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| Abbreviations |
| ============= |
| |
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| | Abbreviation | Description | |
| +==============+==============================================================================================================================================================================+ |
| | AAF | `Application Authorization Framework <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Application+Authorization+Framework+Project>`__ | |
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| | A&AI | `Active & Available Inventory <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Active+and+Available+Inventory+Project>`__ | |
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| | 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>`__ | |
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| | BPEL | Business Process Execution Language | |
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| | BPMN | `Business Process Model and Notation or Business Process Management Notation <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Process_Model_and_Notation>`__ | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | 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) | |
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| | CNF | Cloud Native network Function. | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | COE | Container Orchestration Engine | |
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| | CPE | Customer Premise Equipment | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | CSAR | `Cloud Service ARchive (link) <https://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>`__ | |
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| | 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 <https://www.etsi.org/technologies/689-network-functions-virtualisation>`__ | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | EUAG | `ONAP End User Advisory Group <https://wiki.lfnetworking.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2916362>`__ | |
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| | FCAPS | Fault Configuration Accounting Performance Security | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | GBP | `Group-Based Policy <https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/GroupBasedPolicy>`__ | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | GNFC | `Generic 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 Protocol | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | 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 | |
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| | IDS | `Intrusion Detection System <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusion_detection_system>`__ | |
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| | IETF | `Internet Engineering Task Force <https://www.ietf.org>`__ | |
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| | 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>`__ | |
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| | LFN CVP | `Linux Foundation Networking Compliance/Verification Program <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in+VNFSDK>`__ | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | MSB | Microservice Bus | |
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| | MVP | `Minimum Viable Product <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_product>`__ | |
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| | MVP | Minimum Viable Plan (O-RAN Alliance | |
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| | NAI | Network Artificial Intelligence | |
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| | 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 | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | NOD | Network On Demand | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | NS | Network Services | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | NS | (Vendor Specific) New Start | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | O-CU | O-RAN Centralized Unit | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | O-DU | O-RAN Distributed Unit | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | O-RAN | `O-RAN Alliance, Operator Defined Next Generation Radio Access Networks Alliance <https://www.o-ran.org>`__ | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | O-RAN-SC | `O-RAN Software Community <https://o-ran-sc.org>`__ | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | O-RU | O-RAN Radio Unit | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | OAM | Operation and Maintenance | |
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| | 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/display/DW/ONAP+Developer+Wiki>`__ | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | OOF | ONAP Optimization Framework | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | ODL | `OpenDaylight <https://www.opendaylight.org/>`__ | |
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| | OOM | `ONAP Operations Manager <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/OOM+User+Guide>`__ | |
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| | OPNFV | `Open Platform for NFV Project <https://www.opnfv.org>`__ | |
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| | OSAM | `Open Source Access Manager <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/OpenSource+Access+Manager+%28OSAM%29+Use+Case>`__ | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | 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>`__ | |
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| | PNF | Physical Network Function | |
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| | RCA | Root Cause Analysis | |
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| | RCT | Reference Connection Tool | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | S3P | `Stability, Security, Scalability, Performance <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=16003367>`__ | |
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| | SDC | Service Design and Creation (component of ONAP for visual modeling and design) | |
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| | SCTP | Stream Control Transmission Protocol (`RFC 4960 <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4960>`) | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | SDN | `Software-defined networking <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software-defined_networking>`__ | |
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| | SDNC | `SDN-Controller <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/SDN+Controller+Development+Guide>`__ | |
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| | SDN-R | `SDN-Radio <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/SDN-R>` __ | |
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| | SDN-GP | Software Defined Network - Global Platform | |
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| | SEBA | SDN-Enabled Broadband Access, see also | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | SLA | Service Level Agreement | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | SLI | Service Logic Interpreter | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | SME | Subject Matter Expert | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | SMO | Service Management and Orchestration | |
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| | SMTP | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol | |
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| | SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol | |
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| | SO | `Service Orchestrator (project) <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Service+Orchestrator+Project>`__ | |
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| | SOT | Source Of Truth | |
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| | SR-IOV | `Single-Root Input/Output Virtualization <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-root_input/output_virtualization>`__ | |
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| | SSL | `Secure Sockets Layer <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security>`__ | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | SUPP | (Vendor Specific) short for supplement, changing a connection before activation | |
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| | 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>`__ | |
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| | TPS | Transactions Per Second | |
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| | TSC | Technical Steering Committee | |
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| | U-UI | `Use case 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 | `Virtualization Deployment Unit <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Comparison+of+Current+R3+Clean+Version+with+IFA011+v2.5.1>`__ | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | VES | Virtual function Event Stream | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | 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 <https://www.techtarget.com/searchnetworking/definition/virtual-network-functions-VNF>`__ | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | 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) | |
| +--------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |