Update SDN-R abbreviations
Update SDN-R abbreviations
Issue-ID: CCSDK-3518
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Abbreviations
=============
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| **Abbreviation** | **Description** |
-+==================+==============================================================================================================================================================================+
-| AAF | `Application Authorization Framework <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Application+Authorization+Framework+Project>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| A&AI | `Active & Available Inventory <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Active+and+Available+Inventory+Project>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| AAA | `Authentication,Authorization and Accounting <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAA_(computer_security)>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| AID | Architecture Integration Document |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| APPC | `ApplicationController <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Application+Controller+Project>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| BPEL | Business Process Execution Language |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| BPMN | `Business Process Model and Notation or Business Process Management Notation <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Process_Model_and_Notation>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| BRMS | Business Rules Management System |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| BSS | Business Support System |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| CCSDK | Common Controller SDK project |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| CDAP | `Cask Data Application Platform <https://cdap.io/>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 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) <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/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) <http://openbaton.github.io/documentation/tosca-CSAR-onboarding/>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| DAO | `Data Access Object <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_access_object>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| DCAE | `Data Collection Analytics & Events <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=6592895>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| DDoS | Distributed Denial-of-Service attack |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| DG | Directed Graph |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| DG Builder | Directed Graph Builder |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| DMaaP | `Data Movement as a Platform <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/DMaaP>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| DME | `Direct Messaging Engine (common service within ONAP) <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| DNS | Domain Name System |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| DPDK | Data Plane Development Kit |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| EELF | `Event and Error-Logging Framework <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| EMS | `Element Management System <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Element_management_system>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| ESR | `External System Register <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=5734948>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| ETSI | `European Telecommunications Standards Institute <http://www.etsi.org/technologies-clusters/technologies/689-network-functions-virtualisation>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| EUAG | `ONAP End User Advisory Group <https://wiki.lfnetworking.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2916362>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| FCAPS | Fault Configuration Accounting Performance Security |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| GBP | `Group-Based Policy <https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/GroupBasedPolicy>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| GNFC | `Genric Network Function Controller <https://wiki.onap.org/download/attachments/45300148/ONAP_GNF_ControllersSOL003.pptx?version=1&modificationDate=1548619943000&api=v2>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| GUI | `Graphical User Interface <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| HAS | `Homing and Allocation Service <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=16005528>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| HDFS | Hadoop Distributed File System |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| HPA | Hardware Platform Awareness |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| HTTP | HyperText Transfer Protococol |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| HV VES | `High Volume Virtual function Event Stream <https:// iki.onap.org/display/DW/High+Volume+VES+Collector>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| IAM/IDAM | Identity and Access Management |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| ICE | Incubation and Certification Environment |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| IDS | `Intrusion Detection System <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusion_detection_system>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| IETF | `Internet Engineering Task Force <http://www.ietf.org>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| IKE | `Internet Key Exchange <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Key_Exchange>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| IPS | `Intrusion Prevention System <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusion_detection_system>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| IPSEC | `Internet Protocol Security <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPsec>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| JAR | `Java Archive <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAR_(file_format)>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| JSC | `Java Service Container <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| JSON | JavaScript Object Notation |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| LCM | Life Cycle Management |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| LFN CVC | `Linux Foundation Networking Compliance/Verification Committee <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in+VNFSDK>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| LFN CVP | `Linux Foundation Networking Compliance/Verification Program <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in+VNFSDK>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 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 <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1015834>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| MVP | `Minimum Viable Product <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_product>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| NAI | Network Artificial Intelligence |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| NANCSP | Network Cloud Service Provider |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| NBI | North Bound Interface |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| NEP | Network