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