Describe the usage of this docker-compose
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9 Abbreviations
10 =============
11
12 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
13 | Abbreviation | Description                                                                                                                                                                  |
14 +==============+==============================================================================================================================================================================+
15 | AAF          | `Application Authorization Framework <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Application+Authorization+Framework+Project>`__                                                       |
16 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
17 | A&AI         | `Active & Available Inventory <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Active+and+Available+Inventory+Project>`__                                                                   |
18 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
19 | AAA          | `Authentication,Authorization and Accounting <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAA_(computer_security)>`__                                                                      |
20 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
21 | AID          | Architecture Integration Document                                                                                                                                            |
22 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
23 | APPC         | `ApplicationController <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Application+Controller+Project>`__                                                                                  |
24 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
25 | BPEL         | Business Process Execution Language                                                                                                                                          |
26 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
27 | BPMN         | `Business Process Model and Notation or Business Process Management Notation <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Process_Model_and_Notation>`__                          |
28 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
29 | BRMS         | Business Rules Management System                                                                                                                                             |
30 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
31 | BSS          | Business Support System                                                                                                                                                      |
32 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
33 | CCSDK        | Common Controller SDK project                                                                                                                                                |
34 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
35 | CDAP         | `Cask Data Application Platform <https://cdap.io/>`__                                                                                                                        |
36 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
37 | CDS          | Controller Design Studio                                                                                                                                                     |
38 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
39 | CI/CD        | Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery                                                                                                                                 |
40 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
41 | CL           | Control Loop                                                                                                                                                                 |
42 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
43 | CLAMP        | Closed Loop Automation Management Platform (project)                                                                                                                         |
44 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
45 | CLI          | `Command Line Interface (project) <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Command+Line+Interface+Project>`__                                                                       |
46 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
47 | CMA          | Change Management Application (within ONAP)                                                                                                                                  |
48 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
49 | CNF          | Cloud Native network Function.                                                                                                                                               |
50 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
51 | COE          | Container Orchestration Engine                                                                                                                                               |
52 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
53 | CPE          | Customer Premise Equipment                                                                                                                                                   |
54 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
55 | CSAR         | `Cloud Service ARchive (link) <https://openbaton.github.io/documentation/tosca-CSAR-onboarding/>`__                                                                          |
56 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
57 | DAO          | `Data Access Object <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_access_object>`__                                                                                                    |
58 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
59 | DCAE         | `Data Collection Analytics & Events <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=6592895>`__                                                                          |
60 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
61 | DDoS         | Distributed Denial-of-Service attack                                                                                                                                         |
62 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
63 | DG           | Directed Graph                                                                                                                                                               |
64 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
65 | DG Builder   | Directed Graph Builder                                                                                                                                                       |
66 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
67 | DMaaP        | `Data Movement as a Platform <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/DMaaP>`__                                                                                                     |
68 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
69 | DME          | `Direct Messaging Engine (common service within ONAP) <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services>`__                                                                  |
70 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
71 | DNS          | Domain Name System                                                                                                                                                           |
72 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
73 | DPDK         | Data Plane Development Kit                                                                                                                                                   |
74 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
75 | EELF         | `Event and Error-Logging Framework <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services>`__                                                                                     |
76 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
77 | EMS          | `Element Management System <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Element_management_system>`__                                                                                      |
78 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
79 | ESR          | `External System Register <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=5734948>`__                                                                                    |
80 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
81 | ETSI         | `European Telecommunications Standards Institute <https://www.etsi.org/technologies/689-network-functions-virtualisation>`__                                                 |
82 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
83 | EUAG         | `ONAP End User Advisory Group <https://wiki.lfnetworking.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2916362>`__                                                                        |
84 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
85 | FCAPS        | Fault Configuration Accounting Performance Security                                                                                                                          |
86 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
87 | GBP          | `Group-Based Policy <https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/GroupBasedPolicy>`__                                                                                                    |
88 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
89 | GNFC         | `Generic Network Function Controller <https://wiki.onap.org/download/attachments/45300148/ONAP_GNF_ControllersSOL003.pptx?version=1&modificationDate=1548619943000&api=v2>`__|
90 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
91 | GUI          | `Graphical User Interface <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface>`__                                                                                        |
92 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
93 | HAS          | `Homing and Allocation Service <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=16005528>`__                                                                              |
94 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
95 | HDFS         | Hadoop Distributed File System                                                                                                                                               |
96 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
97 | HPA          | Hardware Platform Awareness                                                                                                                                                  |
