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