project)                                                                                                                         |
40 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
41 | CLI              | `Command Line Interface (project) <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Command+Line+Interface+Project>`__                                                                       |
42 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
43 | CMA              | Change Management Application (within ONAP)                                                                                                                                  |
44 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
45 | CNF              | Cloud Native network Function.                                                                                                                                               |
46 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
47 | COE              | Container Orchestration Engine                                                                                                                                               |
48 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
49 | CPE              | Customer Premise Equipment                                                                                                                                                   |
50 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
51 | CSAR             | `Cloud Service ARchive (link) <http://openbaton.github.io/documentation/tosca-CSAR-onboarding/>`__                                                                           |
52 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
53 | DAO              | `Data Access Object <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_access_object>`__                                                                                                    |
54 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
55 | DCAE             | `Data Collection Analytics & Events <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=6592895>`__                                                                          |
56 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
57 | DDoS             | Distributed Denial-of-Service attack                                                                                                                                         |
58 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
59 | DG               | Directed Graph                                                                                                                                                               |
60 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
61 | DG Builder       | Directed Graph Builder                                                                                                                                                       |
62 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
63 | DMaaP            | `Data Movement as a Platform <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/DMaaP>`__                                                                                                     |
64 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
65 | DME              | `Direct Messaging Engine (common service within ONAP) <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services>`__                                                                  |
66 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
67 | DNS              | Domain Name System                                                                                                                                                           |
68 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
69 | DPDK             | Data Plane Development Kit                                                                                                                                                   |
70 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
71 | EELF             | `Event and Error-Logging Framework <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services>`__                                                                                     |
72 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
73 | EMS              | `Element Management System <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Element_management_system>`__                                                                                      |
74 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
75 | ESR              | `External System Register <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=5734948>`__                                                                                    |
76 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
77 | ETSI             | `European Telecommunications Standards Institute <http://www.etsi.org/technologies-clusters/technologies/689-network-functions-virtualisation>`__                            |
78 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
79 | EUAG             | `ONAP End User Advisory Group <https://wiki.lfnetworking.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2916362>`__                                                                        |
80 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
81 | FCAPS            | Fault Configuration Accounting Performance Security                                                                                                                          |
82 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
83 | GBP              | `Group-Based Policy <https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/GroupBasedPolicy>`__                                                                                                    |
84 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
85 | GNFC             | `Genric Network Function Controller <https://wiki.onap.org/download/attachments/45300148/ONAP_GNF_ControllersSOL003.pptx?version=1&modificationDate=1548619943000&api=v2>`__ |
86 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
87 | GUI              | `Graphical User Interface <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface>`__                                                                                        |
88 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
89 | HAS              | `Homing and Allocation Service <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=16005528>`__                                                                              |
90 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
91 | HDFS             | Hadoop Distributed File System                                                                                                                                               |
92 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
93 | HPA              | Hardware Platform Awareness                                                                                                                                                  |
94 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
95 | HTTP             | HyperText Transfer Protococol                                                                                                                                                |
96 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
97 | HV VES           | `High Volume Virtual function Event Stream <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/High+Volume+VES+Collector>`__                                                                   |
98 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
99 | IAM/IDAM         | Identity and Access Management                                                                                                                                               |
100 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
101 | ICE              | Incubation and Certification Environment                                                                                                                                     |
102 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
103 | IDS              | `Intrusion Detection System <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusion_detection_system>`__                                                                                    |
104 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
105 | IETF             | `Internet Engineering Task Force <http://www.ietf.org>`__                                                                                                                    |
106 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
107 | IKE              | `Internet Key Exchange <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Key_Exchange>`__                                                                                              |
108 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
109 | IPS              | `Intrusion Prevention System <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusion_detection_system>`__                                                                                   |
110 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
111 | IPSEC            | `Internet Protocol Security <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPsec>`__                                                                                                         |
112 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
113 | JAR              | `Java Archive <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAR_(file_format)>`__                                                                                                           |
114 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
115 | JSC              | `Java Service Container <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services>`__                                                                                                |
116 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