Equipment Provider |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| NETCONF | `Network Configuration Protocol <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NETCONF>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| NFV | `Network Function Virtualization <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_function_virtualization>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| NFVI | `network functions virtualization infrastructure <https://www.sdxcentral.com/nfv/definitions/nfv-mano/>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| NOD | Network On Demand |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| NS | Network Services |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| NS | (Vendor Specific) New Start |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| O-RAN | `O-RAN Alliance, Operator Defined Next Generation Radio Access Networks Alliance <https://www.o-ran.org>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| O-RAN-SC | `O-RAN Software Community <https://o-ran-sc.org>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 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 <https://wiki.onap.org/pa ges/viewpage.action?pageId=1015843>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| OOF | ONAP Optimization Framework |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| ODL | `OpenDaylight <https://www.opendaylight.org/>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| OOM | `ONAP Operations Manager <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/OOM+User+Guide>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| OPNFV | `Open Platform for NFV Project <https://www.sdxcentral.com/nfv/definitions/opnfv/>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| OSAM | `Open Source Access Manager <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/OpenSource+Access+Manager+%28OSAM%29+Use+Case>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 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 <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/POMBA>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| PNDA | `Open source Platform for Network Data Analytics <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Integrating+PNDA>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| PNF | Physical Network Function |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| RCA | Root Cause Analysis |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| RCT | Reference Connection Tool |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| REST | `Representational State Transfer <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=16003367>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SDC | Service Design and Creation (component of ONAP for visual modeling and design) |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SDN | `Software-defined networking <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software-defined_networking>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SDN-C | `SDN-Controller <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/SDN+Controller+Development+Guide>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SDN-R | `SDN-Radio <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/SDN-R>` __ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 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) <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Service+Orchestrator+Project>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SOT | Source Of Truth |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SR-IOV | `Single-Root Input/Output Virtualization <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-root_input/output_virtualization>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| SSL | `Secure Sockets Layer <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 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 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| TOSCA | `Topology and Orchestration Specification for Cloud Applications <https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=tosca>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| TPS | Transactions Per Second |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| TSC | Technical Steering Committee |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| U-UI | `Usecase User Interface <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Usecase+UI+Project>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UI | `User Interface <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_interface>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UX | `User Experience <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 | `Virtualisation Deployment Unit <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Comparison+of+Current+R3+Clean+Version+with+IFA011+v2.5.1>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| VES | `Virtual function Event Stream <https://wiki.opnfv.org/download/attachments/6819329/OPNVF%20VES.pptx?version=4&modificationDate=1466395653000&api=v2>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| vF | Virtual Firewall (an example VNF) |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| VF | Virtual Function |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| VFC | `Virtual Function Controller <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Virtual+Function+Controller+Project>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| VFC | Virtual Function Component (Resource Onboarding) |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| vfModule | Virtual Function Module |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| VID | Virtual Instantiation Deployment |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| VID | `Virtual Infrastructure Deployment (Project) <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Virtual+Infrastructure+Deployment+Project>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| VIM | Virtualized Infrastructure Manager |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| VLAN | Virtual Local Area Network |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| VM | Virtual Machine |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| VNF | `Virtual Network Function <http://searchsdn.techtarget.com/definition/virtual-network-functions>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| VNFC | Virtual Network Function Component |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| VNFD | `VNF Descriptor <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=8226059>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| VNFM | VNF Manager |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| VNO | Virtual Network Operator |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| vPE | virtual PE (Provider Edge) router (an example of a VNF) |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| VPP | `Vector Packet Processing <https://wiki.fd.io/view/VPP/What_is_VPP%3F>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| VSP | Vendor Software Product (from SDC Demo Guide) |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| VTP | `VNF Test Platform <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=43386304>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| VVP | `VNF Validation Program <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/VNF+Validation+Program+Project>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| WAR | `Web application Archive <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAR_(file_format)>`__ |