98 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
99 | HTTP         | HyperText Transfer Protocol                                                                                                                                                  |
100 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
101 | HV VES       | `High Volume Virtual function Event Stream <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/High+Volume+VES+Collector>`__                                                                   |
102 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
103 | IAM/IDAM     | Identity and Access Management                                                                                                                                               |
104 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
105 | ICE          | Incubation and Certification Environment                                                                                                                                     |
106 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
107 | IDS          | `Intrusion Detection System <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusion_detection_system>`__                                                                                    |
108 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
109 | IETF         | `Internet Engineering Task Force <https://www.ietf.org>`__                                                                                                                   |
110 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
111 | IKE          | `Internet Key Exchange <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Key_Exchange>`__                                                                                              |
112 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
113 | IPS          | `Intrusion Prevention System <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusion_detection_system>`__                                                                                   |
114 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
115 | IPSEC        | `Internet Protocol Security <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPsec>`__                                                                                                         |
116 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
117 | JAR          | `Java Archive <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAR_(file_format)>`__                                                                                                           |
118 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
119 | JSC          | `Java Service Container <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services>`__                                                                                                |
120 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
121 | JSON         | JavaScript Object Notation                                                                                                                                                   |
122 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
123 | LCM          | Life Cycle Management                                                                                                                                                        |
124 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
125 | LFN CVC      | `Linux Foundation Networking Compliance/Verification Committee <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in+VNFSDK>`__                                               |
126 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
127 | LFN CVP      | `Linux Foundation Networking Compliance/Verification Program <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in+VNFSDK>`__                                                 |
128 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
129 | LRM          | Local Resource Monitor                                                                                                                                                       |
130 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
131 | M0           | Release Kick-off milestone. See also Release Lifecycle                                                                                                                       |
132 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
133 | M1           | Release Planning milestone. See also Release Lifecycle                                                                                                                       |
134 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
135 | M2           | Release Functionality Freeze milestone.  See also Release Lifecycle                                                                                                          |
136 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
137 | M3           | Release API Freeze milestone.  See also Release Lifecycle                                                                                                                    |
138 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
139 | M4           | Release Code Freeze milestone.  See also Release Lifecycle                                                                                                                   |
140 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
141 | MACD         | (Vendor specific) Move Add Change Delete/Disconnect                                                                                                                          |
142 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
143 | MANO         | MANagement and Organization of NFV                                                                                                                                           |
144 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
145 | MD-SAL       | Model Driven Service Abstraction Layer                                                                                                                                       |
146 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
147 | MR           | Message Router (a Common Service of ONAP)                                                                                                                                    |
148 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
149 | MOP          | Method of Procedure                                                                                                                                                          |
150 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
151 | MOTS         | Mechanized Operations Tracking System                                                                                                                                        |
152 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
153 | MSB          | Microservice Bus                                                                                                                                                             |
154 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
155 | MVP          | `Minimum Viable Product <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_product>`__                                                                                            |
156 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
157 | MVP          | Minimum Viable Plan (O-RAN Alliance                                                                                                                                          |
158 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
159 | NAI          | Network Artificial Intelligence                                                                                                                                              |
160 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
161 | NANCSP       | Network Cloud Service Provider                                                                                                                                               |
162 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
163 | NBI          | North Bound Interface                                                                                                                                                        |
164 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
165 | NEP          | Network Equipment Provider                                                                                                                                                   |
166 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
167 | NETCONF      | `Network Configuration Protocol <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NETCONF>`__                                                                                                   |
168 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
169 | NFV          | `Network Function Virtualization <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_function_virtualization>`__                                                                          |
170 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
171 | NFVI         | Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure                                                                                                                              |
172 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
173 | NOD          | Network On Demand                                                                                                                                                            |
174 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
175 | NS           | Network Services                                                                                                                                                             |
176 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
177 | NS           | (Vendor Specific) New Start                                                                                                                                                  |
178 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
179 | O-CU         | O-RAN Centralized Unit                                                                                                                                                       |
180 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
181 | O-DU         | O-RAN Distributed Unit                                                                                                                                                       |
182 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
183 | O-RAN        | `O-RAN Alliance, Operator Defined Next Generation Radio Access Networks Alliance <https://www.o-ran.org>`__                                                                  |
184 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
185 | O-RAN-SC     | `O-RAN Software Community <https://o-ran-sc.org>`__                                                                                                                          |
