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   5 Abbreviations
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   7
   8 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   9 | **Abbreviation** | **Description**                                                                                                                                                              |
  10 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  11 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  12 | AAF              | `Application Authorization Framework <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Application+Authorization+Framework+Project>`__                                                       |
  13 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  14 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  15 | A&AI             | `Active & Available Inventory <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Active+and+Available+Inventory+Project>`__                                                                   |
  16 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  17 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  18 | AAA              | `Authentication,Authorization and Accounting <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAA_(computer_security)>`__                                                                      |
  19 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  20 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  21 | AID              | Architecture Integration Document                                                                                                                                            |
  22 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  23 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  24 | APPC             | `ApplicationController <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Application+Controller+Project>`__                                                                                  |
  25 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  26 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  27 | BPEL             | Business Process Execution Language                                                                                                                                          |
  28 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  29 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  30 | BPMN             | `Business Process Model and Notation or Business Process Management Notation <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Process_Model_and_Notation>`__                          |
  31 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  32 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  33 | BRMS             | Business Rules Management System                                                                                                                                             |
  34 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  35 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  36 | BSS              | Business Support System                                                                                                                                                      |
  37 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  38 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  39 | CCSDK            | Common Controller SDK project                                                                                                                                                |
  40 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  41 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  42 | CDAP             | `Cask Data Application Platform <https://cdap.io/>`__                                                                                                                        |
  43 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  44 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  45 | CDS              | Controller Design Studio                                                                                                                                                     |
  46 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  47 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  48 | CI/CD            | Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery                                                                                                                                 |
  49 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  50 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  51 | CL               | Control Loop                                                                                                                                                                 |
  52 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  53 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  54 | CLAMP            | Closed Loop Automation Management Platform (project)                                                                                                                         |
  55 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  56 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  57 | CLI              | `Command Line Interface (project) <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Command+Line+Interface+Project>`__                                                                       |
  58 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  59 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  60 | CMA              | Change Management Application (within ONAP)                                                                                                                                  |
  61 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  62 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  63 | CNF              | Cloud Native network Function.                                                                                                                                               |
  64 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  65 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  66 | COE              | Container Orchestration Engine                                                                                                                                               |
  67 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  68 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  69 | CPE              | Customer Premise Equipment                                                                                                                                                   |
  70 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  71 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  72 | CSAR             | `Cloud Service ARchive (link) <http://openbaton.github.io/documentation/tosca-CSAR-onboarding/>`__                                                                           |
  73 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  74 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  75 | DAO              | `Data Access Object <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_access_object>`__                                                                                                    |
  76 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  77 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  78 | DCAE             | `Data Collection Analytics & Events <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=6592895>`__                                                                          |
  79 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  80 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  81 | DDoS             | Distributed Denial-of-Service attack                                                                                                                                         |
  82 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  83 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  84 | DG               | Directed Graph                                                                                                                                                               |
  85 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  86 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  87 | DG Builder       | Directed Graph Builder                                                                                                                                                       |
  88 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  89 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  90 | DMaaP            | `Data Movement as a Platform <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/DMaaP>`__                                                                                                     |
  91 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  92 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  93 | DME              | `Direct Messaging Engine (common service within ONAP) <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services>`__                                                                  |
  94 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  95 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  96 | DNS              | Domain Name System                                                                                                                                                           |
  97 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
  98 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  99 | DPDK             | Data Plane Development Kit                                                                                                                                                   |
 100 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 101 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 102 | EELF             | `Event and Error-Logging Framework <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services>`__                                                                                     |
 103 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 104 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 105 | EMS              | `Element Management System <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Element_management_system>`__                                                                                      |
 106 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 107 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 108 | ESR              | `External System Register <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=5734948>`__                                                                                    |