-+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| 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 <https://wiki.onap.or |
+| | g/display/DW/Application+Author |
+| | ization+Framework+Project>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| A&AI | `Active & Available |
+| | Inventory <https://wiki.onap.or |
+| | g/display/DW/Active+and+Availab |
+| | le+Inventory+Project>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| AAA | `Authentication, Authorization |
+| | and |
+| | Accounting <https://en.wikipedi |
+| | a.org/wiki/AAA_(computer_securi |
+| | ty)>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| AEC | AT&T Edge Cloud |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| AIC | AT&T Integrated Cloud |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| AID | Architecture Integration |
+| | Document |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| APPC | `Application |
+| | Controller <https://wiki.onap.o |
+| | rg/display/DW/Application+Contr |
+| | oller+Project>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| BPEL | Business Process Execution |
+| | Language |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| BPMN | `Business Process Model and |
+| | Notation or Business Process |
+| | Management |
+| | Notation <https://en.wikipedia. |
+| | org/wiki/Business_Process_Model |
+| | _and_Notation>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| BRMS | Business Rules Management |
+| | System |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| BSS | Business Support System |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| CCSDK | Common Controller SDK project |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| CDAP | `Cask Data Application |
+| | Platform <https://cdap.io/>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| CDR | Charging Data Record |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| CDS | Controller Design Studio |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| CI/CD | Continuous Integration / |
+| | Continuous Delivery |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| Cinder | OpenStack Block Storage |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| CL | Control Loop |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| CLAMP | Closed Loop Automation |
+| | Management Platform (project) |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| CLI | `Command Line Interface |
+| | (project) <https://wiki.onap.or |
+| | g/display/DW/Command+Line+Inter |
+| | face+Project>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| CMA | Change Management Application |
+| | (within ONAP) |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| CN | Core Network |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| CNF | Cloud Native network Function. |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| COE | Container Orchestration Engine |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| CPE | Customer Premise Equipment |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| CSAR | `Cloud Service ARchive |
+| | (link) <http://openbaton.github |
+| | .io/documentation/tosca-CSAR-on |
+| | boarding/>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| CU | Centralized Unit |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| DAO | `Data Access |
+| | Object <https://en.wikipedia.or |
+| | g/wiki/Data_access_object>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| DCAE | `Data Collection Analytics and |
+| | Events <https://wiki.onap.org/p |
+| | ages/viewpage.action?pageId=659 |
+| | 2895>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| DDoS | Distributed Denial-of-Service |
+| | attack |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| DG | Directed Graph |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| DG Builder | Directed Graph Builder |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| DMaaP | `Data Movement as a |
+| | Platform <https://wiki.onap.org |
+| | /display/DW/DMaaP>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| DME | `Direct Messaging Engine |
+| | (common service within |
+| | ONAP) <https://wiki.onap.org/di |
+| | splay/DW/Common+Services>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| DMIP | Device Management Interface |
+| | Profile |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| DNS | Domain Name System |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| DPDK | Data Plane Development Kit |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| DU | Distributed Unit |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| ECA | External Content Adapter |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| ECOMP | Enhanced, Control, |
+| | Orchestration, Management and |
+| | Policy |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| EELF | `Event&Error |
+| | LoggingFramework <https://wiki. |
+| | onap.org/display/DW/Common+Serv |
+| | ices>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| EMS | `Element Management |
+| | System <https://en.wikipedia.or |
+| | g/wiki/Element_management_syste |
+| | m>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| ESR | `External System |
+| | Register <https://wiki.onap.org |
+| | /pages/viewpage.action?pageId=5 |
+| | 734948>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| ETSI | `European Telecommunications |
+| | Standards |
+| | Institute <http://www.etsi.org/ |
+| | technologies-clusters/technolog |
+| | ies/689-network-functions-virtu |
+| | alisation>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| EUAG | `ONAP End User Advisory |
+| | Group <https://wiki.lfnetworkin |
+| | g.org/pages/viewpage.action?pag |
+| | eId=2916362>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| FCAPS | Fault Configuration Accounting |
+| | Performance Security |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| FM | Fault Management |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| FQDN | Fully Qualified Domain Name |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| GBP | `Group-Based |
+| | Policy <https://wiki.openstack. |
+| | org/wiki/GroupBasedPolicy>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| Glance | OpenStack Image repository |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| GNFC | `Genric Network Function |
+| | Controller <https://wiki.onap.o |
+| | rg/download/attachments/4530014 |
+| | 8/ONAP_GNF_ControllersSOL003.pp |
+| | tx?version=1&modificationDate=1 |
+| | 548619943000&api=v2>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| GUI | `Graphical User |
+| | Interface <https://en.wikipedia |
+| | .org/wiki/Graphical_user_interf |
+| | ace>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| HAS | `Homing and Allocation |
+| | Service <https://wiki.onap.org/ |
+| | pages/viewpage.action?pageId=16 |
+| | 005528>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| HDFS | Hadoop Distributed File System |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| Horizon | OpenStack GUI |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| HPA | Hardware Platform Awareness |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| HTTP | HyperText Transfer Protococol |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| HV VES | `High Volume Virtual function |
+| | Event |
+| | Stream <https://wiki.onap.org/d |
+| | isplay/DW/High+Volume+VES+Colle |
+| | ctor>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| IAM/IDAM | Identity and Access Management |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| ICE | Incubation and Certification |
+| | Environment |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| ICMMS | Syniverse Inter-carrier |
