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Copyright (C) 2020 highstreet technologies and others + .. contents:: :depth: 3 .. @@ -5,520 +9,352 @@ Abbreviations ============= -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| **Abbreviation** | **Description** | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| AAF | `Application Authorization Framework `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| A&AI | `Active & Available Inventory `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| AAA | `Authentication,Authorization and Accounting `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| AID | Architecture Integration Document | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| APPC | `ApplicationController `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| BPEL | Business Process Execution Language | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| BPMN | `Business Process Model and Notation or Business Process Management Notation `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| BRMS | Business Rules Management System | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| BSS | Business Support System | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| CCSDK | Common Controller SDK project | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| CDAP | `Cask Data Application Platform `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| CDS | Controller Design Studio | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| CI/CD | Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| CL | Control Loop | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| CLAMP | Closed Loop Automation Management Platform (project) | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| CLI | `Command Line Interface (project) `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| CMA | Change Management Application (within ONAP) | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| CNF | Cloud Native network Function. | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| COE | Container Orchestration Engine | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| CPE | Customer Premise Equipment | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| CSAR | `Cloud Service ARchive (link) `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| DAO | `Data Access Object `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| DCAE | `Data Collection Analytics & Events `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| DDoS | Distributed Denial-of-Service attack | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| DG | Directed Graph | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| DG Builder | Directed Graph Builder | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| DMaaP | `Data Movement as a Platform `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| DME | `Direct Messaging Engine (common service within ONAP) `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| DNS | Domain Name System | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| DPDK | Data Plane Development Kit | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| EELF | `Event and Error-Logging Framework `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| EMS | `Element Management System `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| ESR | `External System Register `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| ETSI | `European Telecommunications Standards Institute `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| EUAG | `ONAP End User Advisory Group `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| FCAPS | Fault Configuration Accounting Performance Security | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| GBP | `Group-Based Policy `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| GNFC | `Generic Network Function Controller `__| -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| GUI | `Graphical User Interface `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| HAS | `Homing and Allocation Service `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| HDFS | Hadoop Distributed File System | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| HPA | Hardware Platform Awareness | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| HTTP | HyperText Transfer Protocol | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| HV VES | `High Volume Virtual function Event Stream `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| IAM/IDAM | Identity and Access Management | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| ICE | Incubation and Certification Environment | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| IDS | `Intrusion Detection System `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| IETF | `Internet Engineering Task Force `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| IKE | `Internet Key Exchange `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| IPS | `Intrusion Prevention System `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| IPSEC | `Internet Protocol Security `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| JAR | `Java Archive `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| JSC | `Java Service Container `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| JSON | JavaScript Object Notation | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| LCM | Life Cycle Management | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| LFN CVC | `Linux Foundation Networking Compliance/Verification Committee `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| LFN CVP | `Linux Foundation Networking Compliance/Verification Program `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| LRM | Local Resource Monitor | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| M0 | Release Kick-off milestone. See also Release Lifecycle | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| M1 | Release Planning milestone. See also Release Lifecycle | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| M2 | Release Functionality Freeze milestone. See also Release Lifecycle | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| M3 | Release API Freeze milestone. See also Release Lifecycle | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| M4 | Release Code Freeze milestone. See also Release Lifecycle | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| MACD | (Vendor specific) Move Add Change Delete/Disconnect | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| MANO | MANagement and Organization of NFV | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| MD-SAL | Model Driven Service Abstraction Layer | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| MR | Message Router (a Common Service of ONAP) | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| MOP | Method of Procedure | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| MOTS | Mechanized Operations Tracking System | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| MSB | Microservice Bus | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| MSO | `Master Service Orchestrator `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| MVP | `Minimum Viable Product `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| NAI | Network Artificial Intelligence | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| NANCSP | Network Cloud Service Provider | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| NBI | North Bound Interface | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| NEP | Network Equipment Provider | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| NETCONF | `Network Configuration Protocol `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| NFV | `Network Function Virtualization `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| NFVI | Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| NOD | Network On Demand | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| NS | Network Services | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| NS | (Vendor Specific) New Start | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| O-CU | O-RAN Centralized Unit | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| O-DU | O-RAN Distributed Unit | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| O-RAN | `O-RAN Alliance, Operator Defined Next Generation Radio Access Networks Alliance `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| O-RAN-SC | `O-RAN Software Community `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| O-RU | O-RAN Radio Unit | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| OAM | Operation and Maintenance | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| OA&M | Operations, Administration and Management | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| OMF | Operational Management Framework (of ONAP) | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| OMSA | ONAP Microservice Architecture | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| ONAP | `Open Network Automation Platform `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| OOF | ONAP Optimization Framework | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| ODL | `OpenDaylight `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| OOM | `ONAP Operations Manager `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| OPNFV | `Open Platform for NFV Project `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| OSAM | `Open Source Access Manager `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| OSC | O-RAN Software Community or Optical Supervisory Channel | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| OSS | Operations Support System | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| PAP | Policy Administration Point (ONAP) | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| PCE | Path Computation and Element (ONAP) | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| PCI | Physical Cell ID | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| pCPE | physical Customer Premise Equipment | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| PDP-x | Policy Decision Point - XACML (ONAP) | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| PDP-d | Policy Decision Point - Drools (ONAP) | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| PO | Platform Orchestrator | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| PoC | Proof of Concept | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| POMBA | `Post Orchestration Model Based Audit `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| PNDA | `Open source Platform for Network Data Analytics `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| PNF | Physical Network Function | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| RCA | Root Cause Analysis | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| RCT | Reference Connection Tool | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| REST | `Representational State Transfer `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| RESTCONF | A protocol based on HTTP for configuring data defined in YANG | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| RO | Resource Orchestrator | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| RPC | Remote Procedure Call | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| S3P | `Stability, Security, Scalability, Performance `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| SDC | Service Design and Creation (component of ONAP for visual modeling and design) | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| SDN | `Software-defined networking `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| SDN-C | `SDN-Controller `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| SDN-R | `SDN-Radio ` __ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| SDN-GP | Software Defined Network - Global Platform | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| SEBA | SDN-Enabled Broadband Access, see also | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| SLA | Service Level Agreement | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| SLI | Service Logic Interpreter | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| SME | Subject Matter Expert | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| SMTP | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| SO | `Service Orchestrator (project) `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| SOT | Source Of Truth | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| SR-IOV | `Single-Root Input/Output Virtualization `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| SSL | `Secure Sockets Layer `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| SUPP | (Vendor Specific) short for supplement, changing a connection before activation | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| Swagger | legacy name for the OpenAPI Specification | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| TCP | Transmission Control Protocol | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| TEM | Telecom Electronics Manufacturer | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| TLS | `Transport Layer Security `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| TOSCA | `Topology and Orchestration Specification for Cloud Applications `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| TPS | Transactions Per Second | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| TSC | Technical Steering Committee | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| U-UI | `Use case User Interface `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| UI | `User Interface `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| UX | `User Experience `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| vCE | virtual CE (Customer Edge) router (an example VNF) | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| vCPE | Virtual Customer Premise Equipment | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| vDNS | Virtual Domain Name Server (an example VNF) | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| VDU | `Virtualization Deployment Unit `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| VES | `Virtual function Event Stream `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| vF | Virtual Firewall (an example VNF) | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| VF | Virtual Function | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| VFC | `Virtual Function Controller `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| VFC | Virtual Function Component (Resource Onboarding) | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| vfModule | Virtual Function Module | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| VID | Virtual Instantiation Deployment | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| VID | `Virtual Infrastructure Deployment (Project) `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| VIM | Virtualized Infrastructure Manager | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| VLAN | Virtual Local Area Network | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| VM | Virtual Machine | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| VNF | `Virtual Network Function `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| VNFC | Virtual Network Function Component | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| VNFD | `VNF Descriptor `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| VNFM | VNF Manager | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| VNO | Virtual Network Operator | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| vPE | virtual PE (Provider Edge) router (an example of a VNF) | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| VPP | `Vector Packet Processing `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| VSP | Vendor Software Product (from SDC Demo Guide) | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| VTP | `VNF Test Platform `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| VVP | `VNF Validation Program `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| WAR | `Web application Archive `__ | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| xNF | The combination of PNF and VNF; Network Function | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -| YANG | Yet Another Next Generation - a Data Modeling Language for the Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) | -| | | -+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| Abbreviation | Description | ++==============+==============================================================================================================================================================================+ +| AAF | `Application Authorization Framework `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| A&AI | `Active & Available Inventory `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| AAA | `Authentication,Authorization and Accounting `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| AID | Architecture Integration Document | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| APPC | `ApplicationController `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| BPEL | Business Process Execution Language | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| BPMN | `Business Process Model and Notation or Business Process Management Notation `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| BRMS | Business Rules Management System | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| BSS | Business Support System | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| CCSDK | Common Controller SDK project | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| CDAP | `Cask Data Application Platform `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| CDS | Controller Design Studio | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| CI/CD | Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| CL | Control Loop | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| CLAMP | Closed Loop Automation Management Platform (project) | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| CLI | `Command Line Interface (project) `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| CMA | Change Management Application (within ONAP) | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| CNF | Cloud Native network Function. | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| COE | Container Orchestration Engine | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| CPE | Customer Premise Equipment | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| CSAR | `Cloud Service ARchive (link) `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| DAO | `Data Access Object `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| DCAE | `Data Collection Analytics & Events `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| DDoS | Distributed Denial-of-Service attack | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| DG | Directed Graph | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| DG Builder | Directed Graph Builder | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| DMaaP | `Data Movement as a Platform `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| DME | `Direct Messaging Engine (common service within ONAP) `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| DNS | Domain Name System | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| DPDK | Data Plane Development Kit | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| EELF | `Event and Error-Logging Framework `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| EMS | `Element Management System `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| ESR | `External System Register `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| ETSI | `European Telecommunications Standards Institute `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| EUAG | `ONAP End User Advisory Group `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| FCAPS | Fault Configuration Accounting Performance Security | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| GBP | `Group-Based Policy `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| GNFC | `Generic Network Function Controller `__| ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| GUI | `Graphical User Interface `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| HAS | `Homing and Allocation Service `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| HDFS | Hadoop Distributed File System | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| HPA | Hardware Platform Awareness | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| HTTP | HyperText Transfer Protocol | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| HV VES | `High Volume Virtual function Event Stream `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| IAM/IDAM | Identity and Access Management | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| ICE | Incubation and Certification Environment | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| IDS | `Intrusion Detection System `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| IETF | `Internet Engineering Task Force `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| IKE | `Internet Key Exchange `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| IPS | `Intrusion Prevention System `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| IPSEC | `Internet Protocol Security `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| JAR | `Java Archive `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| JSC | `Java Service Container `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| JSON | JavaScript Object Notation | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| LCM | Life Cycle Management | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| LFN CVC | `Linux Foundation Networking Compliance/Verification Committee `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| LFN CVP | `Linux Foundation Networking Compliance/Verification Program `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| LRM | Local Resource Monitor | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| M0 | Release Kick-off milestone. See also Release Lifecycle | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| M1 | Release Planning milestone. See also Release Lifecycle | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| M2 | Release Functionality Freeze milestone. See also Release Lifecycle | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| M3 | Release API Freeze milestone. See also Release Lifecycle | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| M4 | Release Code Freeze milestone. See also Release Lifecycle | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| MACD | (Vendor specific) Move Add Change Delete/Disconnect | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| MANO | MANagement and Organization of NFV | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| MD-SAL | Model Driven Service Abstraction Layer | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| MR | Message Router (a Common Service of ONAP) | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| MOP | Method of Procedure | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| MOTS | Mechanized Operations Tracking System | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| MSB | Microservice Bus | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| MVP | `Minimum Viable Product `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| MVP | Minimum Viable Plan (O-RAN Alliance | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| NAI | Network Artificial Intelligence | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| NANCSP | Network Cloud Service Provider | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| NBI | North Bound Interface | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| NEP | Network Equipment Provider | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| NETCONF | `Network Configuration Protocol `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| NFV | `Network Function Virtualization `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| NFVI | Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| NOD | Network On Demand | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| NS | Network Services | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| NS | (Vendor Specific) New Start | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| O-CU | O-RAN Centralized Unit | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| O-DU | O-RAN Distributed Unit | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| O-RAN | `O-RAN Alliance, Operator Defined Next Generation Radio Access Networks Alliance `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| O-RAN-SC | `O-RAN