186 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
187 | O-RU         | O-RAN Radio Unit                                                                                                                                                             |
188 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
189 | OAM          | Operation and Maintenance                                                                                                                                                    |
190 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
191 | OA&M         | Operations, Administration and Management                                                                                                                                    |
192 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
193 | OMF          | Operational Management Framework (of ONAP)                                                                                                                                   |
194 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
195 | OMSA         | ONAP Microservice Architecture                                                                                                                                               |
196 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
197 | ONAP         | `Open Network Automation Platform <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/ONAP+Developer+Wiki>`__                                                                                  |
198 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
199 | OOF          | ONAP Optimization Framework                                                                                                                                                  |
200 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
201 | ODL          | `OpenDaylight <https://www.opendaylight.org/>`__                                                                                                                             |
202 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
203 | OOM          | `ONAP Operations Manager <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/OOM+User+Guide>`__                                                                                                |
204 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
205 | OPNFV        | `Open Platform for NFV Project <https://www.opnfv.org>`__                                                                                                                    |
206 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
207 | OSAM         | `Open Source Access Manager <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/OpenSource+Access+Manager+%28OSAM%29+Use+Case>`__                                                              |
208 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
209 | OSC          | O-RAN Software Community or Optical Supervisory Channel                                                                                                                      |
210 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
211 | OSS          | Operations Support System                                                                                                                                                    |
212 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
213 | PAP          | Policy Administration Point (ONAP)                                                                                                                                           |
214 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
215 | PCE          | Path Computation and Element (ONAP)                                                                                                                                          |
216 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
217 | PCI          | Physical Cell ID                                                                                                                                                             |
218 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
219 | pCPE         | physical Customer Premise Equipment                                                                                                                                          |
220 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
221 | PDP-x        | Policy Decision Point - XACML (ONAP)                                                                                                                                         |
222 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
223 | PDP-d        | Policy Decision Point - Drools (ONAP)                                                                                                                                        |
224 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
225 | PO           | Platform Orchestrator                                                                                                                                                        |
226 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
227 | PoC          | Proof of Concept                                                                                                                                                             |
228 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
229 | POMBA        | `Post Orchestration Model Based Audit <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/POMBA>`__                                                                                            |
230 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
231 | PNDA         | `Open source Platform for Network Data Analytics <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Integrating+PNDA>`__                                                                      |
232 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
233 | PNF          | Physical Network Function                                                                                                                                                    |
234 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
235 | RCA          | Root Cause Analysis                                                                                                                                                          |
236 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
237 | RCT          | Reference Connection Tool                                                                                                                                                    |
238 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
239 | REST         | `Representational State Transfer <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer>`__                                                                          |
240 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
241 | RESTCONF     | A protocol based on HTTP for configuring data defined in YANG                                                                                                                |
242 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
243 | RO           | Resource Orchestrator                                                                                                                                                        |
244 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
245 | RPC          | Remote Procedure Call                                                                                                                                                        |
246 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
247 | S3P          | `Stability, Security, Scalability, Performance <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=16003367>`__                                                              |
248 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
249 | SDC          | Service Design and Creation (component of ONAP for visual modeling and design)                                                                                               |
250 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
251 | SCTP         | Stream Control Transmission Protocol (`RFC 4960 <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4960>`)                                                                            |
252 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
253 | SDN          | `Software-defined networking <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software-defined_networking>`__                                                                                  |
254 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
255 | SDNC         | `SDN-Controller <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/SDN+Controller+Development+Guide>`__                                                                                       |
256 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
257 | SDN-R        | `SDN-Radio <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/SDN-R>` __                                                                                                                      |
258 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
259 | SDN-GP       | Software Defined Network - Global Platform                                                                                                                                   |
260 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
261 | SEBA         | SDN-Enabled Broadband Access, see also                                                                                                                                       |
262 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
263 | SLA          | Service Level Agreement                                                                                                                                                      |
264 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
265 | SLI          | Service Logic Interpreter                                                                                                                                                    |
266 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
267 | SME          | Subject Matter Expert                                                                                                                                                        |
268 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
269 | SMO          | Service Management and Orchestration                                                                                                                                         |
270 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
271 | SMTP         | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol                                                                                                                                                |
272 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
