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9| **Abbreviation** | **Description** |
10+==================+==============================================================================================================================================================================+
11| AAF | `Application Authorization Framework <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Application+Authorization+Framework+Project>`__ |
12+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
13| A&AI | `Active & Available Inventory <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Active+and+Available+Inventory+Project>`__ |
14+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
15| AAA | `Authentication,Authorization and Accounting <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAA_(computer_security)>`__ |
16+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
17| AID | Architecture Integration Document |
18+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
19| APPC | `ApplicationController <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Application+Controller+Project>`__ |
20+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
21| BPEL | Business Process Execution Language |
22+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
23| BPMN | `Business Process Model and Notation or Business Process Management Notation <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Process_Model_and_Notation>`__ |
24+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
25| BRMS | Business Rules Management System |
26+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
27| BSS | Business Support System |
28+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
29| CCSDK | Common Controller SDK project |
30+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
31| CDAP | `Cask Data Application Platform <https://cdap.io/>`__ |
32+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
33| CDS | Controller Design Studio |
34+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
35| CI/CD | Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery |
36+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
37| CL | Control Loop |
38+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
39| CLAMP | Closed Loop Automation Management Platform (project) |
40+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
41| CLI | `Command Line Interface (project) <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Command+Line+Interface+Project>`__ |
42+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
43| CMA | Change Management Application (within ONAP) |
44+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
45| CNF | Cloud Native network Function. |
46+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
47| COE | Container Orchestration Engine |
48+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
49| CPE | Customer Premise Equipment |
50+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
51| CSAR | `Cloud Service ARchive (link) <http://openbaton.github.io/documentation/tosca-CSAR-onboarding/>`__ |
52+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
53| DAO | `Data Access Object <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_access_object>`__ |
54+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
55| DCAE | `Data Collection Analytics & Events <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=6592895>`__ |
56+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
57| DDoS | Distributed Denial-of-Service attack |
58+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
59| DG | Directed Graph |
60+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
61| DG Builder | Directed Graph Builder |
62+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
63| DMaaP | `Data Movement as a Platform <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/DMaaP>`__ |
64+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
65| DME | `Direct Messaging Engine (common service within ONAP) <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services>`__ |
66+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
67| DNS | Domain Name System |
68+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
69| DPDK | Data Plane Development Kit |
70+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
71| EELF | `Event and Error-Logging Framework <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services>`__ |
72+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
73| EMS | `Element Management System <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Element_management_system>`__ |
74+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
75| ESR | `External System Register <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=5734948>`__ |
76+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
77| ETSI | `European Telecommunications Standards Institute <http://www.etsi.org/technologies-clusters/technologies/689-network-functions-virtualisation>`__ |
78+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
79| EUAG | `ONAP End User Advisory Group <https://wiki.lfnetworking.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2916362>`__ |
80+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
81| FCAPS | Fault Configuration Accounting Performance Security |
82+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
83| GBP | `Group-Based Policy <https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/GroupBasedPolicy>`__ |
84+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
85| GNFC | `Genric Network Function Controller <https://wiki.onap.org/download/attachments/45300148/ONAP_GNF_ControllersSOL003.pptx?version=1&modificationDate=1548619943000&api=v2>`__ |
86+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
87| GUI | `Graphical User Interface <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface>`__ |
88+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
89| HAS | `Homing and Allocation Service <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=16005528>`__ |
90+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
91| HDFS | Hadoop Distributed File System |
92+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
93| HPA | Hardware Platform Awareness |
94+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
95| HTTP | HyperText Transfer Protococol |
96+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
97| HV VES | `High Volume Virtual function Event Stream <https:// iki.onap.org/display/DW/High+Volume+VES+Collector>`__ |
98+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
99| IAM/IDAM | Identity and Access Management |
100+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
101| ICE | Incubation and Certification Environment |
102+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
103| IDS | `Intrusion Detection System <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusion_detection_system>`__ |
104+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
105| IETF | `Internet Engineering Task Force <http://www.ietf.org>`__ |
106+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
107| IKE | `Internet Key Exchange <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Key_Exchange>`__ |
108+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
109| IPS | `Intrusion Prevention System <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusion_detection_system>`__ |
110+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
111| IPSEC | `Internet Protocol Security <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPsec>`__ |
112+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
113| JAR | `Java Archive <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAR_(file_format)>`__ |
