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Abbreviations ============= +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | **Abbreviation** | **Description** | +==================+==============================================================================================================================================================================+ | AAF | `Application Authorization Framework <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Application+Authorization+Framework+Project>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | A&AI | `Active & Available Inventory <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Active+and+Available+Inventory+Project>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AAA | `Authentication,Authorization and Accounting <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAA_(computer_security)>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AID | Architecture Integration Document | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | APPC | `ApplicationController <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Application+Controller+Project>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | BPEL | Business Process Execution Language | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | BPMN | `Business Process Model and Notation or Business Process Management Notation <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Process_Model_and_Notation>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | BRMS | Business Rules Management System | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | BSS | Business Support System | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CCSDK | Common Controller SDK project | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CDAP | `Cask Data Application Platform <https://cdap.io/>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CDS | Controller Design Studio | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CI/CD | Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CL | Control Loop | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CLAMP | Closed Loop Automation Management Platform (project) | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CLI | `Command Line Interface (project) <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Command+Line+Interface+Project>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CMA | Change Management Application (within ONAP) | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CNF | Cloud Native network Function. | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | COE | Container Orchestration Engine | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CPE | Customer Premise Equipment | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CSAR | `Cloud Service ARchive (link) <http://openbaton.github.io/documentation/tosca-CSAR-onboarding/>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | DAO | `Data Access Object <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_access_object>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | DCAE | `Data Collection Analytics & Events <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=6592895>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | DDoS | Distributed Denial-of-Service attack | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | DG | Directed Graph | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | DG Builder | Directed Graph Builder | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | DMaaP | `Data Movement as a Platform <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/DMaaP>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | DME | `Direct Messaging Engine (common service within ONAP) <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | DNS | Domain Name System | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | DPDK | Data Plane Development Kit | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | EELF | `Event and Error-Logging Framework <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | EMS | `Element Management System <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Element_management_system>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ESR | `External System Register <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=5734948>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ETSI | `European Telecommunications Standards Institute <http://www.etsi.org/technologies-clusters/technologies/689-network-functions-virtualisation>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | EUAG | `ONAP End User Advisory Group <https://wiki.lfnetworking.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2916362>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FCAPS | Fault Configuration Accounting Performance Security | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | GBP | `Group-Based Policy <https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/GroupBasedPolicy>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | GNFC | `Genric Network Function Controller <https://wiki.onap.org/download/attachments/45300148/ONAP_GNF_ControllersSOL003.pptx?version=1&modificationDate=1548619943000&api=v2>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | GUI | `Graphical User Interface <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | HAS | `Homing and Allocation Service <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=16005528>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | HDFS | Hadoop Distributed File System | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | HPA | Hardware Platform Awareness | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | HTTP | HyperText Transfer Protococol | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | HV VES | `High Volume Virtual function Event Stream <https:// iki.onap.org/display/DW/High+Volume+VES+Collector>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | IAM/IDAM | Identity and Access Management | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ICE | Incubation and Certification Environment | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | IDS | `Intrusion Detection System <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusion_detection_system>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | IETF | `Internet Engineering Task Force <http://www.ietf.org>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | IKE | `Internet Key Exchange <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Key_Exchange>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | IPS | `Intrusion Prevention System <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusion_detection_system>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | IPSEC | `Internet Protocol Security <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPsec>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | JAR | `Java Archive <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAR_(file_format)>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | JSC | `Java Service Container <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Common+Services>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | JSON | JavaScript Object Notation | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LCM | Life Cycle Management | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LFN CVC | `Linux Foundation Networking Compliance/Verification Committee <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in+VNFSDK>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LFN CVP | `Linux Foundation Networking Compliance/Verification Program <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/LFN+CVC+Testing+in+VNFSDK>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LRM | Local Resource Monitor | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | M0 | Release Kick-off milestone. See also Release Lifecycle | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | M1 | Release Planning milestone. See also Release Lifecycle | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | M2 | Release Functionality Freeze milestone. See also Release Lifecycle | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | M3 | Release API Freeze milestone. See also Release Lifecycle | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | M4 | Release Code Freeze milestone. See also Release Lifecycle | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MACD | (Vendor specific) Move Add Change Delete/Disconnect | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MANO | MANagement and Organization of NFV | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MD-SAL | Model Driven Service Abstraction Layer | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MR | Message Router (a Common Service of ONAP) | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MOP | Method of Procedure | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MOTS | Mechanized Operations Tracking System | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MSB | Microservice Bus | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MSO | `Master Service Orchestrator <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1015834>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MVP | `Minimum Viable Product <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_product>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NAI | Network Artificial Intelligence | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NANCSP | Network Cloud Service Provider | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NBI | North Bound Interface | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NEP | Network Equipment Provider | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NETCONF | `Network Configuration Protocol <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NETCONF>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NFV | `Network Function Virtualization <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_function_virtualization>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NFVI | `network functions virtualization infrastructure <https://www.sdxcentral.com/nfv/definitions/nfv-mano/>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NOD | Network On Demand | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NS | Network Services | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NS | (Vendor Specific) New Start | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | O-RAN | `O-RAN Alliance, Operator Defined Next Generation Radio Access Networks Alliance <https://www.o-ran.org>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | O-RAN-SC | `O-RAN Software Community <https://o-ran-sc.org>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | OAM | Operation and Maintenance | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | OA&M | Operations, Administration and Management | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | OMF | Operational Management Framework (of ONAP) | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | OMSA | ONAP Microservice Architecture | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ONAP | `Open Network Automation Platform <https://wiki.onap.org/pa ges/viewpage.action?pageId=1015843>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | OOF | ONAP Optimization Framework | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ODL | `OpenDaylight <https://www.opendaylight.org/>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | OOM | `ONAP Operations Manager <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/OOM+User+Guide>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | OPNFV | `Open Platform for NFV Project <https://www.sdxcentral.com/nfv/definitions/opnfv/>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | OSAM | `Open Source Access Manager <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/OpenSource+Access+Manager+%28OSAM%29+Use+Case>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | OSC | O-RAN Software Community or Optical Supervisory Channel | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | OSS | Operations Support System | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | PAP | Policy Administration Point (ONAP) | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | PCE | Path Computation and Element (ONAP) | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | PCI | Physical Cell ID | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | pCPE | physical Customer Premise Equipment | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | PDP-x | Policy Decision Point - XACML (ONAP) | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | PDP-d | Policy Decision Point - Drools (ONAP) | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | PO | Platform Orchestrator | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | PoC | Proof of Concept | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | POMBA | `Post Orchestration Model Based Audit <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/POMBA>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | PNDA | `Open source Platform for Network Data Analytics <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Integrating+PNDA>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | PNF | Physical Network Function | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | RCA | Root Cause Analysis | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | RCT | Reference Connection Tool | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REST | `Representational State Transfer <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | RESTCONF | A protocol based on HTTP for configuring data defined in YANG | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | RO | Resource Orchestrator | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | RPC | Remote Procedure Call | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | S3P | `Stability, Security, Scalability, Performance <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=16003367>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SDC | Service Design and Creation (component of ONAP for visual modeling and design) | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SDN | `Software-defined networking <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software-defined_networking>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SDN-C | `SDN-Controller <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/SDN+Controller+Development+Guide>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SDN-R | `SDN-Radio <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/SDN-R>` __ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SDN-GP | Software Defined Network - Global Platform | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SEBA | SDN-Enabled Broadband Access, see also | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SLA | Service Level Agreement | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SLI | Service Logic Interpreter | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SME | Subject Matter Expert | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SMTP | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SO | `Service Orchestrator (project) <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Service+Orchestrator+Project>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SOT | Source Of Truth | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SR-IOV | `Single-Root Input/Output Virtualization <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-root_input/output_virtualization>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SSL | `Secure Sockets Layer <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SUPP | (Vendor Specific) short for supplement, changing a connection before activation | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Swagger | legacy name for the OpenAPI Specification | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | TCP | Transmission Control Protocol | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | TEM | Telecom Electronics Manufacturer | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | TLS | `Transport Layer Security <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | TOSCA | `Topology and Orchestration Specification for Cloud Applications <https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=tosca>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | TPS | Transactions Per Second | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | TSC | Technical Steering Committee | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | U-UI | `Usecase User Interface <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Usecase+UI+Project>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | UI | `User Interface <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_interface>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | UX | `User Experience <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_experience>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | vCE | virtual CE (Customer Edge) router (an example VNF) | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | vCPE | Virtual Customer Premise Equipment | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | vDNS | Virtual Domain Name Server (an example VNF) | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | VDU | `Virtualisation Deployment Unit <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Comparison+of+Current+R3+Clean+Version+with+IFA011+v2.5.1>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | VES | `Virtual function Event Stream <https://wiki.opnfv.org/download/attachments/6819329/OPNVF%20VES.pptx?version=4&modificationDate=1466395653000&api=v2>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | vF | Virtual Firewall (an example VNF) | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | VF | Virtual Function | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | VFC | `Virtual Function Controller <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Virtual+Function+Controller+Project>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | VFC | Virtual Function Component (Resource Onboarding) | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | vfModule | Virtual Function Module | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | VID | Virtual Instantiation Deployment | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | VID | `Virtual Infrastructure Deployment (Project) <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Virtual+Infrastructure+Deployment+Project>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | VIM | Virtualized Infrastructure Manager | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | VLAN | Virtual Local Area Network | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | VM | Virtual Machine | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | VNF | `Virtual Network Function <http://searchsdn.techtarget.com/definition/virtual-network-functions>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | VNFC | Virtual Network Function Component | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | VNFD | `VNF Descriptor <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=8226059>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | VNFM | VNF Manager | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | VNO | Virtual Network Operator | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | vPE | virtual PE (Provider Edge) router (an example of a VNF) | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | VPP | `Vector Packet Processing <https://wiki.fd.io/view/VPP/What_is_VPP%3F>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | VSP | Vendor Software Product (from SDC Demo Guide) | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | VTP | `VNF Test Platform <https://wiki.onap.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=43386304>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | VVP | `VNF Validation Program <https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/VNF+Validation+Program+Project>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | WAR | `Web application Archive <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAR_(file_format)>`__ | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | xNF | The combination of PNF and VNF; Network Function | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | YANG | Yet Another Next Generation - a Data Modeling Language for the Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+