273 | SNMP         | Simple Network Management Protocol                                                                                                                                           |
274 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
275 | SO           | `Service Orchestrator (project) <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Service+Orchestrator+Project>`__                                                                           |
276 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
277 | SOT          | Source Of Truth                                                                                                                                                              |
278 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
279 | SR-IOV       | `Single-Root Input/Output Virtualization <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-root_input/output_virtualization>`__                                                          |
280 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
281 | SSL          | `Secure Sockets Layer <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security>`__                                                                                            |
282 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
283 | SUPP         | (Vendor Specific) short for supplement, changing a connection before activation                                                                                              |
284 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
285 | Swagger      | legacy name for the OpenAPI Specification                                                                                                                                    |
286 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
287 | TCP          | Transmission Control Protocol                                                                                                                                                |
288 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
289 | TEM          | Telecom Electronics Manufacturer                                                                                                                                             |
290 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
291 | TLS          | `Transport Layer Security <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security>`__                                                                                        |
292 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
293 | TOSCA        | `Topology and Orchestration Specification for Cloud Applications <https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=tosca>`__                                      |
294 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
295 | TPS          | Transactions Per Second                                                                                                                                                      |
296 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
297 | TSC          | Technical Steering Committee                                                                                                                                                 |
298 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
299 | U-UI         | `Use case User Interface <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Usecase+UI+Project>`__                                                                                            |
300 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
301 | UI           | `User Interface <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_interface>`__                                                                                                            |
302 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
303 | UX           | `User Experience <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_experience>`__                                                                                                          |
304 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
305 | vCE          | virtual CE (Customer Edge) router (an example VNF)                                                                                                                           |
306 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
307 | vCPE         | Virtual Customer Premise Equipment                                                                                                                                           |
308 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
309 | vDNS         | Virtual Domain Name Server (an example VNF)                                                                                                                                  |
310 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
311 | VDU          | `Virtualization Deployment Unit <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Comparison+of+Current+R3+Clean+Version+with+IFA011+v2.5.1>`__                                              |
312 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
313 | VES          | Virtual function Event Stream                                                                                                                                                |
314 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
315 | vF           | Virtual Firewall (an example VNF)                                                                                                                                            |
316 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
317 | VF           | Virtual Function                                                                                                                                                             |
318 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
319 | VFC          | `Virtual Function Controller <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Virtual+Function+Controller+Project>`__                                                                       |
320 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
321 | VFC          | Virtual Function Component (Resource Onboarding)                                                                                                                             |
322 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
323 | vfModule     | Virtual Function Module                                                                                                                                                      |
324 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
325 | VID          | Virtual Instantiation Deployment                                                                                                                                             |
326 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
327 | VID          | `Virtual Infrastructure Deployment (Project) <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Virtual+Infrastructure+Deployment+Project>`__                                                 |
328 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
329 | VIM          | Virtualized Infrastructure Manager                                                                                                                                           |
330 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
331 | VLAN         | Virtual Local Area Network                                                                                                                                                   |
332 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
333 | VM           | Virtual Machine                                                                                                                                                              |
334 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
335 | VNF          | `Virtual Network Function <https://www.techtarget.com/searchnetworking/definition/virtual-network-functions-VNF>`__                                                          |
336 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
337 | VNFC         | Virtual Network Function Component                                                                                                                                           |
338 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
339 | VNFD         | `VNF Descriptor <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=8226059>`__                                                                                              |
340 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
341 | VNFM         | VNF Manager                                                                                                                                                                  |
342 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
343 | VNO          | Virtual Network Operator                                                                                                                                                     |
344 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
345 | vPE          | virtual PE (Provider Edge) router (an example of a VNF)                                                                                                                      |
346 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
347 | VPP          | `Vector Packet Processing <https://wiki.fd.io/view/VPP/What_is_VPP%3F>`__                                                                                                    |
348 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
349 | VSP          | Vendor Software Product (from SDC Demo Guide)                                                                                                                                |
350 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
351 | VTP          | `VNF Test Platform <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=43386304>`__                                                                                          |
352 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
353 | VVP          | `VNF Validation Program <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/VNF+Validation+Program+Project>`__                                                                                 |
354 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
355 | WAR          | `Web application Archive <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAR_(file_format)>`__                                                                                                |
356 +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
357 | xNF          | The combination of PNF and VNF; Network Function                                                                                                                             |
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359 | YANG         | Yet Another Next Generation - a Data Modeling Language for the Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF)                                                                      |
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