 109 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 110 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 111 | ETSI             | `European Telecommunications Standards Institute <http://www.etsi.org/technologies-clusters/technologies/689-network-functions-virtualisation>`__                            |
 112 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 113 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 114 | EUAG             | `ONAP End User Advisory Group <https://wiki.lfnetworking.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2916362>`__                                                                        |
 115 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 116 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 117 | FCAPS            | Fault Configuration Accounting Performance Security                                                                                                                          |
 118 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 119 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 120 | GBP              | `Group-Based Policy <https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/GroupBasedPolicy>`__                                                                                                    |
 121 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 122 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 123 | GNFC             | `Generic Network Function Controller <https://wiki.onap.org/download/attachments/45300148/ONAP_GNF_ControllersSOL003.pptx?version=1&modificationDate=1548619943000&api=v2>`__|
 124 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 125 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 126 | GUI              | `Graphical User Interface <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface>`__                                                                                        |
 127 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 128 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 129 | HAS              | `Homing and Allocation Service <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=16005528>`__                                                                              |
 130 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 131 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 132 | HDFS             | Hadoop Distributed File System                                                                                                                                               |
 133 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 134 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 135 | HPA              | Hardware Platform Awareness                                                                                                                                                  |
 136 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 137 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 138 | HTTP             | HyperText Transfer Protocol                                                                                                                                                  |
 139 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 140 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 141 | HV VES           | `High Volume Virtual function Event Stream <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/High+Volume+VES+Collector>`__                                                                   |
 142 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 143 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 144 | IAM/IDAM         | Identity and Access Management                                                                                                                                               |
 145 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 146 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 147 | ICE              | Incubation and Certification Environment                                                                                                                                     |
 148 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 149 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 150 | IDS              | `Intrusion Detection System <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusion_detection_system>`__                                                                                    |
 151 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 152 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 153 | IETF             | `Internet Engineering Task Force <http://www.ietf.org>`__                                                                                                                    |
 154 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 155 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 156 | IKE              | `Internet Key Exchange <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Key_Exchange>`__                                                                                              |
 157 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 158 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 159 | IPS              | `Intrusion Prevention System <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusion_detection_system>`__                                                                                   |
 160 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 161 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 162 | IPSEC            | `Internet Protocol Security <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPsec>`__                                                                                                         |
 163 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 164 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 165 | JAR              | `Java Archive <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAR_(file_format)>`__                                                                                                           |
 166 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 167 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 168 | JSC              | `Java Service Container <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services>`__                                                                                                |
 169 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 170 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 171 | JSON             | JavaScript Object Notation                                                                                                                                                   |
 172 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 173 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 174 | LCM              | Life Cycle Management                                                                                                                                                        |
 175 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 176 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 177 | LFN CVC          | `Linux Foundation Networking Compliance/Verification Committee <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in+VNFSDK>`__                                               |
 178 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 179 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 180 | LFN CVP          | `Linux Foundation Networking Compliance/Verification Program <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in+VNFSDK>`__                                                 |
 181 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 182 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 183 | LRM              | Local Resource Monitor                                                                                                                                                       |
 184 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 185 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 186 | M0               | Release Kick-off milestone. See also Release Lifecycle                                                                                                                       |
 187 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 188 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 189 | M1               | Release Planning milestone. See also Release Lifecycle                                                                                                                       |
 190 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 191 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 192 | M2               | Release Functionality Freeze milestone.  See also Release Lifecycle                                                                                                          |
 193 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 194 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 195 | M3               | Release API Freeze milestone.  See also Release Lifecycle                                                                                                                    |
 196 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 197 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 198 | M4               | Release Code Freeze milestone.  See also Release Lifecycle                                                                                                                   |
 199 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 200 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 201 | MACD             | (Vendor specific) Move Add Change Delete/Disconnect                                                                                                                          |
 202 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 203 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 204 | MANO             | MANagement and Organization of NFV                                                                                                                                           |
 205 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 206 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 207 | MD-SAL           | Model Driven Service Abstraction Layer                                                                                                                                       |
 208 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 209 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 210 | MR               | Message Router (a Common Service of ONAP)                                                                                                                                    |
 211 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 212 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 213 | MOP              | Method of Procedure                                                                                                                                                          |