117 | JSON             | JavaScript Object Notation                                                                                                                                                   |
118 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
119 | LCM              | Life Cycle Management                                                                                                                                                        |
120 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
121 | LFN CVC          | `Linux Foundation Networking Compliance/Verification Committee <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in+VNFSDK>`__                                               |
122 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
123 | LFN CVP          | `Linux Foundation Networking Compliance/Verification Program <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in+VNFSDK>`__                                                 |
124 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
125 | LRM              | Local Resource Monitor                                                                                                                                                       |
126 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
127 | M0               | Release Kick-off milestone. See also Release Lifecycle                                                                                                                       |
128 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
129 | M1               | Release Planning milestone. See also Release Lifecycle                                                                                                                       |
130 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
131 | M2               | Release Functionality Freeze milestone.  See also Release Lifecycle                                                                                                          |
132 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
133 | M3               | Release API Freeze milestone.  See also Release Lifecycle                                                                                                                    |
134 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
135 | M4               | Release Code Freeze milestone.  See also Release Lifecycle                                                                                                                   |
136 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
137 | MACD             | (Vendor specific) Move Add Change Delete/Disconnect                                                                                                                          |
138 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
139 | MANO             | MANagement and Organization of NFV                                                                                                                                           |
140 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
141 | MD-SAL           | Model Driven Service Abstraction Layer                                                                                                                                       |
142 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
143 | MR               | Message Router (a Common Service of ONAP)                                                                                                                                    |
144 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
145 | MOP              | Method of Procedure                                                                                                                                                          |
146 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
147 | MOTS             | Mechanized Operations Tracking System                                                                                                                                        |
148 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
149 | MSB              | Microservice Bus                                                                                                                                                             |
150 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
151 | MSO              | `Master Service Orchestrator <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1015834>`__                                                                                 |
152 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
153 | MVP              | `Minimum Viable Product <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_product>`__                                                                                            |
154 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
155 | NAI              | Network Artificial Intelligence                                                                                                                                              |
156 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
157 | NANCSP           | Network Cloud Service Provider                                                                                                                                               |
158 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
159 | NBI              | North Bound Interface                                                                                                                                                        |
160 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
161 | NEP              | Network Equipment Provider                                                                                                                                                   |
162 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
163 | NETCONF          | `Network Configuration Protocol <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NETCONF>`__                                                                                                   |
164 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
165 | NFV              | `Network Function Virtualization <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_function_virtualization>`__                                                                          |
166 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
167 | NFVI             | Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure                                                                                                                              |
168 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
169 | NOD              | Network On Demand                                                                                                                                                            |
170 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
171 | NS               | Network Services                                                                                                                                                             |
172 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
173 | NS               | (Vendor Specific) New Start                                                                                                                                                  |
174 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
175 | O-CU             | O-RAN Centralized Unit                                                                                                                                                       |
176 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
177 | O-DU             | O-RAN Distributed Unit                                                                                                                                                       |
178 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
179 | O-RAN            | `O-RAN Alliance, Operator Defined Next Generation Radio Access Networks Alliance <https://www.o-ran.org>`__                                                                  |
180 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
181 | O-RAN-SC         | `O-RAN Software Community <https://o-ran-sc.org>`__                                                                                                                          |
182 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
183 | O-RU             | O-RAN Radio Unit                                                                                                                                                             |
184 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
185 | OAM              | Operation and Maintenance                                                                                                                                                    |
186 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
187 | OA&M             | Operations, Administration and Management                                                                                                                                    |
188 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
189 | OMF              | Operational Management Framework (of ONAP)                                                                                                                                   |
190 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
191 | OMSA             | ONAP Microservice Architecture                                                                                                                                               |
192 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
193 | ONAP             | `Open Network Automation Platform <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Developer+Wiki>`__                                                                                       |
194 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
195 | OOF              | ONAP Optimization Framework                                                                                                                                                  |
