Term Description 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)