 214 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 215 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 216 | MOTS             | Mechanized Operations Tracking System                                                                                                                                        |
 217 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 218 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 219 | MSB              | Microservice Bus                                                                                                                                                             |
 220 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 221 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 222 | MSO              | `Master Service Orchestrator <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1015834>`__                                                                                 |
 223 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 224 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 225 | MVP              | `Minimum Viable Product <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_product>`__                                                                                            |
 226 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 227 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 228 | NAI              | Network Artificial Intelligence                                                                                                                                              |
 229 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 230 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 231 | NANCSP           | Network Cloud Service Provider                                                                                                                                               |
 232 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 233 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 234 | NBI              | North Bound Interface                                                                                                                                                        |
 235 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 236 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 237 | NEP              | Network Equipment Provider                                                                                                                                                   |
 238 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 239 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 240 | NETCONF          | `Network Configuration Protocol <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NETCONF>`__                                                                                                   |
 241 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 242 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 243 | NFV              | `Network Function Virtualization <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_function_virtualization>`__                                                                          |
 244 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 245 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 246 | NFVI             | Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure                                                                                                                              |
 247 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 248 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 249 | NOD              | Network On Demand                                                                                                                                                            |
 250 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 251 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 252 | NS               | Network Services                                                                                                                                                             |
 253 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 254 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 255 | NS               | (Vendor Specific) New Start                                                                                                                                                  |
 256 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 257 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 258 | O-CU             | O-RAN Centralized Unit                                                                                                                                                       |
 259 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 260 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 261 | O-DU             | O-RAN Distributed Unit                                                                                                                                                       |
 262 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 263 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 264 | O-RAN            | `O-RAN Alliance, Operator Defined Next Generation Radio Access Networks Alliance <https://www.o-ran.org>`__                                                                  |
 265 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 266 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 267 | O-RAN-SC         | `O-RAN Software Community <https://o-ran-sc.org>`__                                                                                                                          |
 268 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 269 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 270 | O-RU             | O-RAN Radio Unit                                                                                                                                                             |
 271 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 272 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 273 | OAM              | Operation and Maintenance                                                                                                                                                    |
 274 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 275 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 276 | OA&M             | Operations, Administration and Management                                                                                                                                    |
 277 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 278 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 279 | OMF              | Operational Management Framework (of ONAP)                                                                                                                                   |
 280 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 281 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 282 | OMSA             | ONAP Microservice Architecture                                                                                                                                               |
 283 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 284 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 285 | ONAP             | `Open Network Automation Platform <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Developer+Wiki>`__                                                                                       |
 286 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 287 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 288 | OOF              | ONAP Optimization Framework                                                                                                                                                  |
 289 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 290 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 291 | ODL              | `OpenDaylight <https://www.opendaylight.org/>`__                                                                                                                             |
 292 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 293 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 294 | OOM              | `ONAP Operations Manager <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/OOM+User+Guide>`__                                                                                                |
 295 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 296 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 297 | OPNFV            | `Open Platform for NFV Project <https://www.opnfv.org>`__                                                                                                                    |
 298 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 299 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 300 | OSAM             | `Open Source Access Manager <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/OpenSource+Access+Manager+%28OSAM%29+Use+Case>`__                                                              |
 301 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 302 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 303 | OSC              | O-RAN Software Community or Optical Supervisory Channel                                                                                                                      |
 304 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 305 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 306 | OSS              | Operations Support System                                                                                                                                                    |
 307 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 308 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 309 | PAP              | Policy Administration Point (ONAP)                                                                                                                                           |
 310 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 311 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 312 | PCE              | Path Computation and Element (ONAP)                                                                                                                                          |
 313 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 314 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 315 | PCI              | Physical Cell ID                                                                                                                                                             |
 316 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 317 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 318 | pCPE             | physical Customer Premise Equipment                                                                                                                                          |