196 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
197 | ODL              | `OpenDaylight <https://www.opendaylight.org/>`__                                                                                                                             |
198 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
199 | OOM              | `ONAP Operations Manager <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/OOM+User+Guide>`__                                                                                                |
200 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
201 | OPNFV            | `Open Platform for NFV Project <https://www.opnfv.org>`__                                                                                                                    |
202 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
203 | OSAM             | `Open Source Access Manager <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/OpenSource+Access+Manager+%28OSAM%29+Use+Case>`__                                                              |
204 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
205 | OSC              | O-RAN Software Community or Optical Supervisory Channel                                                                                                                      |
206 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
207 | OSS              | Operations Support System                                                                                                                                                    |
208 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
209 | PAP              | Policy Administration Point (ONAP)                                                                                                                                           |
210 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
211 | PCE              | Path Computation and Element (ONAP)                                                                                                                                          |
212 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
213 | PCI              | Physical Cell ID                                                                                                                                                             |
214 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
215 | pCPE             | physical Customer Premise Equipment                                                                                                                                          |
216 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
217 | PDP-x            | Policy Decision Point - XACML (ONAP)                                                                                                                                         |
218 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
219 | PDP-d            | Policy Decision Point - Drools (ONAP)                                                                                                                                        |
220 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
221 | PO               | Platform Orchestrator                                                                                                                                                        |
222 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
223 | PoC              | Proof of Concept                                                                                                                                                             |
224 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
225 | POMBA            | `Post Orchestration Model Based Audit <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/POMBA>`__                                                                                            |
226 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
227 | PNDA             | `Open source Platform for Network Data Analytics <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Integrating+PNDA>`__                                                                      |
228 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
229 | PNF              | Physical Network Function                                                                                                                                                    |
230 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
231 | RCA              | Root Cause Analysis                                                                                                                                                          |
232 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
233 | RCT              | Reference Connection Tool                                                                                                                                                    |
234 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
235 | REST             | `Representational State Transfer <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer>`__                                                                          |
236 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
237 | RESTCONF         | A protocol based on HTTP for configuring data defined in YANG                                                                                                                |
238 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
239 | RO               | Resource Orchestrator                                                                                                                                                        |
240 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
241 | RPC              | Remote Procedure Call                                                                                                                                                        |
242 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
243 | S3P              | `Stability, Security, Scalability, Performance <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=16003367>`__                                                              |
244 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
245 | SDC              | Service Design and Creation (component of ONAP for visual modeling and design)                                                                                               |
246 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
247 | SDN              | `Software-defined networking <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software-defined_networking>`__                                                                                  |
248 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
249 | SDN-C            | `SDN-Controller <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/SDN+Controller+Development+Guide>`__                                                                                       |
250 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
251 | SDN-R            | `SDN-Radio <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/SDN-R>` __                                                                                                                      |
252 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
253 | SDN-GP           | Software Defined Network - Global Platform                                                                                                                                   |
254 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
255 | SEBA             | SDN-Enabled Broadband Access, see also                                                                                                                                       |
256 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
257 | SLA              | Service Level Agreement                                                                                                                                                      |
258 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
259 | SLI              | Service Logic Interpreter                                                                                                                                                    |
260 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
261 | SME              | Subject Matter Expert                                                                                                                                                        |
262 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
263 | SMTP             | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol                                                                                                                                                |
264 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
265 | SNMP             | Simple Network Management Protocol                                                                                                                                           |
266 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
267 | SO               | `Service Orchestrator (project) <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Service+Orchestrator+Project>`__                                                                           |
268 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
269 | SOT              | Source Of Truth                                                                                                                                                              |
270 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
271 | SR-IOV           | `Single-Root Input/Output Virtualization <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-root_input/output_virtualization>`__                                                          |
272 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
273 | SSL              | `Secure Sockets Layer <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security>`__                                                                                            |