+| | messaging solution |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| IDS | `Intrusion Detection |
+| | System <https://en.wikipedia.or |
+| | g/wiki/Intrusion_detection_syst |
+| | em>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| IETF | `Internet Engineering Task |
+| | Force <http://www.ietf.org>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| IKE | `Internet |
+| | KeyExchange <https://en.wikiped |
+| | ia.org/wiki/Internet_Key_Exchan |
+| | ge>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| IPS | `Intrusion Prevention |
+| | System <https://en.wikipedia.or |
+| | g/wiki/Intrusion_detection_syst |
+| | em>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| IPSEC | `Internet Protocol |
+| | Security <https://en.wikipedia. |
+| | org/wiki/IPsec>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| JAR | `Java |
+| | Archive <https://en.wikipedia.o |
+| | rg/wiki/JAR_(file_format)>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| JSC | `JavaServiceContainer <https:// |
+| | wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common |
+| | +Services>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| JSON | JavaScript Object Notation |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| Keystone | OpenStack Authorization Project |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| KVM | Kernel-based Virtual machine |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| LCM | Life Cycle Management |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| LDAP | Lightweight Directory Access |
+| | Protocol |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| LFN CVC | `Linux Foundation Networking |
+| | Compliance/Verification |
+| | Committee <https://wiki.onap.or |
+| | g/display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in |
+| | +VNFSDK>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| LFN CVP | `Linux Foundation Networking |
+| | Compliance/Verification |
+| | Program <https://wiki.onap.org/ |
+| | display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in+V |
+| | NFSDK>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| 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 |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| MIND | Master Integrated Network |
+| | Directory |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| MR | Message Router (a Common |
+| | Service of ONAP) |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| MOP | Method of Procedure |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| MOTS | Mechanized Operations Tracking |
+| | System |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| MSB | Microservice Bus |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| MSO | `Master Service |
+| | Orchestrator <https://wiki.onap |
+| | .org/pages/viewpage.action?page |
+| | Id=1015834>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| MVP | `Minimum |
+| | ViableProduct <https://en.wikip |
+| | edia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_pr |
+| | oduct>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| NAI | Network Artificial Intelligence |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| NANCSP | Network Cloud Service Provider |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| NBI | North Bound Interface |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| NEP | Network Equipment Provider |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| NETCONF | `Network Configuration |
+| | Protocol <https://en.wikipedia. |
+| | org/wiki/NETCONF>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| Neutron | OpenStack Networking |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| NFMF | Network Function Management |
+| | Function |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| NFV | `Network Function |
+| | Virtualization <https://en.wiki |
+| | pedia.org/wiki/Network_function |
+| | _virtualization>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| NFVI | `network functions |
+| | virtualization |
+| | infrastructure <https://www.sdx |
+| | central.com/nfv/definitions/nfv |
+| | -mano/>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| NOD | Network On Demand |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| Nova | OpenStack compute |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| NS | Network Services |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| NS | (Vendor Specific) New Start |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| NSI | Network Slice Subnet Instance |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| NSMF | Network Slice Management |
+| | Function |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| NSSMF | Network Slice Subnet Management |
+| | Function |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| O-RAN | `O-RAN Alliance , |
+| | OperatorDefined NextGeneration |
+| | RadioAccessNetworksAlliance <ht |
+| | tps://www.o-ran.org>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| O-RAN-SC | `O-RAN |
+| | SoftwareCommunity <https://o-ra |
+| | n-sc.org>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| 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 <https://wiki.onap.org |
+| | /pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1 |
+| | 015843>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| OOF | ONAP Optimization Framework |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| ODL | `OpenDaylight <https://www.open |
+| | daylight.org/>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| OOM | `ONAP Operations |
+| | Manager <https://wiki.onap.org/ |
+| | display/DW/OOM+User+Guide>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| OpenStack | A cloud operating system |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| OPNFV | `Open Platform for NFV |
+| | Project <https://www.sdxcentral |
+| | .com/nfv/definitions/opnfv/>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| Originato | MMSC Any Non-AT&T MMSC that |
+| | originally sent the request to |
+| | ICMMS |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| OSAM | `Open Source Access |
+| | Manager <https://wiki.onap.org/ |
+| | display/DW/OpenSource+Access+Ma |
+| | nager+%28OSAM%29+Use+Case>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| 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) |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| PM | Performance Management |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| PNDA | `OpensourcePlatform for Network |
+| | DataAnalytics <https://wiki.ona |
+| | p.org/display/DW/Integrating+PN |
+| | DA>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| PNF | Physical Network Function |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| PnP | Plug and Play |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| PO | Platform Orchestrator |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| PoC | Proof of Concept |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| POMBA | `Post Orchestration Model Based |
+| | Audit <https://wiki.onap.org/di |
+| | splay/DW/POMBA>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| PRH | Phyiical Network Function |
+| | Registration Handler |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| Pub/Sub | Publisher/Subscriber |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| RAN | Radio Access Network |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| RCA | Root Cause Analysis |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| RCT | Reference Connection Tool |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| REST | `Representational State |