 319 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 320 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 321 | PDP-x            | Policy Decision Point - XACML (ONAP)                                                                                                                                         |
 322 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 323 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 324 | PDP-d            | Policy Decision Point - Drools (ONAP)                                                                                                                                        |
 325 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 326 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 327 | PO               | Platform Orchestrator                                                                                                                                                        |
 328 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 329 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 330 | PoC              | Proof of Concept                                                                                                                                                             |
 331 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 332 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 333 | POMBA            | `Post Orchestration Model Based Audit <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/POMBA>`__                                                                                            |
 334 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 335 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 336 | PNDA             | `Open source Platform for Network Data Analytics <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Integrating+PNDA>`__                                                                      |
 337 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 338 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 339 | PNF              | Physical Network Function                                                                                                                                                    |
 340 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 341 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 342 | RCA              | Root Cause Analysis                                                                                                                                                          |
 343 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 344 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 345 | RCT              | Reference Connection Tool                                                                                                                                                    |
 346 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 347 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 348 | REST             | `Representational State Transfer <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer>`__                                                                          |
 349 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 350 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 351 | RESTCONF         | A protocol based on HTTP for configuring data defined in YANG                                                                                                                |
 352 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 353 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 354 | RO               | Resource Orchestrator                                                                                                                                                        |
 355 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 356 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 357 | RPC              | Remote Procedure Call                                                                                                                                                        |
 358 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 359 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 360 | S3P              | `Stability, Security, Scalability, Performance <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=16003367>`__                                                              |
 361 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 362 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 363 | SDC              | Service Design and Creation (component of ONAP for visual modeling and design)                                                                                               |
 364 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 365 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 366 | SDN              | `Software-defined networking <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software-defined_networking>`__                                                                                  |
 367 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 368 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 369 | SDN-C            | `SDN-Controller <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/SDN+Controller+Development+Guide>`__                                                                                       |
 370 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 371 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 372 | SDN-R            | `SDN-Radio <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/SDN-R>` __                                                                                                                      |
 373 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 374 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 375 | SDN-GP           | Software Defined Network - Global Platform                                                                                                                                   |
 376 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 377 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 378 | SEBA             | SDN-Enabled Broadband Access, see also                                                                                                                                       |
 379 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 380 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 381 | SLA              | Service Level Agreement                                                                                                                                                      |
 382 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 383 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 384 | SLI              | Service Logic Interpreter                                                                                                                                                    |
 385 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 386 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 387 | SME              | Subject Matter Expert                                                                                                                                                        |
 388 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 389 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 390 | SMTP             | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol                                                                                                                                                |
 391 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 392 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 393 | SNMP             | Simple Network Management Protocol                                                                                                                                           |
 394 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 395 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 396 | SO               | `Service Orchestrator (project) <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Service+Orchestrator+Project>`__                                                                           |
 397 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 398 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 399 | SOT              | Source Of Truth                                                                                                                                                              |
 400 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 401 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 402 | SR-IOV           | `Single-Root Input/Output Virtualization <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-root_input/output_virtualization>`__                                                          |
 403 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 404 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 405 | SSL              | `Secure Sockets Layer <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security>`__                                                                                            |
 406 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 407 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 408 | SUPP             | (Vendor Specific) short for supplement, changing a connection before activation                                                                                              |
 409 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 410 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 411 | Swagger          | legacy name for the OpenAPI Specification                                                                                                                                    |
 412 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 413 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 414 | TCP              | Transmission Control Protocol                                                                                                                                                |
 415 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 416 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 417 | TEM              | Telecom Electronics Manufacturer                                                                                                                                             |
 418 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 419 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 420 | TLS              | `Transport Layer Security <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security>`__                                                                                        |