274 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
275 | SUPP             | (Vendor Specific) short for supplement, changing a connection before activation                                                                                              |
276 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
277 | Swagger          | legacy name for the OpenAPI Specification                                                                                                                                    |
278 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
279 | TCP              | Transmission Control Protocol                                                                                                                                                |
280 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
281 | TEM              | Telecom Electronics Manufacturer                                                                                                                                             |
282 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
283 | TLS              | `Transport Layer Security <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security>`__                                                                                        |
284 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
285 | TOSCA            | `Topology and Orchestration Specification for Cloud Applications <https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=tosca>`__                                      |
286 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
287 | TPS              | Transactions Per Second                                                                                                                                                      |
288 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
289 | TSC              | Technical Steering Committee                                                                                                                                                 |
290 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
291 | U-UI             | `Usecase User Interface <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Usecase+UI+Project>`__                                                                                             |
292 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
293 | UI               | `User Interface <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_interface>`__                                                                                                            |
294 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
295 | UX               | `User Experience <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_experience>`__                                                                                                          |
296 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
297 | vCE              | virtual CE (Customer Edge) router (an example VNF)                                                                                                                           |
298 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
299 | vCPE             | Virtual Customer Premise Equipment                                                                                                                                           |
300 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
301 | vDNS             | Virtual Domain Name Server (an example VNF)                                                                                                                                  |
302 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
303 | VDU              | `Virtualisation Deployment Unit <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Comparison+of+Current+R3+Clean+Version+with+IFA011+v2.5.1>`__                                              |
304 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
305 | VES              | `Virtual function Event Stream <https://wiki.opnfv.org/download/attachments/6819329/OPNVF%20VES.pptx?version=4&modificationDate=1466395653000&api=v2>`__                     |
306 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
307 | vF               | Virtual Firewall (an example VNF)                                                                                                                                            |
308 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
309 | VF               | Virtual Function                                                                                                                                                             |
310 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
311 | VFC              | `Virtual Function Controller <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Virtual+Function+Controller+Project>`__                                                                       |
312 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
313 | VFC              | Virtual Function Component (Resource Onboarding)                                                                                                                             |
314 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
315 | vfModule         | Virtual Function Module                                                                                                                                                      |
316 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
317 | VID              | Virtual Instantiation Deployment                                                                                                                                             |
318 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
319 | VID              | `Virtual Infrastructure Deployment (Project) <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Virtual+Infrastructure+Deployment+Project>`__                                                 |
320 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
321 | VIM              | Virtualized Infrastructure Manager                                                                                                                                           |
322 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
323 | VLAN             | Virtual Local Area Network                                                                                                                                                   |
324 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
325 | VM               | Virtual Machine                                                                                                                                                              |
326 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
327 | VNF              | `Virtual Network Function <http://searchsdn.techtarget.com/definition/virtual-network-functions>`__                                                                          |
328 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
329 | VNFC             | Virtual Network Function Component                                                                                                                                           |
330 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
331 | VNFD             | `VNF Descriptor <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=8226059>`__                                                                                              |
332 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
333 | VNFM             | VNF Manager                                                                                                                                                                  |
334 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
335 | VNO              | Virtual Network Operator                                                                                                                                                     |
336 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
337 | vPE              | virtual PE (Provider Edge) router (an example of a VNF)                                                                                                                      |
338 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
339 | VPP              | `Vector Packet Processing <https://wiki.fd.io/view/VPP/What_is_VPP%3F>`__                                                                                                    |
340 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
341 | VSP              | Vendor Software Product (from SDC Demo Guide)                                                                                                                                |
342 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
343 | VTP              | `VNF Test Platform <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=43386304>`__                                                                                          |
344 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
345 | VVP              | `VNF Validation Program <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/VNF+Validation+Program+Project>`__                                                                                 |
346 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
347 | WAR              | `Web application Archive <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAR_(file_format)>`__                                                                                                |
348 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
349 | xNF              | The combination of PNF and VNF; Network Function                                                                                                                             |
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351 | YANG             | Yet Another Next Generation - a Data Modeling Language for the Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF)                                                                      |
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