+| | Transfer <https://en.wikipedia. |
+| | org/wiki/Representational_state |
+| | _transfer>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| RESTCONF | A protocol based on HTTP for |
+| | configuring data defined in |
+| | YANG |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| RO | Resource Orchestrator |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| RPC | Remote Procedure Call |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| RU | Radio Unit |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| RRH | Remote Radio Head |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| S3P | `Stability, Security, |
+| | Scalability, |
+| | Performance <https://wiki.onap. |
+| | org/pages/viewpage.action?pageI |
+| | d=16003367>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| SDC | Service Design and Creation |
+| | (component of ONAP for visual |
+| | modeling and design) |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| SDN | `Software-defined |
+| | networking <https://en.wikipedi |
+| | a.org/wiki/Software-defined_net |
+| | working>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| SDN-C | `SDN-Controller <https://wiki.o |
+| | nap.org/display/DW/SDN+Controll |
+| | er+Development+Guide>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| SDN-R | `SDN-Radio, Router, ROADM - a |
+| | set of model-driven application |
+| | based on |
+| | SDN-C <https://wiki.onap.org/di |
+| | splay/DW/SDN-R>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| 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) <https://wiki.onap.or |
+| | g/display/DW/Service+Orchestrat |
+| | or+Project>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| SON | Self-Organizing Networks |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| SOT | Source Of Truth |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| SR-IOV | `Single-Root Input/Output |
+| | Virtualization <https://en.wiki |
+| | pedia.org/wiki/Single-root_inpu |
+| | t/output_virtualization>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| SRS | Software Requirements |
+| | Specification |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| SSL | `SecureSocketsLayer <https://en |
+| | .wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_L |
+| | ayer_Security>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| SUPP | (Vendor Specific) short for |
+| | supplement, changing a |
+| | connection before activation |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| Swagger | legacy name for the OpenAPI |
+| | Specification |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| Swift | OpenStack Object storage |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| TCP | Transmission Control Protocol |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| TEM | Telecom Electronics |
+| | Manufacturer |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| TLS | `Transport Layer |
+| | Security <https://en.wikipedia. |
+| | org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Securi |
+| | ty>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| TN | Transport Network |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| TOSCA | `Topology and Orchestration |
+| | Specification for Cloud |
+| | Applications <https://www.oasis |
+| | -open.org/committees/tc_home.ph |
+| | p?wg_abbrev=tosca>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| TPS | Transactions Per Second |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| TSC | Technical Steering Committee |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| U-UI | `Usecase |
+| | UserInterface <https://wiki.ona |
+| | p.org/display/DW/Usecase+UI+Pro |
+| | ject>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| UI | `User |
+| | Interface <https://en.wikipedia |
+| | .org/wiki/User_interface>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| UUI | User to User Information |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| UX | `User |
+| | Experience <https://en.wikipedi |
+| | a.org/wiki/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 | `Virtualisation Deployment |
+| | Unit <https://wiki.onap.org/dis |
+| | play/DW/Comparison+of+Current+R |
+| | 3+Clean+Version+with+IFA011+v2. |
+| | 5.1>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| VES | `Virtual function |
+| | EventStream <https://wiki.opnfv |
+| | .org/download/attachments/68193 |
+| | 29/OPNVF%20VES.pptx?version=4&m |
+| | odificationDate=1466395653000&a |
+| | pi=v2>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| vF | Virtual Firewall (an example |
+| | VNF) |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| VF | Virtual Function |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| VFC | `Virtual Function |
+| | Controller <https://wiki.onap.o |
+| | rg/display/DW/Virtual+Function+ |
+| | Controller+Project>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| VFC | Virtual Function Component |
+| | (Resource Onboarding) |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| vfModule | Virtual Function Module |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| VID | Virtual Instantiation |
+| | Deployment |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| VID | `Virtual Infrastructure |
+| | Deployment |
+| | (Project) <https://wiki.onap.or |
+| | g/display/DW/Virtual+Infrastruc |
+| | ture+Deployment+Project>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| VIM | Virtualized Infrastructure |
+| | Manager |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| VLAN | Virtual Local Area Network |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| VM | Virtual Machine |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| VNF | `Virtual Network |
+| | Function <http://searchsdn.tech |
+| | target.com/definition/virtual-n |
+| | etwork-functions>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| VNFC | Virtual Network Function |
+| | Component |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| VNFD | `VNF |
+| | Descriptor <https://wiki.onap.o |
+| | rg/pages/viewpage.action?pageId |
+| | =8226059>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| VNFM | VNF Manager |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| VNO | Virtual Network Operator |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| vPE | virtual PE (Provider Edge) |
+| | router (an example of a VNF) |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| VPP | `Vector Packet |
+| | Processing <https://wiki.fd.io/ |
+| | view/VPP/What_is_VPP%3F>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| VSP | Vendor Software Product (from |
+| | SDC Demo Guide) |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| VTP | `VNF Test |
+| | Platform <https://wiki.onap.org |
+| | /pages/viewpage.action?pageId=4 |
+| | 3386304>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| VVP | `VNF Validation |
+| | Program <https://wiki.onap.org/ |
+| | display/DW/VNF+Validation+Progr |
+| | am+Project>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| WAR | `Web application |
+| | Archive <https://en.wikipedia.o |
+| | rg/wiki/WAR_(file_format)>`__ |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| xNF | The combination of PNF and VNF; |
+| | Network Function |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
+| YANG | Yet Another Next Generation - a |
+| | Data Modeling Language for the |
+| | Network Configuration Protocol |
+| | (NETCONF) |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
diff --git a/sdnr/wt/helpserver/provider/src/main/resources/help/sdnr/abbreviations.md b/sdnr/wt/helpserver/provider/src/main/resources/help/sdnr/abbreviations.md
index 272eabe..120d685 100644
--- a/sdnr/wt/helpserver/provider/src/main/resources/help/sdnr/abbreviations.md
+++ b/sdnr/wt/helpserver/provider/src/main/resources/help/sdnr/abbreviations.md
@@ -1,172 +1,212 @@
# Abbreviations
-| **Abbreviation** | **Description** |
-| ---------------: | ---------------- |
-| AAF | [Application Authorization Framework](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Application+Authorization+Framework+Project) |
-| A&AI | [Active & Available Inventory](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Active+and+Available+Inventory+Project) |
-| AAA | [Authentication, Authorization and Accounting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAA_(computer_security)) |
-| AID | Architecture Integration Document |
-| APPC | [Application Controller](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Application+Controller+Project) |
-| BPEL | Business Process Execution Language
-| BPMN | [Business Process Model and Notation or Business Process Management Notation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Process_Model_and_Notation) |
-| BRMS | Business Rules Management System |
-| BSS | Business Support System |
-| CCSDK | Common Controller SDK project |
-| CDAP | [Cask Data Application Platform](https://cdap.io/) |
-| 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)](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/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)](http://openbaton.github.io/documentation/tosca-CSAR-onboarding/) |
-| DAO | [Data Access Object](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_access_object) |
-| DCAE | [Data Collection Analytics & Events](https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=6592895) |
-| DDoS | Distributed Denial-of-Service attack |
-| DG | Directed Graph |
-| DG Builder | Directed Graph Builder |
-| DMaaP | [Data Movement as a Platform](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/DMaaP) |
-| DME | [Direct Messaging Engine (common service within ONAP)](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services) |
-| DNS | Domain Name System |
-| DPDK | Data Plane Development Kit |
-| EELF | [Event and Error-Logging Framework](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services) |
-| EMS | [Element Management System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Element_management_system) |
-| ESR | [External System Register](https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=5734948) |
-| ETSI | [European Telecommunications Standards Institute](http://www.etsi.org/technologies-clusters/technologies/689-network-functions-virtualisation) |
-| EUAG | [ONAP End User Advisory Group](https://wiki.lfnetworking.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2916362) |
-| FCAPS | Fault Configuration Accounting Performance Security |
-| GBP | [Group-Based Policy ](https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/GroupBasedPolicy) |
-| GNFC | [Genric Network Function Controller](https://wiki.onap.org/download/attachments/45300148/ONAP_GNF_ControllersSOL003.pptx?version=1&modificationDate=1548619943000&api=v2) |
-| GUI | [Graphical User Interface](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface) |
-| HAS | [Homing and Allocation Service](https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=16005528) |
-| HDFS | Hadoop Distributed File System |
-| HPA | Hardware Platform Awareness |
-| HTTP | HyperText Transfer Protococol |
-| HV VES | [High Volume Virtual function Event Stream](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/High+Volume+VES+Collector) |
-| IAM/IDAM | Identity and Access Management |
-| ICE | Incubation and Certification Environment |
-| IDS | [Intrusion Detection System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusion_detection_system) |
-| IETF | [Internet Engineering Task Force](http://www.ietf.org) |
-| IKE | [Internet Key Exchange](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Key_Exchange) |
-| IPS | [Intrusion Prevention System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusion_detection_system) |
-| IPSEC | [Internet Protocol Security](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPsec) |
-| JAR | [Java Archive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAR_(file_format)) |
-| JSC | [Java Service Container](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services) |
-| JSON | JavaScript Object Notation |
-| LCM | Life Cycle Management |
-| LFN CVC | [Linux Foundation Networking Compliance/Verification Committee](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in+VNFSDK) |
-| LFN CVP | [Linux Foundation Networking Compliance/Verification Program](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in+VNFSDK) |
-| 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](https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1015834) |
-| MVP | [Minimum Viable Product](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_product) |
-| NAI | Network Artificial Intelligence |
-| NANCSP | Network Cloud Service Provider |
-| NBI | North Bound Interface |
-| NEP | Network Equipment Provider |
-| NETCONF | [Network Configuration Protocol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NETCONF) |
-| NFV | [Network Function Virtualization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_function_virtualization) |
-| NFVI | [network functions virtualization infrastructure](https://www.sdxcentral.com/nfv/definitions/nfv-mano/) |
-| NOD | Network On Demand |
-| NS | Network Services |
-| NS | (Vendor Specific) New Start |
-| O-RAN | [O-RAN Alliance, Operator Defined Next Generation Radio Access Networks Alliance](https://www.o-ran.org)
-| O-RAN-SC | [O-RAN Software Community](https://o-ran-sc.org)
-| 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](https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1015843) |
-| OOF | ONAP Optimization Framework |
-| ODL | [OpenDaylight](https://www.opendaylight.org/) |
-| OOM | [ONAP Operations Manager](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/OOM+User+Guide) |
-| OPNFV | [Open Platform for NFV Project](https://www.sdxcentral.com/nfv/definitions/opnfv/) |
-| OSAM | [Open Source Access Manager](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/OpenSource+Access+Manager+%28OSAM%29+Use+Case) |
-| 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](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/POMBA) |
-| PNDA | [Open source Platform for Network Data Analytics](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Integrating+PNDA) |
-| PNF | Physical Network Function |
-| RCA | Root Cause Analysis |
-| RCT | Reference Connection Tool |
-| REST | [Representational State Transfer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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](https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=16003367) |
-| SDC | Service Design and Creation (component of ONAP for visual modeling and design) |
-| SDN | [Software-defined networking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software-defined_networking) |
-| SDN-C | [SDN-Controller](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/SDN+Controller+Development+Guide) |
-| SDN-R | [SDN-Radio](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/SDN-R) |
-| 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)](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Service+Orchestrator+Project) |
-| SOT | Source Of Truth |