114+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
115| JSC | `Java Service Container <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services>`__ |
116+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
117| JSON | JavaScript Object Notation |
118+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
119| LCM | Life Cycle Management |
120+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
121| LFN CVC | `Linux Foundation Networking Compliance/Verification Committee <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in+VNFSDK>`__ |
122+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
123| LFN CVP | `Linux Foundation Networking Compliance/Verification Program <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in+VNFSDK>`__ |
124+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
125| LRM | Local Resource Monitor |
126+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
127| M0 | Release Kick-off milestone. See also Release Lifecycle |
128+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
129| M1 | Release Planning milestone. See also Release Lifecycle |
130+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
131| M2 | Release Functionality Freeze milestone. See also Release Lifecycle |
132+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
133| M3 | Release API Freeze milestone. See also Release Lifecycle |
134+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
135| M4 | Release Code Freeze milestone. See also Release Lifecycle |
136+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
137| MACD | (Vendor specific) Move Add Change Delete/Disconnect |
138+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
139| MANO | MANagement and Organization of NFV |
140+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
141| MD-SAL | Model Driven Service Abstraction Layer |
142+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
143| MR | Message Router (a Common Service of ONAP) |
144+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
145| MOP | Method of Procedure |
146+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
147| MOTS | Mechanized Operations Tracking System |
148+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
149| MSB | Microservice Bus |
150+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
151| MSO | `Master Service Orchestrator <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1015834>`__ |
152+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
153| MVP | `Minimum Viable Product <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_product>`__ |
154+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
155| NAI | Network Artificial Intelligence |
156+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
157| NANCSP | Network Cloud Service Provider |
158+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
159| NBI | North Bound Interface |
160+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
161| NEP | Network Equipment Provider |
162+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
163| NETCONF | `Network Configuration Protocol <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NETCONF>`__ |
164+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
165| NFV | `Network Function Virtualization <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_function_virtualization>`__ |
166+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
167| NFVI | `network functions virtualization infrastructure <https://www.sdxcentral.com/nfv/definitions/nfv-mano/>`__ |
168+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
169| NOD | Network On Demand |
170+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
171| NS | Network Services |
172+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
173| NS | (Vendor Specific) New Start |
174+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
175| O-RAN | `O-RAN Alliance, Operator Defined Next Generation Radio Access Networks Alliance <https://www.o-ran.org>`__ |
176+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
177| O-RAN-SC | `O-RAN Software Community <https://o-ran-sc.org>`__ |
178+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
179| OAM | Operation and Maintenance |
180+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
181| OA&M | Operations, Administration and Management |
182+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
183| OMF | Operational Management Framework (of ONAP) |
184+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
185| OMSA | ONAP Microservice Architecture |
186+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
187| ONAP | `Open Network Automation Platform <https://wiki.onap.org/pa ges/viewpage.action?pageId=1015843>`__ |
188+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
189| OOF | ONAP Optimization Framework |
190+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
191| ODL | `OpenDaylight <https://www.opendaylight.org/>`__ |
192+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
193| OOM | `ONAP Operations Manager <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/OOM+User+Guide>`__ |
194+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
195| OPNFV | `Open Platform for NFV Project <https://www.sdxcentral.com/nfv/definitions/opnfv/>`__ |
196+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
197| OSAM | `Open Source Access Manager <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/OpenSource+Access+Manager+%28OSAM%29+Use+Case>`__ |
198+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
199| OSC | O-RAN Software Community or Optical Supervisory Channel |
200+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
201| OSS | Operations Support System |
202+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
203| PAP | Policy Administration Point (ONAP) |
204+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
205| PCE | Path Computation and Element (ONAP) |
206+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
207| PCI | Physical Cell ID |
208+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
209| pCPE | physical Customer Premise Equipment |
210+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
211| PDP-x | Policy Decision Point - XACML (ONAP) |
212+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
213| PDP-d | Policy Decision Point - Drools (ONAP) |
214+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
215| PO | Platform Orchestrator |
216+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
217| PoC | Proof of Concept |
218+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
219| POMBA | `Post Orchestration Model Based Audit <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/POMBA>`__ |
220+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
221| PNDA | `Open source Platform for Network Data Analytics <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Integrating+PNDA>`__ |
222+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
223| PNF | Physical Network Function |
224+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
225| RCA | Root Cause Analysis |
226+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
227| RCT | Reference Connection Tool |
228+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
229| REST | `Representational State Transfer <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer>`__ |
230+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
231| RESTCONF | A protocol based on HTTP for configuring data defined in YANG |
232+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
233| RO | Resource Orchestrator |
234+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
235| RPC | Remote Procedure Call |
236+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
237| S3P | `Stability, Security, Scalability, Performance <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=16003367>`__ |
238+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
239| SDC | Service Design and Creation (component of ONAP for visual modeling and design) |
240+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
241| SDN | `Software-defined networking <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software-defined_networking>`__ |
242+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
243| SDN-C | `SDN-Controller <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/SDN+Controller+Development+Guide>`__ |
244+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
245| SDN-R | `SDN-Radio <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/SDN-R>` __ |
246+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
247| SDN-GP | Software Defined Network - Global Platform |
248+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
249| SEBA | SDN-Enabled Broadband Access, see also |
250+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
251| SLA | Service Level Agreement |
252+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
253| SLI | Service Logic Interpreter |
254+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
255| SME | Subject Matter Expert |
256+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
257| SMTP | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
258+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
259| SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol |
260+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
261| SO | `Service Orchestrator (project) <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Service+Orchestrator+Project>`__ |
262+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
263| SOT | Source Of Truth |
264+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
265| SR-IOV | `Single-Root Input/Output Virtualization <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-root_input/output_virtualization>`__ |
266+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
267| SSL | `Secure Sockets Layer <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security>`__ |
268+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
269| SUPP | (Vendor Specific) short for supplement, changing a connection before activation |
270+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
271| Swagger | legacy name for the OpenAPI Specification |
272+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
273| TCP | Transmission Control Protocol |
274+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
275| TEM | Telecom Electronics Manufacturer |
276+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
277| TLS | `Transport Layer Security <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security>`__ |
278+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
279| TOSCA | `Topology and Orchestration Specification for Cloud Applications <https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=tosca>`__ |
280+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
281| TPS | Transactions Per Second |
282+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
283| TSC | Technical Steering Committee |
284+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
285| U-UI | `Usecase User Interface <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Usecase+UI+Project>`__ |
286+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
287| UI | `User Interface <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_interface>`__ |
288+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
289| UX | `User Experience <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_experience>`__ |
290+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
291| vCE | virtual CE (Customer Edge) router (an example VNF) |
292+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
293| vCPE | Virtual Customer Premise Equipment |
294+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
295| vDNS | Virtual Domain Name Server (an example VNF) |
296+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
297| VDU | `Virtualisation Deployment Unit <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Comparison+of+Current+R3+Clean+Version+with+IFA011+v2.5.1>`__ |
298+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
299| VES | `Virtual function Event Stream <https://wiki.opnfv.org/download/attachments/6819329/OPNVF%20VES.pptx?version=4&modificationDate=1466395653000&api=v2>`__ |
300+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
301| vF | Virtual Firewall (an example VNF) |
302+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
303| VF | Virtual Function |
304+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
305| VFC | `Virtual Function Controller <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Virtual+Function+Controller+Project>`__ |
306+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
307| VFC | Virtual Function Component (Resource Onboarding) |
308+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
309| vfModule | Virtual Function Module |
310+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
311| VID | Virtual Instantiation Deployment |
312+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
313| VID | `Virtual Infrastructure Deployment (Project) <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Virtual+Infrastructure+Deployment+Project>`__ |
314+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
315| VIM | Virtualized Infrastructure Manager |
316+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
317| VLAN | Virtual Local Area Network |
318+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
319| VM | Virtual Machine |
320+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
321| VNF | `Virtual Network Function <http://searchsdn.techtarget.com/definition/virtual-network-functions>`__ |
322+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
323| VNFC | Virtual Network Function Component |
324+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
325| VNFD | `VNF Descriptor <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=8226059>`__ |
326+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
327| VNFM | VNF Manager |
328+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
329| VNO | Virtual Network Operator |
330+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
331| vPE | virtual PE (Provider Edge) router (an example of a VNF) |
332+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
333| VPP | `Vector Packet Processing <https://wiki.fd.io/view/VPP/What_is_VPP%3F>`__ |
334+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
335| VSP | Vendor Software Product (from SDC Demo Guide) |
336+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
337| VTP | `VNF Test Platform <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=43386304>`__ |
338+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
339| VVP | `VNF Validation Program <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/VNF+Validation+Program+Project>`__ |
340+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
341| WAR | `Web application Archive <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAR_(file_format)>`__ |
342+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
343| xNF | The combination of PNF and VNF; Network Function |
344+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
345| YANG | Yet Another Next Generation - a Data Modeling Language for the Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) |
346+------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+