Term | Description |
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API | Application Programmable Interface |
BSS | Business Support System |
CI/CD | Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment |
CNF | Cloud-native Network Function |
CP | Control plane |
CSP | Communications Service Provider |
CT | Communication Technology |
DP | Data Plane |
IT | Information Technology |
K8S | Kubernetes |
LCM | Life Cycle Management |
LFN | the Linux Foundation Networking umbrella project |
NETCONF | Network Configuration Protocol |
NF | Network Function |
NFVi (or NFVI) | Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure |
O&M | Operations and Maintenance |
OSS | Operations Support System |
SDN | Software Defined Networking |
SDO | Standards Definition Organization |
SDO | Standards Definition Organization |
TOSCA | Topology and Orchestration Specification for Cloud Applications (OASIS standard) |
VIM | Virtual Infrastructure Manager |
VM | Virtual Machine |
VNF | Virtual Network Function |
YANG | Yet Another Next generation (NETCONF modeling language) |