-| SR-IOV | [Single-Root Input/Output Virtualization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-root_input/output_virtualization) |
-| SSL | [Secure Sockets Layer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security) |
-| 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security) |
-| TOSCA | [Topology and Orchestration Specification for Cloud Applications](https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=tosca) |
-| TPS | Transactions Per Second |
-| TSC | Technical Steering Committee |
-| U-UI | [Usecase User Interface](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Usecase+UI+Project) |
-| UI | [User Interface](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_interface) |
-| UX | [User Experience](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 | [Virtualisation Deployment Unit](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Comparison+of+Current+R3+Clean+Version+with+IFA011+v2.5.1) |
-| VES | [Virtual function Event Stream](https://wiki.opnfv.org/download/attachments/6819329/OPNVF%20VES.pptx?version=4&modificationDate=1466395653000&api=v2) |
-| vF | Virtual Firewall (an example VNF) |
-| VF | Virtual Function |
-| VFC | [Virtual Function Controller](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Virtual+Function+Controller+Project) |
-| VFC | Virtual Function Component (Resource Onboarding) |
-| vfModule | Virtual Function Module |
-| VID | Virtual Instantiation Deployment |
-| VID | [Virtual Infrastructure Deployment (Project)](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Virtual+Infrastructure+Deployment+Project) |
-| VIM | Virtualized Infrastructure Manager |
-| VLAN | Virtual Local Area Network |
-| VM | Virtual Machine |
-| VNF | [Virtual Network Function](http://searchsdn.techtarget.com/definition/virtual-network-functions) |
-| VNFC | Virtual Network Function Component |
-| VNFD | [VNF Descriptor](https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=8226059) |
-| VNFM | VNF Manager |
-| VNO | Virtual Network Operator |
-| vPE | virtual PE (Provider Edge) router (an example of a VNF) |
-| VPP | [Vector Packet Processing](https://wiki.fd.io/view/VPP/What_is_VPP%3F) |
-| VSP | Vendor Software Product (from SDC Demo Guide) |
-| VTP | [VNF Test Platform](https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=43386304) |
-| VVP | [VNF Validation Program](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/VNF+Validation+Program+Project) |
-| WAR | [Web application Archive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAR_(file_format)) |
-| 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](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Application+Authorization+Framework+Project) |
+| A&AI | [Active & Available Inventory](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Active+and+Available+Inventory+Project) |
+| AAA | [Authentication, Authorization and Accounting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAA_(computer_security)) |
+| AEC | AT&T Edge Cloud |
+| AIC | AT&T Integrated Cloud |
+| AID | Architecture Integration Document |
+| APPC | [Application Controller](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Application+Controller+Project) |
+| BPEL | Business Process Execution Language |
+| BPMN | [Business Process Model and Notation or Business Process Management Notation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Process_Model_and_Notation) |
+| BRMS | Business Rules Management System |
+| BSS | Business Support System |
+| CCSDK | Common Controller SDK project |
+| CDAP | [Cask Data Application Platform](https://cdap.io/) |
+| CDR | Charging Data Record |
+| CDS | Controller Design Studio |
+| CI/CD | Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery |
+| Cinder | OpenStack Block Storage |
+| CL | Control Loop |
+| CLAMP | Closed Loop Automation Management Platform (project) |
+| CLI | [Command Line Interface (project)](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Command+Line+Interface+Project) |
+| CMA | Change Management Application (within ONAP) |
+| CN | Core Network |
+| CNF | Cloud Native network Function. |
+| COE | Container Orchestration Engine |
+| CPE | Customer Premise Equipment |
+| CSAR | [Cloud Service ARchive (link)](http://openbaton.github.io/documentation/tosca-CSAR-onboarding/) |
+| CU | Centralized Unit |
+| DAO | [Data Access Object](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_access_object) |
+| DCAE | [Data Collection Analytics and Events](https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=6592895) |
+| DDoS | Distributed Denial-of-Service attack |
+| DG | Directed Graph |
+| DG Builder | Directed Graph Builder |
+| DMaaP | [Data Movement as a Platform](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/DMaaP) |
+| DME | [Direct Messaging Engine (common service within ONAP)](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services) |
+| DMIP | Device Management Interface Profile |
+| DNS | Domain Name System |
+| DPDK | Data Plane Development Kit |
+| DU | Distributed Unit |
+| ECA | External Content Adapter |
+| ECOMP | Enhanced, Control, Orchestration, Management and Policy |
+| EELF | [Event&Error LoggingFramework](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services) |
+| EMS | [Element Management System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Element_management_system) |
+| ESR | [External System Register](https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=5734948) |
+| ETSI | [European Telecommunications Standards Institute](http://www.etsi.org/technologies-clusters/technologies/689-network-functions-virtualisation) |
+| EUAG | [ONAP End User Advisory Group](https://wiki.lfnetworking.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2916362) |
+| FCAPS | Fault Configuration Accounting Performance Security |
+| FM | Fault Management |
+| FQDN | Fully Qualified Domain Name |
+| GBP | [Group-Based Policy ](https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/GroupBasedPolicy) |
+| Glance | OpenStack Image repository |
+| GNFC | [Genric Network Function Controller](https://wiki.onap.org/download/attachments/45300148/ONAP_GNF_ControllersSOL003.pptx?version=1&modificationDate=1548619943000&api=v2) |
+| GUI | [Graphical User Interface](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface) |
+| HAS | [Homing and Allocation Service](https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=16005528) |
+| HDFS | Hadoop Distributed File System |
+| Horizon | OpenStack GUI |
+| HPA | Hardware Platform Awareness |
+| HTTP | HyperText Transfer Protococol |
+| HV VES | [High Volume Virtual function Event Stream](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/High+Volume+VES+Collector) |
+| IAM/IDAM | Identity and Access Management |
+| ICE | Incubation and Certification Environment |
+| ICMMS | Syniverse Inter-carrier messaging solution |
+| IDS | [Intrusion Detection System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusion_detection_system) |
+| IETF | [Internet Engineering Task Force](http://www.ietf.org) |
+| IKE | [Internet KeyExchange](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Key_Exchange) |
+| IPS | [Intrusion Prevention System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusion_detection_system) |
+| IPSEC | [Internet Protocol Security](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPsec) |
+| JAR | [Java Archive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAR_(file_format)) |
+| JSC | [JavaServiceContainer](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services) |
+| JSON | JavaScript Object Notation |
+| Keystone | OpenStack Authorization Project |