 421 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 422 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 423 | TOSCA            | `Topology and Orchestration Specification for Cloud Applications <https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=tosca>`__                                      |
 424 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 425 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 426 | TPS              | Transactions Per Second                                                                                                                                                      |
 427 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 428 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 429 | TSC              | Technical Steering Committee                                                                                                                                                 |
 430 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 431 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 432 | U-UI             | `Use case User Interface <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Usecase+UI+Project>`__                                                                                            |
 433 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 434 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 435 | UI               | `User Interface <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_interface>`__                                                                                                            |
 436 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 437 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 438 | UX               | `User Experience <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_experience>`__                                                                                                          |
 439 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 440 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 441 | vCE              | virtual CE (Customer Edge) router (an example VNF)                                                                                                                           |
 442 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 443 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 444 | vCPE             | Virtual Customer Premise Equipment                                                                                                                                           |
 445 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 446 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 447 | vDNS             | Virtual Domain Name Server (an example VNF)                                                                                                                                  |
 448 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 449 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 450 | VDU              | `Virtualization Deployment Unit <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Comparison+of+Current+R3+Clean+Version+with+IFA011+v2.5.1>`__                                              |
 451 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 452 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 453 | VES              | `Virtual function Event Stream <https://wiki.opnfv.org/download/attachments/6819329/OPNVF%20VES.pptx?version=4&modificationDate=1466395653000&api=v2>`__                     |
 454 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 455 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 456 | vF               | Virtual Firewall (an example VNF)                                                                                                                                            |
 457 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 458 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 459 | VF               | Virtual Function                                                                                                                                                             |
 460 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 461 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 462 | VFC              | `Virtual Function Controller <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Virtual+Function+Controller+Project>`__                                                                       |
 463 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 464 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 465 | VFC              | Virtual Function Component (Resource Onboarding)                                                                                                                             |
 466 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 467 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 468 | vfModule         | Virtual Function Module                                                                                                                                                      |
 469 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 470 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 471 | VID              | Virtual Instantiation Deployment                                                                                                                                             |
 472 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 473 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 474 | VID              | `Virtual Infrastructure Deployment (Project) <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Virtual+Infrastructure+Deployment+Project>`__                                                 |
 475 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 476 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 477 | VIM              | Virtualized Infrastructure Manager                                                                                                                                           |
 478 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 479 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 480 | VLAN             | Virtual Local Area Network                                                                                                                                                   |
 481 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 482 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 483 | VM               | Virtual Machine                                                                                                                                                              |
 484 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 485 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 486 | VNF              | `Virtual Network Function <http://searchsdn.techtarget.com/definition/virtual-network-functions>`__                                                                          |
 487 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 488 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 489 | VNFC             | Virtual Network Function Component                                                                                                                                           |
 490 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 491 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 492 | VNFD             | `VNF Descriptor <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=8226059>`__                                                                                              |
 493 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 494 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 495 | VNFM             | VNF Manager                                                                                                                                                                  |
 496 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 497 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 498 | VNO              | Virtual Network Operator                                                                                                                                                     |
 499 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 500 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 501 | vPE              | virtual PE (Provider Edge) router (an example of a VNF)                                                                                                                      |
 502 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 503 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 504 | VPP              | `Vector Packet Processing <https://wiki.fd.io/view/VPP/What_is_VPP%3F>`__                                                                                                    |
 505 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 506 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 507 | VSP              | Vendor Software Product (from SDC Demo Guide)                                                                                                                                |
 508 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 509 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 510 | VTP              | `VNF Test Platform <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=43386304>`__                                                                                          |
 511 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 512 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 513 | VVP              | `VNF Validation Program <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/VNF+Validation+Program+Project>`__                                                                                 |
 514 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 515 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 516 | WAR              | `Web application Archive <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAR_(file_format)>`__                                                                                                |
 517 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 518 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 519 | xNF              | The combination of PNF and VNF; Network Function                                                                                                                             |
 520 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 521 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 522 | YANG             | Yet Another Next Generation - a Data Modeling Language for the Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF)                                                                      |
 523 |                  |                                                                                                                                                                              |
 524 +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+