Software Community `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| O-RU | O-RAN Radio Unit | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| OAM | Operation and Maintenance | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| OA&M | Operations, Administration and Management | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| OMF | Operational Management Framework (of ONAP) | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| OMSA | ONAP Microservice Architecture | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| ONAP | `Open Network Automation Platform `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| OOF | ONAP Optimization Framework | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| ODL | `OpenDaylight `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| OOM | `ONAP Operations Manager `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| OPNFV | `Open Platform for NFV Project `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| OSAM | `Open Source Access Manager `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| OSC | O-RAN Software Community or Optical Supervisory Channel | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| OSS | Operations Support System | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| PAP | Policy Administration Point (ONAP) | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| PCE | Path Computation and Element (ONAP) | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| PCI | Physical Cell ID | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| pCPE | physical Customer Premise Equipment | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| PDP-x | Policy Decision Point - XACML (ONAP) | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| PDP-d | Policy Decision Point - Drools (ONAP) | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| PO | Platform Orchestrator | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| PoC | Proof of Concept | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| POMBA | `Post Orchestration Model Based Audit `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| PNDA | `Open source Platform for Network Data Analytics `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| PNF | Physical Network Function | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| RCA | Root Cause Analysis | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| RCT | Reference Connection Tool | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| REST | `Representational State Transfer `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| RESTCONF | A protocol based on HTTP for configuring data defined in YANG | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| RO | Resource Orchestrator | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| RPC | Remote Procedure Call | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| S3P | `Stability, Security, Scalability, Performance `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| SDC | Service Design and Creation (component of ONAP for visual modeling and design) | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| SCTP | Stream Control Transmission Protocol (`RFC 4960 `) | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| SDN | `Software-defined networking `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| SDNC | `SDN-Controller `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| SDN-R | `SDN-Radio ` __ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| SDN-GP | Software Defined Network - Global Platform | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| SEBA | SDN-Enabled Broadband Access, see also | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| SLA | Service Level Agreement | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| SLI | Service Logic Interpreter | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| SME | Subject Matter Expert | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| SMO | Service Management and Orchestration | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| SMTP | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| SO | `Service Orchestrator (project) `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| SOT | Source Of Truth | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| SR-IOV | `Single-Root Input/Output Virtualization `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| SSL | `Secure Sockets Layer `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| SUPP | (Vendor Specific) short for supplement, changing a connection before activation | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| Swagger | legacy name for the OpenAPI Specification | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| TCP | Transmission Control Protocol | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| TEM | Telecom Electronics Manufacturer | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| TLS | `Transport Layer Security `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| TOSCA | `Topology and Orchestration Specification for Cloud Applications `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| TPS | Transactions Per Second | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| TSC | Technical Steering Committee | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| U-UI | `Use case User Interface `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| UI | `User Interface `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| UX | `User Experience `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| vCE | virtual CE (Customer Edge) router (an example VNF) | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| vCPE | Virtual Customer Premise Equipment | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| vDNS | Virtual Domain Name Server (an example VNF) | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| VDU | `Virtualization Deployment Unit `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| VES | Virtual function Event Stream | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| vF | Virtual Firewall (an example VNF) | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| VF | Virtual Function | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| VFC | `Virtual Function Controller `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| VFC | Virtual Function Component (Resource Onboarding) | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| vfModule | Virtual Function Module | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| VID | Virtual Instantiation Deployment | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| VID | `Virtual Infrastructure Deployment (Project) `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| VIM | Virtualized Infrastructure Manager | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| VLAN | Virtual Local Area Network | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| VM | Virtual Machine | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| VNF | `Virtual Network Function `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| VNFC | Virtual Network Function Component | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| VNFD | `VNF Descriptor `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| VNFM | VNF Manager | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| VNO | Virtual Network Operator | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| vPE | virtual PE (Provider Edge) router (an example of a VNF) | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| VPP | `Vector Packet Processing `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| VSP | Vendor Software Product (from SDC Demo Guide) | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| VTP | `VNF Test Platform `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| VVP | `VNF Validation Program `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| WAR | `Web application Archive `__ | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| xNF | The combination of PNF and VNF; Network Function | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| YANG | Yet Another Next Generation - a Data Modeling Language for the Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) | ++--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ \ No newline at end of file