+| KVM | Kernel-based Virtual machine |
+| LCM | Life Cycle Management |
+| LDAP | Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
+| LFN CVC | [Linux Foundation Networking Compliance/Verification Committee](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in+VNFSDK) |
+| LFN CVP | [Linux Foundation Networking Compliance/Verification Program](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in+VNFSDK) |
+| 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 |
+| MIND | Master Integrated Network Directory |
+| MR | Message Router (a Common Service of ONAP) |
+| MOP | Method of Procedure |
+| MOTS | Mechanized Operations Tracking System |
+| MSB | Microservice Bus |
+| MSO | [Master Service Orchestrator](https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1015834) |
+| MVP | [Minimum ViableProduct](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_product) |
+| NAI | Network Artificial Intelligence |
+| NANCSP | Network Cloud Service Provider |
+| NBI | North Bound Interface |
+| NEP | Network Equipment Provider |
+| NETCONF | [Network Configuration Protocol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NETCONF) |
+| Neutron | OpenStack Networking |
+| NFMF | Network Function Management Function |
+| NFV | [Network Function Virtualization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_function_virtualization) |
+| NFVI | [network functions virtualization infrastructure](https://www.sdxcentral.com/nfv/definitions/nfv-mano/) |
+| NOD | Network On Demand |
+| Nova | OpenStack compute |
+| NS | Network Services |
+| NS | (Vendor Specific) New Start |
+| NSI | Network Slice Subnet Instance |
+| NSMF | Network Slice Management Function |
+| NSSMF | Network Slice Subnet Management Function |
+| O-RAN | [O-RAN Alliance , OperatorDefined NextGeneration RadioAccessNetworksAlliance ](https://www.o-ran.org) |
+| O-RAN-SC | [O-RAN SoftwareCommunity](https://o-ran-sc.org) |
+| 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](https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1015843) |
+| OOF | ONAP Optimization Framework |
+| ODL | [OpenDaylight](https://www.opendaylight.org/) |
+| OOM | [ONAP Operations Manager](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/OOM+User+Guide) |
+| OpenStack | A cloud operating system |
+| OPNFV | [Open Platform for NFV Project](https://www.sdxcentral.com/nfv/definitions/opnfv/) |
+| Originato | MMSC Any Non-AT&T MMSC that originally sent the request to ICMMS |
+| OSAM | [Open Source Access Manager](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/OpenSource+Access+Manager+%28OSAM%29+Use+Case) |
+| 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) |
+| PM | Performance Management |
+| PNDA | [OpensourcePlatform for Network DataAnalytics](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Integrating+PNDA) |
+| PNF | Physical Network Function |
+| PnP | Plug and Play |
+| PO | Platform Orchestrator |
+| PoC | Proof of Concept |
+| POMBA | [Post Orchestration Model Based Audit](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/POMBA) |
+| PRH | Phyiical Network Function Registration Handler |
+| Pub/Sub | Publisher/Subscriber |
+| RAN | Radio Access Network |
+| RCA | Root Cause Analysis |
+| RCT | Reference Connection Tool |
+| REST | [Representational State Transfer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer) |
+| RESTCONF | A protocol based on HTTP for configuring data defined in YANG |
+| RO | Resource Orchestrator |
+| RPC | Remote Procedure Call |
+| RU | Radio Unit |
+| RRH | Remote Radio Head |
+| S3P | [Stability, Security, Scalability, Performance](https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=16003367) |
+| SDC | Service Design and Creation (component of ONAP for visual modeling and design) |
+| SDN | [Software-defined networking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software-defined_networking) |
+| SDN-C | [SDN-Controller](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/SDN+Controller+Development+Guide) |
+| SDN-R | [SDN-Radio, Router, ROADM - a set of model-driven application based on SDN-C](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/SDN-R) |
+| 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)](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Service+Orchestrator+Project) |
+| SON | Self-Organizing Networks |
+| SOT | Source Of Truth |
+| SR-IOV | [Single-Root Input/Output Virtualization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-root_input/output_virtualization) |
+| SRS | Software Requirements Specification |
+| SSL | [SecureSocketsLayer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security) |
+| SUPP | (Vendor Specific) short for supplement, changing a connection before activation |
+| Swagger | legacy name for the OpenAPI Specification |
+| Swift | OpenStack Object storage |
+| TCP | Transmission Control Protocol |
+| TEM | Telecom Electronics Manufacturer |
+| TLS | [Transport Layer Security](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security) |
+| TN | Transport Network |
+| TOSCA | [Topology and Orchestration Specification for Cloud Applications](https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=tosca) |
+| TPS | Transactions Per Second |
+| TSC | Technical Steering Committee |
+| U-UI | [Usecase UserInterface](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Usecase+UI+Project) |
+| UI | [User Interface](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_interface) |
+| UUI | User to User Information |
+| UX | [User Experience](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 | [Virtualisation Deployment Unit](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Comparison+of+Current+R3+Clean+Version+with+IFA011+v2.5.1) |
+| VES | [Virtual function EventStream](https://wiki.opnfv.org/download/attachments/6819329/OPNVF%20VES.pptx?version=4&modificationDate=1466395653000&api=v2) |
+| vF | Virtual Firewall (an example VNF) |
+| VF | Virtual Function |
+| VFC | [Virtual Function Controller](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Virtual+Function+Controller+Project) |
+| VFC | Virtual Function Component (Resource Onboarding) |
+| vfModule | Virtual Function Module |
+| VID | Virtual Instantiation Deployment |
+| VID | [Virtual Infrastructure Deployment (Project)](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Virtual+Infrastructure+Deployment+Project) |
+| VIM | Virtualized Infrastructure Manager |
+| VLAN | Virtual Local Area Network |
+| VM | Virtual Machine |
+| VNF | [Virtual Network Function](http://searchsdn.techtarget.com/definition/virtual-network-functions) |
+| VNFC | Virtual Network Function Component |
+| VNFD | [VNF Descriptor](https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=8226059) |
+| VNFM | VNF Manager |
+| VNO | Virtual Network Operator |
+| vPE | virtual PE (Provider Edge) router (an example of a VNF) |
+| VPP | [Vector Packet Processing](https://wiki.fd.io/view/VPP/What_is_VPP%3F) |
+| VSP | Vendor Software Product (from SDC Demo Guide) |
+| VTP | [VNF Test Platform](https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=43386304) |
+| VVP | [VNF Validation Program](https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/VNF+Validation+Program+Project) |
+| WAR | [Web application Archive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAR_(file_format)) |
+| xNF | The combination of PNF and VNF; Network Function |
+| YANG | Yet Another Next Generation - a Data Modeling Language for the Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) |
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