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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             | [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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