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Abbreviations ============= +-------------------+-------------------+ | **Abbreviation** | **Description** | +===================+===================+ | AAF | `Application | | | Authorization | | | Framework <https: | | | //wiki.onap.org/d | | | isplay/DW/Applica | | | tion+Authorizatio | | | n+Framework+Proje | | | ct>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | A&AI | `Active & | | | Available | | | Inventory <https: | | | //wiki.onap.org/d | | | isplay/DW/Active+ | | | and+Available+Inv | | | entory+Project>`_ | | | _ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | AAA | `Authentication, | | | Authorization and | | | Accounting <https | | | ://en.wikipedia.o | | | rg/wiki/AAA_(comp | | | uter_security)>`_ | | | _ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | AID | Architecture | | | Integration | | | Document | +-------------------+-------------------+ | APPC | `Application | | | Controller <https | | | ://wiki.onap.org/ | | | display/DW/Applic | | | ation+Controller+ | | | Project>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | BPEL | Business Process | | | Execution | | | Language | +-------------------+-------------------+ | BPMN | `Business Process | | | Model and | | | Notation or | | | Business Process | | | Management | | | Notation <https:/ | | | /en.wikipedia.org | | | /wiki/Business_Pr | | | ocess_Model_and_N | | | otation>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | 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/d | | | isplay/DW/Command | | | +Line+Interface+P | | | roject>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | 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://op | | | enbaton.github.io | | | /documentation/to | | | sca-CSAR-onboardi | | | ng/>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | DAO | `Data Access | | | Object <https://e | | | n.wikipedia.org/w | | | iki/Data_access_o | | | bject>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | DCAE | `Data Collection | | | Analytics & | | | Events <https://w | | | iki.onap.org/page | | | s/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/di | | | splay/DW/DMaaP>`_ | | | _ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | DME | `Direct Messaging | | | Engine (common | | | service within | | | ONAP) <https://wi | | | ki.onap.org/displ | | | ay/DW/Common+Serv | | | ices>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | DNS | Domain Name | | | System | +-------------------+-------------------+ | DPDK | Data Plane | | | Development Kit | +-------------------+-------------------+ | EELF | `Event and | | | Error-Logging | | | Framework <https: | | | //wiki.onap.org/d | | | isplay/DW/Common+ | | | Services>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | EMS | `Element | | | Management | | | System <https://e | | | n.wikipedia.org/w | | | iki/Element_manag | | | ement_system>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | ESR | `External System | | | Register <https:/ | | | /wiki.onap.org/pa | | | ges/viewpage.acti | | | on?pageId=5734948 | | | >`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | ETSI | `European | | | Telecommunication | | | s | | | Standards | | | Institute <http:/ | | | /www.etsi.org/tec | | | hnologies-cluster | | | s/technologies/68 | | | 9-network-functio | | | ns-virtualisation | | | >`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | EUAG | `ONAP End User | | | Advisory | | | Group <https://wi | | | ki.lfnetworking.o | | | rg/pages/viewpage | | | .action?pageId=29 | | | 16362>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | FCAPS | Fault | | | Configuration | | | Accounting | | | Performance | | | Security | +-------------------+-------------------+ | GBP | `Group-Based | | | Policy <https://w | | | iki.openstack.org | | | /wiki/GroupBasedP | | | olicy>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | GNFC | `Genric Network | | | Function | | | Controller <https | | | ://wiki.onap.org/ | | | download/attachme | | | nts/45300148/ONAP | | | _GNF_ControllersS | | | OL003.pptx?versio | | | n=1&modificationD | | | ate=1548619943000 | | | &api=v2>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | GUI | `Graphical User | | | Interface <https: | | | //en.wikipedia.or | | | g/wiki/Graphical_ | | | user_interface>`_ | | | _ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | HAS | `Homing and | | | Allocation | | | Service <https:// | | | wiki.onap.org/pag | | | es/viewpage.actio | | | n?pageId=16005528 | | | >`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | HDFS | Hadoop | | | Distributed File | | | System | +-------------------+-------------------+ | HPA | Hardware Platform | | | Awareness | +-------------------+-------------------+ | HTTP | HyperText | | | Transfer | | | Protococol | +-------------------+-------------------+ | HV VES | `High Volume | | | Virtual function | | | Event | | | Stream <https://w | | | iki.onap.org/disp | | | lay/DW/High+Volum | | | e+VES+Collector>` | | | __ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | IAM/IDAM | Identity and | | | Access Management | +-------------------+-------------------+ | ICE | Incubation and | | | Certification | | | Environment | +-------------------+-------------------+ | IDS | `Intrusion | | | Detection | | | System <https://e | | | n.wikipedia.org/w | | | iki/Intrusion_det | | | ection_system>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | IETF | `Internet | | | Engineering Task | | | Force <http://www | | | .ietf.org>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | IKE | `Internet Key | | | Exchange <https:/ | | | /en.wikipedia.org | | | /wiki/Internet_Ke | | | y_Exchange>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | IPS | `Intrusion | | | Prevention | | | System <https://e | | | n.wikipedia.org/w | | | iki/Intrusion_det | | | ection_system>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | IPSEC | `Internet | | | Protocol | | | Security <https:/ | | | /en.wikipedia.org | | | /wiki/IPsec>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | JAR | `Java | | | Archive <https:// | | | en.wikipedia.org/ | | | wiki/JAR_(file_fo | | | rmat)>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | JSC | `Java Service | | | Container <https: | | | //wiki.onap.org/d | | | isplay/DW/Common+ | | | Services>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | JSON | JavaScript Object | | | Notation | +-------------------+-------------------+ | LCM | Life Cycle | | | Management | +-------------------+-------------------+ | LFN CVC | `Linux Foundation | | | Networking | | | Compliance/Verifi | | | cation | | | Committee <https: | | | //wiki.onap.org/d | | | isplay/DW/LFN+CVC | | | +Testing+in+VNFSD | | | K>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | LFN CVP | `Linux Foundation | | | Networking | | | Compliance/Verifi | | | cation | | | Program <https:// | | | wiki.onap.org/dis | | | play/DW/LFN+CVC+T | | | esting+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 <htt | | | ps://wiki.onap.or | | | g/pages/viewpage. | | | action?pageId=101 | | | 5834>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | MVP | `Minimum Viable | | | Product <https:// | | | en.wikipedia.org/ | | | wiki/Minimum_viab | | | le_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 <h | | | ttps://en.wikiped | | | ia.org/wiki/Netwo | | | rk_function_virtu | | | alization>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | NFVI | `network | | | functions | | | virtualization | | | infrastructure <h | | | ttps://www.sdxcen | | | tral.com/nfv/defi | | | nitions/nfv-mano/ | | | >`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | NOD | Network On Demand | +-------------------+-------------------+ | NS | Network Services | +-------------------+-------------------+ | NS | (Vendor Specific) | | | New Start | +-------------------+-------------------+ | O-RAN | `O-RAN Alliance, | | | Operator Defined | | | Next Generation | | | Radio Access | | | Networks | | | Alliance <https:/ | | | /www.o-ran.org>`_ | | | _ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | O-RAN-SC | `O-RAN Software | | | Community <https: | | | //o-ran-sc.org>`_ | | | _ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | OAM | Operation and | | | Maintenance | +-------------------+-------------------+ | OA&M | Operations, | | | Administration | | | and Management | +-------------------+-------------------+ | OMF | Operational | | | Management | | | Framework (of | | | ONAP) | +-------------------+-------------------+ | OMSA | ONAP Microservice | | | Architecture | +-------------------+-------------------+ | ONAP | `Open Network | | | Automation | | | Platform <https:/ | | | /wiki.onap.org/pa | | | ges/viewpage.acti | | | on?pageId=1015843 | | | >`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | OOF | ONAP Optimization | | | Framework | +-------------------+-------------------+ | ODL | `OpenDaylight <ht | | | tps://www.openday | | | light.org/>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | OOM | `ONAP Operations | | | Manager <https:// | | | wiki.onap.org/dis | | | play/DW/OOM+User+ | | | Guide>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | OPNFV | `Open Platform | | | for NFV | | | Project <https:// | | | www.sdxcentral.co | | | m/nfv/definitions | | | /opnfv/>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | OSAM | `Open Source | | | Access | | | Manager <https:// | | | wiki.onap.org/dis | | | play/DW/OpenSourc | | | e+Access+Manager+ | | | %28OSAM%29+Use+Ca | | | se>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | 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://wi | | | ki.onap.org/displ | | | ay/DW/POMBA>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | PNDA | `Open source | | | Platform for | | | Network Data | | | Analytics <https: | | | //wiki.onap.org/d | | | isplay/DW/Integra | | | ting+PNDA>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | PNF | Physical Network | | | Function | +-------------------+-------------------+ | RCA | Root Cause | | | Analysis | +-------------------+-------------------+ | RCT | Reference | | | Connection Tool | +-------------------+-------------------+ | REST | `Representational | | | State | | | Transfer <https:/ | | | /en.wikipedia.org | | | /wiki/Representat | | | ional_state_trans | | | fer>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | RESTCONF | A protocol based | | | on HTTP for | | | configuring data | | | defined in YANG | +-------------------+-------------------+ | RO | Resource | | | Orchestrator | +-------------------+-------------------+ | RPC | Remote Procedure | | | Call | +-------------------+-------------------+ | S3P | `Stability, | | | Security, | | | Scalability, | | | Performance <http | | | s://wiki.onap.org | | | /pages/viewpage.a | | | ction?pageId=1600 | | | 3367>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | SDC | Service Design | | | and Creation | | | (component of | | | ONAP for visual | | | modeling and | | | design) | +-------------------+-------------------+ | SDN | `Software-defined | | | networking <https | | | ://en.wikipedia.o | | | rg/wiki/Software- | | | defined_networkin | | | g>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | SDN-C | `SDN-Controller < | | | https://wiki.onap | | | .org/display/DW/S | | | DN+Controller+Dev | | | elopment+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/d | | | isplay/DW/Service | | | +Orchestrator+Pro | | | ject>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | SOT | Source Of Truth | +-------------------+-------------------+ | SR-IOV | `Single-Root | | | Input/Output | | | Virtualization <h | | | ttps://en.wikiped | | | ia.org/wiki/Singl | | | e-root_input/outp | | | ut_virtualization | | | >`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | SSL | `Secure Sockets | | | Layer <https://en | | | .wikipedia.org/wi | | | ki/Transport_Laye | | | r_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_L | | | ayer_Security>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | TOSCA | `Topology and | | | Orchestration | | | Specification for | | | Cloud | | | Applications <htt | | | ps://www.oasis-op | | | en.org/committees | | | /tc_home.php?wg_a | | | bbrev=tosca>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | TPS | Transactions Per | | | Second | +-------------------+-------------------+ | TSC | Technical | | | Steering | | | Committee | +-------------------+-------------------+ | U-UI | `Usecase User | | | Interface <https: | | | //wiki.onap.org/d | | | isplay/DW/Usecase | | | +UI+Project>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | UI | `User | | | Interface <https: | | | //en.wikipedia.or | | | g/wiki/User_inter | | | face>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | UX | `User | | | Experience <https | | | ://en.wikipedia.o | | | rg/wiki/User_expe | | | rience>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | 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://wik | | | i.onap.org/displa | | | y/DW/Comparison+o | | | f+Current+R3+Clea | | | n+Version+with+IF | | | A011+v2.5.1>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | VES | `Virtual function | | | Event | | | Stream <https://w | | | iki.opnfv.org/dow | | | nload/attachments | | | /6819329/OPNVF%20 | | | VES.pptx?version= | | | 4&modificationDat | | | e=1466395653000&a | | | pi=v2>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | vF | Virtual Firewall | | | (an example VNF) | +-------------------+-------------------+ | VF | Virtual Function | +-------------------+-------------------+ | VFC | `Virtual Function | | | Controller <https | | | ://wiki.onap.org/ | | | display/DW/Virtua | | | l+Function+Contro | | | ller+Project>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | VFC | Virtual Function | | | Component | | | (Resource | | | Onboarding) | +-------------------+-------------------+ | vfModule | Virtual Function | | | Module | +-------------------+-------------------+ | VID | Virtual | | | Instantiation | | | Deployment | +-------------------+-------------------+ | VID | `Virtual | | | Infrastructure | | | Deployment | | | (Project) <https: | | | //wiki.onap.org/d | | | isplay/DW/Virtual | | | +Infrastructure+D | | | eployment+Project | | | >`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | VIM | Virtualized | | | Infrastructure | | | Manager | +-------------------+-------------------+ | VLAN | Virtual Local | | | Area Network | +-------------------+-------------------+ | VM | Virtual Machine | +-------------------+-------------------+ | VNF | `Virtual Network | | | Function <http:// | | | searchsdn.techtar | | | get.com/definitio | | | n/virtual-network | | | -functions>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | VNFC | Virtual Network | | | Function | | | Component | +-------------------+-------------------+ | VNFD | `VNF | | | Descriptor <https | | | ://wiki.onap.org/ | | | pages/viewpage.ac | | | tion?pageId=82260 | | | 59>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | 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/vie | | | w/VPP/What_is_VPP | | | %3F>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | VSP | Vendor Software | | | Product (from SDC | | | Demo Guide) | +-------------------+-------------------+ | VTP | `VNF Test | | | Platform <https:/ | | | /wiki.onap.org/pa | | | ges/viewpage.acti | | | on?pageId=4338630 | | | 4>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | VVP | `VNF Validation | | | Program <https:// | | | wiki.onap.org/dis | | | play/DW/VNF+Valid | | | ation+Program+Pro | | | ject>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | WAR | `Web application | | | Archive <https:// | | | en.wikipedia.org/ | | | wiki/WAR_(file_fo | | | rmat)>`__ | +-------------------+-------------------+ | xNF | The combination | | | of PNF and VNF; | | | Network Function | +-------------------+-------------------+ | YANG | Yet Another Next | | | Generation - a | | | Data Modeling | | | Language for the | | | Network | | | Configuration | | | Protocol | | | (NETCONF) | +-------------------+-------------------+